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Lise Hand: Brian stays on script as Joe becomes the gaffer

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

BRIAN Cowen was having a quiet conniption in the White House. He was standing onstage in front of a large crowd in the Roosevelt Room, listening to President Obama's witty speech, and he couldn't find his own script.

Colourful capital event in safe hands

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The sun shone down on the Dublin parade yesterday as an estimated 650,000 people, some even wearing T-shirts, lined the streets for the colourful extravaganza.

Blue skies for green day as the sun shines on revellers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

GREEN was the dominant colour, unsurprisingly, but it was the blue skies across Ireland that helped entice people to their local St Patrick's Day parades.

World goes green for day to find its 'inner Irishman'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

FROM Arnold Schwarzenegger messing about with a hurley to North Korean politicians sympathising with our economic woes, it seems everyone gets in touch with their inner Irishman on St Patrick's Day.

'Forgotten Irish' fund falls short of target

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

A campaign to raise €1m to help the "Forgotten Irish" in Britain has collected just €2,000.

St Patrick to banish the bitter cold as mild day is predicted

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

ST PATRICK's Day revellers can leave the raincoat at home on Wednesday as Met Eireann predicted it could turn out to be the warmest day of the year so far.

Green party revs up in glorious spring sunshine

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

IT's still two days until we don the shamrock for St Patrick's Day, but the party is already well under way.

Women and media banned from Adams's US speech

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

GERRY Adams dropped his much-vaunted commitment to equality by giving a speech in the US to a controversial and upmarket organisation that doesn't allow female members.

'Guerrilla' dancers storm the streets

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Bemused onlookers gaped in delight as an 'impromptu' mass jig broke out in the heart of Dublin city centre yesterday.

Simpsons premiere is a labour of love for cartoon producers

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A 'love letter' from Homer Simpson to the Irish people -- that's how the producer of the hit US cartoon series described the St Patrick's Day special which was screened here yesterday -- the first time a new episode was premiered outside the United States.