Mary McAleese

President McAleese joins young Red Cross members for special birthday event

Irish Red Cross - Ireland (Crois Dhearg na hÉireann) 14 November 2009. The Irish Red Cross which this year celebrates its 70th birthday is pleased to announce that the President of Ireland will attend a landmark gathering of...

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NAMA Bill is passed in the Dáíl

The legislation giving affect to the setting up of the National Asset Management Agency has passed all stages in the Dáil. In a vote, the Government side won by 81 votes to 62. Among the amendments made today was one to provide...

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Missionary reveals kidnap ordeal

An elderly Irish priest released after 32 days in captivity in the Philippines has told how he hiked through jungles, survived raging seas and slept in a swamp under a tarpaulin before his release. Fr Michael Sinnott is said to...

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'Jigs and Reels' TV star dressed the President

HE has designed for President Mary McAleese, shown his collection to the princess of Saudi Arabia and created the costumes for the hugely successful 'Riverdance'. Jen Kelly is regarded as one of Ireland's leading haute couture...

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Lenihan was 'crazy' to reveal €2.5bn cost of NAMA team

By Aidan O'Connor Tuesday November 10 2009 FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan was told yesterday that he was "crazy" to tell people that the so-called bad bank NAMA will spend €2.5bn on advisers over the next 10 years. Independent...

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The Presidency has become an extravagance we can no longer afford :: Irish Examiner -- Ryle Dwyer

By Ryle Dwyer Saturday, November 07, 2009 THERE has been talk about cutting the size of the Dáil and abolishing the Seanad, but nobody seems to have suggested abolishing the Presidency, which is the single most expensive...

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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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