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Ourselves Alone: An Interview with Gerry Adams

Ourselves Alone: An Interview with Gerry Adams

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April 1991

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The Sinn Féin office is located in a what could hardly be called a luxury building in what seems to be a mostly deserted area of West Belfast. In the room where I sit, there is a one-bar electric fire, a couple of mismatched chairs and little else. Somewhere on the outside a band is practicing, the drums that one usually associates with Loyalists are getting a fair belting from … [Read more...] about Ourselves Alone: An Interview with Gerry Adams

Celebrating 50 years of the Jersey Irish Society

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THE Jersey Irish Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and co-chair Martina Wintour has compiled a new book preserving the stories of Irish people who made the island their home. Wintour’s book, An Irish Jersey Journey, documents decades of Irish life on the island through interviews and stories. “I always thought of securing the stories of the Irish who came to the … [Read more...] about Celebrating 50 years of the Jersey Irish Society

New lines of inquiry emerge in Joe Deacy investigation

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NEARLY nine years after the death of 21-year-old Joe Deacy, gardaí have identified new lines of inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his fatal injuries, an inquest has heard. The update, delivered at Dublin District Coroner’s Court last week, offers a tentative sense of movement in a case that has long been defined by unanswered questions and repeated appeals from the … [Read more...] about New lines of inquiry emerge in Joe Deacy investigation