Mary McAleese

McAleese's pay tops Obama's

Regarding your report on President Mary McAleese "slashing" her household budget (Irish Independent, November 6), it might be of interest to compare our President's salary with that of the President of the United States.

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Wacko Jack O . . . or unfairly vilified?

Jack O'Connor shuffled out of Montrose studios on Monday evening a chastened man. The country's most powerful trade unionist had played dirty with Pat Kenny, branding his Dalkey home a 'trophy house'. As soon as the words had...

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Abuse campaigner gets award from President

By Allison Bray Friday November 06 2009 OUTSPOKEN abuse campaigner Christine Buckley was honoured by President Mary McAleese last night after being named Ireland's Volunteer of the Year. The survivor of industrial school abuse...

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PRESS DIGEST - Ireland - November 6

Source: Reuters DUBLIN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy: THE IRISH TIMES - ...

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RTE News: Man held as and#x20AC;1m worth of cocaine seized

RTI News: Man held as €1m worth of cocaine seized A 26-year-old man has been arrested after cocaine with an estimated street value of €1m was found in a search in Dublin. A house in Blanchardstwon was searched yesterday as part...

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Coming home to realise a dream

Tadhg Kennelly and Scott Gullan "JUST stick to the plan, no matter what." Cork converted from the free kick, but a minute later the ball had been transferred to our attacking end where I ran on to it and struck a beautiful shot...

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Today Show Continues Trek to Discover Obama's Global Appeal

Picking up from Al Roker's puffery about Barack Obama's Irish heritage from Monday, NBC's Meredith Vieira, on Tuesday's Today show asked Ireland's President Mary McAleese to gauge the U.S. President's popularity on the Emerald...

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Thousands will have summer wait for flu jab

By Mary Regan and Evelyn Ring Thursday, November 05, 2009 THOUSANDS of people will have to wait until next summer before receiving the swine flu vaccine because of delays in accessing the seven million doses ordered by the...

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The new miracle of Fatima

Presidential approval for €130m facelift of former flats By PAUL MELIA Wednesday November 04 2009 , has nothing but fond memories of his childhood growing up in Fatima Mansions in Dublin's south inner city. But yesterday Mr...

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Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club

DUBLIN (AP) -- A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.

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