The Lack of the Irish
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As the sun is going down on a Saturday in March, three youngsters &#150; Jack Lynch, 12, of Weymouth, Joseph Kennedy, 12, of Milton, and Jack Young, 10, of Walpole &#150; kick a Gaelic football around an empty playing field in Canton. In warm-up jackets zipped to their chins, they cut and fake, as if to shake invisible defenders. One ...
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With a close win over an unranked team, the Irish by no means justified their lofty ranking, but they will surely take a victory over a formidable opponent in a hostile environment after going 6-6 in 2005.
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Tyrone Willingham never showed a trace of doubt. Not following last season's 5-7 finish by Notre Dame. Not after a deflating season-opening loss to Brigham Young. Not when the Fighting Irish trailed 9-0 at halftime to Michigan on Saturday.
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Chicago Tribune - Ireland's population has climbed above the 4 million mark for the first time since the 19th Century, when famine and widespread economic hardship triggered a vast wave of immigration to the United States.
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Geographical shenanigans Irish publisher Folens has announced that in future Ireland will not be included in the British Isles, The Evening Standard reports.â¦
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The magical world of Harry Potter casts its spell on the Irish language.
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By HELEN BRUCE  YOUNG Irish people are enjoying a hectic text life  new figures show they now send more messages to each other than make phone calls.   And there is very little difference between the sexes.
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Want to buy an Irish country cottage? Some places won't let you unless you're fluent in Irish Gaelic.
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They are not wealthy. Their home states are politically symbolic. Their occupations or their circumstances suggest salt of the earth.
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DUBLIN - The people of Ireland have never been healthier, wealthier, or better educated - but their families are breaking down as never before, according to a survey of statistical trends published yesterday.
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1921 &#151; Ireland is partitioned amid civil war. The new state of Northern Ireland, with a British Protestant majority, remains part of United Kingdom while the predominantly Catholic rest of Ireland wins independence from UK.
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IT&#39;S VERY sad to see that the governments of Northern Ireland and United Kingdom are not able to clinch a peace deal that would have seen complete disarmament under a schedule set for completion this year-end.
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Nothing rotten in Denmark Sixty four million people now have broadband access across the 25 countries of the EU, but Ireland remains near the bottom of the pile in terms of penetration.â¦
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SOUTH BEND, Ind.  -- It's easy to understand why Notre Dame is 0-3 for the second time in school history. The Fighting Irish are last in the nation in rushing offense and total offense, are among the worst teams at stopping the run and have nearly twice as many punts as they do points.
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The Republic of Ireland held France to a 0-0 draw in Paris yesterday in one of their best performances under manager Brian Kerr. Kerr acknowledged a tinge of disappointment that his side hadn&#39;t beaten France in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier.
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Iranians may have lost faith in the mullahs, but they're not about to overthrow them.
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The Notre Dame players have heard them all around campus this week, and theyâre not listening to any of it. After all, wasnât it just a couple of weeks ago the same sort of negative