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Everybody knows St. Patrick’s Day is the finest holiday on the calendar—especially for those of us lucky enough to be in Boston, the Ireland of the Americas, for tonight’s grand event. It’s also a great day to put a touch of the Blarney on your tongue with liberal amounts of St. Paddy’s greatest gift to the Irish: whiskey. But even if you can’t tell your Paddy from your Poteen, FM will help you find the craic tonight. Just follow...
...There is no place for kangaroo courts or capital punishment in this country." PAUL MURPHY, Northern Ireland Secretary of State, condemning an I.R.A. offer to execute any of its members responsible for the murder of a Belfast man involved in a pub argument with alleged I.R.A. foot soldiers, an event that renewed calls for the group to disband...
...rile France and Germany. Next week, he'll bring ministers together again to try to find a compromise. But few expect a solution until E.U. leaders meet in Brussels later this month - if then. BA Gets A New Pilot Talk about getting an upgrade. Willie Walsh, former boss of Ireland's state carrier Aer Lingus, was last week appointed to succeed British Airways' departing CEO Rod Eddington in September. BA shares rose on the news of Walsh's new job, and the airline - in the midst of a turnaround - hailed the 43-year-old as "the very best person...
Having spent a semester abroad in Ireland surrounded by a group of mostly-observant American Catholics, I can assure you that we were on the exact same page when it came to the importance of birth control—whether or not we disagreed on abortion. And the same goes for the morning-after pill. I don’t want to make any sweeping generalizations about anyone’s religion, but instead to say that many young people are frank and pragmatic when it comes to sex, and might not be pleased to hear politicians condemning their behavior...
...story begins in the rehearsal rooms of the two brothers, one in a pub in the quiet hills of western Ireland, the other by the rowdy streets of Liverpool. The scenes are as different as can be, if not for the melodies playing in both. Céilí follows the groups on their respective journeys to the contest and the various characters and challenges encountered along the way. The music may be unfamiliar to most viewers, but its rhythm and energy have universal appeal—as the film humorously shows...