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Queen Elizabeth to Visit Ireland, and the Irish Are (Mostly) Thrilled

Will Ireland put out the welcome mat for Queen Elizabeth II? Today the queen announced that she will be accepting an invitation from Ireland to visit this year. The last time a British monarch visited Ireland was in 1911, when Elizabeth's grandfather, King George V, went to the Emerald Isle. After Ireland became...

Gerry Adams Heads South to Run for Irish Parliament Seat

LONDON (Nov. 15) -- For almost 40 years, Gerry Adams has been the leading political voice of the Republican movement in British-ruled Northern Ireland. But now the Sinn Fein president plans to shift his focus south of the border and run for election in the Republic of Ireland. When the next Irish general election is...

FIFA Denies Ireland's Final Appeal

Since losing to France in the UEFA playoffs in about as controversial a fashion (Thierry's Henry's now infamous handball) this side of the referee himself kicking in the winning goal, the Republic of Ireland has held out the slightest glimmers of hope that somehow they'd be given a place at next summer's World Cup in...