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Biden’s Irish Roots
SENATOR Joe Biden gave his most extensive review of his roots and his Irish heritage to Irish America magazine, our sister publication, in 1985. What follows is extracts from that interview which I conducted.

AOH, Sinn Fein Question Obama Statement

SENATOR Barack Obama has stated that a U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland may not be necessary if he is elected president.

SF Threatens to Pull Ministers

THE peace process appeared to be careering towards another crisis this week, with Sinn Fein threatening to collapse the power-sharing Executive if policing and justice powers are not devolved to Stormont.

Lisbon Do-Over Talk Resurfaces

IRELAND’S rejection of the Lisbon Treaty –- designed to streamline government of the EU -– has come center-stage again after European Affairs Minister Dick Roche gave the first indication from a Cabinet minister that there may have to be a new vote.

Kerry Devastated by Mudslide

COUNTLESS millions of dollars of damage to property and wildlife was caused by the worst mudslide in Ireland in five years.

Green Card Priest Returns Home

THE priest who won a deportation battle against U.S. authorities celebrated his first visit home since then by officiating at his niece’s wedding at the weekend.

Brennan Denied Bail Again

JUST weeks after three congressmen called for Maze escapee Pol Brennan to be released on bail from a Texas immigration jail, an appeals court has upheld his earlier bond denial, making it all but certain that the Belfast native will remain imprisoned

Doherty Undergoes Final Surgery

THE final surgery to give a young Donegal man a new face took place on Monday, August 25 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.

Murder Hearing Underway

THE preliminary hearing for the murder of Belfast man Seamus O’Neill took place on Wednesday, August 20, where prosecutors called to the stand two men who witnessed O’Neill’s murder in Philadelphia.

John Moran Passes

JOHN R. Moran, 82, of Plainfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, at home. He and his wife, Lillian, were married for 59 years.

Olympians Receive Hero’s Welcome

IRELAND’S Olympic medal winners arrived home to Dublin and a raucous welcome on Tuesday evening.

Peace Process Critic Refused Entry to U.S.

A LEADING critic of the Sinn Fein leadership’s peace strategy has hit out at the Bush administration’s decision to ban him from entering the U.S.

Harrington Draws an Irish Crowd