Topic: John Keane

The Wests Awake: Family, funerals and a witch

Irish Central - 176 days ago
Tweet Illustration by Caty Bartholomew Meandering merrily away this week, I find myself in Listowel trying to meet brother Mickie and, as always...

New Bananas Foster Dunkelweizen has appeal

On Tap - 371 days ago
Sherbrooke Liquor has released its latest collaboration with Edmonton's Alley Kat Brewing and it is a Bananas Foster Dunkelweizen called Mojo...

Bono favorite to be voted Ireland's greatest ever person

Irish Central - 698 days ago
Make a comment . The search is on for Ireland's greatest ever person --and St. Patrick is not on the ballot. A national opinion poll by RTE...

Rules for US soldiers ban Islamic extremism: Pentagon

AFP American Edition - 819 days ago
US commanders have authority to discipline soldiers promoting Islamist extremism even though military regulations do not mention " jihadist" militancy, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday.This month's shooting rampage at Fort Hood has raised questions about how the military can identify ...

Pentagon launches probe of Fort Hood rampage

AFP American Edition - 819 days ago
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a rampage never happens again.US Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan has been charged with the murder ...

Olympic boxing champ DeGale dazzles on pro debut

AFP Global Edition - 1083 days ago
British Olympic boxing champion James DeGale won his professional debut match, beating Georgian Vepkhia Tchilaia with a 40-36 points win.DeGale, 23, who won the Middleweight gold medal in Beijing last August, dominated his opponent at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham ...

A typical specimen

Spectator, The London - 1198 days ago
A typical specimen ALL OF THESE PEOPLE: A MEMOIR by Fergal Keane HarperCollins, A woman on a Dublin bus, reacting to the sudden transformation of Ireland into a multicultural society, was overheard to complain, 'Russians, Chinese, blacks - they all look the same ...

Firefighter died after fire trucks crash

AP News - 1732 days ago
Connecticut Firefighter Dies From Injuries After 2 Fire Trucks Crash Racing to BlazeA firefighter who was critically injured when two fire trucks collided while racing to a house fire died Tuesday morning, officials with the mayor's office said.Capt. John Keane ...