Journalism in Ireland - How Two Irish Newspapers Covered the 1960 Presidential Election of John F. Kennedy
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
IRELAND MUST learn from the optimistic attitudes of Irish emigrants to deal with “the sense of national depression” at home, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson said yesterday.
Politics.ie (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The President Mary McAleese has signed the bill to establish NAMA. Ms McAleese has put pen to paper on the National Asset Management Agency Bill...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
From Tony Blair to Herman Van Rompuy, the contenders for top European jobs are overwhelmingly male Right now in Brussels the heads of the 27 national governments of the European Union's member states will be milling around . Gordon Brown will be lobbying for Tony Blair, Herman Van Rompuy will be trying to persuade people he is not as anonymous as many fear, and José Manuel Barroso will be pottering...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
IN ANY functioning democracy “it is the opinion of the public which dictates the relevance of a newspaper”, President Mary McAleese said at the weekend.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
THE FALL-OUT from the recession has provoked new burdens on mental health, President Mary McAleese has said.
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
A 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the Philippines a month ago was freed early Thursday and neither country paid any of the kidnappers' $2 million ransom demand, Irish and Filipino authorities said. The Rev. Michael Sinnott said he was not harmed but complained of arduous journeys as kidnappers took him by sea and through jungles to evade government troops. "I was treated well....
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
PRESIDENT MARY McAleese attended the Royal British Legion remembrance service at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, yesterday. It was one of a series of events held in recent days to remember dead servicemen and women.
Brian Greene (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
As we learned on Morning Ireland's 25th birthday programme, President of Ireland Mary McAleese is not sending Christmas Cards this year to save money, choosing to send emails instead of cards. Perhaps she knows more than us about what lies in wait in her colleague Ebenezer scrooge's (Brian Lenihan's) Bludget in December. For those still contemplating [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has said that she is “walking around the Áras turning off lights” as part of her personal contribution to reducing public expenditure.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
President Mary McAleese has pledged to cut household spending at Áras an Uachtaráin by 12.5 per cent.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
While her country faces, what some are describing as its worst ever economic crisis, the President of Ireland shows that she is not immune to the chill wind of cutback.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
THE “BEST place to grow up in Dublin” is how President Mary McAleese described the redeveloped Fatima Mansions complex in Dublin yesterday.
Martin Meenagh Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Terry Wogan for President of Europe Mrs Mary Robinson has been put forward as a candidate for the new European Presidency. She used to be President of Ireland. Unfortunately, La Robinson had to leave the office of Uachtarán na hÉireann because of what she no doubt thought of as a better job. Still, she graced the Presidency when she was there, and I see no reason why she couldn't be President...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has hosted a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin for 50 widows of RUC officers killed during the Troubles.
Organized Rage (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The passing of Vias Livadas is mourned by not only his own countrymen, but also Irish Republicans, as the passing of a true friend and comrade in struggle. Over 50 years ago bonds of comradeship, solidarity and friendship were forged in British prisons between the revolutionaries of Cyprus and Ireland which have endured to the present day. Leaving aside political differences, Vias Livadas and his generation...
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