1 October 1998 Edition
Under the thatch
1 October 1998
I was searching though my vast collection of political memorabilia one night last week. After stubbing my toe on a biscuit tin while I walked across the chaos of the bedroom in the darkness between changing nappies and getting the baby's wind up (Rita O Hare warned me that fatherhood would change me; she was right), I was in for a restless night, and so I decided to open the box and spend an hour of sleepless nostalgia sorting through the contents to see what could be kept for the son and posterity and what could be dumped. Free article
Rebels cheerful despite difficulties
1 October 1998
Polhó used to be just a small rebel village in Chiapas, Mexico, about 700 Zapatistas living in a valley off the main road, overlooked by the school. Free article
Acht Teanga mar éilimh ag Slógadh Shinn Féin
1 October 1998
Acht Teanga nua a chur i bhfeidhm sna 26 Chontae, stadas ceart don Ghaeilge sna Sé Chontae, agus athnuachan ar pholasaí agus gníomhaíocht na Gaeilge ag Sinn Féin - b'shin iad na téamaí polaitiúla ba mhó ag an Slógadh i gCluain Eois ag an deireadh seachtaine seo thart. Free article
Sportsview: Hamstrings, half-time and flowing football
1 October 1998
The talking points which emerged from Sunday's All-Ireland Football Final are many and varied and no doubt the poor souls of Kildare could add a few to my list. Free article
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Remembering the Past: Croppies Acre
1 October 1998
Little marked the mass burial sites of the 1798 Rising and they were mentioned in hushed tones. Free article
Back issue: Attorney General penalises Clarke
1 October 1998
The Fianna Fail Attorney General has refused to provide adequate legal aid for Jim Clarke to contest the British request for his extradition. The Portlaoise District Court hearing on the warrants for the Donegal man ended abruptly when his legal team announced that the necessary legal fees were not being paid by the state. Clarke's solicitor and barrister withdrew and the case had to be adjourned. Free article
Television: Love and war
1 October 1998
Would You Believe (RTE1) Prime Time (RTE1) Timewatch (BBC2) Free article
Editor's desk
1 October 1998
If the deal goes through it means that republicans will not get a fair hearing in those titles because that is the editorial line of all of O'Reilly's papers. It will... Free article