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An Irish summer goes best with a good rolling GAA war. Here are the three rules of how to maximise your own GAA war benefits:

Keeley Teton Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT – Get Rating) by 22.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 54,300 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,100 shares during the quarter. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC’s holdings in NetScout Systems were worth $1,765,000 […]

Today Sinn Féin want to repeat their historic breakthrough of last year by becoming the biggest party in the North’s local councils. Last May they became the largest in the Stormont assembly with 27 seats compared with the Democratic Unionist Party’s 25.

That great Kerryman Daniel O’Connell had been the last heavy-hitting Irish person to attend a British royal coronation way back in 1838. His Limerick neighbour Eamon de Valera was in charge when Dublin passed on attending some monarchic installations in the early years of this State, and the longevity of both Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, ruled the attendance issue out of debate for decades upon decades.

NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT – Get Rating) EVP John Downing sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.15, for a total transaction of $87,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 107,086 shares in […]

NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT – Get Rating) EVP John Downing sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.15, for a total value of $87,450.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 107,086 shares in the company, […]

‘A sultan in the autumn is at his most dangerous,” reflects the writer and expert on Turkish affairs Soner Cagaptay, a man now highly sought after by international news organisations as Turkish voters head for the polling booths tomorrow.

The lyrics of ‘The Fields of Athenry’ are known far and wide. The story of a poor Irish convict and how he ‘stole Trevelyan’s corn’ is synonymous with the Irish Famine.

The man’s surname was Major. At birth his idiot father thought it would be a jolly jape to christen his child Major, passing up on other possibilities like “Drum”, “Minor”, “Sergeant” or “C Sharp”.

You would be hard pushed to find an Irish person on this planet who doesn't have a good grasp of the lyrics to 'The Fields of Athenry'.