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# You Raise Me Up

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15 ingenious Irish cakes that were actually made in 2016

A great year.

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Dec 10th 2016, 6:00 PM

Enjoy the singing priest's epic Hallelujah? Here are his other at-the-altar moments...

He’s fond of a bit of Westlife too.

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Apr 11th 2014, 1:40 PM

It's a bird, it's a plane... No, it's the 75-year-old Flying Nun

Sr. Patricia Wall braved a 200 km/h free-fall skydive from 10,000ft to raise money for the charity Aware yesterday.

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May 18th 2013, 12:21 PM

Daniel O'Donnell adds his 'cúpla focal' to charity CD

The Donegal crooner has contributed to an Irish album to help raise money for a local hospice.

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Nov 26th 2011, 1:41 PM