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Putting children first (Free article)
23 January 1997
Finian McGrath wonders if the new Education Bill really does herald a radical change for schools in the 26 Counties
Irish men can jump (Free article)
23 January 1997
I must admit that I like Michael J Fox. It's not just that he and I have so much in common, although it must be admitted that we both could be taller but have managed to retain our boyish good looks and charm. No, it's because I like his screen presence. Even if he does usually play the same character it's a likeable feelgood sort of guy. So it…
Snobbery deepens Dublin housing crisis (Free article)
23 January 1997
Some residents have objected to the purchase of houses by Dublin Corporation in their estates and certain councillors are trying to win their favour in a cynical vote-catching exercise.
Editors desk (Free article)
23 January 1997
The best headline this week was on a piece by that excellent British journalist, Francis Wheen, in the Guardian. It was ``If Labour wins, how will we know?'' The piece noted ten Labour pledges and put them beside ten Tory pledges from the 1992 election. They were, more or less, exactly the same. It is a game which could also be played with…
Greenpeace may fold (Free article)
23 January 1997
``Greenpeace is too hierarchical, bureaucratic and authoritarian'' - these are the reasons suggested by a former member of the organisation for the possible closure of its Irish branch.
SDLP rejects memorial (Free article)
23 January 1997
Sinn Fein has failed in a proposal bid to have an extension at the Magherafelt College of Further and Higher Education named after murdered party colleague and college lecturer Councillor Bernard O'Hagan. The motion was rejected by the Nationalist controlled Magherafelt District Council by six unionist votes to four Sinn Fein votes after all four…
Harvey memorial unveiled (Free article)
23 January 1997
On Sunday 2,000 people gathered at Flynn's junction outside Crossmaglen for the unveiling of a monument to Volunteer Séamus Harvey who was killed 20 years ago.
Congratulations to West Belfast Gaelgeoirí. (Free article)
23 January 1997
West Belfast has again been rewarded on its exceptional drive to promote Irish language and culture. In a nationwide competition. Arts and Gaeltacht Minister Michael D Higgins announced in a ceremony in Dublin on Monday 20 January that the West Belfast Glór na nGael group was voted all Ireland winner. They received £9,000 in prize money.
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