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Invisible art: minimalism in the extreme

A leading British gallery is to push the boundaries of visual art with an exhibition of works which cannot be seen.

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Man injured in Longford shooting - RTÉ News

A man has been injured after a shooting incident at a building outside Longford town in the early hours of this morning.

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Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break—on child support

And Octomom thought she had her problems -- a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children is asking the courts for a break on child support...

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Father of 30 kids by 11 women can't pay child support

A Tennessee man's problems paying child support aren't so surprising: He has 30 children with 11 different women.

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Bono is a billionaire thanks to Facebook’s record breaking stock market debut

HE has been the butt of investing jokes for years but Bono will have the last laugh today when his investment in Facebook makes him the world's richest rock star.

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Suu Kyi to visit Ireland next month

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may visit Ireland next month during her first trip abroad in 24 years, the Irish Times has learned.

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Ex-FG councillor Fred Forsey Jnr guilty of corruption

A FORMER Fine Gael town councillor has been found guilty of corruptly accepting payments totalling 80,000 from a property developer.

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Ex-FG councillor guilty of corruption

The jury in the trial of a former Fine Gael town councillor accused of accepting corrupt payments totalling 80,000 relating to the proposed rezoning of 32 hectares of land near Dungarvan in Co...

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Ex-Fine Gael deputy mayor Fred Forsey guilty on corruption charges

A former Fine Gael town councillor has been found guilty of corruptly accepting payments totalling 80,000 from a property developer in Waterford six years ago...

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Former FG councillor guilty of corruptly accepting payments

A former Fine Gael town councillor has been found guilty of corruptly accepting payments totalling 80,000 from a property developer in Waterford six years ago.

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Oops! Beauty who beat hundreds of women to final of modelling competition revealed to be a man

PRETTY Angkookrat Warangnam beat hundreds of women to make it into the final of a modelling competition - and then shocked organisers by revealing she was a man.

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Under-fire cardinal suffers snub from his own priests

CARDINAL Sean Brady has suffered a new blow after the majority of priests in his diocese snubbed a meeting organised as a show of support for the embattled leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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Engineer: Star Trek’s Enterprise ship could be built in 20 years at a cost of $1 trillion

Whether you're a Trekkie or not, you have to admit that there's some sense of wonder toexploring the stars andtrying to find life on distant planets. Of course, the U.S.S...

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Heat on Eamon Gilmore as Labour voters defect to Sinn Fein

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore and the Labour Party have lost one-in-four voters to Sinn Fein and the Independents, the latest Irish Independent/Millward Brown Lansdowne opinion poll reveals.

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Heat on Eamon Gilmore as Labour voters defect to Sinn Fein

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore and the Labour Party have lost one-in-four voters to Sinn Fein and the Independents, the latest Irish Independent/Millward Brown Lansdowne opinion poll reveals.

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Rugby fans warned of Ryanair charge

Passengers flying with Ryanair this weekend to the Heineken Cup final will not face a 60 booking fee if they have not checked in online by 4pm today.

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Taoiseach retraces grandfathers steps at lighthouse

The Taoiseach has been retracing the steps of his grandfather as he officially opened the Loop Head Lighthouse in Clare for the summer season this evening.

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Woman to sue PSNI after force kept part of gun victim's skull

The partner of a man murdered by loyalists 20 years ago is to take legal action against police in Northern Ireland after the force admitted retaining part of the victims skull.

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Former bankers attempt to stop customers' private prosecution for alleged deception

Two officials at IBRC (formerly Anglo Irish Bank) have brought a High Court challenge over a customers private prosecution against them for alleged deception.

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Arizona Secretary Of State Fans Birther Flames

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett made moves to appease birthers in his state this week, petitioning the state of Hawaii to confirm the existence of President Barack Obama's long-form birth...

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Argentine gas exports cancelled

Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.

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Election result in Toronto riding thrown out by judge

Conservative MP Ted Opitz's federal election win last year in Etobicoke Centre has been declared null and void in a challenge by former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

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Facebook falls flat in public debut

After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. Its stock closed at $38.23, up 23 cents, after pricing Thursday night at $38 per share.

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Funny letter from Ronald Reagan to seventh-grader resurfaces

An amusing letter from former president Ronald Reagan in response to a 13-year-old boy's request for disaster relief funds to clean up his room is making the rounds again on social media, thanks to a...

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Personal GPS Tracker

Ok folks here we have it your very own personal GPS tracking device. I will be ordering these next week but they are available to purchase now so we don't run out of stock...

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Act backer: We all dislike Maori

The biggest donor to the Act Party says he gave the money to Don Brash and John Banks so they could stop special treatment for Maori who were either in jail or on welfare.

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House Passes Defense Budget That Breaks Spending Agreement

WASHINGTON -- The House passed a defense budget Friday that exceeds the deal cut by Congress and President Barack Obama last summer, and that would have to be paid for with cash taken from poverty...

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House OKs $642B defense bill that Obama threatened to veto

The House has passed a $642 billion defense bill despite a White House veto threat.

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Queen's jubilee guestlist criticised

The King of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of brutally suppressing pro-democracy demonstrations, will have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II today in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee.

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Funds target Irish primary care

Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has said he has been approached by two funds worth 500 million each proposing to invest in primary care facilities in Ireland.

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Irish Independent | Your News | Your Way | Your Say

THE ex-Fine Gael mayor on trial for corruption lived a 'Walter Mitty' life and was part of a story of sordid jealousy, anger and rage, a jury heard yesterday.

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A SYNDICATE of banks, that provided funds to Sean Dunne companies towards acquiring two hotels in Ballsbridge for 400m, is pursuing the developer for more than 163m.

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Irish Independent | Your News | Your Way | Your Say

A TOURISM drive to attract the Irish Diaspora back home should be expanded to encourage those with Ulster Scots roots to make the trip, Martin McGuinness has told the Assembly.

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COLM Sharkey left Ireland three years ago after attending a jobs fair here -- and he does not plan to return home.

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US house approves use of force as Iran option

Lower house of Congress authorises military action if US and its allies are threatened by nuclear weapons.

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Health Sec. heckled at Georgetown graduation speech

While delivering a graduation speech at Georgetown University, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was heckled by an anti-abortion supporter.

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Bill To End Indefinite Detention Fails In House

WASHINGTON -- A judge may have found unconstitutional the law that allows people to be held indefinitely without trial by the military, but the House of Representatives voted Friday to keep it anyway...

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House Rejects a Bid to Bar Some Indefinite Detentions

The House beat back an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative lawmakers and approved a contentious $642 billion Pentagon policy bill.

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Coveney says treaty vote 'a one off'

Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton has been forced to admit causing confusion by the way he dealt badly with a question during a debate on the fiscal treaty.

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Citizens United II: Sens. McCain And Whitehouse Slam Supreme Court Decision, Super PACs

WASHINGTON -- In an all-out broadside against the current state of campaign finance, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) submitted a brief on Friday morning urging the U.S...

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Funeral of Irish ranger killed in training accident

A RANGER, due to celebrate his 22nd birthday today, was laid to rest with military honours in Cork yesterday after he was killed accidentally in a training exercise in the UK.

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PM warns Hollande over tax plan

UK PM David Cameron warns French President Francois Hollande that Britain will not accept a Europe-wide financial transaction tax, saying it is not a "sensible measure".

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Solar Eclipse Visible From California to Texas Sunday Afternoon

Rare annular eclipse visible from western U.S.

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