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Colombia's coca trap (Free article)
11 May 2000
A poor-to-destitute peasant farmer from Colombia was in Dublin last week to explain the economic trap the coca growers of the country find themselves in. The experience of meeting him was mind boggling to the assembled community activists, parents' groups and individuals struggling to beat drug addiction in Darndale, Blanchardstown, Tallaght, and…
US lawyers back Nelson and Finucane inquiries (Free article)
11 May 2000
A press release and statement from the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles ``Joe'' Hynes marks a significant step in the Rosemary Nelson Campaign in the United States.
Sportsview: Big game season is here (Free article)
11 May 2000
The championship is now upon us. The recent lengthy spell of summer weather has really added to the whole feeling of anticipation. Training now takes place on sunny evenings on scorched pitches. Lads who haven't been seen in months are now appearing out of the woodwork (boots untainted by the mud of winter training) to kick a few balls.
Livingstone's back (Free article)
11 May 2000
The Blair project received a, some would say welcome, blow on 4 May when Londoners voted for Ken Livingstone as the city's first directly elected mayor. Livingstone, who was expelled from the Labour Party when he announced his intention to run for office, was the subject of an intensely negative campaign by the party. Nevertheless, since his…
Remembering the Past: IRA Convention meets (Free article)
11 May 2000
At the time of the 1917 IRA Convention, 390 companies were affiliated to Óglaigh na hÉireann. The RIC estimated only 162 companies. Nearly 250 people attended the Convention, though some who would have been there were still incarcerated. The proceedings were presided over by Eamonn de Valera, who'd been elected President of Sinn Féin the previous…
Maskey leads Montreal May Day March (Free article)
11 May 2000
Crowning a highly successful visit to Montreal, Sinn Fein Assembly member Alex Maskey walked with Quebec trade union leaders at the front of a 6,000-strong May Day march. Maskey's visit began with a trip to Ottawa to meet with a Canadian government representative from External Affairs and with the Irish ambassador.
Back issue: Tomás O Fiaich (Free article)
11 May 2000
THE sudden death of Cardinal Tomás O Fiaich removes a lone nationalist voice from the ranks of the Catholic hierarchy.
Sinn Féin Assembly member settles case (Free article)
11 May 2000
Francie Molloy, Sinn Féin Assembly Member for Mid Ulster, settled out of court this week for a four-figure sum following an incident in December 1996.
Incinerator protest at Dublin Corpo (Free article)
11 May 2000
Dublin Corporation's proposal to build an incinerator on the Poolbeg Peninsula in Ringsend continues to meet with local opposition.
Demilitarisation: ``A welcome first step'' (Free article)
11 May 2000
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy has welcomed the announcement that a number of British military installations are to be closed but he has expressed concern that only part of the Cloghogue observation base in South Armagh will be demolished.
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