Ireland

  • “Salvation” is the lead single from Irish rock band the Cranberries’ third studio album, To the Faithful Departed (1996). Released on 8 April 1996 by Island Records, the single reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and was a chart hit in Europe and Australia, peaking at number

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  • Saint Patrick

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  • My interview with Hans Knoop.

    I had the privilege today to interview Hans Knoop. Hans Knoop is a Dutch journalist who was best known for the role he played in the unmasking and arrest of the war criminal Pieter Menten.Knoop was born during the Second World War to Jewish parents in hiding. Knoop grew up in Amsterdam. In 1963, Knoop

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  • This is not a scientific post. However, if you look at some of the most recent votes in the Dail(Irish Parliament) you can’t help but notice that some of the previously more mainstream socialist parties like Labour and the Social Democrats seem to be voting with Sinn Fein. That makes you wonder are they doing

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  • Ireland lost one of its most talented singers yesterday. Sinéad O’Connor was a great performer and artist, there were very few like her. However, she wasn’t always known for her music, she had many controversial moments. She leapt to international fame with the release of her first record, The Lion and the Cobra in 1987,

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  • A troubled soul, a demon with an angel’s voice or an angel with demons haunting her. Often misunderstood, also by me, but always genuine and sincere. The world without you will go on, but it will be a bit more boring and a bit less beautiful. Nothing did compare to you and nothing ever will.

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  • Maria Walsh is an Irish, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Midlands-North-West. She is a member of Fine Gael, and her European Parliament is the EPP Group. Maria is a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), and the Delegation for Relations with

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  • Northern Ireland

    On Good Friday, 10 April 1998, the Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, It consists of two closely related agreements,the British-Irish Agreement and the Multi-Party Agreement. It led to the establishment of a system of devolved government in Northern Ireland and the creation of many new institutions such as the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive,

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  • Ciaran was first elected to Dublin City Council in 1991. Back then he campaigned for a light rail system for Dublin, and for greater protection of Dublin’s heritage. Since then, He has served as a TD (Irish MP) for Dún Laoghaire, a Minister of State with responsibility for Climate Action, and a councillor for Dublin’s

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