In August, three Irish men claiming to be tourists, were arrested in Columbia after having apparently taking part in a five week summer training camp with a Columbian terrorist group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ("FARC").
The three men, Martin McCauley, James Monaghan and Niall Connolly, entered Colombia on false papers claiming to be journalists. They … [Read more...] about Irishmen Arrested in Columbia
Claim to be Tourtists
Irishmen Arrested in Columbia
Sellafield – Round One
Goes to Britain
Ireland has lost round one in its fight to close the MOX plant at Sellafield, failing in its bid to get an injunction preventing the opening of the controversial mixed-oxide reprocessing plant.
The controversial nuclear facility recommenced operations in December, clearing the way for armed shipments of nuclear waste to be transported up and down the Irish coast.
A 21-judge … [Read more...] about Sellafield – Round One
Goes to Britain
Dublin Mayor
Launches NYC Campaign
Dublin's Lord Mayor Michael Mulcahy has launched a campaign called "Shoulder to Shoulder" in solidarity with the people of New York. The "civic solidarity campaign" will see plaques erected at Dublin fire and garda stations in memory of those who died in the September 11 attacks.
It is also hoped that at least 100 firefighters and police who were injured or traumatized by the … [Read more...] about Dublin Mayor
Launches NYC Campaign
The Travelling People
In a small village in County Galway, a group of parents decided to keep their children home from school. Their school has just 12 pupils between four and 12 years old, but parents closed it down for a week last September, because they wanted to keep other children out. The children they wanted to keep out were also Irish. Their parents had grown up in the area, Ballinruane … [Read more...] about The Travelling People
President Bush Honors
Robert Kennedy
On November 20th, President Bush, Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert Kennedy, and other members of the Kennedy clan attended a ceremony to rename the Justice Department headquarters after Robert Kennedy. Although somewhat surprising that the Republican Bush administration has chosen to honor a Democrat in this way, the impetus behind the honor came from the President himself, … [Read more...] about President Bush Honors
Robert Kennedy