Belfast: "We need a solution the dead can live with," is how one Belfast resident, in a uniquely Irish way, described the prospects for long-term peace after the recent events in Northern Ireland that shook the world. His words were not such a paradox as they may seem. The graves of the over 3,000 dead stand as mute testament to the suffering on all sides that the Long War of … [Read more...] about The First Word: And Now the Good News…
Economy
Blazes Boylan
Compiled by Brian Rohan June 1992
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