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SF Minister must learn to keep cool in face of taunts: The Irish Times (May 1) - Fionnuala O Connor

nuzhound.com     13-Jul-2008          

FIONNUALA O CONNOR Caitriona Ruane has no easy task in reforming secondary education in the North, but she must not make it harder still NORTHERN CONSERVATISM is a curious quality. To be the second republican Education Minister...                    

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Ireland sails into perilous waters after the 'No' vote: Sunday Independent - Con Houlihan

nuzhound.com     13-Jul-2008          

It would be tragic if the Lisbon defeat led to a vote on Ireland's future within the EU, writes Con Houlihan 'The people' is the most abused term in the language. It is quite likely that if you had a general election soon, the...                    

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'Omagh is far from over for us'

guardian.co.uk     13-Jul-2008   2 related          

Next month marks the 10th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the single biggest atrocity of the Troubles. Whether it was Protestant or Catholic,' said Skelton. 'They say now that Bloody Sunday started the Troubles in Northern...                    

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Ireland sails into perilous waters after the 'No' vote

independent.ie     13-Jul-2008   4 related          

'The people' is the most abused term in the language. It got an unusually severe battering in the aftermath of the referendum. The headlines told us that the people had voted 'No'. This was repeated so often that it was funny.                    

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Supporting Irish unity in Britain: Irish World - Tom Griffin

nuzhound.com     12-Jul-2008          

TOM GRIFFIN reports. "Is it possible to have a united Ireland without the break-up of the United Kingdom," Collins asked, "and if the break-up of the United Kingdom is going to be on the agenda, then how does the alliance work...                    

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Come and watch the parade with 'Diamond Dan the Orange Man'

independent.co.uk     12-Jul-2008   10 related          

By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent Once it was denounced as a display of tribal triumphalism, a day when bigoted Orangemen asserted their supremacy over Catholics in Northern Ireland – and sometimes sparked off ugly...                    

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This air-brushed world provided a welcome respite from the sad, the bad and the lowering in real...

independent.ie     12-Jul-2008          

When Hello! magazine started up 20 years ago, I knew that it would have a readership and, eventually, many imitators. I knew this because of my experience from visiting my Aunty Nora in an old ladies' home in Hertfordshire.                    

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On the 12th of July news from Northern Ireland

politicalbetting.com     12-Jul-2008          

What’s happening across the Irish sea? After the passage of ‘42 days’ through the Commons, and the deal-that-never-was between Brown and the DUP, it struck me that how rarely Northern Ireland makes the news nowadays. Most of us...                    

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The Harder You Flash, the Harder You Get Flashed On

obsidianwings.blogs.com     11-Jul-2008   1 related          

by Eric Martin While I'm usually the one complaining about the neverending string of stories telling of Moqtada al-Sadr's demise, which began in 2003 and continue to this day (with each new contribution showing little concern...                    

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Twelfth marches into the future: Belfast Telegraph - Editorial

nuzhound.com     11-Jul-2008   1 related          

The Orange Order wants the Twelfth to be acknowledged as a festival but, essentially, it has only ever been a festive occasion for Orangemen and their supporters. Indeed, not so long ago, at the height of the Drumcree...                    

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