Word: dubliner
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Though the tasty beverage itself is not appearing, Magners is the main sponsor of this week’s seventh annual Irish Film Festival at the Harvard Film Archive (HFA) and Brattle Theater. The festival may not have quite the thrill of a Dublin pub crawl, but it promises its fair share of exciting events—notably an appearance by Irish director Terry George (“Hotel Rwanda”). With more than 30 features and short documentaries, Magners celebrates the impressive and wide-ranging talent of Irish filmmakers...
...frequently overlooked, and it is nice to see some appreciation for those who often face discrimination because of their physical condition. I was disappointed to read about the opposition to the sculpture. Everyone can benefit from recognizing the singular contributions that different people make to this world. Maddie Molish Dublin, Ohio, U.S. The Future of Energy Your stories on the future of energy lifted my spirits [Oct. 31]. With all the bad news that has inundated us - the war in Iraq, hurricanes, earthquakes and massive federal indebtedness - it has been difficult to see a light...
...demand for the first-trimester test, though it costs $200 to $800 and is not covered by most insurance. More important, it greatly clarifies the range of options for expectant mothers, says lead author Dr. Fergal Malone, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. "This is not a one-size-fits-all approach," he says. The first-trimester screening carries a high risk of false positives for older women, so a woman who has struggled for years to get pregnant and wishes to avoid the risks of a follow-up amnio might...
...survived the four horsemen of the apocalypse - SARS, conflict in Iraq, terrorism and the economy," said Giovanni Bisignani, head of global airline-industry group IATA, last year. "But a fifth horseman, the price of oil, could deny us profitability yet again." Not in Ryanair's case. The Dublin-based budget airline's fuel bill doubled in the six months to October, but it still cheered earnings of $277 million last week, a year- on-year rise of 18%. CEO Michael O'Leary's course of squeezing nonfuel costs and pushing up passenger volumes will "see [Ryanair] through an awful...
...Snapper A fractious Dublin family faces an awkward fact: the eldest daughter is soon to give birth to an illegitimate baby. This crowded, wayward, funny film, written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Stephen Frears, is a hymn to family values without any of the usual piety. It gives Colm Meaney, as the $ emotionally hard-pressed father, the role of a lifetime...