Irish America
Irish America
Just seven days into the New Year, the Irish community in New York and in the entire country were shocked by the news of the first major legal battle wonby Irish Republicans in America for as long as anyone could remember. On that day a federal judge admitted that Bronx resident Sean Mackin, 33, would suffer certain persecution if he was deported back to his native Northern … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Mary Calls for Aid to Somalia President Mary Robinson reported to the United Nations that she was "shocked and horrified" by what she saw during her late October visit to Somalia, the East African country where more than 1,000 people are dying of famine daily. The Irish President was at the U.N. in New York as a high-ranking delegate to plead for more international aid for … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Unionists Walk Out on Talks The continuing saga of what has come to be popularly known as "The Talks" floundered badly recently after leaders of Northern Ireland's Unionist party walked out on negotiations with the government of the Irish Republic. At stake are Articles Two and Three of the Irish Constitution, which spell out the Republic's aspiration for a united Ireland. … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Rape, Ireland's New Legacy The closing half of the twentieth century has been an awkward time for Ireland. A nation still only 70 years old, it has had more than its share of growing pains as it stumbles into maturity. Eamon de Valera's age of innocence in the 1930's, 40's and 50's has erupted in recent years, as a country formerly under the firm hand of the Catholic Church … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
"Patriot Games" Controversies Arise When Paramount Pictures was putting together what it expected to be its big summer movie blockbuster, Patriot Games, the only controversies it encountered was the casting of Harrison Ford as the leading man over earlier choice Alec Baldwin, and trying to reconcile the movie's screenwriters with Tom Clancy, the author of the novel on which … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
