21 Nov 2008 at 5:00pm Bend, Ore. ? The spirits of Jerry Garcia and Father Dominic O?Connor peacefully coexist inside the Old Saint Francis School. This quirky boutique hotel created from an old Catholic school blends seemingly contradictory cultural and decorative ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 10:43pm SHOCKING levels of contamination in bottled waters sold here are exposed in a confidential report by the State's food safety watchdog. The draft report -- a copy of which has been seen by the Irish Independent -- reveals that harmful bacteria ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 4:56am DUBLIN, Ireland ? When Ireland entered the world's most ambitious economic alliance ? the European Union ? more than a decade ago, the Celtic Tiger roared to life. Membership in Europe's private club, along with the subsequent adoption of the ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 12:46am DUBLIN, Ireland ? When Ireland entered the world's most ambitious economic alliance ? the European Union ? more than a decade ago, the Celtic Tiger roared to life. Membership in Europe's private club, along with the subsequent adoption of the ...
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13 Nov 2008 at 5:53pm My friend Dave, who has died aged 77 (as far as I know), was an experimental film-maker, electronic musician, housing activist and bank robber. Notoriously untidy and unconcerned about possessions, he mislaid his asthma inhaler, and it cost him his ...
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22 Oct 2008 at 7:55pm Fethard (pronounced "Feathered") stands in the middle of a beautiful, undulating plain of smoky mountains and wet roads, co-ops and creameries, ruined monasteries and lean racetracks. By day, the banter in McCarthy's is dominated by the conundrums of ...
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5 Oct 2008 at 2:35am Thirty years after his uncle escaped poverty by leaving Ireland for ever for New Zealand, 25-year-old Jason Kenny is preparing to follow in his footsteps and head Down Under in search of a new life. Until Mr Kenny was laid off from his job as an ...
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