Irish America

Irish America

By Oistin MacBride July August 1993

Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem

By Oistin MacBride

July August 1993

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Election fever in the North of Ireland over the last few months was more like a head cold than a serious illness. It coughed and sighed for a while, but the few sneezes as it dissipated marked for some their political demise while for others it just helped clear out the system. The Local Government Elections in Northern Ireland are held every four years in 26 council areas. … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem

When Death Comes Calling

By Oistin MacBride

July August 1993

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CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDES AND DEAD FRIENDS Edel and Pamela sit smoking in the kitchen talking freely about their friends and Pamela's two brothers who have all died of AIDS. Name after name is recited with anecdotal remarks interspersed about "his poor mother" or "didn't he used to live on St. Mary's Row." Then a young boy, as sweet as a jar of cookies and angelically polite, … [Read more...] about When Death Comes Calling

The Vision of Mary Robinson

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
July August 1993

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On her recent visit to the United States President Mary Robinson (49) became for Irish Americans the embodiment of a new Ireland, an Ireland in which the Irish diaspora – those 70 million worldwide who can trace their roots to the Emerald Isle – were once again welcome. Perhaps it happened as she gave her magnificent speech at Ellis Island, commemorating the first immigrant to … [Read more...] about The Vision of Mary Robinson

A Time for Courage and Reconciliation

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July August 1993

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June 6, 1993. The faces in the crowd reflect the divides that Robert F. Kennedy managed to cross in his short life, as black and white, rich and poor, government officials and civil rights leaders stand together to pay homage and join together in a "Mass for Courage and Reconciliation," on this the 25th anniversary of his death. There are many Irish faces, of course, among the … [Read more...] about A Time for Courage and Reconciliation

To Die for Ireland

By Cormac McCarthy

May June 1993

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I'm driving through Recess out in Connemara at the weekend. The whole lands under the peaks of The Twelve Pins cleanly washed by a summer shower, the birds singing. Again I am troubled by the whole concept of Dying for Ireland. Its a difficult one. I've always been selective in my patriotism. There are areas of this land, in short, that I would not willingly die for. Anyone … [Read more...] about To Die for Ireland