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![Injured man takes a determined step](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Injured man takes a determined step
Kevin McGarry lost both legs after being trapped under a burning motorbike when he crashed into an electric fence.
![Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past
As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.
![Ireland slips back into the dark Eighties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ireland slips back into the dark Eighties
The country may have to suffer the indignity, like Greece, of asking for a bailout to keep it afloat.
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Bar manners go a long way in a busy pub
Many years ago I was sitting with a friend at a pub in Ireland when an American tourist came in and began studying the menu. He approached the bar and asked the barmaid for "a quicky".
![Delving into the heart of community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Delving into the heart of community
Irish author Cathy Kelly talks to Stephen Jewell about her new novel and the importance of multi-tasking.
![The actual cost of childcare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The actual cost of childcare
Working NZ families pay 28 per cent of their net income on childcare, according to an OECD study. Dita De Boni examines the costs.
![Tory conference 'top of Irish terrorists' hit list'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tory conference 'top of Irish terrorists' hit list'
Irish republican dissident groups are targeting the British Conservative party conference.
![Convict's release causes alarm in Ireland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Convict's release causes alarm in Ireland
The release of a man suspected of several abductions of young women in Ireland has caused a frenzy of fear among locals.
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NZ named third-best place to die
NZ is one of the best places to shuffle off the mortal coil, according to a new index.
![Police main target as violence continues in Belfast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police main target as violence continues in Belfast
Belfast is once again counting the cost - human, financial and social - of the familiar mid-July outbreak of disorder.
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Soccer: Top 10 disappointments of the World Cup
Herald sports writer Winston Aldworth lists the biggest 'fails' to emerge from South Africa 2010.
![Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup
Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.
![All Blacks: Irish plan Carter kiss-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All Blacks: Irish plan Carter kiss-off
Graham Henry's Project Carter involves coaxing more out of his team-mates. But Ireland have their own blueprint to counter the brilliant five-eighth.
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Rugby: All Black pack will dominate - coach
Forwards coach Steve Hansen sees Crusaders’ influence in tight five as crucial.
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Couple discover they are siblings
An Irish couple who have discovered they share the same father have vowed to stay together and continue to have children.