The piano used for the song As Times Goes By in the classic 1942 film Casablanca has returned to the limelight once more. The standup piano is going on for sale at Sotheby’s in New York on December 14, and the auction house estimates it could fetch up to 1.2 million US dollars. It’s...
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Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s handlers say he wasn’t “playing Nintendo” while he displayed poor cell phone etiquette during an audience with the Pope. A government spokesperson said Mr Kenny was probably accessing important information about his audience with Pope Benedict through his mobile device. Video footage from the audience — which Mr Kenny attended last...
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The Vatican’s own post office in St. Peter’s Square has issued special edition postage stamps to commemorate the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held here in Dublin last June. The Vatican’s philatelic and numismatic office has produced 12 stamps for 2012, two of which are described as being “distinctly Irish”. A 75 cent stamp features...
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As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney was the leader of one of the largest Irish-American communities in the United States as Mr. Romney explained it to Taoiseach Enda Kenny during a visit to the Irish Embassy in London. And on that very same day that the Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney met with the...
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G4S is the notorious British company that made a joke of security at the London Olympics, now that same company’s reliable Irish arm has inked a €3.5m cash deal after racking up losses of more than €6m between 2009 and 2010. The company’s immediate Irish parent, G4S Holdings, injected the money into the operating...
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A confidant of Bill Clinton and the Irishman behind a US company that flies under the radar has hired a Reagan-era legend. Tipperary man Declan Kelly’s Teneo Holdings has enlisted Ed Rollins, who was election master mind and senior adviser to the late US President Ronald Reagan. Rollins ran the 1984 Reagan campaign that...
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The forthcoming James Bond fragrance James Bond 007 features a modern and upbeat twist on the 60s. The scent called James Bond 007 is being released in August, which is a month ahead of the 23rd movie in the British spy franchise, Skyfall, and in addition to notes of apple and sandalwood, we’re promised...
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Irish-American musician Cady Coleman has risked her life as a NASA astronaut and seriously endangered her health for the sake of science. Yet she confesses, the most terrifying thing she has ever done in her life was perform live on stage with The Chieftains in front of thousands of fans in Belfast and Dublin...
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The Irish would have a good laugh at the site of such a contraption. In the U.S., the 7-11 franchise convenience store chain is attempting to provide healthier food options for it’s customers. The latest down home treat: mashed potatoes extruded from what looks like a modified Slurpee machine. For just $2, you can...
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