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A 360-Degree View of Dublin that is Intoxicating: Look Inside the Guinness Storehouse
Even if you are not Irish, there are a few things that everyone knows about the nation – the overload of green associated with it, St. Patrick, good luck charms like the shamrock and drinking Guinness Stout until dawn. Guinness Stout is an integral part of Irish tradition and a trip to Dublin is just not complete
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Support for Ireland staying in the EU hits 92%, latest poll reveals
Support for Ireland remaining in the European Union has reached near-unanimous levels in the Republic, with a solution to the Brexit border problem looking further off than ever. A full 92 per cent of the Irish population now support staying in the EU, according to a new survey by pollsters Red C, with just 7 per cent supporting a theoretical “Irexit” and 1 per cent saying they don’t know.
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The Bizarre Death of Bridget Cleary, the Irish "Fairy Wife"
Her husband thought she'd been replaced—by a supernatural being. By Maria J. Pérez Cuervo.
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A Last Look at Ireland's Disappearing Storefronts
Photographing the colors and typography of traditional Irish shops.
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No, the Irish Were Not Slaves Too
Historian Liam Hogan has spent the last six years debunking the Irish slave myth. By David M. Perry.
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When the Irish Weren’t White
“[T]hey steal, they are cruel and bloody, full of revenge, and delighting in deadly execution, licentious, swearers and blasphemers, common ravishers of women, and murderers of children.” —Edmund Spencer _...We should remember when America passed laws against another group of immigrants. We should recall when this country tried to ban another group of people based on their religion._
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Why Irish America Is Not Evergreen
"[W]e will have gone from 'No Irish Need Apply' to only-certain-well-educated-and-therefore-already-advantaged-Irish can apply." By Sadhbh Walshe.
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Oh Jonny boy: mid-20th century Ireland in glorious technicolour
To mark St Patrick’s Day, the Photographers’ Gallery in London is releasing newly restored pictures of rural Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s by a pioneer of British and Irish postcard art, John Hinde
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The Other St. Patrick’s Day: The Surprising History of St. Patrick’s Wife
Sheelah’s Day is a documented tradition, but whether she existed is another story.
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Street artists are taking over Belfast
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How many murders can a police informer get away with?
Last year Northern Irish paramilitary Gary Haggarty pleaded guilty to hundreds of violent crimes, including many killings – while working for the British state. By Ian Cobain.
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Chuck Feeney: the billionaire who gave it all away
Philanthropist lives modestly in rented apartment after giving away $8bn fortune
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When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis
More than 150 years ago, it was the Irish who were refugees forced into exile by a humanitarian and political disaster. Explore this era of scorn the Irish initially encountered and find out how they became part of the American mainstream.
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Ireland Shutdown as Freeze Grips Europe
Severe weather brings disruption to large parts of the continent and at least 55 people have died.
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The Brexit talks are in peril as Britain’s Theresa May says she’ll never agree to the European Union’s draft.
This is especially because of the border between the two Irelands.
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Irish secondary schoolers no longer "have to" study religion
Minister for Education Richard Bruton has confirmed that Irish students who chose not to participate in religion class to be offered an alternative, meaningful program.
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How Was Your Day?
Suitable Films
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Irish people may have more Viking DNA than we thought
Irish people’s DNA was previously thought to be very homogeneous, but new research suggests they may have much more genetic influence from other groups. Experts believe that a majority of Irish people have Celtic roots; however, a study published on Thursday found they may also have a great deal of influence from the Vikings, Anglo-Normans, and British.
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Majority in Ireland 'would vote in favour of relaxing abortion laws'
A clear majority of Irish people would vote in favour of liberalising abortion laws and allowing terminations on request up to 12 weeks, according to a poll released as the cabinet prepares to meet to hammer out details of a referendum on the issue. In response to the question “Will you vote to change the constitution so that the government can legislate for abortion up to 12 weeks, or will you vote not to change the constitution?”, 56% said they would vote in favour, 29% said they would vote against, and 15% said they did not know or offered no opinion.
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A hiker found human bones dating back more than 5,000 years
A local hiker in Ireland stumbled across an unusual cave-like chamber last year. Upon discovering what appeared to be human remains scattered on the ground of the cave, Michael Chambers called the police. But, they’re not part of a recent crime. Rather, researchers recently confirmed some of the bones date back to as early as 3,600 BC, according to The Irish Times.
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