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Irish Author Maeve Binchy Dead at 72
 Irish Author 
 Maeve Binchy 
 Dead at 72 
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Jul 31, 2012 6:25 AM CDT

Irish Author Maeve Binchy Dead at 72

Ireland mourns 'national treasure'

(Newser) - Beloved Irish writer Maeve Binchy has died at age 72 in Dublin, following a brief illness, the Irish Times reports. Binchy's books, among them short-story collections and the novel-turned-movie Circle of Friends, have sold more than 40 million copies, and addressed the tensions of a modernizing Irish society, the...

Queen, Ex-IRA Chief Shake Hands

Queen Elizabeth, Martin McGuinness meet in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - A hugely symbolic moment of reconciliation occurred across the pond today, as Queen Elizabeth II shook hands with a former Irish Republican Army commander. The New York Times describes it as "one of the most anticipated gestures in recent Irish history," and the Times and the Telegraph prop...

Ireland Pardons WWII Deserters Who Fought Hitler

About 4,500 left neutral Irish army to fight with Allies

(Newser) - Ireland remained neutral during World War II, but about 4,500 of its soldiers didn't: They left the Irish army and joined the Allied forces fighting Hitler. For that, the government branded them deserters, published their names, and forbade them from holding public sector jobs when the war ended....

Irish Furious After Starbucks Calls Them Brits

Twitter post was intended for UK only: coffee giant

(Newser) - Starbucks' Irish Twitter account has just 2,000 followers, but an awkward tweet it directed to them has managed to piss off an entire nation: "Show us what makes you proud to be British," the company tweeted during the Diamond Jubilee. The coffee giant says it intended the...

Germany at Center of G7 Crisis Huddle

Debt may be pooled in exchange for more central controls

(Newser) - G7 members are holding a conference call today to discuss solutions for the mounting economic crisis in Europe, with German the likely key. The emergency huddle of the finance chiefs of the US, UK, German, Italy, France, Japan, and Canada underscores a mounting panic about the crushing debt of the...

Ireland Approves EU Treaty
 Ireland Approves EU Treaty 
Jun 1, 2012 10:25 AM CDT

Ireland Approves EU Treaty

'Yes' vote seen as symbolic boost to eurozone

(Newser) - Ireland's voters have offered a decisive "yes" in a referendum to the European Union's closely watched deficit-fighting treaty, says an official. Final results declared today for Ireland's referendum gave the pro-treaty side 60.3% of all votes cast, better than most opinion polls during the month-long...

Bono, Ireland, Nobels to Fete Suu Kyi

Burma opposition leader getting top Amnesty honor

(Newser) - It'll be a busy week for Aung San Suu Kyi: On June 17, she's headed to Oslo to belatedly pick up the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991. The next day, she heads to Dublin to receive Amnesty International's top honor, presented by Bono at...

2 Americans Held in Death of Irish Student in Tokyo

Nicola Furlong had apparently met duo at Nicki Minaj show earlier in evening

(Newser) - A pair of unnamed Americans have been arrested by Japanese officials after one of them was found in a Tokyo hotel room with a dying Irish exchange student, reports MSNBC . Nicola Furlong, 21, of County Wexford, died about an hour later in what officials are calling a suspicious death and...

Priest Who Flashed Porn at Communion Talk Steps Down

Father McVeigh leaving Irish parish, still says he's innocent

(Newser) - An Irish Catholic priest who mistakenly flashed gay porn during a Power Point presentation for appalled parents and at least one child on the sacrament of Holy Communion has quit. Father Martin McVeigh, who shut off his computer and rushed from the room when the incident occurred, initially blamed unidentified...

Vatican to Outspoken Priest: Spend 6 Weeks in Prayer

Critics see building 'Catholic spring' backlash

(Newser) - A popular Irish priest known for his liberal views has been told to shut up by church authorities, reports the Daily Beast . Father Tony Flannery, who has questioned the doctrine of celibacy, and said the priesthood should be opened up to women, has been told to stop writing about controversial...

