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Tears for Winter Island
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Written by Sean Maguire   
Monday, 19 December 2005
I have just returned from the very successful launch of Sean Maguire's new book, History Tomorrow.  The author has permitted one more poem to be reproduced here.

It's entitled, "Tears for Winter Island".


Tears drench sombre faces

as trees bear summer fruits;

mothers scrimp and save to pay

for dead men’s suits.

Solitude takes hold whilst empty

chairs fill lonely spaces.

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Sarah Makem
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Written by John McCullagh   
Saturday, 17 December 2005

Those of my generation experienced enormous pride when South Armagh favourite Tommy Makem took the world stage by storm in the 60s. He has, of course, gone from strength to strength in the succeeding decades and the pen-portrait that follows merely summarises some of the highlights of his illustrious career.

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StormontGate
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Written by Political Correspondent   
Saturday, 17 December 2005
It’s just ‘shock fatigue’ that we’re all suffering from or we’d be on the streets demonstrating our anger at the massive betrayal – especially of nationalist Ireland – represented by the Stormontgate scandal.
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