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...I.R.A.'s campaign is over." TONY BLAIR, British Prime Minister, speaking after independent observers confirmed that the Irish Republican Army has shut down many of its military structures and followed through on its 2005 promise to end terrorist activity...
...Among oddsmakers, there is speculation that the prize could even go to musicians, albeit ones with an activist bent. Irish online bookmaker Paddypower.com is giving Bob Geldof 6-1 odds of winning for his work in organizing a series of rock concerts to bring awareness to the plight of poor nations, and Bono 9-1 odds for his work on behalf of reducing debt and hunger in Africa, among his other campaigns. Meanwhile Australian betting site Centrebet.com only gives the duo 34-1 odds, but favors Ahtisaari now at about...
...simply there. You travel through them on the way to get your meals.” But even if Sullivan’s photographs aren’t exactly confrontational, they command more than a passing glance. Sullivan sees his work as a unique, truthful examination of the Irish landscape. “Let’s see the land for what it really is,” he says. “It’s haunting, it’s beautiful, and it’s surreal all at the same time. The first day I was there...
These dilemmas plagued the composer through some of his most famous works as well. "Bernstein thought about having ‘West Side Story’ be about Jews and gentiles," Oja, returning to the tension between the Jewish and Irish while Bernstein was growing up in Boston...
...equivalent of “Heat”’s Pacino and De Niro explosive match-up.From the script to the cast to the film’s soundtrack, which features the Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” and rocked-out Irish tunes, “The Departed” is flawless from start to finish. It’s almost as if Scorsese has been asleep these past few years, and now that he’s awake, he’s brought his dream project to life.Bottom Line: This film is beyond Oscar...