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...Reilly was best remembered as the Johnny Unitas of Ireland. The freckled, sandy-haired O'Reilly was the toast of Dublin pubs as an international rugby star who set touchdown records in the 1950s. As recently as 1970 he "slipped apologetically" out of a meeting of the board of H.J. Heinz's United Kingdom subsidiary, which he then headed, for one last fling on the field, joining the Irish national team in a match against England. Last week 37-year-old Tony O'Reilly established a greater claim to fame. He was picked by the parent...
Ante Up. Since their currencies are already floating individually, Britain and Italy decided not to join; Ireland followed Britain because of the two nations' close trade ties. But after their currencies sink slightly lower, London, Dublin and Rome may decide to join their Common Market allies. Meanwhile, Sweden and Norway asked to be included in the joint float, even though they are not EEC members...
...were civilians, five were women and one was a Catholic priest. Both bombers were caught and convicted. Last week's terrorists seemed to fare no better. Within hours, seven men and three women were arrested at London airport as they tried to board planes for Belfast and Dublin...
Conor Cruise O'Brien, a leader of the Labor Party, takes a softer line. Dublin, he says, should patiently assure Ulster's Protestants that "we're not going to try to take you over against your will. Let's talk about unification only when you're ready...
Married. Elaine Stritch, 47, vodka-voiced star of a clutch of Broadway musical comedies (Sail Away, Pal Joey, Company), not to mention more serious plays (Bus Stop) and the TV series My Sister Eileen; and John M. Bay, 45, Dublin-born actor who met the lady briefly in New York 15 years ago, then again in January while they were rehearsing for the London production of Tennessee Williams' Small Craft Warnings; both for the first time; in London...