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  • July 2008

    • Guinness Sales Flat in ... Ireland?

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 12, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      Guinness Sales Flat in ... Ireland?

      Ireland still drinks a lot of beer—only the Czechs down more—and continues to chug a lot of Guinness. But in a cultural shift in the newly vibrant nation, sales of the national drink have steadily declined in recent years, as harried white-collar workers skip the pub on the way home, and foreign workers opt for a taste of home instead of “the black stuff,” the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      beer  • Ireland  • Dublin  • Guinness  • brewing

    • France Takes EU Reins With Call for Change

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jul 1, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      France Takes EU Reins With Call for Change

      French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that “profound” changes are needed in Europe's strategy for growth as his nation takes over the helm of the EU, reports AFP. “There have been errors in the way that Europe has been built,” Sarkozy noted in the wake of Ireland’s vote against a major EU treaty. Many Europeans fear unification will worsen the negative effects of globalization, he says. "Something isn't right." More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Ireland  • Lisbon Treaty

  • June 2008

    • Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jun 25, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      Pro-Europeans are claiming that American neoconservatives helped bankroll an effort to convince Irish voters to reject a key treaty, Der Spiegel reports. "Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means," a French minister said after Ireland's thumbs-down roiled the continent. "The role of the American neo-cons was very important in the victory of the 'no'." More »

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      France  • European Union  • Europe  • Ireland  • constitution  • neocon  • Lisbon Treaty

    • As Celtic Tiger Slows, Ireland Again Empties

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 08 12:01 PM CDT

      As Celtic Tiger Slows, Ireland Again Empties

      The massive Irish economic engine of the '90s brought decades of emigration to a screeching halt and hordes of EU immigrants flooding through open borders to lay claim to plentiful jobs. But as the Celtic Tiger begins to look like a kitty, the Wall Street Journal reports, many of those immigrants are packing their bags and heading home—where the boom times are on the rise. More »

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      United Kingdom  • European Union  • immigration  • Ireland  • Eastern Europe  • Celtic Tiger

    • EU Divided in Wake of Ireland's 'No' Vote

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 14, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      EU Divided in Wake of Ireland's 'No' Vote

      Irish voters' rejection of a treaty to reform the EU has left the bloc in turmoil, the BBC reports. France, Germany, and Britain say EU countries should continue to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, while the Czech president declared it dead. Fourteen of the 27 EU countries have approved the agreement, which needs unanimous support to pass; Ireland was the the only one to hold a referendum. More »

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      European Union  • Ireland  • referendum  • Treaty of Lisbon

    • EU Reform in Peril As Ireland Votes No

      newser  |  Irish Times (Ireland)  |  Jun 13, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      EU Reform in Peril As Ireland Votes No

      Ireland has rejected the Treaty of Lisbon, dashing years of effort to reform the European Union. The Irish Times cites preliminary reports that the "no" vote has prevailed with about 52%, won mainly among rural and urban working class areas. The ruling and opposition parties both supported the treaty, but some voters felt it surrendered too much autonomy to the EU. More »

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      European Union  • Ireland  • referendum  • Treaty of Lisbon  • Brian Cowen

    • Irish Vote Could Make Stew of European Unity

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 10, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Irish Vote Could Make Stew of European Unity

      European Union reformers are aghast at the possibility that Irish voters could derail years of negotiations Thursday with a rejection of the constitution-like Lisbon Treaty, the Financial Times reports. Ireland is alone among the EU's 27 members in offering citizens a referendum on the treaty, which streamlines and consolidates EU power. The treaty must be ratified unanimously to take effect. More »

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      European Union  • Ireland  • Bernard Kouchner  • Treaty of Lisbon

  • May 2008
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  • March 2008

    • Irked Irish Bar Bans 'Danny Boy'

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Mar 17, 08 6:31 AM CDT

      Irked Irish Bar Bans 'Danny Boy'

      That annual Guinness-fueled serenade led by green-hat-and-bead-clad Yanks wearing "Kiss me, I'm Irish" pins won't be heard at Foley's Pub in New York today; barkeep Shaun Clancy has banned the maudlin lyrics of "Danny Boy" during the month of March, and especially on St. Patrick's Day. "Everybody thinks that after three pints, you're entitled to get up there and butcher the song," says Clancy. More »

