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...I.R.A.'s thriving political wing, he told his party last year that their electoral success meant "physical force republicanism" was unnecessary. He even said the I.R.A. would "cease to be." Soon afterward, the I.R.A. made two symbolic disposals of weapons. Sinn Fein held a lavish ceremony in a Dublin hotel for the families of all I.R.A. members who died in the conflict. The implication was that the dying was over. Irish election results in May mean that, for the first time, a majority of those believed to be leaders of the I.R.A. are also in elected office. And Sinn Fein...
...struggling to raise $1 billion from asset sales to stay afloat. But as Elan's chairman and CEO Donal Geaney stepped down last week, along with deputy chairman Tom Lynch, their gloom had not really spread to the rest of Ireland's economy. Danny McCoy, economist at Dublin's Economic and Social Research Institute, notes that the troubles of multinationals like Elan "haven't been that destabilizing because there isn't a huge public exposure to the stock market," and because Ireland remains a destination for firms eager to service the European market. Ireland's GDP grew 6.8% last year...
...truth is that aside from being born in Ireland and holding an Irish passport, I’ve spent the majority of my life in America. So why be deceptive about my background? Europeans seem to hold a lot of stereotypes about Americans; saying I’m from Dublin rather than Pittsburgh is like saying I’m from Boston rather than Harvard. The difference, of course, is that by saying you’re from Harvard people might resent you because they think you’re a workaholic, a social outcast or an elitist; saying you?...
...inventive set-up conjurs the spirit of the real Grafton Street, a fast-moving avenue in Dublin, Ireland...
...Born in Dublin, noted historian Brown’s academic career has taken him from the lecture halls of England to California and now to Princeton, New Jersey...