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The Irish government may be heading towards collapse after agreeing to a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Prime Minister Brian Cowen said he will call an election for early next year, but some politicians in Irelan
First to international event we're explaining today concerns a breakup. The European Union is composed of 28 European countries. They have an economic and political partnership, but in June of 2016, voters in the United Kingdom decided their country
It was a chilly afternoon in late winter, Annie was doing herhomework on her computer in the living room, Jack sat on thecouch, and stared ata blank page in a small notebook, he heaved asigh. Whats wrong? Said Annie. I have to write a story for schoo
First order of business, we're breaking down an economic story concerning the European Union and a well-known tech company. Apple, like many global companies, has its European headquarters in Ireland. Most of Apple's profits from Europe and the regio
On May 25th, my aunt Ellie Lyden in Ireland turns 100. I say my aunt, and she is an aunt to me, but she's not really my aunt. When I went back with my grandfather to his ancestral village of Clifden, Ireland in 1986, he was eager to search for his re
There'll be a mostly fine and sunny start of the day, but it'll be cold with a patchy frost in the north, there'll be a few showers mainly over Scotland, northern Ireland and the north of the Republic, the morning will stay fine for most with early s
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 January 2006 Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, left, sounds a clapper for his upcoming Hindi movie
By Sonja Pace London 22 June 2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair steps down June 27th after a decade in power during which he re-energized his Labor Party, embarked on an interventionist foreign policy and forged ever-closer ties with the United S
By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2008 Politicians are scrambling to keep the European Union treaty alive after Irish voters rejected the charter in a referendum last Thursday. European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg, while President Nicolas Sarkozy
By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 June 2008 European leaders are gathered for a two-day summit in Brussels to search for a way forward for the European Union after Irish voters rejected the EU treaty in a referendum last week. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports
Millions of Americans of Irish descent and millions more who are not joined Tuesday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, the national holiday of Ireland. U.S. President Barack Obama led the festivities at the White House, where he met with Ireland's
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Navigating the world of young adult literature is becoming a fraught adventure. The latest skirmish started when critics of the yet to be published novel American Heart took to Twitter to denounce the book for cultural insensitivit
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The poet Tess Taylor left her home in California last winter to spend this semester teaching in Northern Ireland. She says she's felt poetry come to life and is learning about the value of place. TESS TAYLOR: As our plane flew low
For the monasteries were still producing great works of art. He might have been less enamoured at the political maneuvering. The status of clergy could have much to do with their alliances and family ties with the local aristocracy. Indeed, from the
In 795, monks on an island near Dublin saw a fleet of ships approaching. The long ships with a dragons head carved on the bow carried a force of warriors who would plunder the treasures accumulated by the monastery over 2 centuries. A monk wrote late
By the 11th century, the Vikings who had settled in Ireland, the Hiberno-Norse, had been here for over a century and a half. Theyd intermarried, become Christian and formed local alliances. Theyd founded thriving port cities like Waterford, Wexford,
On Good Friday 1014, the opposing forces faced each other at Clontarf, outside Dublin. There were two Irish armies, but both with their Viking allies. Of these Vikings it was said they carried arrows anointed and browned in the blood of dragons. The
By Sonja Pace Belfast 08 May 2007 A new power-sharing government has taken over administration of Northern Ireland, bringing together long-time Catholic and Protestant enemies. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Stormont, the seat of government in Belfast
Jack opened his eyes. The light was still gray, but the air was evendamper and colder than in Frog Creek. Wow, I'm in a long dress, said Annie. It'sscratchy. Hey, I've got a little purse on my belt. It hasmy library card in it!Jack looked down at his
By Sonja Pace London 12 October 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the peace process in Northern Ireland, saying it serves as an example for other conflict areas that bitter enemies can resolve differences peacefully. Secretary