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Government reneges on first time buyers in Finglas (Free article)
2 October 2003
Some of the 60 lucky recipients of homes in a new affordable housing development in Finglas, Dublin, may yet be denied their mortgages if the government has its way. The houses are being built by independent, non-profit group, Tógáil Developments, in cooperation with Dublin City Council, which provided the land for the project.
Dubbeljoint tackles Peadar O'Donnell (Free article)
2 October 2003
In Belfast-based theatre group Dubbeljoint's latest production, Derry bard Joe Mulheron delivers with words, song and music his story of Peadar O'Donnell, undoubtly one of the most fascinating characters of Irish history. Book now, Tel 90 202222.
What's the anti-bin charge campaign really about? (Free article)
2 October 2003
There are two indisputable facts about the bin charges campaign: 47 percent of Dublin householders didn't pay, and the government has silenced two elected representatives who opposed the government, TD Joe Higgins and councillor Clare Daly, by sending them to jail for a month.
Edward Said dies (Free article)
2 October 2003
The Palestinian cause lost one of its most tireless and articulate voices over the last 30 years when Edward Said died last week, after a ten-year battle with leukemia. Said, 67, was a professor of literature at Columbia University.
Brickies laid off for cheap imported labour (Free article)
2 October 2003
Twenty-six workers at a site in Ballymun, Dublin, are making a stand against what they say is discrimination by their employers. The men, all bricklayers, are employed by GAMA Construction Ireland Ltd.
James Byrne - Dún Laoghaire's 1913 Lock-Out Martyr (Free article)
2 October 2003
Memorial to be unveiled on 1 November - BY JASON McLEAN Near the Republican Plot in Deansgrange cemetery in Dublin lie the remains of one of Dún Laoghaire's forgotten sons. James Byrne was born and reared at 5 Clarence Street, Kingstown {Dún Laoghaire} and inspired by the leadership of James Connolly and Jim Larkin he became an active trade…
Former IRA member to give evidence - The Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Free article)
2 October 2003
A former member of the IRA has told the Saville Inquiry that he is prepared to make a statement regarding what the organisation was doing on Blody Sunday. The former volunteer told the Derry Journal earlier this week that he will tell the inquiry that he, along with other volunteers, were under orders "not to engage the British Army but to observe…
Na Úrscéalta Gaeilge is fearr? (Free article)
2 October 2003
In response to The Irish Times' quest to find the greatest Irish novel, AN DRAOI RUA thought it might be appropriate to suggest a few 'as Gaeilge'. Tá toghachán ar siúl fá láthair ag 'The Irish Times' agus iad ag iarraidh 'The greatest Irish novels' a aimsiú.
Family may leave the North after second sectarian attack (Free article)
2 October 2003
A couple and their four-month-old baby say they are considering leaving the Six Counties after a second sectarian attack directed against them. Charlene Smyth, her partner Patrick McDonald and their child were at their Ashvale Heights home in Stoneyford, near Lisburn, when loyalists smashed windows in the sitting room and glass in the front door…
Teens beaten (Free article)
2 October 2003
Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14, were attacked by loyalists in Durham Street in the Lower Falls area of Belfast at around 10 pm on Saturday 27 September. A blue Corsa car carrying three loyalists sped into Durham Street, where the occupants jumped out and attacked a young boy outside a local shop before local residents chased them away.
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