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Written by Sean Maguire
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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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Written by John McCullagh
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Saturday, 17 December 2005 |
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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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Written by Political Correspondent
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Saturday, 17 December 2005 |
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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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