Twenty-five years ago the hopes of a nation were shattered as Robert Kennedy lay dying, his final words "Is everyone else all right?" reflecting the person that he was. On June 6 a "Mass for Courage and Reconciliation" was held to mark his anniversary. Patricia Harty reports. The crowd of some 18,000 who had gathered at Arlington Cemetery fell silent as Ethel Kennedy and her … [Read more...] about Remembering Bobby
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An American in Ireland
By Denise Hall
July August 1993
Denise Hall, an American journalist, gave up the fast-track for the briar paths in a remote corner of Ireland. I lived in Los Angeles for ten years. For three of those years, I worked for the legendary National Enquirer, and I was definitely ready for a change. It wasn't just the lurking behind palm trees in expensive Beverly Hills restaurants that eventually got to me. I … [Read more...] about An American in Ireland
Blazes Boylan
Compiled by Emer Mullins
July August 1993
Twenty-two years in the music business, three previous songs in Ireland's National Song Contest and suddenly it was all happening for Jimmy Walsh, who kept on plugging until he made it. Walsh's song "In Your Eyes" won the Eurovision Song Contest, the biggest competition of its kind in Europe which is broadcast live via satellite. Over three hundred million people watched Niamh … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem
By Oistin MacBride
July August 1993
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
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