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  • Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car

    A man in his 80s has been killed in a road traffic accident in Co. Kildare. The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a car on the Dublin Road at Clane on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car, reportedly in his twenties, attended Naas Garda Station for questioning but left the station on Sunday night without any charges being laid. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on ...

  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin

    Gardai have issued an appeal to the public for any information concerning a man whose body was found on Friday night in Dublin. The 37 year-old man, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was reportedly shot in the back of his head. The man whose body was found in a field near Killanarden Hill around 9:00pm on Friday night had been missing for some weeks. Gardai have begun a murder ...

  • Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians

    Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

  • Irish cricketers could be heading to Pakistan Irish cricketers could be heading to Pakistan

    Ireland has given hope of reviving international cricket in Pakistan after it reportedly agreed to consider visiting the country to reciprocate Pakistan's one-day international (ODI) tour of Ireland. At a time when all the Test playing nations have written-off touring Pakistan, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) associate member Cricket Ireland (CI) gave a positive response on that ...

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Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat, a showy, entertaining, and informative documentary is less about Deep Throat the film than it is about Deep Throat the cultural phenomenon. Prudes beware, as the writer/director team of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato cast a nostalgicall ... ...

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  • McDowell talks up Rory McIlroy split with Horizon

    Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...

  • US drugmaker Actavis buys Irish rival for $8.5 bn

    DUBLIN (AFP) - US pharmaceutical company Actavis on Monday agreed to buy Irish rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion (6.6 billion euros) in an all-stock takeover, creating a global giant focused on women's health, gastroenterology, urology and dermatology."Actavis, Inc. and Warner Chilcott plc today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will ...

  • Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role

    BOSTON -; Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow ...

  • Pilkington out of Ireland squad

    Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington has been withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad, the Football Association of Ireland has confirmed. Pilkington scored for the Canaries in their 3-2 win at Manchester City yesterday, but because of a knee injury will not be fit for the friendly against England at Wembley on May 29 and the game against Georgia in Dublin on June 2, in preparation for the ...

  • Universal Pictures set to film Dracula in Belfast

    A film version of Dracula is to be made in Belfast. The Universal Pictures horror shoot will last from August to November. Production will be based in Belfast but will be filmed across other locations, Stormont's First Minister and deputy First Minister's office said.It will cover the story of the man who became Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania.The movie stars Luke Evans from Fast ...

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