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			IN THIS ISSUE
~~~~~ Foreword
~~~~~ Support us for free
~~~~~ New free resources at the site
~~~~~ News Snaps from Ireland
~~~~~ Readers Review: 'The Mammy' by Brendan O'Carroll
~~~~~ Saint Brigid - The Other Irish Saint
~~~~~ Searcher Site of the Month: The GRO
~~~~~ Monthly free competition result

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FOREWORD
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REVIEW: THE MAMMY BY BRENDAN O'CARROLL     by Kathleen Coyne
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I have just finished the best work of fiction to come out of
Ireland in recent years and want to encourage as many as
possible to enjoy it as much as I did.
  
Brendan O'Carroll's 'The Mammy' is a hilarious look at a
family from the North side of Dublin set in the 1960's.
Having lived in Ireland for 11 years (most of those years
spent in Dublin), I can honestly say his characters are
insanely and realistically portrayed.  I first arrived in
Dublin in the early 1980's, a time when people were fond
of telling me that Ireland was 20 years behind America.
I soon found out that it delightfully was!  'The Mammy'
vividly reminds me of all the wonderful people I met in
those early years of my stay North of the Liffey.  When I
first heard Brendan O'Carroll I thought he was just
another foul mouthed stand-up comedian, someone I
definitely didn't want to listen to.  But when I saw he
was also an author I thought I'd give him one more try.
He still writes foul language, but it's done only in the
way Dublin 'Mammy's' can express.  I laughed till I cried!
The serious side of life is treated with a humour that
warms the heart.

I won't say anything more other than READ IT!
    
Kathleen Coyne
Coos Bay, Oregon 

To find out more visit Amazon: 

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NEWS SNAPS FROM IRELAND
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NEW NORTHERN IRELAND SECRETARY APPOINTED:

Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, today appointed one
of his closest advisors to the job of Northern Secretary.
Peter Mandelson has replaced Mo Mowlam. The peace initiative
is still currently in a 'review' stage with no sign of any
breakthrough on either side.

EIRCOM OFFER IR£2500 (US$4000) TO STAFF WHO HIRE A FRIEND:

In another sign of the degree to which the Irish economy
is booming the newly renamed telecommunications company
EIRCOM (formerly Telecom Eireann) have now offered their
staff a reward of up to IR£2500 if they can recruit staff
with suitable skills.

In a similar move DELL computer manufacturers have started
flying in Scottish staff to work in its Limerick plant and
have set up a Lottery scheme worth US$50000 to discourage
staff from leaving.

1 IN 4 IRISH DRIVERS WITHOUT FULL DRIVING LICENSE:

It will perhaps come as no surprise to tourists who have
visited Ireland to learn that more than one quarter of
Irish car drivers have not yet completed a full driving
test, which is the measure of proficiency to operate a
vehicle on Irish roads.

Irish 'Green' Dail member Trevor Sargent said 'In refusing
to improve the standards of the driving test, the government
continues to unleash a wave of deadly weapons on Irish roads
each day in the form of cars driven by untested drivers'.

The current backlog of people who have applied for a test
ensures that the waiting time now extends to the best
part of 1 year.

ENGLISH HUNTERS PLANNING MOVE TO IRELAND:

With the soon to be implemented ban on fox-hunting in
England (will be law by 2000/2001) there are growing
concerns that a number of English hunt groups are
planning excursions to Ireland to continue their activities.

Pat Phelan of The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has
already warned that Scotland has introduced legislation
to prevent the English based hunts moving Northwards and
maintains that similar legislation is required in Ireland.

The Irish Masters of Harriers Association (IMOHA) however,
who administer Irish hunting, have urged their members not
to invite significant numbers of English based hunters
into Ireland for fear that the influx could heighten an
already charged issue and ultimately bring hunting to an end
in this country too.

SPORT: IRISH SOCCER TEAM FAIL WITH SECONDS TO GO:

In an incredible turn of events in Skopje, Ireland were
held to a 1-1 draw in their final European Championships
qualifier against Macedonia. The home team scored with
30 seconds remaining to cancel out Niall Quinn's
opportunistic first half goal to condemn the Irish team
to second place in the Group behind Yugoslavia who secured
top spot by virtue of their 1-1 draw in Croatia.

