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On this day, as the month of December begins, let's hope that the retailers of Ireland will get the sales boost they deserve. They have battled through the last five years of bank collapses, new levies, tolls and taxes, and they have done one thing - survived. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on other countries in eurozone that may face crises like that of Greece in the coming future including Portugal, Spain and Italy. It mentions that Greek crisis occur due to inability of the country to service its debt. Topics discussed includes government bonds of Portugal, debt-to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of Spain and debt burden of Ireland.

The article announces that the newspaper "Gay Community News" is celebrating its 20th years of service to the gay communities in Dublin, Ireland. The newspaper has been serving the country by delivering a quality news to the country's citizens and it is considered as the nation's biggest political issue. In addition, the Irish government is expecting for a collaboration through partnership bill on March 31, 2008.

The article provides information on the Irish Echo, an weekly based in New York City, which has printed 5,000 copies of its November 20, 2005 issue in Ireland for local distribution.

Reports on the libel case won by Proinsias De Rossa against the newspaper `Sunday Independent' concerning an article written by Eamon Dunphy. How much money was won in damages; What was De Rossa linked to in the article; Information on De Rossa's party.

The article focuses on Mohammed Siraj receiving the 'Fielder Of The Match' medal for his outstanding performance on the field after India's victory over Ireland in the ICC T20 World Cup at New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences at their family house in Dublin, Ireland in the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly their use of wallpaper as decoration.

AS I sat in Dublin airport on Wednesday morning after watching Ireland draw 0-0 with Poland the night before, I had a chance to skim over the verdicts in the papers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that the Irish dancers from the Clarkson School of Irish Dance based in Manchester, Great Britain have excelled at the 43rd annual World Irish Dancing Championships held in March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, wherein they collectively won 74 medals.

County Wicklow, Ireland OUTSIDE Sinead O'Connor's whitewashed home here, on a windswept beachfront overlooking the misty Irish Sea, there are two talismans. One, a knee-high statue of the Virgin Mary stands with her arms beatifically spread, silently welcoming visitors. The other, a crudely taped-up sign, written so emphatically in ballpoint that the paper is almost torn through, is directed at the reporters who have besieged the singer, her four children, three dogs and a cat in recent weeks. It reads: ''Dearest loving hacks. This is your quote: Rock 'n' Roll!'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article comments on the decision of the Irish government to close its embassy in the Vatican.

A masked gunman with a sawed-off shotgun thought he had spotted the man with the weekend takings of a luxury resort when he spied a man sitting in the rear seat of a chauffeured car in a hotel parking lot near Wicklow rifling through papers in a leather briefcase. But the man was Ireland's minister for European affairs, Dick Roche, 61, shuffling through government documents after a morning swim. Mr. Roche and several hotel staff members were briefly taken hostage, and the gunman and two accomplices made off with about $27,000 from the hotel safes. ''I didn't know what the heck was going on because I wouldn't be worth robbing,'' Mr. Roche said in a radio interview while recounting his experience. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article comments on issues concerning the use of plastic bags around the world. It is stated that San Francisco has become the first major city in the U.S. to start banning nonbiodegradable plastic bags in its larger grocery stores and pharmacies. The Swedish company Ikea AB in March 2007 brought its campaign "Bag the Plastic Bag" to America to decrease the use of plastic bags. It is informed that the use of plastic bags dropped by 90 percent when Ireland slapped a tax on plastic bags.

The article states that according to government papers released on December 29, 2006, in Dublin, Ireland, the country's authorities were aware of three separate death threats against former U.S. President John F. Kennedy when he visited Ireland in 1963. The threats came in anonymous telephone messages. Even though the police assumed the threats were hoaxes, it deployed nearly half of the country's police force on Kennedy's route from Dublin airport.

Reports on the competition among universities and colleges in Ireland to recruit top teachers in 2001. Increase in research spending in Ireland; Salary to be offered by the University of Limerick.

Informs about the permission granted by Irish High Court to a right-wing lobby group to challenge November 1995's referendum vote that scrapped a ban on divorce as on December 4, 1995. Related details.

The article discusses literary tourism, which began in the 18th century when people began visiting the authors' graves, homes, and the places that they wrote about. A video that was produced by the Cumbria tourism board in England is analyzed by Frank Duba of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Duba argues that the video misrepresents a poem written by William Wordsworth and that harms the authenticity of the poem. Victor Luftig of the University of Virginia discusses how the name of author James Joyce is used by the Irish as a way to lure tourists to the country.

A personal narrative is presented by the author, an English literature professor, about his days living as a Trappist monk in the Mount Melleray monastery in Ireland, with comments about the influence of many authors that informed his decision to become a monk, including Thomas Merton.

The article announces that photographer Anilkumar K.R. has won first prize in the 2012 St. Patrick's festival photography competition in Ireland.

Reports that Irish universities criticized the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) MediaLabEurope in Dublin, Ireland for acquiring too much government investments. Amount requested by MIT for its projects; Government investment assigned to the project.

Speculates on United States President Bill Clinton's trip to Ireland and England where he will confront a tangle of disagreements that could derail the peace process between Northern Ireland and Britain.

Reports on the British Parliament's readiness to approve legislation that would restore direct English rule over Northern Ireland unless a compromise can be reached over the Irish Republican Army's failure to disarm its paramilitary arsenal.

Opinion. Discusses the likely repercussions of the disclosure of the draft peace plan regarding the Irish-British initiatives by the Times of London newspaper. Information on the leaked document; Reaction of Protestant Unionists to the document; Importance of timing in politically sensitive matters.

Reports on the various anniversaries happening in Ireland, which commemorates ancient battles that carry strong memories of the island. When the official 1916 celebration is held; Suggestion that Ireland join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s Partnership for Peace; Significance of joining the organization.