24 April 1997 Edition
Tyrants on lesser charges
24 April 1997
Noam Chomsky - the man the US establishment does its best to ignore because they can't answer the questions he poses - was once asked his opinion of Richard Nixon's fall from grace over the Watergate affair. Watergate, you'll remember, had to do with the illegal bugging of political opponents' meetings, secret slush funds and political dirty tricks. In short, the sort of activity that keeps most governments busy, off the streets and out of more serious trouble. Free article
Cosc ar pharáid Ormeau
24 April 1997
D'fhogair an CRU ar an Máirt seo caite go bhfuil cosc ar pharáid dílseach a bhí eagraithe don Domhnach seo chugainn ar Bhóthar Ormeau. Chuir Grúpa Chomhphobail an Ormeau Iochtarach (GCOI) fáilte roimh an chosc. Free article
Sportsview: Candy for Felix
24 April 1997
Rumour has it that Eamonn McCann has given up on the Socialist Workers Movement. Is it any wonder when the Derry City FC revolution was much more likely to happen? The ``Swimmies'' revolution is due in about a thousand years time but Derry City's last uprising was only eight years ago. They did have a remarkable resemblance to a branch of the ``Swimmies'' in the early days with the speed with which they found and then lost young comrades for the CandyStripes. In fairness to Eamonn, he's been one of Derry's most consistent supporters and has always been one of their leading comrades. Free article
Remembering the Past: Arthur O'Connor
24 April 1997
Arthur O'Connor, one of the most influential leaders of the Untied Irishmen, was born in Cork in 1760. Free article
Television: Telling it like it is
24 April 1997
For smug, polished, facile pointscoring, Questions & Answers (RTE1, Mondays, 10.15 pm) is usually close to the nadir. The programme now has a set-piece feel to it. The questions are fixed, chosen in advance; the answers are predictable; and the whole thing is pre-recorded, for fear that something of which RTE does not approve might go out live. Free article
Editor's desk
24 April 1997
The play's organisers sued and now I can report a successful outcome. Just minutes... Free article