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Friday, March 10, 2006 
From the Irish Times - Kilian Doyle takes a wry look at how St Patrick would fare if he were to return to Ireland today. "It's a quiet January afternoon in O'Hooligan's Irish pub in Heaven. There's a rambunctious character sitting at a table surrounded by cronies doling out free pints to him. He's singing and yelling and generally holding court.

Quietly, a small, wizened old geezer wearing a leather biker jacket and a faded Iggy Pop T-shirt walks into the pub and ambles over to the table. The place falls silent.

'Patrick?'

'Oh, flip.' (He's been waiting for this. Fixes best smile and turns around, expecting the worst.) 'Yes, God?'"

Click on the link above for the rest of the adventure.
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Thursday, January 12, 2006 
The Brave New World. David McWilliams predicts that by 2031, Ireland is likely to have a significant black urban underclass, paying rent to a Chinese landlord class, a good chance that there will be a second-generation Polish Taoiseach, that Irish academia will feature a disproportionate number of Indians, yet the Irish language will be stronger than at any point since before the Famine.
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Sunday, January 8, 2006 
Does the Celtic heart still beat? Good question. Mahalo to my Celtic cousin Scott for the pointer.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005 
Words new ammunition up the North. (From the Irish Independent - subscription required)  It seems that the Wikipedia history of podcasting debate is not the only Wikipedia battleground. Unionists/Loyalists and Republican's are busy changing each other's entries regarding Northern Ireland/The Six Counties.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005 
More jobs to go in Donegal. It seems that nearly every or two week I come across an article that announces the loss of jobs in the second most beautiful place I've ever visited. A plant closing will mean 67 people will lose their jobs, after 560 people were notified last week that they would be losing their jobs in Donegal with the closure of Hospira.

I was thrilled to see that RTE has RSS feeds now. It will undoubtably become my primary source of Ireland news. Now if only Radio na Gaeltachta started podcasting

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 
Poor state of Irish music. A letter to the editor of the Irish Independent (subscription required) laments the sorry state of Irish music, and a "widely-held 'it's Irish so it must be good' mindset." Ouch!

And this writer says that they should make gardai learn Irish, a point of contention in many areas.

Finally, a writer supports the idea that promotion of Irish is a duty of the State.
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Monday, June 20, 2005 
This day three years ago today we were wandering the streets of Dublin.  Sob.
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Monday, June 13, 2005 
Memories of Ireland and Donegal. I tend to get a bit nostalgic this time of year as the anniversary of our trip to Ireland approaches. I would love to be able to return to Gleann Cholm Cille and Oideas Gael every year. <Sob>
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Thursday, November 18, 2004 
Ethnomusic Ph.d at Queen's University Belfast? I got a very nice reply to my email inquiry to the anthropology department at Queen's University Belfast. They have a Ph.d. program in ethnomusicology, and while their normal program (1 year at QUB, 1 year field research, 1 year of writing at QUB) wouldn't work for me, there is a possiblity of making alternative arrangements. I'm hoping to meet with some of their faculty at the International Council For Traditional Music conference in Sheffield next summer, and, if the opportunity presents itself, to visit the campus on that trip. Stay tuned.

If anyone reading this has any thoughts on QUB or the ethnomusicology program there please let me know.
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Sunday, October 24, 2004 
Musicians As Terrorists? A few weeks ago a plane carrying British/Muslim singer Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) was diverted, and he was refused entry into the U.S. Yesterday, Irish singer Christy Moore was detained by British authorities and questioned regarding, among other things, the lyrics in some of this songs. No explanation was given to him as to why he was detained. What next, interrogation of Hawaiian performers whose songs advocate Hawaiian sovereignty? Frightening.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004 
Irish plead for EU gift of the gab. It looks like Ireland is indeed going to push to have Irish added to the growing list of recognized languages in the EU. It was quite classy for Bertie to not have pushed for it while Ireland held the EU presidency. It does sound as though Ulster MEP Jim Allister could use a hand removing the broomstick from his arse.
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Thursday, July 1, 2004 
I received a disappointing reply from University College Cork regarding my Ph.d. inquiry. While it seems that pursing a Ph.d. there is possible, they would want me to relocate to Cork for a minimum of two years, not just one. I understand the reasoning, but just don't think it would be feasible financially, and not sure how the family would handle it, either. It was a nice dream while it lasted.
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Saturday, June 26, 2004 
I got a very postive reply to my inquiry to the University of Sheffield in England. It sounds as though my desire to spend a year abroad and then making subsequent visits to their campus aligns well with their Joint Location Program. Also, one of their lecturers has taught at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

I've also sent an inquiry to the University of Oxford. Of course, my first choice remains the music program at University College Cork, but they have still not replied to my inquiry. It's not going to be feasible for me to enter any program until fall of 2005, but I'd like to identify and apply to programs by the fall so that I can begin seeking out funding sources and making plans.
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Friday, June 25, 2004 
Slugger points to a very compelling argument against making Irish and official EU language. There do seem to be few valid reasons to do it, other than they can and it would make people feel good.
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