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| 2008 2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini era (or Common Era).2008 was designated as International Year of Planet Earth. International Year of Languages. International Year of the Potato. International Year of Sanitation. Year of the Frog. European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. 2008 | |
| Éamon de Valera Éamon_de_Valera | |
| Celtic Tiger Celtic Tiger is a term used to describe the period of rapid economic growth in Ireland that began in the mid 1990s and slowed in 2001, only to pick up pace again between 2003-2007, coming to a halt by 2008 when many economists believed a soft landing was possible, but it is now projected that GDP will contract by 10% or more in 2009. Celtic_Tiger | |
| Prisoner's dilemma The prisoner's dilemma constitutes a problem in game theory. It was originally framed by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher working at RAND in 1950. Albert W. Tucker formalized the game with prison sentence payoffs and gave it the "prisoner's dilemma" name (Poundstone, 1992).In its classical form, the prisoner's dilemma ("PD") is presented as follows Prisoner's_dilemma | |
| Mel Gibson Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3, 1956), is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. Mel_Gibson | |
| Dannii Minogue Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue (born 20 October 1971) is an Australian singer, occasional actress, and TV Personality. Minogue rose to prominence in the early 1980s for her roles in the Australian television talent show, Young Talent Time and the soap opera Home and Away, before commencing her career as a pop singer in the early 1990s.Minogue achieved early success with hits such as "Love and Kisses" and "This is It", though by the release of her second album, her popularity as a singer had declined, leading her to concentrate on other fields such as television presenting. Dannii_Minogue | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyl Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl, which is a molecule composed of two benzene rings. The chemical formula for PCBs is C12H10-xClx, where x > 1. PCB's were widely used for many applications, especially as dielectric fluids in transformers and capacitors and coolants. Polychlorinated_biphenyl | |
| Television licence Television_licence | |
| Deflation In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the annual inflation rate falls below zero percent, resulting in an increase in the real value of money — a negative inflation rate. Inflation reduces the real value of money over time, conversely, deflation increases the real value of money.Currently, mainstream economists generally believe that deflation is a problem in a modern economy because of the danger of a deflationary spiral. Deflation | |
| Digital Audio Broadcasting For other digital audio broadcasting systems, see Digital radio.Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format.The DAB standard was designed in the 1980s, and receivers have been available in many countries for several years. Digital_Audio_Broadcasting | |
| County Londonderry County Londonderry or County Derry ( ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It was named after its main townDerry (or Londonderry), which lies in the north-western corner of the county. It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which presently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2001 census. County_Londonderry | |
| U.S. Attack on Afghanistan Talk:U.S._Attack_on_Afghanistan | |
| Oliver Cromwell Talk:Oliver_Cromwell | |
| Limerick Limerick | |
| Ernst & Young Ernst_&_Young | |
| Lola Montez Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (February 17, 1821 Lola Montez, was an Irish-born dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld. Lola_Montez | |
| Remembrance Day Remembrance Day Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.) Remembrance_Day | |
| A Prairie Home Companion A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs two hours on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road. A Prairie Home Companion is known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and Keillor's comedic storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon." A_Prairie_Home_Companion | |
| County Kilkenny County Kilkenny () is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. It was named after the town of Kilkenny and has a population of 87,558. The River Nore flows through the county and the River Suir forms the border with County Waterford. Brandon Hill is the highest point with an Elevation of . County_Kilkenny | |
| Anna Akhmatova Anna Akhmatova (Russian & Ukrainian:pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko (; ), a Russian/Soviet poet credited with a large influence on Russian poetry.Akhmatova's work ranges from short lyric poems to universalized, ingeniously structured cycles, such as Requiem (1935-40), her tragic masterpiece about the Stalinist terror. Anna_Akhmatova | |
| Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) Justin_Timberlake | |
| Civil union A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to marriage. Beginning with Denmark in 1989, civil unions under one name or another have been established by law in many developed countries in order to provide same-sex couples with rights, benefits, and responsibilities similar (in some countries, identical) to opposite-sex civil marriage. In some jurisdictions, such as Quebec, New Zealand, and Uruguay, civil unions are also open to opposite-sex couples. Civil_union | |
| Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Irish rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2. Bono | |
| Ulster Volunteer Force The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) is a Loyalist group in Northern Ireland. The current incarnation was formed in May 1966 as a paramilitary group and named after the Ulster Volunteers of 1912, although there is no direct connection between the two.The group is a proscribed organisation in the Republic of Ireland, and a designated terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom. Ulster_Volunteer_Force | |
| Cailleach In Irish and Scottish mythology, the (, Irish plural , Scottish Gaelic plural ), also known as the Cailleach Bheur, is a divine hag, a creatrix, and possibly an ancestral deity or deified ancestor. The word simply means 'old woman' in modern Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological figures in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Cailleach | |
