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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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The Love Letter

"The Love Letter" starts out as a light, romantic farce, and ends up a dissatisfying exploration of the emptiness and lost opportunities suffered by all the major characters. The movie doesn't work precisely because it doesn't know what it wants to be. Part of the time, it's a sexy-silly game of romantic mix-up, with various characters incorrectly assuming that the titular letter is intended ... ...

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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 ...

  • Cardinal skips Boston College graduation over Irish prime ministers role

    Enda Kenny , who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion.A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included ';Boston College Keep Your Pro Life ...

  • Warning issued as number of fire deaths in Northern Ireland revealed

    Five people were killed in fires caused by smoking materials during the last year, the Northern Ireland Fire Service revealed today. Crews were called to 811 accidental house fires - 66 of which were a direct result of the careless disposal of cigarettes, matches or other smoking related materials.Smoking in the home while drowsy or drunk was also another major factor in fatal house fires.Dale ...

  • After hunting a serial killer in Belfast Gillian takes aim at deadly robots in Donaghadee

    By AMANDA POOLE KILLER robots are to launch a bid for world domination in a Northern Ireland seaside town -- with only Scully from The X-Files and a bunch of schoolchildren standing in their way. The invasion starts next month when Hollywood stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson start filming -- in Donaghadee. The Pounds 14m Our Robot Overlords, due for release in summer 2014, focuses on a ...

  • Michael Gove suggests Wales and Northern Ireland split off school exams

    GCSEs and A-levels are currently set to the same standard in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but Michael Gove said it was hard to see how this could continue. Photograph: Chris ...

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