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...anyway. The outcome was fairly predictable, in that elderly Protestant preacher Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, who turned IRA gunmen into formidable political operators, tightened their respective holds on the Protestant and Catholic vote. But what happens next is not nearly as easy to forecast. The British and Irish governments are counting on the former enemies cooperating to end the region's political paralysis and put the finishing touches on a peace process that has dragged on far longer than anyone expected. Paisley and Adams, by the way, have never spoken directly to each other...
...Western exodus reached full speed, American cities became true modern metropolises. In 1800, New York had only 60,000 people, but by the middle of the century, the population had grown to half a million. Filling the cities was the first tsunami of immigrants--in particular the Irish, driven to the U.S. by the famine that began...
...Rizzo. The Dukes (2-5) were swept in a season-opening three-game series by then-No. 15 Georgia Tech, and tuned up against the local big league squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates, yesterday. Sunday holds in store a meeting with Big East foe Notre Dame (3-6). The Fighting Irish knocked off then-seventh-ranked Nebraska in its last outing. Harvard squares off with Tampa on Monday at noon before briefly returning north. This weekend’s road swing is part of a stretch of 16 Florida games in 20 days, including another trip next weekend and a spring...
That's why the Irish and British experience is of so much interest. Already Finland, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain have decided to follow suit and open their markets to the eight new members from Eastern and Central Europe who joined the E.U. in 2004. France, too, has eased some restrictions. All would do well to study the details of how Britain and Ireland coped. While granting admission to all workers, both nations restricted migrants' access to welfare, thus pre-empting claims that folks were coming as "welfare tourists" to leech off the system. At the same time, most...
...Cecelia Ahern, eldest daughter of Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, is one of Europe's most successful chick-lit authors. Her debut novel P.S. I Love You became an international best seller when Ahern was only 23 years old. A movie version of the book, starring Oscar winners Hilary Swank and Kathy Bates, has been filmed and is due for release...