Nike Apologizes to Irish for 'Black and Tan' Shoe

Company red-faced after St. Patrick's Day shoe gaffe

(Newser) - Nike has apologized to any Irish people offended by the nickname for a sneaker released in time for St. Patrick's Day. The "Black and Tan" shoe, released along with the "Guinness" shoe, was named after a mixed-beer drink in the US. But Nike was apparently unaware that...

Saint's Heart Stolen From Dublin Cathedral

Preserved heart had been on display for 800 years

(Newser) - A thief has ripped the heart of Dublin's patron saint out of one of the city's cathedrals. The preserved heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, which had been on display in Christ Church Cathedral for 800 years, was stolen over the weekend, reports AP . The relic was kept...

Church Is at Breaking Point Over Molesters: Archbishop

Irish leader fuming over Vatican handling of pedophile priests

(Newser) - Catholic officials' failure to adequately police and punish molesters in the clergy has placed the Irish church at a "breaking point," Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin tells 60 Minutes . The Irish Catholic leader has angrily criticized the church hierarchy for moving pedophiles from parish to parish, and defied Vatican...

Irish Welfare Office Bans Pajamas
 Welfare Office Bans Pajamas 
Jan 27, 2012 12:31 AM CST

Welfare Office Bans Pajamas

If you look like you snooze, you lose in Dublin

(Newser) - Irish welfare officials aren't asleep at the switch—and they've got a wake-up call for their clients. Dubliners have been a bit too chill when they turn up to collect their welfare checks, so the agency is banning pajamas in the office. "Pajamas are not regarded as...

It's About Effin Time: Facebook Recognizes Village

Small town in Ireland with funny name is now OK on site

(Newser) - Rejoice, residents of the tiny Irish village of Effin: You have made it in the eyes of Facebook. As the Independent explains, people who tried to punch in the village as their homeplace were unable to do so until late this year. There's conflicting reports on whether that was...

Ryanair Crew Fixes Pilot's Busted Window With ... Tape

Flight forced to turn around when it, shockers, comes loose

(Newser) - Ryanair crew members used tape to fix a pilot’s window before takeoff—only to turn around when the tape came loose 20 minutes into the flight, the Sun reports. “We were kept in the dark, and were terrified. I could see guys taping in the windscreen with what...

Dead Man Spontaneously Combusted: Coroner
 Dead Man 
 Spontaneously 
 Combusted: 
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Sep 25, 2011 7:43 AM CDT

Dead Man Spontaneously Combusted: Coroner

No cause found for highly localized blaze

(Newser) - On Dec. 22, 76-year-old Michael Faherty burned to death in his home in a blaze that, firefighters say, had no cause and was restricted to his body and the area immediately surrounding it. This week, a coroner ruled that Faherty died of spontaneous human combustion, the Irish Times reports. The...

Irish Wrestle With Would-Be Prez's IRA Past

Martin McGuinness was Irish Republican Army commander

(Newser) - Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has announced his candidacy for president of Ireland ; now come the inevitable questions over his former role in the IRA. Reporters this weekend asked about his stance on issues like the IRA murder of an Irish police officer in 1996; officials are also calling on...

Ex-IRA Commander May Be Ireland's Next President

Martin McGuinness will be candidate of Sinn Fein

(Newser) - An Irish milestone of sorts: Sinn Fein is expected to nominate Martin McGuinness, a former high-ranking member of the IRA, to run for president of Ireland in next month's election. It's notable, explains the Irish Times , because he has a "fair chance of actually winning the election....

Vatican Rejects Ireland's Cover-Up Claims

It rebukes critical government report on sex-abuse claims by priests

(Newser) - The Vatican fired back at Ireland today, rejecting claims made in a government report and in a subsequent speech by the prime minister that it discouraged bishops there from reporting sex-abuse cases by priests, reports the Irish Times . "The Holy See wishes to make it quite clear that it...

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