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The Troubles

Deadly Tales from County Tyrone

By Patrick Farrelly

June 1992

July 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment

In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin' McAliskey was elected to represent the constituency of Mid-Ulster, which includes her home area of East Tyrone. Although she is no longer a Member of Parliament, and her international profile has receded, this radical Republican activist is still a kind of people's tribune in her own embattled nationalist community. Nowadays … [Read more...] about Deadly Tales from County Tyrone

Hibernia

By Irish America Staff

May 1992

July 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Brown and Clinton Come Out Swinging on Irish Issues Washington's policy towards Ireland and Irish-related issues could be drastically changed after the November election, if either one of the Democratic presidential contenders has their way. A specially-formed peace envoy, similar to those sent to other "trouble spots" such as Central America or the Middle East, was just … [Read more...] about Hibernia

The Roads to Nowhere

Photos and reporting by Oistin MacBride

May June 1993

June 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment

With the implementation of the Single European Market at the end of 1992 that "opened up all European frontiers to free movement and trade" no one in the border counties of Fermanagh and Leitrim registered more than a cynical shrug of their shoulders. For years the border, imposed under threat of war in 1922, had not only cut through their homes and fields but every aspect of … [Read more...] about The Roads to Nowhere

The First Word: Does the South Want the North?

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
May June 1993

June 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment

"We have constitution which perpetrates the fallacy that Ireland is one nation with a right to territorial unification...when are we going to recognize that the 'national territory' is Santasyland." - John A. Murphy. Sunday Independent Newspaper Dublin "Northern Ireland Catholics are not our responsibility. They are citizens of a modern democracy and a regional economy … [Read more...] about The First Word: Does the South Want the North?

Northern Ireland, Culture & Identity

By Irish America Staff

March April 1993

June 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Here, then, follow my own observations of the lines by which the community in Northern Ireland is divided..... The first and most important line of division separates national identities. The two main groupings are of course those who see themselves primarily as British and those who see themselves primarily as Irish. Broadly, the first seek to maintain the union with Great … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland, Culture & Identity

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