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O’Cealleagh Wins
Deportation Case

By Deanna Turner, Contributor
June / July 2004

June 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Sean O'Cealleagh (also spelled Kelly), a U.S. Greencard holder since 2001, has won his deportation case following a Los Angeles immigration trial that revisited a murder he was convicted of in Northern Ireland. In 1990, O'Cealleagh was found guilty by a British Diplock [non-jury] Court for aiding and abetting the murder of two British soldiers in 1988 in West Belfast. … [Read more...] about O’Cealleagh Wins
Deportation Case

Smoking Ban in Full Force

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
June / July 2004

June 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

On March 29, 2004 Ireland became the first country in the European Union to ban smoking in workplaces, including all restaurants and pubs. Although some smokers and the Irish Vintners Federation, a trade group representing pub owners, had opposed the ban, it has taken effect and largely been obeyed by patrons. Even in rural pubs, customers are taking the law seriously, which … [Read more...] about Smoking Ban in Full Force

Flatley Cleared of Charges

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2004

December 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Rape charges against Michael Flatley filed last March by Tanya Marie Robertson have been dropped. A judge in Chicago advised Robertson's lawyer to drop the case or see it be thrown out of court. Flatley never denied having sexual relations with Robertson but claimed the act was consensual. The two met at a boxing match in October 2002, and some weeks later spent a day together … [Read more...] about Flatley Cleared of Charges

Last Word: Press Freedoms

By Abdon M. Pallasch, Contributor
December / January 2004

December 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

As Legal Affairs Reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, I enjoy covering the courts, not being hauled into them as a defendant in an international case about press freedoms. As I wrestled with the decision of whether to write a book about American David Rupert's adventure infiltrating the Real IRA to convict its leader Michael McKevitt, my concerns were cultural. Despite the … [Read more...] about Last Word: Press Freedoms

Sister Act

By Sarah Buscher, Contributor
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by 1 Comment

How a committed sister freed her brother from prison. In 1980 the body of Katharina Brow was found in her trailer home in Ayer, Massachusetts. She had been stabbed to death and robbed of money and jewelry. Suspects were questioned but the case languished for two years until an anonymous phone call tipped the police that Kenny Waters had admitted to the crime. Kenny … [Read more...] about Sister Act

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