Tag: Northern Ireland
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The Company We Keep
My son asked me a question the other day that still cuts very deep. “How are you comfortable being in league with racists, xenophobes and reactionaries?” he asked. What prompted the question was my support for Brexit. I’ll admit it is true that the likes of Boris Johnson, the idiotic and racist former London mayor,…
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Visiting Irish Rugby Player Drops the Bowl Near Goal By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Thursday, March 13, 1997 An Irish rugby team traveled thousands of miles with a precious $ 2,000 hand-crafted crystal rose bowl for Mayor Giuliani but it was ruined when a player dropped it 30 feet short of its destination. The good-will gift which survived a worldwide obstacle course of customs and airport security checkpoints, plus…