The family of a Derry man who died in 1969 three months after being savagely beaten in his home by the RUC have welcomed a move by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan which upheld a complaint by the family that the RUC dealt with their concerns inappropriately at the time. While the Ombudsman said she did not believe that disciplinary action could now be taken … [Read more...] about RUC Guilty in 1969 Attack
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Ireland’s National
Day of Mourning
Thousands of people queued for hours in front of the American Embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin, waiting patiently to sign one of the many books of condolences to be presented to the U.S. government in the aftermath of September 11. At John F. Kennedy's ancestral home in Dunganstown, Co. Wexford, the U.S. flag flew at half-mast and the house was closed to visitors.
As it was on … [Read more...] about Ireland’s National
Day of Mourning
Tourism Slump
Predicted To Hit Economy
Ireland is facing its worst tourism slump in more than ten years as a result of the attacks on the U.S. and the foot and mouth crisis which hit earlier in the year.
Tourism Minister Jim McDaid promised to do whatever possible to minimize the adverse impact on the industry, as he released the statistics for the second quarter of the year. Between now and the end of December, it … [Read more...] about Tourism Slump
Predicted To Hit Economy
Hearts & Soles of Gold
On September 4 Collier Wimmer of Winston-Salem, North Carolina turned nine. On September 11 she was in Disneyworld to celebrate her and her little brother's birthdays. At 8:42 a.m., 2,000 miles away, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Collier's mother, Ashley Wimmer, wished her children hadn't seen the horrible images. "We had … [Read more...] about Hearts & Soles of Gold
America Rising
Everyone knows where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when the horrific news broke. I was in my classroom on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in New York City. I was writing out a present/past tense chart, a review of verbs for my English language learners with whom I would be working later in the day. That chart, which for five days lay … [Read more...] about America Rising