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24 February 2000 Edition

Reformists sweep Iranian elections

24 February 2000

In a landslide victory, Iranians have backed the reforming policies of the country's president, Mohammad Khatami and voted to end the conservative control of the country's power that has been unchallenged since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Free article

Ar son cúise

24 February 2000

De réir le tuairiscí tá na cúirteanna seo á liobralú, ach le trí chás mór díspeagtha le roinnt seachtainí anuas níl Eoghan Mac Cormaic sásta go bhfuil aon ní liobralach faoi mheon na mbreithiúna mar atá. Free article

Remembering the Past: Sober shandy Sundays beckon

24 February 2000

Further to last week's column about the upcoming months of tortuous training and sobriety for GAA players countrywide, my own team had our `meeting' regarding this year's efforts. Free article

Back issue: No ceasefires, no pre-conditions for talks

24 February 2000

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness asked British direct ruler Peter Brooke on Sunday last what Britain's response would be ``if the IRA's armed struggle ceased'' but he received a curt response. Brooke dismissed McGuinness' question in three sentences, saying Sinn Féin ``cannot be expected to be treated in the same way as any other political party''. Free article

New in print: Black Cat in the Window

24 February 2000

The publishing world, like the movie industry, tends to be run by people who wouldn't know an original idea if it bit them on the backside. Free article

Dúirt siad...

24 February 2000

The week in quotes... Free article


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