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THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER CONTENTS:
This is only a sample of the extensive range of news and features on IrishAbroad.com each week
* Travel: Rolling in the Isles
* Orange Mob Riots in Belfast
* Kerry Saved By the Irish?
* Flatley's Back in Action!
* Looking back to see the future
* Holy Mary, the Tiger Is Back!
* Book review: Keyes' 'Other Side' Sizzles
* Christy Moore - Box Set Records a Genius
* Irish Firm Offers Funeral Help
* Step aside Michael, here comes Michael
* Marriage Visa Time Slashed
* IRA Group Targeted by Powell
* Sooooo Embarrassing!
* America's Irish Roses
* Pope Irish Visit a Possibility
* Farrell: I'm not a bad boy
* Bono to receive civil rights award

SPORTS
* Sports Digest
* GAA Round-up: Armagh Reclaim Ulster Crown
* Flying the flag for the Olympics
* Clarke round spoiled again by poor finish

ROOTS
* Family Name Screensavers 
* Expert Genealogy Research
* Genealogy Expert: Irish Catholic Church Records

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* IA Personals: Featured profiles
* Irish Heraldic Shop

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Travel: Rolling in the Isles
Malcolm Rogers visits one of the most far flung fringes of Europe - the beautiful Aran Islands off the coast of Galway.

Orange Mob Riots in Belfast
Blazing political dispute has followed the street violence which broke out when police permitted a Loyalist mob to march through a Catholic area of north Belfast on Monday, July 12.

Kerry Saved By the Irish?
John Kerry won his first and crucial Senate race by a small margin, thanks in large part to activist Irish American support. Niall O'Dowd reports.

Flatley's Back in Action!
We never did think that the word "retirement" was in Michael Flatley's vocabulary, despite his taking a backstage role in Lord of the Dance behemoth these past few years.

Looking back to see the future
Thousands of visitors to Tate Britain's retrospective of 1960s art will be going home with something more modern in the shape of a cuddly toy fashioned by Irish designer Orla Kiely. John Crowley met the woman behind the work.

Cormac MacConnell: Holy Mary, the Tiger Is Back!
"The Celtic Tiger is back! It is official! Our leader Bertie Ahern tells us its official. And Bertie is an honorable man..."

Book review: Keyes' 'Other Side' Sizzles
Irish novelist Marian Keyes has delivered a summer sizzler with The Other Side of the Story. Keyes' seventh novel explores such subjects as family life, careers, and relationships with touches of humor and sentimentality.

Christy Moore - Box Set Records a Genius
A new box set chronicles 40 years of Christy Moore's radicalism, wit, poetry, humour and piercing social commentary.

Irish Firm Offers Funeral Help
The owner of an Irish funeral supply company has volunteered to help provide for the funerals of 57 Irish railroad workers whose bodies are due to be exhumed from a mass grave in Philadelphia.

Step aside Michael, here comes Michael
The lead dancer and choreographer of a new Irish dance show claims that his extravaganza is far better than Lord of the Dance or Riverdance because the troupe is bringing the show to the people.

Marriage Visa Time Slashed
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service has instituted a pilot scheme at its New York City office which could allow people who marry American citizens to receive their green card within 60 to 75 days after filing.

IRA Group Targeted by Powell
Secretary of State Colin Powell has designated the IRA breakaway group Continuity IRA as a foreign terrorist group.

Sooooo Embarrassing!
Violence! Alcohol! Hair curler assault! Pro-life politics! The family of superstar teen Lindsay Lohan is accused of acting like an Irish stereotype. Her refusal to answer questions about them is costing her valuable media space.

America's Irish Roses
As the International Rose of Tralee contest nears, Georgina Brennan profiles the remaining American contenders for the Irish competition.

Pope Irish Visit a Possibility
A decision is expected to be taken next month on whether or not the Pope will travel to Ireland later this year to mark the 25th anniversary of his celebrated visit to this country.

SPORTS

Sports Digest
GAA to Seek Police Protection - Celtic Interest - Keane's Warning - Euro 2012 - Cork Advances - Harrington Injured - GAA Shorts - Soccer Shorts

GAA Round-up: Armagh Reclaim Ulster Crown

Flying the flag for the Olympics
Ireland's smallest Olympics squad for two decades will carry the nation's hopes in Athens between August 13-29.

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Genealogy Expert: Irish Catholic Church Records
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