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BLANKNEY JOURNAL (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
On this day in 1994, a meeting between two international statesmen in Ireland had to be cancelled - because one of them overslept. Russian President Boris Yeltsin (pictured right) had agreed to break a flight from the United States to Moscow in County Limerick for a reception with the Irish prime minister. But instead there was a minor diplomatic incident when the Russian leader failed to appear. Taoiseach...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
A strong and genuine advocate for citizens' rights, Ted Kennedy played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process Guardian Thursday 27 August 2009 I first met Senator Teddy Kennedy early in October 1994 in Boston. The IRA cessation was over a month old. I was in the US for a fortnight-long coast-to-coast visit – a frenetic city-a-day whirlwind tour. We started in Boston and Teddy was...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
THE RARE honour of the Freedom of Longford Town was bestowed last night on one of its greatest champions, former taoiseach Albert Reynolds. The ceremony, in honour of “his outstanding contribution to peace in Ireland” was attended by his wife Kathleen, a number of his children and grandchildren, and a host of supporters and friends.
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