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05/29/2009 - Irish Central Newsletter
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| Boys Town founder Fr. Flanagan warned Irish Church about abuse
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 11:43 AM
Father Edward Flanagan, founder of the famous “Boys Town” made famous by Spencer Tracy, attacked Ireland's reform schools in 1946 and was roundly dismissed for doing so by the Irish establishment. Speaking to a large audience in Cork in 1946 he said. "You are the people who permit your children and the children of your communities to go into these institutions of punishment. You can do something about it." However, his words fell on stony ground. He wasn't simply ignored. He was taken to pieces by the Irish establishment. The then-Minister for Justice Gerald Boland said in the Dáil that nobody could take Fr. Flanagan seriously because his statements "were so exaggerated."
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| Irish Church child abuse a horror legacy of unwanted Famine children
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 5:58 AM
THE report of the Commission on Child Abuse makes clear the depravity and monstrous behaviour of the Catholic Church. They stole, lied and terrorised. They assaulted children. They scalded them, flogged them and . . . raped them. Sometimes, the children were gang-raped. The holy men and women locked children up for days in tiny rooms, cupboards and pig sties. One recalls being bitten by rats during his incarceration.
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| Clinton can't forgive Kennedy for backing Obama, Bono faults him on AIDS
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 3:35 PM
Bill Clinton has not forgiven Ted or Caroline Kennedy for their support of Barack Obama during the heated primary fight for the Democratic nomination last year. The New York Times magazine reports on Sunday that Clinton felt he “did so much” for the Kennedys and that they had become 'family.' He felt deeply betrayed when they endorsed Obama instead of his wife.
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| What Buffett and Gates Discussed at Secret Conference
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 9:57 AM
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have something in common besides being the two richest men in the world. They also want to give it all away sooner rather than later.
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| Why Susan Boyle means so much to us
Monday, May 25, 2009, 8:15 AM
I don’t watch "American Idol" or "Dancing With the Stars," but something about the Susan Boyle story continues to grab me. Celebrity news usually leaves me cold, but I found myself tuning in last night via the Internet to see how Susan Boyle did. There is still something magical in this tale of the Scottish daughter of Irish immigrants who has defied all logic to become a superstar overnight.
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| Irish wakes making a comeback in U.S.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:40 PM
Steven Smith, a Columbus, Ohio native, and his wife Cathy Jo, are alternative Irish Americans. They travel around with Irish festivals, teaching the ways of ancient Celtic Ireland. Cathy Jo is a storyteller and Author who also goes by the name “Katie of the Fairies.” She specializes in Irish and Irish-American history, stories and songs for all ages. But Steven’s interests are more uncommon: he is an Irish wake instructor.
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| Liam Neeson takes on bizarre and challenging new roles
Friday, May 22, 2009, 10:11 AM
A mortician who falls in love with a woman he’s preparing for the coffin and a high-profile Mormon sheriff involved in a secret affair are two strange and challenging roles that Liam Neeson will take on as he plunges into work following the death of his wife.
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| Conan O'Brien's Irish roots are key to 'Tonight Show' success
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:25 AM
Irish-American comedian Conan O’Brien will take over Jay Leno’s post as the new host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” this upcoming Monday, June 1. He’s got some big shoes to fill, but luckily, O’Brien’s Irish Catholic background has helped prepare him for any comedic role.
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| Colin Farrell preparing for big wedding
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 7:56 AM
A happy occasion will soon take place for Colin Farrell and his family – the actor’s younger brother Eamon will tie the knot with his long-time partner, Dublin artist Stephen Mannion.
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| Coco Rocha rocks the runway
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 9:52 AM
Irish Canadian model Coco Rocha has taken the fashion world by storm with an unforgettable face, modish look and vivid persona.
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| Irish wedding traditions
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 9:41 AM
Edythe Preet on the many Irish wedding traditions that make tying the knot Celtic style such a momentous occasion.
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| Protestant soccer mob kills Catholic man
Monday, May 25, 2009, 11:46 AM
Protestant supporters of a Scottish soccer team beat to death a Roman Catholic man in the latest sign of how sports rivalries inspire sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland.
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| Irish immigrant wins $41m in New York Lottery
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:05 AM
A County Kildare native living in the U.S. since he was 18 is said to be the winner of a whopping $41 million New York lottery jackpot. A report in the Irish Independent claimed on Monday -- and was backed by countless rumors in the heavily Irish populated neighborhood of Yonkers -- that Donal Finnan, originally from Maynooth, Co. Kildare, is the winner via a ticket bought at the Lotto Plus store on McLean Avenue in Yonkers on Saturday, May 16.
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| An Irish Surf Odyssey
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 7:56 AM
Ireland, with 3,000 miles of open Atlantic to the West, offers some of the best surf conditions in the world. Sea Fever, a documentary, covers the history of Irish surfing from the early 1960s to the present.
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