Word: irelands
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...equal time, Moloney has O'Connor sing The Foggy Dew; she represents "the young mother of Ireland" whose lover is killed in the 1916 Easter Uprising. In the lamentation Love Is Teasin', Faithfull's crone contralto makes the phrase "What cannot be cured, love,/ Must be endured, love" sound like hard wisdom delivered from a deathbed...
President Clinton made a St. Patrick's Day appeal to Catholics and Protestants in British-controlled Northern Ireland, asking them to get rid of their weapons. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, visiting the White House along with Irish Prime Minister John Bruton tonight, insisted that the political wing of the Catholic Irish Republican Army lacks the authority to act on Clinton's request. Bruton disagreed. He told reporters that Adams "has tremendous influence" over the anti-British IRA. Bruton and Adams praised Clinton for opening the White House gates for Sinn Fein, a controversial move they hope will accelerate peace...
CelticVision, a new 24-hour cable channel that aims to show the "world from an Irish perspective" debuted in Boston today. On tap are Irish sporting events and television shows including the "Late Late Show" with Gay Byrne, Ireland's own David Letterman.TIME DAILY ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
...senior U.S. official today said President Clinton's plan to give Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams a warm White House reception Friday represents a leap of faith that risks upsetting the delicate peace between Britain and Northern Ireland. In testimony before a House committee, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke added that the onus is on Adams to make sure he doesn't go too far while trying to raise money in the U.S. "The president has taken a risk on behalf of peace by permitting limited fundraising by Sinn Fein," Holbrooke said. "The ball is in their court...
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, a prime mover in the new push for peace, said the Major-Bruton document represented progress because it ``embraces an all-Ireland character and deals with the general notion of one island.'' That was enough to satisfy Adams, who has been eager to get into negotiations. But Sinn Fein first has to prove its cease-fire is permanent; the I.R.A. will be expected to respond to Britain's demand that it start turning in the arms it has stashed away...