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Dark Passages: Seeking peace for himself and his victims
A few years ago, while abroad for a summer semester in England, I flew over to Ireland for a short vacation over the Bank Holiday weekend. I spent much of the time in Dublin but before getting there, I had a day's layover in Belfast. And though one only...Tags: Death, Good Friday, Personal Finance, Philosophy, Book
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A bleak intersection of lives in a place called 'Faithful'
Faithful Place. Tana French. Viking. $25.95. 400 pp. American-born author Tana French continues her insightful look at Irish life and culture in the evocative "Faithful Place." By focusing on different members of the Dublin police squad in each of her...Tags: Family, French Literature, Republic of Ireland
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Sen. Edward Kennedy Remembered Fondly in Ireland
Associated Press WriterHe was an American politician but an Irish hero. In Ireland, Sen. Edward Kennedy is remembered as the man who helped bring prosperity to the south, peace to the divided north - and pride in an Irish-American success story. "He was an Irishman in the...Tags: White House, Personal Finance, Microsoft Corporation, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Tippling on Ireland's Whiskey Trail
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDublin, Ireland Those plump little cherubs smiling rapturously from the depths of dark Baroque paintings have reason to be happy, I thought as I listened to tour guide Niall Stewart expound on "the angels' share," a term used to describe the amount of...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Tour Operations Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, University of Notre Dame
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Kathy Quinn
Kathy Quinn is an Emmy award-winning journalist born and raised in Kansas City. She reports every morning on FOX 4’s number one morning show and every afternoon on FOX 4 News at Noon. Her live shots vary from breaking news reports to overnight...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Radio, Talk Shows (genre), Journalism, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Guinness, Ireland's other famous brew
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNo drinker -- or nondrinker, for that matter -- should visit Dublin without stopping in at Guinness Storehouse, Ireland's No. 1 attraction for international visitors. WHAT'S THE DRAW? Guinness, with its famous black-and-gold label, serves 10 million...Tags: Christmas, Good Friday, Religious Festivals, Boxing Day, Los Angeles Times
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Readers recommend: Irish manor and historic Indiana hotel
IRELAND Dublin manor Doreen Gleeson runs a wonderful country house on 16 acres of beautiful gardens and trees. It is perfectly situated for the Dublin Airport (10 to 15 minutes away). This manor, built in 1786, is magnificent. Belcamp-Hutchinson,...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Los Angeles Times, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Republic of Ireland
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St. Patricks Day and Irish Heritage Month fun facts
St. Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month (March) 2008
Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into a celebration for all things Irish....Tags: Harry S. Truman, New York City, Symbols and Symbolism, Dublin (Alameda, California), Holidays
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Foreign reporters try to explain race
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAmericans weren't the only ones surprised by Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's decisive victory in Iowa's Democratic caucuses on Thursday. Like hundreds of foreign journalists trying to make sense of an unsettled time in American political life, Nuala O'...Tags: New York City, Des Moines Register, Elections, Germany, Heads of State
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Hugh Leonard dies at 82; Irish writer of 'Da' and other plays
Irish playwright and commentator Hugh Leonard, who won a Tony Award in 1978 for his bittersweet father-and-son drama "Da," died Thursday. He was 82 and had been hospitalized for more than a year battling various illnesses. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Barnard Hughes, Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Martin Sheen, Obituaries
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Dublin, beyond the Blooms
Times Staff WriterTHE notion of a holiday built around literature is a contradiction, which makes Dublin the right destination for those inclined toward the literary life. Travel, after all, is about going and doing. The consolations of reading are solitary; even the...Tags: Bono, Homes, Samuel Beckett, Poetry, Hotels and Accommodations
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Getting a flavor for the language
Times Staff WriterTHE pubs here are as much a literary institution as a social one. Even if you don't drink, it's a place to immerse yourself in the speech from which so much that is distinctive about the city's literary life springs. Like all Irish restaurants and bars,...Tags: Graham Greene, Colleges and Universities, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Brendan Behan
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