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TOWIC – The Only Way Is China
Sheikh Mansour has had a taste of it at Manchester City. To a lesser extent, Roman Abramovich has had a similar lesson at Chelsea. And it’s the same lesson currently being learned the hard way at...
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Spain vs Italy – A Battle of the Titans
So it happened, perhaps not quite like many would have predicted but the almost inevitable happened – Spain beat Portugal and now must face off against Italy in Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Euro 2012...
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World War II and the Irish deserters
Fighting for the Crown has always been a touchy subject in Ireland. Those who would take the King’s shilling were often looked down upon by friends and neighbours and even family members simply for...
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McConville Case Still Resonates Within Northern Ireland
An interesting showdown, with potentially important ramifications for both journalism and academia, has been slowly unfolding over the course of several months, involving a journalist in the middle,...
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A History of Bigotry – Should Orangemen March Through Dublin?
In a way, the predicament of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission each July is one that can be sympathised with, in a limited manner. On one hand they have the mobs of loyal Orangemen demanding they...
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Is Van Persie Made Of Manchester United ‘Stuff’?
Recent transfer speculation has placed Arsenal star Robin Van Persie in the sights of several of Europe’s top clubs; Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus being chief among his potential...
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Landing on Mars Breathes New Life Into Space Exploration
It’s not the first time we humans have made contact with Mars, but an air of occasion and sheer human triumph was in the air at 6.30am Irish time on August 6th, as the newest Mars rover, Curiosity,...
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The First Wall To Fall?
You may know the website, surfthechannel.com, but you mightn’t know the man behind it all. Anton Vickerman is his name, a 38-year-old from Gateshead, in England. Or, at least, he was from Gateshead....
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Education Cuts Pose a Real Threat to our Future
Threats and bully boy tactics. That’s what Ireland’s present government is becoming known for. We’ve already seen it with the fiasco that has been the introduction and implementation of the hated...
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Remembering Michael Collins
August 22nd 1922, Béal na mBláth, County Cork. The escort carrying the Free State army Commander-in-Chief came under fire from Irregular troops. Instead of moving on or transferring their Chief to the...
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Church Seems Doomed as Change is Refused
A leader can be made of one of two metals; steel or iron. With steel comes people who are strong and fierce yet know when to yield under pressure. Iron, then, is the opposite, fierce and unyielding it...
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Alzheimer’s Back on the Agenda
Cancer and the race to find a cure has been the big thing in health over the past number of years, as was HIV/Aids back in the day. Huge amounts of money has been pumped into cancer research, with some...
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Adams Must Decide How History Will Remember Him
If the truth will have its way, another sad chapter of Northern Ireland’s violent history may finally be closed, should the testimony of an ex-IRA volunteer be joined to that of former IRA man, Brendan...
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The Innocent Muslims?
The latest furore to shock and ignite the Muslim world into filling our streets with their complaints comes with the release or rise to prominence on Youtube of a film called ‘The Innocence of...
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Top Five Comedy Shows You Must See Before You Die
All of the television programs on this list are made in Britain and feature British/Irish actors and actresses. That’s not being elitist, at least intentionally, against American comedy, which is often...
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FC Barcelona’s Irish Saviour
The generation of football fans which has grown up with the instantly recognisable and world revered and feared brand of tika-taka football which Barcelona play are familiar with a certain section of...
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San Patricios – Mexico’s Fighting Irish
If there’s one thing that the Irish are known for, besides potatoes and heavy drinking, it’s spreading ourselves around the world. Since the days of empire, Irish emigrants have found homes in America,...
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A Tale of Nine Managers
The furore over Chelsea sacking Roberto Di Matteo following the club’s recent slip down the Premier League and in Europe and cemented by Tuesday night’s embarrassing defeat to Juventus was greeted with...
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Taking a Leaf From Our Neighbour’s Road Law Book
UK Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin has announced he is considering a proposal to restrict newly qualified drivers from carrying any non-family member passengers. The new proposals are a response...
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Israel Isn’t Perfect, But Palestine Certainly Won’t Be Either
There is a tendency here in Ireland, amongst some though not all, to instantly criticise Israel in favour of Palestine, an automatic reaction borne from what sometimes appears to be a genetic...
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