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...existed. For their victims, who struggled through torturous legal processes over periods as long as 10 years, that is a horrifying prospect. "Somehow they walked away, battered and exhausted by it, but feeling like at least what happened had been acknowledged, that that person had been held accountable," says Colm O'Gorman, director of a sexual abuse support group called One in Four. "Now they're facing the possibility that what he did to them wasn't a crime. The emotional impacts of that are huge." Mr. A's release sparked grassroots demonstrations by thousands of people across the country...
...Snapper A fractious Dublin family faces an awkward fact: the eldest daughter is soon to give birth to an illegitimate baby. This crowded, wayward, funny film, written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Stephen Frears, is a hymn to family values without any of the usual piety. It gives Colm Meaney, as the $ emotionally hard-pressed father, the role of a lifetime...
...indications that things are improving. In June the Irish language was adopted as one of the official working languages of the European Union, and special recognition was afforded Basque, Catalan and Galician. Welsh voices have demanded - quite rightly - that their language be accorded status similar to that of Irish. Colm de Faoite Dublin Portugal's ethnic minorities are such a minority that they don't even appear in your article! As an example of good ethnic-minority integration, the Mirandese dialect, spoken by approximately 10,000 people in northeastern Portugal, was recognized by the state in 1999 as the second...
Such is the initial setup of The Boys and Girl from County Clare. John Joe (Bernard Hill), the reigning céilí champion who never left home, must face his younger brother Jimmy’s (Colm Meaney) up-and-coming band from Liverpool at a music competition in 1960s County Clare. Throw in some gentle subterfuge and a romance between the most talented members of the rival groups...
Down, out and desperate for money and revenge, the trio try their plan. Unfortunately, Detective Jerry Lynch, played by well-known character actor Colm Meaney, has been tailing Lehiff all along. This is particularly problematic because Lynch is egotistical, aggressive and has a fondness for Celtic music. The robbery fails due to his intervention and the unexpected arrival of Sam’s ex-wife Noleen at the bank (explained by yet another of the 11 interlinked stories). Lehiff quickly turns on his accomplices and starts a high-speed chase with Jerry and a camera crew resulting in one dead...