| Golden Eagle The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas. Golden_Eagle | |
| Irish Traveller For other uses of the term see Traveler.Irish Travellers () are a traditionally nomadic people of Irish origin living predominantly in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. Among themselves, Travellers refer to themselves as "Pavees" . Derogatory terms are sometimes used to refer to them by non-Travellers, such as "pikeys "and "knackers". Irish_Traveller | |
| Galway Galway | |
| Reese Witherspoon Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976), better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer, who has established herself as one of Hollywood's top actresses in recent years. In 1998 she appeared in three major moviesOvernight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. Reese_Witherspoon | |
| Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (born 11 September 1935 in Paide, Järva County, Estonia; ) is an Estonian classical composer. Pärt works in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabulation and hypnotic repetitions influenced by the intellectual counterpoint elements of European jazz, and is generally placed within European-American classical post-modernism. Arvo_Pärt | |
| Michael Collins (Irish leader) Michael James ("Mick") Collins (; 16 October 1890 Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and MP for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) | |
| Omagh Omagh (pronounced – ) is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, has an estimated population of 22,182 (2008 estimates). Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and the Western Education and Library Board. Omagh | |
| Tesco Tesco | |
| Johnny Adair Johnny Adair (b. 27 October 1963, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was the leader of "C Company" of the Ulster Loyalist paramilitary organisation Ulster Freedom Fighters, a cover name of the Ulster Defence Association. He was known as Mad Dog.Adair was expelled from the organisation in 2002 following a violent power struggle. Since 2003, he, his family and a number of supporters have been forced to leave Northern Ireland by other loyalists. Johnny_Adair | |
| Gaeltacht (; plural ) is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, The Gaeltacht, or An Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognizes that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home. These districts were first officially recognised during the early years of the Irish Free State, after the Gaelic Revival, as part of government policy to restore the Irish language. Gaeltacht | |
| Dell Dell | |
| Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter and film producer. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over US$100 million at the box office. Adam_Sandler | |
| Omagh bombing Omagh_bombing | |
| Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a now unused coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, near Battersea in London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to its east in the 1950s. Battersea_Power_Station | |
| Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland. Headquartered at Dublin Airport in County of Fingal, it operates 45 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa and North America. The airline is 29.4% owned by Ryanair and 25.4% owned by the Government of Ireland. It was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, following prior government approval (the government previously owned 85% of the airline). Aer_Lingus | |
| Madonna (entertainer) Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone on August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance. After performing as a member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her self-titled debut album, Madonna in 1983 by Sire Records. Madonna_(entertainer) | |
| Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Cearbhall_Ó_Dálaigh | |
| Patrick Hillery Patrick John "Paddy" Hillery (; 2 May 1923 Fianna Fáil politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare, he remained in Dáil Éireann until 1973. During this time he served as Minister for Education (1959–1965), Minister for Industry & Commerce (1965–1966), Minister for Labour (1966–1969) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1973). Patrick_Hillery | |
| Charles Haughey Charles James "Charlie" Haughey (; 16 September 1925 Taoiseach of Ireland. One of the most controversial of Irish politicians in the 20th century, Haughey served three terms as TaoiseachFianna Fáil, from 1979 until 1992. He died of prostate cancer at the age of eighty.Charles Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North East in 1957, and was re-elected in each election until 1992. Haughey also served as Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1977 Charles_Haughey | |
| Albert Reynolds Albert Reynolds (born 4 November 1932), served as the eighth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. He was the fifth leader of Fianna Fáil during the same period.Reynolds was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Longford-Westmeath in 1977, and was re-elected at each election until his retirement in 2002. Albert_Reynolds | |
| Jim Duffy (journalist) Jim Duffy (born 12 April 1966) is an Irish historian, political commentator and a policy advisor to the Irish leader of the Opposition, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny. He achieved prominence in 1990 when the contents of his on-the-record interview with then Tánaiste Brian Lenihan led to Lenihan's dismissal from government, his defeat in that year's Irish presidential election and the unexpected election of the left wing liberal Mary Robinson as President of Ireland. Jim_Duffy_(journalist) | |
| The Irish Times The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched on 29 March 1859. The current editor is Geraldine Kennedy, who succeeded Conor Brady in 2002. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays. The_Irish_Times | |
| Ireland Ireland | |
| Patrick Hillery Talk:Patrick_Hillery | |
| Ray Burke Raphael Patrick "Ray" Burke (; born 30 September 1943 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He is a former government minister who was convicted and jailed on charges arising from political corruption in office. Burke was also highly influential in decisions made by Dublin Corporation, at local government level in Dublin city. Ray_Burke |
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