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...eyes of the European Community focused anxiously on Ireland, as voters went to the polls to decide whether or not to back the Maastricht treaty and its call for deeper economic and political integration into the E.C. The Irish vote acquired special importance after Denmark rejected the treaty's ratification in its own referendum three weeks ago. Had Ireland also opposed the Maastricht pact, it almost surely would have been dead, and the Community's greater integration, including the creation of a single European currency and common foreign and defense policies, would have suffered a setback that would have taken...
...result. The E.C., whose subsidies have substantially benefited the local economy, has enjoyed wide popularity in Ireland. All the major secular institutions had urged endorsement of the treaty. Still, in the wake of Denmark's surprising vote, there was concern that Irish enthusiasm might flag. As it was, only a minority voted against...
Duffy was particularly struck by Robinson's determined effort to bring together representatives of like-minded grassroots organizations from around Ireland -- and from Northern Ireland as well. "There's no mystery in this," says Duffy. "The more that ordinary people know of each other, the less hatred there will be." She also found time to appreciate the "very human pace" of Dublin...
...something new--sit back, relax, and let Tom and Nicole lead you on a romantic adventure through the green pastures of Ireland, the grime of Boston and the dust Of Oklahoma...
Directed by Ron Howard, a maestro of feel-good movies, Far and Away is basically a fairy tale. Poor boy meets rich girl in turn-of-the-century Ireland. They run away to America and starve and freeze and fall in love in Boston. Rich white male villains temporarily separate the handsome pair...