Notre Dame and Army to play 1st football game at new Yankee Stadium in November 2010NEW YORK — Charlie Weis remembered when he met with George Steinbrenner at Legends Field during spring training two years ago. Limerick mourns death of ‘Angela’s Ashes’ author _ but debate over book smolders onDUBLIN — Bitterness over Frank McCourt’s memoir “Angela’s Ashes” still smolders in his hometown of Limerick. Residents of the western Irish city have never agreed whether his Pulitzer-winning account of childhood survival amid soul-crushing poverty was more fact than fiction. Notre Dame, Army to play first football game at new Yankee Stadium in 2010NEW YORK — Notre Dame and Army will play the first football game at the new Yankee Stadium next year, rekindling a tradition that took off after Knute Rockne’s “Win one for the Gipper” speech more than 80 years ago. Struggling Irish airline Aer Lingus hopes new German CEO can win fight with RyanairDUBLIN — Struggling Irish airline Aer Lingus Group PLC on Friday appointed Christoph Mueller as its new chief executive in hopes that the German’s experience running low-cost airlines will give it an edge over archrival Ryanair. EU says Denmark, Ireland and Finland have highest prices for food, clothing and electronicsBRUSSELS — Denmark, Ireland and Finland had the highest overall prices of all European Union nations for consumer goods such as food, clothing and electronics last year, the EU statistics agency said Thursday. Ex-Polish PM elected as European Parliament first member from eastern EuropeSTRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament elected Jerzy Buzek as its president Tuesday, making the ex-Polish premier and pro-democracy activist the first easterner from a former Communist country to head a major EU institution. Northern Ireland divisions on parade as Catholics riot over Protestants paradeBELFAST, Northern Ireland — Masked and hooded Belfast Catholics hurled gasoline bombs, fireworks and other makeshift weapons at police into the night as the most bitterly divisive day on the Northern Ireland calendar reached an ugly end. Small bomb detonates in Northern Ireland city as Protestants march; nobody injuredBELFAST, Northern Ireland — Police in Northern Ireland say a small bomb has detonated in the city of Armagh as Protestant hard-liners paraded across the British territory. There were no injuries. Sudanese official says kidnapped aid workers speak to families and are in good healthKHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers kidnapped by gunmen in Sudan’s restive Darfur region are in good health and have been allowed to speak to their relatives, a government official said Sunday. Irish Catholics flock to church’s tree stump, see image of Virgin MaryDUBLIN — Thousands of Irish Catholics have flocked this week to a County Limerick church to pray at the stump of a recently cut willow that many observers say, has the silhouette of the Virgin Mary. Sudan is negotiating release of 2 foreign aid workers in Darfur with the aid of tribal leadersKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan is negotiating with the kidnappers of two Darfur aid workers for their safe release, preferably without paying the demanded ransom, Sudanese officials said Thursday. Ireland to vote for second referendum on European Union’s reform treaty on Oct. 2DUBLIN — Irish voters who rejected the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty last year will be asked to vote again Oct. 2 on the EU’s long-delayed blueprint for reform, the government announced Wednesday. Irish government seeks release of 2 female aid workers kidnapped in DarfurDUBLIN, Ireland — The head of an Irish humanitarian aid agency appealed Saturday for the release of two of its employees kidnapped in Darfur. Moody’s cuts rating on Irish government debt amid worries over bank bailoutsLONDON — Ireland’s debt rating was downgraded by Moody’s on Thursday amid mounting worries about the country’s public finances and the cost of the government’s bailout of the banking system. Irish government debt downgraded by Moody’s aamid worries over bank bailoutsLONDON — Crisis-stricken Ireland’s debt rating has been downgraded by Moody’s amid mounting worries about the country’s public finances and the cost of the government’s bailout of the banking system. Ireland’s unemployment rate reaches new 13-year high of 11.9 percentDUBLIN — Ireland’s unemployment rate hit a 13-year high of 11.9 percent in June as a deepening recession pushed the welfare lines to record lengths, the Central Statistics Office reported Wednesday. Northern Ireland disarmament chief confirms ‘major’ disarmament moves by UVF outlawsLONDON — Northern Ireland’s disarmament chief announced Monday he has witnessed a major weapons handover by the Ulster Volunteer Force, an outlawed group that terrorized Irish Catholics for decades — but he cannot confirm if the shadowy gang has surrendered all of its arsenal. Belfast peace breakthrough: Protestant outlaws embrace disarmament after decade of diplomacyLONDON — Northern Ireland achieved another important milestone in peacemaking Saturday as the territory’s two major Protestant paramilitary groups announced their first acts of disarmament — and pledged that their decades of slaughtering Catholic civilians were over for good. IMF: Ireland’s economy suffering unprecedented fall, worst recession in developed worldDUBLIN — Ireland faces the worst recession in the developed world and a particularly long struggle to bail out its property-crippled banks, the International Monetary Fund forecast Wednesday. Irish government tells Catholic orders guilty of child abuse to document wealth by mid-JulyDUBLIN — The Irish government announced Wednesday that it expects Catholic religious orders responsible for decades of child abuse to report by mid-July on their cash and assets — the next step in making them pay more to thousands of victims. Most Romanians intimidated in Belfast heading home; church that offered shelter attackedDUBLIN — More than 100 Romanian Gypsies who suffered racist attacks and intimidation in Belfast are being flown back home at taxpayer expense, the Northern Ireland government said Tuesday. Northern Ireland journalist wins right to withhold information from policeBELFAST, Northern Ireland — A reporter on Thursday won the right to withhold information from police about her contacts with the Irish Republican Army dissidents who killed two British soldiers in March. Pope deplores priests’ infidelities, calls for full acknowledgement of church’s weaknessesVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI deplored priests who were unfaithful to their vows and called Thursday for a “frank and complete acknowledgment” of the Catholic Church’s weakness in a letter to priests around the globe. EU’s stalled reform treaty, saving jobs top agenda at EU summitBRUSSELS — EU leaders hope to save their ambitious reform treaty at a two day summit starting Thursday by cutting a deal with Ireland on sovereignty issues in an effort to persuade reluctant Irish voters who have already rejected the pact once to say “yes” in a new vote. Romanians flee homes after racist attacks in BelfastBELFAST - Over 100 Romanians, including a five-day-old baby, have fled their homes in Belfast after being subjected to racist attacks. Road trip for Irish family living in Wisconsin ends tragically in fatal wreck killing parentsMADISON, Wis. — A two-week road trip planned by an Irish family living in Wisconsin came to a sudden and tragic end when their van flipped over on a rural highway. Irish company buys 3 Illinois wind farms, encouraged by Obama push for clean energyCHICAGO — An Irish company hoping to benefit from the Obama administration’s emphasis on renewable energy purchased three Illinois wind farms near Chicago. Recent appraisal says Sen. Dodd’s Ireland vacation cottage now worth $660,000HARTFORD, Conn. — A new appraisal more than doubles the value of U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd’s Irish cottage, a vacation home that is the subject of an ethics complaint by a conservative group that questions if it was really a gift. EU Parliament vote shows conservatives scoring victories in some of Europe’s largest economiesBRUSSELS — Right-leaning parties hailed European Parliament victories as a vote against stimulus spending and corporate bailouts, pledging Monday to forge ahead with conservative approaches to the economic crisis. Pope meets with top Irish churchmen after abuse report publishedVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has met with Ireland’s top churchmen following the publication of a damning report detailing decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at church-run reform schools in Ireland. |
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