Monthly Archives: September 2018

FIVE DAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS IN COLOMBIA.

“OOPS! I MAY HAVE PUT MY FOOT IN IT…” “I will not..break up my country..we cannot accept anything that threatens the integrity of our union..as I have already said, that is unacceptable…we will never agree to it..divides our country in … Continue reading

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DOING JUSTICE TO EMMET’S CHARACTER.

ON THIS DATE (19TH SEPTEMBER) 215 YEARS AGO : ROBERT EMMET ON ‘TRIAL’. Robert Emmet was tried before a ‘Special Commission’ in Green Street Court House in Dublin on September 19th, 1803 – 215 years ago on this date. The … Continue reading

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THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE “PRESERVATION OF IRISH FREEDOM”.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MGQ! “There was one lesson that we learned when we were in government. And that was that the British will promise you the sun, moon and stars, and then at the last moment try and put in something, … Continue reading

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