One Night could have almost been written by The Carpenters and the groovy All In A Day is a lilting lullaby with the best trad Irish middle eight they've managed to date.

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The long-running TV series has been narrated by the likes of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan -- not bad for an unassuming kid's show whose setting is based on the windy and remote Isle of Man, which floats between Scotland and Northern Ireland in the middle of the Irish Sea.

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The Hampshire innings did not get off to the best start when new signing Michael Lumb fell in the third over with the score on 18 but the big-hitting middle order pair dominated the Irish attack.

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Here, clustered together in the middle of nowhere, were relics of Irish civilization that spanned thousands of years.

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From the opening whistle until midway through the first half, the Irish gave Italy fits in the middle of the field.

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The Irish thing ought to give you hope for the Middle East, because the lesson is, just don't ever stop.

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They also teamed to help limit the touches of Cooley in the middle while the Orange's perimeter defenders held their own against the Irish sharpshooters.

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Although the country's government claims to be fully funded until the middle of next year, it has provided a blanket guarantee to the Irish banks, some of whom are now finding it impossible to borrow money in the markets.

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The name of the county translates from Irish as men of the monks, with numerous monastic settlements on the islands of Lough Erne in the middle ages.

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