Haemophilia sufferers across Ireland are awaiting the outcome of the Lindsay Tribunal, which was set up to investigate how blood products were contaminated with HIV and Hepatitis C. But while Judge Alison Lindsay deliberates on one of the greatest scandals in Irish life, a deal has finally been hammered out to compensate the victims of the HIV blood scandal, 64 of whom have … [Read more...] about The Irish Blood Scandal
June July 2002 Issue
Tom Coughlin Is Tops
Wal-Mart has been named the biggest corporation in America in the annual Fortune 500 list of mighty corporations. As of January 31, Wal-Mart operated 2,713 Wal-Mart and Supercenter stores, 500 Sam's clubs and 31 Neighborhood Markets in the United States. It is the first service company to rise up to the top of the Fortune 500 – up till now, the list has always been headed by … [Read more...] about Tom Coughlin Is Tops
Bloody Sunday in New York
Hidden Truths -- Bloody Sunday 1972 examined one of the great tragedies of the Troubles in Northern Ireland -- the shooting of thirteen Irish civil rights protestors by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. The International Center of Photography exhibition in New York was remarkable for bringing together the public -- the classic media photography … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday in New York
The Lady’s a Winner
Seventeen-year-old Lauren Byrne from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the High School winner in the National Annual Irish History Writing Contest organized by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Her winning entry contains excerpts from a young woman's diary who emigrated to America from Ireland at the end of the 19th century. Her story represents the difficulties faced by the … [Read more...] about The Lady’s a Winner
Ali Takes on Sellafield
Bono isn't the only activist in his family. For some time now, his wife Ali has helped campaigner Adi Roche with the Irish-based Chernobyl Children's Project, which was founded to help the thousands of children whose lives were affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Russia. Ali is currently campaigning to have the British nuclear plant, Sellafield, which is only … [Read more...] about Ali Takes on Sellafield