Oct 31, 2009 | Leinster Leader
Social entrepreneur award given to Allenwood man
AN Allenwood man has won an award for his work in establishing an organisation which works with older people.
President applauds special 'madness' in Limerick
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Sightsavers Ireland supporter Peter McLoughlin welcomed by President McAleese
On Tuesday, October 20, Peter McLoughlin from Mohill was welcomed to Aras an Uachtarain for the first time by President Mary McAleese, Patron of Sightsavers Ireland.
City gets a lift from President McAleese visit
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Ahern urged McAleese over Reynolds for ras
Sensational claim contradicts ex-taoiseach's version of events before 1997 party vote.
Liberator's tomb opens to public
Chairman of Glasnevin Trust John Green, with President Mary McAleese at the official opening of the refurbished crypt of Daniel O'Connell in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, yesterday.
Entrepreneur award for Taxback founder
Kilkenny businessman Terry Clune, the founder of Taxback.com, was named 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Dublin last night.
Relief and joy as 'wonderfully brave' GOAL worker set free
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese last night led the deluge of messages of relief and delight following the release of aid worker Sharon Commins .
Kidnapped GOAL workers Sharon Commins , from Clontarf in Dublin, and Hilda Kawuki from Uganda, were released by their captors in the early hours of Sunday.
Mother's joy as freed Irish aid worker prepares to return home after 107 days captivity in Sudan
The mother of freed Irish aid worker Sharon Commins today said she could not wait to hold her daughter in her arms again.
Air Corps pilot's short life was long on accomplishments, mourners told
The coffin Capt Derek Furniss as it leaves the grounds of St John the Evangelist Church, Ballinteer, Dublin, yesterday.
Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed in Darfur
Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan's Darfur region were released Saturday by their captors, a Sudanese government official said.
President attends pilot's funeral
Air Corps Captain Derek Furniss, who was killed in a navigation training exercise on Monday, was a remarkable man who packed a lot into his short life, his memorial service heard today.
President signs Lisbon Treaty Bill
President Mary McAleese has signed the Bill of the Lisbon Treaty, making the Yes vote in the referendum legally binding.
Past wounds meet present conflict as Dublin celebrates 90th anniversary of Easter Rising
In a milestone event replete with historical and political significance, the Irish authorities will - on Easter Monday - stage a major commemoration of the armed insurrection that triggered the ending of British rule.
McAleese hails North policing transformation
President Mary McAleese today praised the transformation of policing which had allowed the North to take a giant step towards a completely new era in community policing.
Martin begins three-day visit to US
Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin is beginning a three-day visit to the US today.
President 'shocked' at death of pilots
President Mary McAleese has expressed her "shock and sadness" at the death of two Air Corps pilots who were killed when their training flight crashed in Co Mayo yesterday evening.
Two crew members killed in Air Corps plane crash
A full investigation will get underway today into the crash of an Air Corps plane in which two crew members lost their lives.
Clinton in Belfast seeks power-sharing progress
In this photo issued by the Northern Ireland Government Office, showing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, centre, being greeted by First Minister Peter Robinson, right, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, left, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday Oct.
Irish President receives Hamdan bin Rashid
President Mary McAleese of Ireland received here today at the Presidential Palace Dubai Deputy Ruler and UAE Minister of Finance, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who conveyed to the Irish President greetings from President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh ...
McAleese set for Luxembourg visit
President Mary McAleese will embark on a two-day state visit to Luxembourg next week.
Bulgaria Foreign Minister: EU Must Build upon Ireland's 'Yes' October 3, 2009, Saturday Ireland's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty is important with respect to one of the major EU projects its enlargement.... October 3, 2009, Saturday Fear did play a role in reversing the rejection of EU?? s Lisbon Treaty in the second Ireland referendum, The ...
Child stars of Listowel Drama Groups 'The Master' pictured on Thursday night before their performance at St Johns Theatre, Listowel Photo: Catherine Tangney Wednesday October 07 2009 President Mary McAleese, Patron of the Sign Language Interpreting Service , attended the SLIS Accreditation Award Ceremony on the 1st of October.
Bulgaria President Praises Irish Counterpart over Lisbon Treaty Vote
Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, has congratulated his Irish counterpart, President Mary McAleese, on the affirmative vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.
Ireland, which is often called the Irish Republic to distinguish it from British Northern Ireland, emerged from the conflict that marked its birth as an independent state to become one of Europe's economic success stories.
Cowen still optimistic as polls close
Voting levels in the Lisbon Treaty referendum re-run received the expected evening surge, with turnout across the country around 50% in the hours before polling stations shut their doors.
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