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Acclaimed musician Makem dies
Acclaimed folk musician Tommy Makem, best known for songs like The Four
Green Fields, Red Is The Rose and Gentle Annie, has passed away at his
New Hampshire home in the United States at the age of 74 following a long
battle with lung cancer.
The Co. Armagh native, who was born and raised in Keady, is credited with
starting the boom in Irish folk music in the 1960s and while he enjoyed
much success as a solo artist, he frequently worked with The Clancy Brothers
and in particular with Liam Clancy.
Irish president Mary McAleese said: “He was a superb ambassador
for the country and one of whom we will always be proud.”
Movie thriller
Irish actors Ger Ryan and David Wilmot have been joined by English star
Gary Lewis for the Irish shoot of the thriller Dorothy Mills.
The film tells the story of Dublin psychiatrist Jane Morton who is in
deep mourning following the accidental death of her husband and son and
is later assigned to work on the case of Dorothy Mills, a teenage girl
in a small village who tried to strangle a baby.
After analysing the teenager, Jane makes a diagnosis of multiple personality
disorder until the day that Dorothy speaks with the voice of David, Jane’s
dead son.
Filming continues in Ireland until mid-August and stars Jenn Murray in
the title role.
Sex trafficking
A new research project by the Immigrant Council of Ireland is set to examine
the true situation surrounding the trafficking of women and children into
the country’s sex industry.
The council said it believes that the number of women and children being
trafficked into Ireland is more than the authorities are aware of.
The news comes in the wake of a recent TV investigative report that claims
Ireland is being used as a gateway to smuggle children from Bulgaria to
Britain.
A member of an organised criminal gang in Bulgaria told reporters that
their preferred route to smuggle children was across land via France and
Ireland. |
