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While the Irish have lots of spice in their speech, their cuisine runs a rather bland gamut from stews to stout. In a tradition-jarring step, however, Lawry's Foods of Los Angeles has opened a taco and tostado plant in Dublin...
...factory because the firm could not keep up with the strong demand in Western Europe for taco and tostado shells and seasonings, which it has been shipping from the U.S. to Sweden, Britain, Germany and other European countries for years. According to Lawry's officials, the Dublin facility is the first Mexican-food factory in Europe. Says Executive Vice President Thomas Fuelling: "We feel that Mexican food is the next step for European tastes. It is fun, it is healthy, it is easy to prepare, it is tasty, and it is cheap ... make that inexpensive...
...Sept. 1 when the 16 players, newlywed Coach Edie MacAusland Mabrey and new Assistant Coach Brooke Watson flew into Shannon. After a day of rest, the team began a hectic schedule of traveling, afternoon practices, and night games. The first stop was Cork, and from there they traveled to Dublin for a few days. A three-day stint in Belfast followed, then on to Causeway and back home...
...This year also marks the 78th anniversary of Bloomsday, June 16, 1904, the day commemorated in Ulysses and a sacred date on the calendar of all Joyceans. Some 550 scholars assembled then for the eighth international James Joyce symposium. The President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, and the mayor of Dublin, Alexis Fitzgerald, were on hand for official ceremonies; scores of people in turn-of-the-century costumes took to the streets to act out scenes from the novel. One who declined an invitation to join in the fun was Joyce's grandson Stephen, who sent his regrets from Paris...
There is cause for a small drop of Joycean malice as well. Dublin's embrace of its prodigal son is both tardy and tentative. The money for the bronze bust did not come from the Irish government but from American Express, to provide an additional lure to the swarms of foreign tourists who annually pay homage to the master. Many Irish natives remain unimpressed. Jerry Davis, a local artist who played the role of Bloom on Bloomsday, says of Joyce: "He was an impudent whacker. I don't really want to be identified with him." Symphorosa Daybell...