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Sportsview: Tyrone limp offstage (Free article)
3 July 1997
I'll pass quietly over the humiliation of Tyrone. But not too quietly. They were slowly and steadily taken apart by Derry until at the end a handpassing session in the middle of the field made Derry look like the brilliant - and super-arrogant - Leeds soccer team of the 70s - and will have been such an embarrassment for this Tyrone team that every…
Volunteer Paddy Kelly (Free article)
3 July 1997
Paddy Kelly was brought up in County Laois in the 26 Counties and could very easily have ignored the ``troubles'' in the North. However from an early age he was eager to learn about Britain's involvement in Ireland and became deeply concerned at the plight of his fellow Irish people in the Six Counties. He came to believe that he had a duty to do…
Remembering the past: The Four Courts attack (Free article)
3 July 1997
At seven minutes past four on the morning of 28 June 1922 Free State forces under pressure from Britain over the assassination on 22 June of Sir Henry Wilson, military advisor to the Unionist regime in the Six Counties, shelled the Four Courts which had been occupied by Republican troops since 13 April.
Report reveals anti-Irish discrimination (Free article)
3 July 1997
Research into discrimination towards the Irish in Britain has revealed evidence of inequality, discrimination and injustice, and a ``powerful sense of hurt and unjustified exclusion from an equal place in British society''.
Back issue: Bill gets through (Free article)
3 July 1997
As the British government's devolution bill successfully received its third reading in the British House of Commons last Tuesday (and now passes to the House of Lords) there was uproar when Enoch Powell, MP for South Down, claimed that a senior civil servant had revealed to him the existence of a secret deal with the Dublin government on the…
RPG 7 attack in North Belfast (Free article)
3 July 1997
On Thursday night 26 June around 11.45pm the crew of a British armoured personnel carrier came under attack when the IRA launched a rocket propelled grenade in North Belfast.
Television: Whiners and winners (Free article)
3 July 1997
Mention Derek Davis to most people and they'll say ``Oh yeah, he's that 20-stone Antrim man on RTE who interviews senile people in the afternoon. I saw him once when I was off sick.'' Point out that the station has given him his own prime-time show, and they'll say: ``It's the summer time. RTE will put on just about anything just to stop the…
Jury hears details of O'Hagan family terror (Free article)
3 July 1997
Details of the UVF murder of Kathleen O'Hagan, (38), and her unborn baby, in August 1994, were disclosed last week to Omagh Coroner's Court. The attack, later claimed by the Mid-Ulster UVF, was intended for husband Patrick O'Hagan, who was out when the murders occurred.
Editor's desk (Free article)
3 July 1997
Caoimhghín O Caoláin is preparing to move into his new office in Leinster House and already there have been reports that his new neighbour is less than happy that a Shinner is set to lower the tone of his neighbourhood. He is none other than Des O'Malley, former Progressive Democrat leader and Minister for Justice who was responsible for…
Solidarity for sacked Derry workers (Free article)
3 July 1997
Workers facing unemployment with the closure of United Technologies in Derry were joined in a solidarity protest outside the factory by the local community including MP Martin McGuinness. Among those protesting were workers from Maydown Precision Engineering. They transformed a similar situation when Molins Engineering relocated in 1984, and…
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