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Sydney GAA club to feature on Hamish and Andy
12 March 2010
The ladies footballers of the Central Coast GAA club in Sydney will feature as part of the Hamish and Andy radio show tomorrow from 3pm. The well-known television and radio personalities will visit the club as part of their efforts to play 24 sports in the space of 24 hours, and will take to the field [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Wicklow man in critical condition after Brisbane fall
12 March 2010
A 24-year-old Wicklow man is in critical condition in a Brisbane hospital after falling four metres from the balcony of a city hotel at around 2am on Friday morning. The unnamed man, believed to be from Arklow, fell from the balcony of the Beach House Bar and Grill at the Garden City shopping centre and hit [...]
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Major celebrations to mark 200th St Patrick’s Day
11 March 2010
This year marks the 200th anniversary of St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Australia and events organisers around the country are hoping to make it the biggest celebration yet. In 1810, NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie declared March 17 an official day of celebration for the Irish and those of Irish heritage. Since then, festivals and parades have [...]
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Royal Jester :: The Tommy Tiernan Interview
11 March 2010
Tommy Tiernan’s knack for attracting controversy is matched only by his propensity to put bums on seats. Are the two connected? Does it matter? AARON DUNNE spoke to the Meathman on the eve of his biggest Aussie tour to date. Tommy Tiernan doesn’t court controversy. Or at least he says he doesn’t. Yet, everywhere he turns, [...]
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Keohane accused pleads ‘not guilty’ to attempted murder
10 March 2010
One of the men responsible for the 2008 attack on David Keohane – a bashing that left the 29-year-old Corkman in a coma for seven months – has today admitted to his part in the incident but has denied that he ever intended to murder the young Irishman. The case against Thomas Isaako, 21, from Bankstown, [...]
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McAleese’s Gallipoli visit wins praise from Australia
09 March 2010
IRISH President Mary McAleese is to visit the World War I battlefield of Gallipoli in Turkey on March 24 to remember the 3,000 Irish soldiers who died there. Mrs McAleese will dedicate a foundation stone of a proposed memorial to Irish casualties at a cemetery in the Suvla Bay area, where the 10th Irish Division were [...]
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Polls
The Irish Echo Pub Of The Year Award for 2010 will be decided this weekend. You must register to vote (Click on Login above). FAKE EMAIL VOTES WON'T COUNT. Fantastic prize for one lucky voter
- Scruffy Murphy's, Sydney (26%, 801 Votes)
- Fiddler's Green, Gold Coast (22%, 683 Votes)
- Durty Nelly's, Sydney (21%, 653 Votes)
- Drunken Poet, Melbourne (6%, 198 Votes)
- Mercantile Hotel, Sydney (5%, 158 Votes)
- O'Duinn's Irish Pub, Proserpine (4%, 129 Votes)
- Cock'n'Bull, Bondi Junction, Sydney (3%, 93 Votes)
- The Porterhouse, Sydney (3%, 91 Votes)
- Welcome Hotel, Rozelle, Sydney (2%, 77 Votes)
- PJ O'Brien's, Sydney (2%, 74 Votes)
- PJ O'Brien's, Melbourne (2%, 51 Votes)
- Bridie O'Reilly's, Chapel St, South Yarra (1%, 44 Votes)
- Quiet Man, Flemington, Melbourne (3%, 34 Votes)
Total Voters: 3,086
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