Person: James Buchanan

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Valentia Island marks milestone message between Queen and President

Major celebrations will take place in Valentia Island, Co Kerry today to mark the 160th anniversary of the first cable message sent across the Atlantic.

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Canada seeks Unesco World Heritage status for Valentia Island

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Push for Valentia Island's Unesco status

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Illicit affairs common in history of White House

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Dad presidents: Raising kids in the Oval Office

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‘Europe and America are united by telegraphy’

We’ve taken over the world

ANYONE who has ever known anyone with an Irish wolfhound declares an Irish connection for St Patrick’s Day.

Sun, 17 Mar, 2013

Obama visit - We should seize this opportunity

PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s visit in May will evoke memories of other celebrated visits of American presidents.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2011

O’bama earns the apostrophe, but green tie was for Chicago. Full stop

WHEN President Barack Obama met the press on Tuesday morning to discuss his budget proposals, he was sporting a green tie to mark St Patrick’s Day. “Green tie, not bad, huh?” he began.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2009

New stamp marks first transatlantic cable message

A new postage stamp to be launched today marks the 150th anniversary of the first cable message from Europe to America.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2008

An Irish honours system would be a one-way road to further corruption

AFTER Ireland’s defeat to Italy in the quarter-final of the 1990 World Cup, Charlie Haughey went down on the field to salute the Irish crowd, but he was roundly booed.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2007

US leaders’ hall of shame unveiled

FROM engaging in sexual relations with an intern to letting the Vietnam War escalate, US presidents have been blamed for some egregious errors.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2006