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17 July 1997 Edition

Television: There's misery in them thar hills

17 July 1997

The depression of the 1890s was as bad as anything we have seen this century. Working people were dying of hunger in the streets, but the rich called the period the `Gay 90s' anyway. Then came an unexpected vision of a glittering pile of wealth, to be had for the taking. It generated a frenzy. Free article

Editor's desk

17 July 1997

A bit of an SDLP dogfight has broken out in the pages of Fortnight magazine. Brian Feeney, Irish News columnist and former SDLP councillor, has recently been highly critical of the SDLP. He writes in the latest issue of Fortnight: ``In the local government elections in May one SDLP candidate in West Belfast got 85 votes. That vote says more about the SDLP than the candidate. Any... Free article

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Dúirt siad...

17 July 1997

The week in quotes... Free article

News review

17 July 1997

This weeks news in briefs... Free article


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