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Royal ulster constabulary

Furor Over RUC
Recruitment Campaign

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Belfast: Republicans and nationalists have attacked Royal Ulster Constabulary chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan for launching a new recruiting drive before outstanding police reforms are completed, Brendan Anderson reported in The Irish Voice. Sinn Féin's president Gerry Adams has asked young Nationalists not to join the force and to ignore an RUC advertising campaign which is … [Read more...] about Furor Over RUC
Recruitment Campaign

News from Ireland:
The Marching Season –
Less Violence This Year

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

For the first time in many years, the marching season in Northern Ireland occurs against a backdrop of relatively stable political institutions. Yet as with other years, the marches erupted into almost two weeks of rioting, hijacking, and arson throughout the state. Loyalist areas descended into a state of near anarchy as Orangemen and Loyalist paramilitaries attacked … [Read more...] about News from Ireland:
The Marching Season –
Less Violence This Year

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Today in History

July 1, 1990

The Republic of Ireland national football team’s longest running winning streak comes to an end on this day in 1990, after being defeated by Italy 0-1 in the quarter final round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 1990 marked Ireland’s best year for football. They won games against Spain, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Malta and Romania, with draws against England, Egypt and Holland. The Irish national team also had a personal audience with Pope John Paul II during their World Cup run.

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