Had the Irish defence held firm then Mick McCarthy's team
would have been assured of lining out against the likes
of Sweden, Germany, Italy, Holland and the rest of the
best of Europe. Instead, they must face a two-leg playoff
against Turkey who have already taken 4 points from a
possible 6 from Germany in the group stages of the
competition.

The Irish face Turkey in Landsdowne Road on November 15th.
next in the full knowledge that they have never won a
playoff such as this and will certainly be up against it
when they enter the cauldron in Istanbul for the final
game the following week.

PRESIDENT CLINTON APOLOGISES FOR 'DRUNKEN IRISH' REMARK:

President Clinton apologised for his comments made at a
dedication ceremony for the new US embassy in Ottawa:
'I spent an enormous amount of time trying to help the
people in the land of my forebears in Northern Ireland get
over 600 years of religious fights. And every time they make
an agreement to do it, they're like a couple of drunks
walking out of the bar for the last time. When they get to
the swinging door, they turn right around and go back in and
say, `I just can't quite get there'.'

The President expressed his regret at the inappropriate
use of such a metaphor.

SPONSORS FOR NEW NATIONAL STADIUM LINE UP:

Ireland's oldest brewery, Beamish and Crawford, has beaten
off severe competition to become the official beer sponsor
of the new FAI stadium scheduled to be opened in Citywest in
Dublin in early 2002. The deal is expected to be worth
IR£2.5m over ten years and was won despite competition from
Murphys and Guinness.

Coca-Cola was confirmed as the official soft drinks sponsor
for the new facility, to be name 'Eircom Park', in a deal
also worth IR£2.5m.

IRISH AUTHOR FRANK McCOURT BRANDED A 'LIAR'

In a vintage edition of 'The Late Late Show', (the worlds
longest running television talk show), author Frank McCourt
was challenged by a Limerick radio personality about his
book 'Angela's Ashes'.

Gerry Hannon is a native Limerick man who is most upset
about the image of the city that Frank McCourt has portrayed
in his book. He called the author a liar and stated that
there were plenty of happy people who lived in the 'lanes'
of Limerick, despite the poverty. He also disputed McCourt's
account of his mother and of various characters in the book,
describing them as 'sheer lies'.

The Author appeared startled at first but soon regained
his composure, explaining that certain of the characters
were fictional although based on people real to his
experience. He stated that he would never reveal their
real identity. 'Why are you so obsessed with me' he pleaded
to his critic - 'why can't you get a life!'.

The author was being interviewed by RTEs Pat Kenny about
the launch of his new book entitled T'is, more details of
which can be found by visiting Amazon at the links below:

T'is
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Angela's Ashes
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SAINT BRIGID - THE OTHER IRISH SAINT
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Although Saint Patrick is known worldwide, Ireland does
have a female patron Saint: Saint Brigid. Known as Bridey,
Mary of Gaels and even as Biddy, Saint Brigid was born
near Dundalk to a pagan Gaelic chieftain named Dubtach
(Duffy) and to a Christian slave mother named Brocessa,
who was sold soon after Brigid's birth. She was baptized
by Saint Patrick with whom she was to become friends.

As a child the young Brigid enjoyed a position of some
comfort and privilege, the family being in receipt of
financial support because of their position of authority.
Upon reaching adulthood however, she assumed a role of
servitude and was charged with caring for her father and
family.

She never forgot her mother however and, despite being
forbidden to do so, she left the family home, located
her mother, negotiated her release from slavery and
returned home to her fathers house. To her dismay, her
father had arranged her marriage to a poet, who were
among the most prestigious men of the time. Brigid had
already vowed to remain celibate and to do God's work
so once more, she left her home, this time forever.

Together with seven other dedicated women she formed the
first ever female monastic community in Ireland in the
year 468. They helped the poor of the time and were
attributed with many miracles. Despite having limited
resources they never seemed to be without food or
supplies for their good works. She founded a school
of Art and a Monastery at Cill Dara, about which the
modern town of Kildare now stands.

The most famous miracle associated with Brigid tells of
her confrontation with an Irish chieftain. She asked him
for a quantity of land so that she could build a monastic
community. The chieftain replied that she could have
whatever amount of land her cloak could cover. Brigid
took the cloak from her shoulders and cast it on the
ground where it covered over 12 acres of the chieftains
lands. He gave it willingly.

The date of her death is now that of her feastday,
February 1st. which is still celebrated with the traditional
creation of the Saint Brigid Cross, made from reeds. She
is buried next to Saint Patrick in Downpatrick.

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