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      Ireland  • ban  • St. Patrick's Day  • karaoke

  • February 2008

    • Tax Helped the Irish Bag Plastic

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 6, 08 12:13 PM CST

      Tax Helped the Irish Bag Plastic

      "Paper or plastic?" is perhaps the last question you'll hear on the Emerald Isle, thanks to a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag that cut Irish consumption by 94% within weeks of its 2002 enactment, reports the New York Times . Cloth bags have become downright fashionable since, but strong manufacturer and merchant opposition has hindered similar efforts in Britain and LA, and laws elsewhere have met mixed results. More »

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      environmentalism  • taxes  • Ireland  • plastic  • plastic bags  • supermarket  • landfill  • paper bags

  • January 2008

    • JetBlue Teams With Irish Airline

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 31, 08 5:26 PM CST

      JetBlue Teams With Irish Airline

      JetBlue will team up with Irish airline Aer Lingus in the spring so both carriers can expand their overseas offerings, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move is unusual because both are low-budget airlines, the Journal notes, and these kinds of partnerships are often expensive to maintain. But the carriers say they will cut costs by linking their no-frills websites and letting customers book their flights. More »

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      airline industry  • air travel  • Ireland  • JetBlue  • Dublin

  • November 2007

    • Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 5:26 PM CST

      Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

      Taking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg beers totaling 39,600 pints, or $235,000 worth. More »

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      theft  • Ireland  • Budweiser  • Dublin  • Carlsberg  • Guinness

    • Are Brits Less Stout of Heart?

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 23, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Are Brits Less Stout of Heart?

      The champion of breakfast beers the world over, Guinness is facing stiff competition from more refreshing lagers targeting the after-work crowd. Sales in in Britain were off 13% in each of the last 2 years, the BBC reports, and in Ireland, where the black stout has been the best-selling beer for decades, sales have dropped 30% since 2001. More »

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      United Kingdom  • beer  • Ireland  • sales  • Guinness

    • Pull Over, Father

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Nov 3, 07 5:08 PM CDT

      Pull Over, Father

      Irish priests are carping about a government proposal to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers from .08 to .05, fearing that communion wine may make them legally drunk. “I don't like to use the word wine, as it is Christ's blood,” says one priest, “but it still has all the characteristics of wine when in the blood stream.” Non-alcoholic vino is no option, he adds, for it requires case-by-case church approval.  More »

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      Catholic Church  • wine  • drunk driving  • Catholicism  • Ireland  • mass

  • October 2007

    • Nobel Laureate Downplays 9/11

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 23, 07 9:03 AM CDT

      Nobel Laureate Downplays 9/11

      Freshly minted Nobel laureate Doris Lessing said the 9/11 terrorist assault on the World Trade Center “wasn’t that terrible” in comparison to violence wreaked by the IRA in Britain. "Some Americans will think I'm crazy," she said in an interview in Spanish daily El Pais . "Many people died, two prominent buildings fell, but it was neither as terrible nor as extraordinary as they think. They're a very naive people, or they pretend to be."  More »

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      George W. Bush  • Tony Blair  • Ireland  • IRA  • Nobel  • Doris Lessing

    • Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 22, 07 2:00 PM CDT

      Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

      The American housing crisis is echoing in Europe, where home prices are dropping after a decade of rapid growth. The damage is limited, however, by intercontinental differences. High interest rates and shaken confidence are catching up to prices in France, Ireland, and particularly Spain, where new home construction had spurred major growth but permits are now plummeting, the Journal reports. More »

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      France  • Germany  • housing crisis  • Europe  • mortgage  • Spain  • Ireland  • home equity loans

  • September 2007

    • Irish Smoking Ban Good for Lungs ... of Instruments

      newser  |  AFP  |  Sep 29, 07 12:36 PM CDT

      Irish Smoking Ban Good for Lungs ... of Instruments

      The air isn’t the only thing that’s cleaner in Ireland’s pubs these days. Since the country stubbed out pub smoking in 2004, musicians have been getting clearer sounds out of traditional Irish instruments. It’s a lot easier to keep clean bellows-driven devices such as accordions and bagpipes, the AFP reports, when they aren’t guzzling smoke. More »

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      music  • Ireland  • smoking ban

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