Ireland

  • Democracy Now! May 26, 2003

    Memorial Day Special: We speak with a group of Ploughshares activists. For years these Catholics have tried to raise awareness about the brutality of war and how specific warships, weapons, and bases are complicit in the killing of innocent civilians; Three Dominican nuns await sentencing for damaging nuclear site in Colorado; Five members of the…

  • Democracy Now! May 26, 2003

    Hour 1: Memorial Day Special: We speak with a group of Ploughshares activists. For years these Catholics have tried to raise awareness about the brutality of war and how specific warships, weapons, and bases are complicit in the killing of innocent civilians; Three Dominican nuns await sentencing for damaging nuclear site in Colorado; Five members…

  • Democracy Now! April 8, 2003

    Hour 1: U.S. bombs Al Jazeera and Abu Dhabi TV offices in Baghdad killing one: We talk to Jihad Ballout from Al Jazeera; A president, viceroy, governor or sheriff? A look at Jay Garner, the U.S. general and defense contractor who is slated to versee post-war Iraq. Hour 2: Over 1,000 protest in Northern Ireland…

  • Democracy Now! February 24, 2003

    As Spanish Prime Minister Aznar and President Bush strategize at Bush s ranch in Crawford, Texas, 94% of Spaniards oppose war: we go to Madrid for a live report; World-renowned Irish civil rights leader Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is turned away at the border and deported: we go live to McAliskey in Northern Ireland; Come September…

  • Democracy Now! January 22, 2002

    ISRAEL SILENCES THE VOICE OF PALESTINE: A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE RECENTLY BOMBED RADIO STATION ; CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE RECENTLY BOMBED RADIO STATION ; SCHOOLGIRLS AND A CATHOLIC POSTAL WORKER IS KILLED, CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT TRADE UNIONS CALL FOR AN END TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE…

  • Tina Tully, Ira Spokesperson, Speech On 20th Anniversary Of The Irish Hunger Strikes.

    Tina Tully, Ira Spokesperson, Speech On 20th Anniversary Of The Irish Hunger Strikes. Recorded May 19, 2001.

  • Democracy Now! September 17, 1997

    Nigeria Advocacy Day; Northern Ireland Peace Talks |(33 Minutes) Nigeria Advocacy Day Focus on Nigeria and the fight against the government of General Soni Abacha. This week in Washington, Nigerian democracy activists lobbied Congressmembers. Today, NY city council is holding hearings on a bid to rename the street where the Nigerian consulate is located after…

  • Democracy Now! August 12, 1997

    Big Rigs; Northern Ireland; Police Surveillance |(14 Minutes) Big Rigs Debate on trucking industry and need for opening more highways. Debate is part of of a massive $175 billion transoportation bill making its way though Congress. GUEST: Michael Scippa, exec. dir. of Citizens for Responsible and Safe Highways. GUEST: Warren Hoemann, VP for policy of…

  • Democracy Now! December 30, 1998

    Conversation with Former Irish Political Prisoner Joe Doherty; Colombian Paramilitary Chief Suspected Killed |(28 Minutes) A Conversation with Former Irish Political Prisoner Joe Doherty. Joe Doherty, one of the most visible political prisoners in the US became the face of the Irish Republican movement in North America. He was released from prison as part of…

  • Democracy Now! November 13, 1998

    Indonesian Troops Clash with Students; Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams Meets L.A. Chicano Leaders; Labor Takes on Korean Shopkeepers |Indonesian Troops Clash with Students Five people have been killed today in Jakarta. Indonesian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters, and shot water cannons and tear gas into the crowds. Student activists who marched on…