30 April 1998 Edition
Doing it themselves
30 April 1998
Deirdre Feehan returned from the Basque Country inspired by what she saw Free article
Bathing in the glory
30 April 1998
For many years the greatest fear of people in Ireland was The Bloodbath. Talk of the bloodbath would make your hair stand on end, the mention of it was enough to send right thinking people to the front of meetings to raise their hand in voting down anything that might have smacked of radical change. Free article
Gnawing through the twines
30 April 1998
I was speaking to an acquaintance at the weekend who aired the view that everyone should have the opportunity to be a columnist at least once in their lives. I totally agree and if the editor was in favour and volunteers stepped forward then I would gladly stand down. Free article
Bishop killed for exposing death squads
30 April 1998
On 22 April last, former Guatemalan guerrillas warned that the country's 18 month-old peace accord was in danger of collapse. Free article
Bac na hAontachtaithe ar theangaí Cheilteacha
30 April 1998
De réir scéala san nuachtáin Albanach The Herald faoin teideal ``Gaelic faces Ulster threat'', tá bac indíreach déanta ag na hAontachtaithe ar aird a thabhairt do stadas Gaidhlig na hAlbanach san Alt Eorpach do Theangaí Mionlaigh agus Réigiúnda, a bhfuil le bheith sínithe go luath. Free article
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Workers in struggle
30 April 1998
Housing market still out of control and Bankers tout credit unions to EU Free article
Sportsview: GAA should stand by Rule 21
30 April 1998
With all the debate raging on the so-called Good Friday Agreement, the GAA's Rule 21 has been dragged into the euphoria and hype. Rule 21 is the rule that forbids members of the Crown forces from playing the national games or from being members of the association. It states: ``Members of the British armed forces and police shall not be eligible for membership of the association. A member of the association, participating in dances or similar entertainment promoted by or under the patronage of such bodies, shall incur a suspension of at least three months.'' Free article
Remembering the Past: Death of Liam Lynch
30 April 1998
In the early hours of the morning of 10 April 1923, over 1,000 Free State soldiers, under the command of Major General John Prout of Waterford Command, began a search and sweep operation of the Knockmealdown Mountains on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford, looking to capture IRA leaders in the area. Free article
Back issue: Republicans and May Day
30 April 1998
The struggle for national liberation in the North has undoubtedly led to a widespread radical politicisation of not just IRA Volunteers but of the oppressed people who realise that the fruits of our victory must be social and economic as well as the political freedom of national separation. Free article
Television: Ye Blackhearted Sinners!
30 April 1998
Dr. Paisley I presume Channel 4, Mon Children of the Ashes UTV Tues People in need RTE 1 Fri I gCillin an Bhais TnaG Free article