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Myths And Facts On Irish Drinking
Page 7 from 12th March 1976THERE is a widespread belief that the Irish consume more liquor than any other race, and statistics would appear to bear this out. But the facts......
Ixty-six Characters In The Year Of '98
Page 5 from 18th March 1983I HAD not read Thomas Flanagan's novel, The Year of the French, before Channel 4 announced that they were to make a series from a TV adaptation of......
Overseas News In Brief
Page 2 from 6th April 1984Chemicals decried POPE John Paul has decried the use of chemical weapons in the war between Iran and Iraq. His condemnation came last week after......
Imelda Flies To Rome
Page 2 from 4th May 1984IMELDA Marcos, wife of President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, met Pope John Paul II over Easter at the Vatican. During her Eastertime......
Murder Trial Priests Leave Jail After Two Year Ordeal
Page 1 from 6th July 1984by Peter Stanford THE TWO FOREIGN priests and six lay workers who have been standing trial in the Philippines for murder. were released on July 3......
Irish Priest Implicated In Killings By Philippines...
Page 2 from 19th November 1982Murder charge priest rejects accusations by Christopher Rails AN IRISH priest charged with complicity in murders in the Philippines has described......
Priests 'no' To Pardon By Marcos
Page 1 from 15th June 1984THE TWO FOREIGN PRIESTS standing trial for murder in the Philippines have rejected an offer of a pardon from President Ferdinand Marcos. Fr Niall......
Philippines Church Under Pressure
Page 2 from 13th July 1984A CATHOLIC , priest has been arrested in Manila following a police search of his house. It was the headquarters of the basic Christian Communities......
A Prison Diary
Page 7 from 12th July 1985MEETING Fr Niall O'Brien, one of the famous "Negros Nine", jailed by the Philippine authorities, is like encountering a spiritual whirlwind. He is......
Overseas News In Brief
Page 2 from 22nd June 1984Sentenced A CRIMINAI. COURT judge in El Salvador has sentenced five former National Guardsmen to the maximum 30 years in prison for the murder of......