12 June 2003 Edition
The Liberation of Ireland
12 June 2003
PAUL O'CONNOR reflects on the meaning of freedom and the need to oust the colonialism of the mind. Free article
Coiste proposes museum for Long Kesh
12 June 2003
CAOIMHÍN Mac GIOLLA MHÍN explains Coiste na nIarchimí's proposals for the retention of parts of Long Kesh as a museum. Free article
Government stands back as EU wields the power
12 June 2003
ROBBIE SMYTH looks at some of the many ways the European Union influences Irish political and economic life. Free article
Who's policing the Gardaí?
12 June 2003
JOANNE CORCORAN looks at the measures necessary to create a policing service based on accountability rather than on a culture of denial. Free article
International
12 June 2003
Just four days after US President George W Bush launched his 'roadmap' peace plan at a summit in Jordan with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, three militant Palestinian groups joined forces to kill four Israeli soldiers on Sunday 7 June in Gaza. The action was seen by many as an act of defiance against the new peace plan, but also as retaliation for the killing of two Hamas activists on Thursday 4 June near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Also on Sunday, Palestinian militants killed another Israeli soldier in the West Bank town of Hebron. Six Palestinian fighters were killed in the violence, one of the bloodiest 24-hour periods in recent weeks. Free article
Gaeilge sa Rang
12 June 2003
With the leaving and junior cert exams underway and the current review of the leaving cert programme at www.ncca.ie, AN DRAOI RUA raises a few points about the role of the Irish language in our education system Free article