Robert Kennedy
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Hillary Clinton: A man you can bait with a tweet cannot be trusted with a nuclear weapon
- US
- July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton warned that the United States was at a “moment of reckoning” as she made history becoming the first female to accept the presidential (...)

‘Unstable’ Joe Kennedy’s 1988 challenge to British government
- Politics
- January 1, 2016, 01:00
The controversial visit of United States congressman Joe Kennedy to Northern Ireland in 1988 is detailed in previously confidential files released tod(...)

Television: crime and punishment in the sunny southeast
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 2, 2015, 14:00
It’s not quite as rare as that orange moon, but a new Irish-made drama on RTÉ is a long-awaited sight. In Clean Break (RTÉ One, Sunday), a new crime s(...)

Great 20th century mystic Thomas Merton was born 100 years ago next Saturday
- Opinion
- January 27, 2015, 00:01
The Seven Storey Mountain, which recounts Thomas Merton’s spiritual odyssey from disbelief to faith, opens: “On the last day of January 1915, in a yea(...)

US extends legal rights for same-sex married couples
- US
- February 9, 2014, 09:42
US attorney general Eric Holder has announced widespread changes within the US justice department to benefit same-sex married couples, such as reco(...)

Skiing after Schumacher
- Europe
- January 3, 2014, 16:41
Hours after Michael Schumacher left his chalet last Sunday in the French ski resort of Méribel, the retired Formula One champion was once again front (...)

Man swallowed 1kg of cannabis in failed smuggling bid
- Irish News
- October 29, 2013, 22:01
A 40-year-old man who swallowed more than 1kg of cannabis resin in a bid to smuggle it into Ireland has been jailed for a year by a judge who said the(...)

Caterpillar to invest £7m in manufacturing project in North
- Technology
- October 26, 2013, 01:01
Caterpillar, the US engineering group, is to invest £7 million and create 100 jobs in a new manufacturing project at its Northern Ireland operation.Ju(...)

Caterpillar to invest £7m in Northern Ireland factories
- Manufacturing
- October 25, 2013, 15:00
Manufacturing giant Caterpillar has announced a major £7 million (€8.2 million) investment at its factories in Northern Ireland. The firm, which last (...)

Cosgrave recalls ‘excitement’ over JFK’s Irish visit
- News
- June 24, 2013, 01:00
Ireland’s venerable elder statesman, 93-year-old Liam Cosgrave, has a precise memory of the day US president John F Kennedy addressed a joint sitting (...)