The first time I saw Hillary Clinton speak in person, she addressed about 80,000 people. But they hadn’t come to see her.
The time was November 1995 and the place was the downtown area of my native Belfast. The Irish Republican Army had called a ceasefire a little over a year before and the sense Read More
Attendees at a raucous event organized by Irish advocates of immigration reform in Washington DC yesterday were treated to the unusual sight of Senator Charles Schumer leading a chant closely identified with the Irish Republican Army.
“Tiocfaidh Ar La!” Mr. Schumer bellowed several times from the stage at the Washington Court Hotel, his right hand Read More
A small group of New Yorkers are congratulating themselves on helping to make history this month. Unfortunately for them, hardly anyone else in the city noticed. This is a test article…. Still testing this out.
An independent body confirmed last week that the armed struggle of the Irish Republican Army was at an end, officially Read More
A small group of New Yorkers are congratulating themselves on helping to make history this month. Unfortunately for them, hardly anyone else in the city noticed.
An independent body confirmed last week that the armed struggle of the Irish Republican Army was at an end, officially putting a cap on a conflict that began in Read More
Osama bin Laden has never articulated the grim calculus of terrorism as pithily as an anonymous spokesperson for the Irish Republican Army did more than 20 years ago.
Hours after it had narrowly failed to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a hotel bombing, the guerrilla group issued a personal message addressed to its Read More
It’s great news that Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore is to transfer to Broadway. Not only is Wilson Milam’s production of the dark comedy for the Atlantic Theater Company perfect, but Mr. McDonagh has written the most laughably staggering play I have ever seen.
Now, it could well be that there are better Read More
It’s great news that Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore is to transfer to Broadway. Not only is Wilson Milam’s production of the dark comedy for the Atlantic Theater Company perfect, but Mr. McDonagh has written the most laughably staggering play I have ever seen.
Now, it could well be that there are better Read More
More than 30 years after firing its first shots, the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army has ordered its members to dump their arms. When will Osama bin Laden, or his successor, issue the same order?
It’s a fair bet that most people over the age of 45 will not live to see that Read More
More than 30 years after firing its first shots, the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army has ordered its members to dump their arms. When will Osama bin Laden, or his successor, issue the same order?
It’s a fair bet that most people over the age of 45 will not live to see that Read More
The Bush administration’s plan to try terrorist suspects before military tribunals has inspired thoughtful dissent and knee-jerk condemnation. Neither side, however, has expounded on the best reason to avoid this perfectly acceptable protocol of war: By convening special means to try special crimes, we may inadvertently ennoble those who wish us death and destruction. Read More
