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DUBLIN - Sometimes words aren't necessary. That was the case Tuesday when Queen Elizabeth II placed a wreath in Dublin's Garden of Remembrance to honor the Irish rebels who lost their lives fighting for freedom - from Britain. The queen became the first British monarch to set foot in Dublin for a century. Her four-day visit is designed to show that the bitter enmity of Ireland's war of independence 90 years ago has been replaced by Anglo-Irish friendship, and that peace has become irreversible in the neighboring British territory of Northern Ireland.
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The Buffalo Irish Festival continued Saturday in the historic Statler Towers, offering an eclectic mix of old country culture, classical architecture and some zany tunes. Upon entering the lobby of the iconic downtown Buffalo hotel, visitors were greeted with the sounds and smells of a classic Irish pub. Guinness and Smithwicks were being served and bagpipers from the Erie County Sheriff's Office filled the air with their music.
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Members of the SML Saint Brendan Society are looking for a few good Irishmen. Scratch that. They're looking for any and every laker, heritage aside, who would like to march with them in Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Roanoke. We even let the Scots march with us," joked Frank King.
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Yes, we have an active volcano," [Reuben Meade] readily acknowledges. "We've lost half of the island, but we are not supposed to lose the artifacts as well," he says, referring to his country's sacred relics, which were taken from the island during 1994 and 1995. At the local bars, which were decorated in green with shamrock displays, Guinness stout was the order of the day, revealing yet another link to the Montserratian-Irish connection that also dates back to the 17th century, when Montserrat provided sanctuary for indentured Irish Catholics who had served out their time in other British colonized islands. Today, the Irish influence is evidenced in Montserrat through the local speech, which is "softly laced with an Irish brogue," as well as in surnames and the country's folklore. In...
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Yeah, you're right about that," he replied. "I'm making, like, 35 grand a year, which is not bad for a single guy. During the summer I paint houses. You know, I actually make more, like, per hour, with the house painting than the teaching, so that says something. "Yup, it's great." He counted out the fare and passed it to me. "I get up, shower, chow down my muffin and coffee, and 10 minutes later I'm strolling through the school doors." "OK, then - thanks for the good tip," I said, "and thanks for being a teacher. It seems to me you're doing just what you're supposed to be doing, and not everybody can say that."
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Meat, potatoes and vegetables. It's the quintessential trio for the quintessential Irish dish - Irish stew. But don't be fooled by the one-pot simplicity; this hearty stew can pack astounding depth of flavor.
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Ireland's economy offers little to celebrate this year on St. Patrick's Day. The Emerald Isle's output will likely decline for the third year in a row in 2010. And the national unemployment rate is still rising, approaching 13 percent.
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In late 2009 a new bar and restaurant popped up on a stretch of Abbott Road in the heart of South Buffalo, a stone's throw from the Irish Center. Question was: Would Conlon's make it where others had failed in an area of the city that prides itself on authenticity? The answer is a resounding yes. Dan Conlon, a 32-year-old executive chef from St. Louis, opened the place with his South Buffalo-native wife, Emily. She tackled the interior while he designed the menu.
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DUBLIN - The outside world applauded last December when Ireland unveiled its harshest budget in a generation. Stinging cuts and higher taxes were needed to tame a runaway public deficit and give the limping Celtic Tiger some of its roar back, officials said. Three months later, Ireland has become something of a poster boy for good behavior in bad times, held up as an example to Europe's other debt-laden economies, particularly Greece. Analysts say that by biting the bullet, the Irish government has managed to hang on to a degree of investor confidence and lay the foundation for an eventual return to economic growth.
