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...Patricia Ireland told a capacity crowd last night at the Kennedy School of Government that while the feminist movement has already done a great deal to improve women's lives, there is still a long...
Citing changes in attitudes towards women, such as the view popular as recently as the 1970s that women do not necessarily deserve equal pay for equal work, Ireland said feminism has without doubt helped women take control of their lives...
...Ireland lauded the growing number of women in government. "Women finally have a bathroom in the U.S. Senate. We've tripled the number of women in the Senate and increased the number in the House from five to 10 percent...
...controlling guns is. Annually, more U.S. citizens die from murder in our cities than in war-torn Northen Ireland every year. Police are finding themselves outgunned by criminals armed with automatic weapons. Schools are installing metal detectors to prevent children from bringing handguns into classes. Strict gun control will not completely solve these problems; guns will still reach the streets illegally. But gun control will help. Making guns more difficult to obtain is worth the effort...
Straight Outta Ireland features Irish bands that are still on that road to recognition. One of the brightest artists on the album is Katell Keineg, a vocalist with a clear, pure voice. Another act with strong potential is the Chanting House, with their neotraditional flute and fiddle sound. These are the groups that will help link Ireland's musical past with its future. "We write the songs using the rhythms of jigs and reels, but at the same time they are unmistakably rock songs," says Chanting House lead singer Susan McKeown. "Traditional music is dear...