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Brenda Fricker: Remembering the Life and Legacy of the Irish Icon

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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for acting and a celebrated veteran of stage and screen, has died at the age of 81. Her career, which spanned over 30 films and early Irish television, is credited by President Catherine Connolly and other officials as a catalyst for the revitalization of … Read more

Heather Humphreys’ Abuse Exposes Deep Divisions in Northern Ireland’s Border Protestant Community

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Angela Graham, a community leader in Drum, Co Monaghan, reports that Border Protestants have returned to a state of cautious silence following a wave of sectarian abuse last year. The backlash targeted the Drum Accordion Band and local woman Heather Humphreys after media focus shifted to the Orange Order connections of Humphreys’ husband, Eric. Sectarian … Read more

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