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O'Neill

[oh-neel]

noun

  1. Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel Prize 1936.

  2. Thomas P(hilip) Tip, 1912–1994, U.S. politician: congressman 1953–87; speaker of the House 1977–87.



O'Neill

/ əʊˈniːl /

noun

  1. Eugene ( Gladstone ). 1888–1953, US dramatist. His works, which are notable for their emotional power and psychological analysis, include Desire under the Elms (1924), Strange Interlude (1928), Mourning becomes Elektra (1931), Long Day's Journey into Night (1941), and The Iceman Cometh (1946): Nobel prize for literature 1936

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On the boos, O'Neill added: "You have to deal with all the noise around you. You can't allow it to dictate everything, but you can't avoid it."

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Northern Ireland will host Slovakia at Windsor Park on Friday, 10 October before welcoming Germany to the same venue three days later, with O'Neill also able to bring back a number of players after injury.

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Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O'Neill agreed, saying it was "hard to pass judgement" until their party sees the legislation "in black and white".

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The Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has not ruled out being the party's candidate if it does decide to put one forward.

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In a now deleted social media post, Jim O'Neill, who leads the Reform group on Blackpool Council, said the party "may be morphing into something I didn't sign up for".

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