BETTY FLEMING

1932 - 2011

AN APPRECIATION

So destiny would have it that Saturday the 24^th of September 2011 was to be the last day of your life.  We all knew that in recent weeks you were suffering the ravages of cancer and although your mind and your pain were dulled by morphine, you were still a living and breathing symbol of endurance and courage.  From a distance the whole... Free article

A QUESTION by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD has led to the discovery that an ex-Fianna Fáil Junior Minister and sitting TD John Browne has been in receipt of an annual pension of almost €11,000 despite not being entitled to it. Free article

BY PEADAR WHELAN

ALTHOUGH it didn’t have the intensity of a Munster Hurling Final, the game in Belfast between a St Teresa’s Select and Kevin Lynch’s Select on Saturday 8th October  in honour of St Teresa’s clubmen and Hunger Strikers Joe McDonnell and Kieran Doherty was a game of great passion and hurling skill.

The game, orgainsed by St Teresa’s to honour their members who... Free article

THIS was a milestone election and I was very honoured to stand for the Presidency of my country and to be a voice for people from Derry to Cork and Wexford to Donegal. I want to thank you for your support and hard work throughout the campaign. We came a strong third in the race, significantly out-polling the lead party in government and had a decisive impact on the campaign.

With... Free article