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Brian Cowen's first full day as Ireland's new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) this week found him on the hoof - lunching with his British counterpart, Gordon Brown, and donning a tux to schmooze U.S. investors at a grand Georgian mansion on the outskirts of Belfast. It was an elegant turn that belied Cowen's long-standing nickname: Biffo...
...Northern Ireland has too many Catholics and twice as many Protestants, but very few Christians. ? Anonymous...
After more than five years of sporadic terrorism and civil strife, few Ulstermen, regardless of their faith, had much hope that the slogan would ever reflect reality. This Christmas, however, promises to be a bit more tranquil than some that Northern Ireland has suffered in the past. Last week the leaders of the Irish Republican Army agreed to an eleven-day cease-fire starting Dec. 22. Terrorist operations were suspended, the I.R.A. announced, to let the British government consider the I.R.A.'s conditions for a permanent ceasefire...
Irish Prime Minister P. Bartholomew “Bertie” Ahern defended Ireland’s active role in supporting the European Union (E.U.) at the Institute of Politics (IOP) last night. The event, “Ireland and the European Union: Promoting Peace and Prosperity Home and Abroad,” filled the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum for a 30-minute speech by the Prime Minister focusing on the European Treaty and the importance for the E.U. to act collectively abroad and together with the United States. “The main reason for this European Treaty...
...whole thing and throwing the whole thing away.” The results of that experimentation have lead to his interest in painting industrial landscapes and tools. “I’m Irish,” Powers says. “Everything is really small in Ireland. I like big structures, big buildings.” He’s frustrated by those who can not see the beauty of industrial tools and landscapes: “Everyone likes flowers, nice views, parks, mountains, hills, statues. It is people that I can bond with over industrial landscaping that...