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Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child are among eight people who have been freed in Haiti by kidnappers after being held for almost a month following an…

John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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Days are numbered for college football’s storied Farmageddon rivalry

DUBLIN — Week 0 is college football's oft-ignored start to the season. The good stuff doesn't generally happen until the smorgasbord of Labor Day weekend. This year, though, it begins…

John McCarthy August 22, 2025

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8 including an Irish missionary are missing after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled…

John McCarthy August 4, 2025

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TUI wants to attract Chinese, US holidaymakers as Europeans tighten budgets

LONDON (Reuters) — TUI wants to attract holidaymakers from China and the United States to its new hotels in Asia and is offering cheaper destinations in eastern Europe as budget-conscious…

John McCarthy February 25, 2025

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Sinead O’Connor dies at age 56

DUBLIN (Reuters) — Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, known for topping the charts around the world with the 1990 song "Nothing Compares 2 U", has died at the age of 56,…

John McCarthy July 26, 2023

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TRASH TALK: South Carolina Garbage Bin Travels All The Way To Ireland

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far it traveled, from the southeastern…

Bro Bot November 8, 2021