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In Ireland, Crisps (Potato Chips!) Are Going Bananas

Inspired by the legendary "Spud" Murphy, the Irish are creating a revolution in potato chips -- crisps-- in sometimes ridiculous flavors. Millions in the offing as you crunch!

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Sex At Trinity, Pope Arrives, JFK's Visit To Ireland -- Little Museum of...

At the Little Museum of Dublin, meet the death mask of James Joyce, U2 when 18, the pranks of Brendan Behan and the ridiculous laughter of the guy who blew up the Celtic Tiger.

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The Mighty Irish Fall and Fall

Two of the highest flying property developers in Ireland now see their dreams, too, go kaput as Treasury Holdings hits liquidation.

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Salmon Or Cognac, The Temptations of An Idyllic Refuge in Connemara

"Come away O Stolen Child" said Yeats, and to a hidden salmon valley in County Mayo the Delphi Lodge offers that -- for a price.

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And A Shepherd Tips Time In Tipperary

While grandiose Irish dreams collapse, a Tipperary shepherd pays little mind as he works his Border Collies Monty and Tweed in a Bolshoi Ballet of the old, timeless ways.

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Want To See A Ghost Tonight? Hunting Them Is One Of Ireland's Weirder Treats

As spooked as you want to be -- strange ghost hunters emerge from Irish woodwork each summer.

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New Tape Recordings Reveal Brazen Chicanery At Irish Bank That Soaked Its...

Irish bankers heard saying they picked first bail out figures 'out of their arse" to dupe their country and the EU when Celtic Tiger first collapsed. Storm of outrage grows global.

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Who's Irish? New Report Says Jackie O Was Jackie O' And Only A Few Shades...

Was Jacqueline Kennedy closet Irish, and more Irish than JFK himself? "Roots" is back on 50th annivesary of JFK's historic visit to Ireland and Kennedy clan swarms with Bono on air guitar.

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Ireland Moves Toward Wrapping Iconic Cigar Boxes In Plain Paper And Gruesome...

Smoke screen or fact? Warnings of end of luxury cigar market in ever clouded Ireland as country moves to out Do Good the EU once again.

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What Will The Irish Think Of Next? Mr. Paddywagon Seeks Domination Of Global...

Is Ireland going back to more creative roots? Strange business ideas abound, and now hear this -- Paddywagon Tours wants to handle your every day trip abroad.

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Irish Artist Says Goodbye Big Oil, Turns Off Rigs To Drill For Inspiration....

What happens after chucking oil trading in Siberia? You paint with your fingers in Cork, that's what.

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What Can Go Wrong Next? Global Arrows Pointing At The Apple Atop Ireland's Head

Ireland flinches at worldwide charges it's playing footloose with tax norms. Dutch and English slew foot, Puerto Rico slips in a 4 percent header. Tom foolery about taxes goes global.

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Redhead Madness, March Of 1000 Beards, Insomniac Golf -- Summer In Ireland Is...

Party up! A summer season of madness ahead in Ireland with redhead conventions, 1,000 man beard protests, golf at 4 a.m.

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Want To Know Your Irish Past? Waterford Sculptor Seamus Kelly Flies Back...

An Irish sculptor digs through thousands of years for icons before recorded time, visions and sugar plums of extinct elk racks worth $100,000. Pre-history meet Seamus Kelly.

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Ireland's Marvelous Mad Milliner Philip Treacy Says The Fascinator Is...

Gasp -- Irish designer Philip Treacy, creator of surreal visions for royalty and stars, turns his back on "Fascinator" hats.

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What To Give The Man Who Has Everything? Why, A Cask Of Irish Whiskey To Be...

With Irish whiskey sales, a new start up distillery seeks "Founding Fathers" to purchase limited edition personal casks. Ticket to wealth, contentment, or divorce?

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O'Bama's Got His, Clinton And Tom Cruise Too -- Official Irish Heritage...

You too can be certified Irish like Tom Cruise. Official evidence of Irish ancestry available for a song!

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Eat Your Heart Out At Ireland's Food Festivals: 3 Million Oysters, The Craic...

Gourmet Ireland? You betcha -- famous food writers, world's chefs, gourmands of all sizes converging on festivals from Cork to Dublin. Or try 3 million oysters in Galway.

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From Coffin Ships To Triumph Abroad, Museums Tell Of Ireland's Haunting Diaspora

From Connecticut to Cork, museums tell of Ireland's Great Hunger and flight by the millions abroad.

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