Shawn Pogatchnik

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Ireland economy grows 7.7 percent, leads eurozone

Ireland economy grows 7.7 percent, leads eurozone

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 18, 2014 4:52 pm

FILE - This is a Thursday Sept. 11, 1997 file photo of a Scottish voter Rory Murray as he leaves the polling station in Bo'ness, 24 kms , 15 miles northeast of Edinburgh after casting his vote in the Scottish referendum Thursday Sept. 11, 1997. Scots voted on creating their own Parliament, the biggest wrench from England in 290 years of union. On Thursday Sept. 18, 2014: Scottish voters decide whether to keep Great Britain intact or end their union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

Milestones of Scots’ journey to independence vote

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 17, 2014 1:02 pm

Ian Paisley jnr, right, carries the coffin of his father Ian Paisley for burial at Ballygowan Free Presbyterian church, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The funeral of Ian Paisley, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader and first minister of Northern Ireland, took place Monday, He was buried following a private funeral service at his family home in east Belfast. Dr Paisley, who stepped down from politics in 2008, passed away on Friday following a short illness aged 88. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Public praise, private Belfast funeral for Paisley

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 15, 2014 4:44 pm

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond addresses an audience of international journalists exactly 17 years since the country voted Yes to devolution at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. In a blow to the Scottish independence campaign, top financial groups including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group say they will move headquarters to England should Scots vote to break away from the United Kingdom. RBS, which has been based in Scotland since 1727, said Thursday it has drawn up contingency plans because of uncertainties that could hurt its business and customers should Scots vote to become independent next week. (AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE

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Salmond: Savvy salesman for Scottish independence

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 12, 2014 2:42 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, March 22, 2007, file photo Rev. Ian Paisley, Leader of the Democratic Union Party, smiles as he speaks to the press as he leaves 11 Downing Street after a meeting on the Northern Ireland budget with British Chancellor Gordon Brown, London. Paisley the fiery Protestant leader has died in Northern Ireland aged 88 his wife Eileen said Friday Sept. 12, 2014. Much like the Ulster weather, Ian Paisley could offer beaming sunshine one minute, stinging hailstones the next. The international image of Paisley _ that of Northern Ireland's most dangerous demagogue, a belligerent bigot committed to keeping Irish Catholics at bay and out of power _ was well-documented in its own right. But understanding the worst of the public Paisley wouldn't prepare you for meeting him in the flesh. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Ian Paisley’s many faces: orator, inciter, charmer

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 12, 2014 2:10 pm

FILE - In this April 20, 1999 file photo former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley laughs as he poses for a photo with school children. Paisley the fiery Protestant leader has died in Northern Ireland aged 88 his wife Eileen said Friday Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Paul Faith) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies at 88

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 12, 2014 12:50 pm

Irish tax haul jumps, signals kinder 2015 budget

Irish tax haul jumps, signals kinder 2015 budget

Shawn Pogatchnik · September 2, 2014 7:13 pm

Low-budget Ryanair launches business-class

Low-budget Ryanair launches business-class

Shawn Pogatchnik · August 27, 2014 3:44 pm

Ireland unites for funeral of ex-premier Reynolds

Shawn Pogatchnik · August 25, 2014 4:06 pm

Irish peacemaker, ex-premier Reynolds dies at 81

Shawn Pogatchnik · August 21, 2014 11:32 pm

Irish bookmaker apologizes for 2010 data breach

Irish bookmaker apologizes for 2010 data breach

Shawn Pogatchnik · July 31, 2014 5:01 pm

Media exaggerated horror tale at Irish orphanage

Media exaggerated horror tale at Irish orphanage

Shawn Pogatchnik · June 23, 2014 9:09 pm