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Rosy future for Irish Language community (Free article)
17 December 1998
With the news that the West Belfast Irish Language organisation Glor na nGael has been awarded almost £100,000 by the Lottery Charities Board and the launch of the new Irish Language umbrella group Pobal in the Waterfront Hall last week the future of Irish language development in Belfast looks bright.
`The worst time of my life' (Free article)
17 December 1998
As the housing crisis in the 26 Counties reaches chronic levels Tara O'Liaith speaks to one woman who faced the prospect of sleeping on the streets
Brendan Quinn and Eddie Grant (Free article)
17 December 1998
This Christmas Eve sees the 25th anniversary of the death of two IRA Volunteers, Brendan Quinn and Eddie Grant, who were killed along with a number of civilians in a premature explosion in Clarke's pub (now the Armaghdown) in Monaghan Street in Newry.
Importing bigotry (Free article)
17 December 1998
Deaglan O'Coileain knows who was responsible for the trouble when the Apprentice Boys marched through Derry last Saturday
Sectarian tension rises in Larne (Free article)
17 December 1998
Nationalists in the County Antrim town of Larne have told An Phoblacht of their fears of increased sectarianism in the run up to a planned loyalist march in support of Drumcree Orangemen this Friday.
The shameful record of British torture (Free article)
17 December 1998
As darkness fell on the evening of 9 August 1971, Mary Davey was fearing the worst. Earlier that day she had arrived after working nightshift at the local geriatric unit to find the isolated farmhouse which was her family home deserted. The front door was lying open and her husband John and four year old daughter Maria were missing. The RUC could…
Hursts hurt badly by compo award (Free article)
17 December 1998
A West Belfast man, the target of a sustained campaign of sectarian harassment in the Charles Hurst motor company, was last week paid one of the highest awards ever in a Fair Employment payout.
The long journey finding Big Hugh (Free article)
17 December 1998
Recently released POW Joe Doherty pays tribute to his comrade, Hugh Hehir, who died on active service ten years ago
New publicity offensive launched in Dublin (Free article)
17 December 1998
Sinn Fein kick-started a new publicity initiative on Tuesday during a press conference in advance of next year's local and European elections. Party President Gerry Adams launched a free quarterly publication which will be distributed to over 100,000 households in the capital. Dublin News, will target areas including Tallaght, Ballymun, Finglas,…
Back to the Blocks (Free article)
17 December 1998
Former hunger striker Laurence McKeown, who spent sixteen years in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh, went inside the jail again this week for the first time since his release in 1992. It was an emotional visit, full of memories
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