After 20 years, Paul Hill wins the fight to clear his name. Close to four million Americans have seen In the Name of the Father, the movie which chronicles the events of 20 years ago in which Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson were convicted of the pub bombings in Guildford and Woolwich that killed seven people. The only evidence against them was … [Read more...] about In The Name of Justice
Interviews
In Pursuit of the Supernatural
By Jane Campbell
May/June 1994
John Banville's first book, Long Larkin, was published in 1970; his most recent novel, Ghosts, has just come out. In the intervening years he has produced nine novels and received many awards. In 1989 he won the Guinness Peat Aviation Award for The Book of Evidence, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In addition to being one of the most highly regarded writers … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of the Supernatural
The Long Shadow
Tim Pat Coogan, author of The IRA: A History, talks to Patricia Harty. "I really think the Irish-Americans are crucial to this. I'm historian enough to know there would be no independent Irish state without Irish-American pressure in the 1920s. The cabinet records are there and the ambassador's records are there to show how much Irish Americans were involved." However, "one … [Read more...] about The Long Shadow
Dark Secrets of the Heart: William Kennedy’s Irish Chronicles
By Patrick Farrelly October 1992
The Irish of Albany, New York, have proved to be rich and fertile literary material for native son William Kennedy as is evident in Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed, and Quinn's Book. Now a fifth novel, Very Old Bones joins the distinguished Albany Cycle. Patrick Farrelly talked to the Pulitizer Prize-winning author at his home. In his white clapboard house in … [Read more...] about Dark Secrets of the Heart: William Kennedy’s Irish Chronicles
Taking It To The Top: An Interview with An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds
In November 1991, shortly after making an abortive effort to replace Charles Haughey as head of Fianna Fail, the chances of Albert Reynolds ever becoming Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland looked bleak indeed. From being Minister for Finance, arguably the most important position in the cabinet, he had been dispatched by Haughey to the backbenches where he seemed likely to … [Read more...] about Taking It To The Top: An Interview with An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds