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Essays from Ireland
1996-1999

Commentary by Triona Carey
County Cork, Ireland

Triona Carey"Flagwaving, greenery, harps, shamrocks, blackthorns, fairies
and Celtic Twilight has nothing to do with Irish Nationhood" -- Daniel Corkery

Triona Carey is the former editor of LIST ONline, a magazine of expressions, impressions, suppressions, sessions in County Cork, Ireland. These articles in her In Motion Magazine column Essays from Ireland are listed here in reverse chronological order. All articles are copyright of Triona Carey and can be reached with others at http://rulabula.blogspot.com

  • Match Is Off
    The Irish Government refuses visas
    to the Yugoslav Football Team
    A View from Ireland on Yugoslavia,
    the European Union and NATO
    Published in In Motion Magazine - June 5, 1999

  • Drumcree Revisited
    The Peace Process in Northern Ireland
    If the rule of law isn't upheld
    the structures of peace will lose their foundations
    Published in In Motion Magazine - July 9, 1998

  • Who's Happy in Northern Ireland?
    The Peace Process in Northern Ireland
    "Perhaps the most significant difference is
    that nobody is entirely happy with the proposals"
    Published in In Motion Magazine - April 19, 1998

  • These Islands
    Avoiding the politically insensitive, but geographically correct
    Published in In Motion Magazine - April 19, 1998

  • If Ifs And Ands
    The Peace Process in Northern Ireland
    The North is on the move, there is no going back
    Published in In Motion Magazine - February 8, 1998

  • Religious Persecution in Ireland
    Published in In Motion Magazine - December 21, 1997

  • The Worldwide Classroom
    Whither education on the superhighway?
    Published in In Motion Magazine - October 27, 1997

  • Negotiating Terms
    The Peace Process in Northern Ireland
    We face a dilemma in Ireland
    Published in In Motion Magazine - October 13, 1997

  • A Confident Culture
    Sharing Its Treasures
    Published in In Motion Magazine - August 10, 1997

  • Drom Chraoí - Trom Chraoí
    A Commentary on the "Marching Season" in Northern Ireland
    Heart of the mound - heavy heart
    Published in In Motion Magazine - July 13, 1997

  • Pushing The Limits . . . Of Our Credibility
    Commentary on "Push" Technology, Free Speech and the World Wide Web
    Published in In Motion Magazine - June 9, 1997

  • The Michael Collins Story --
    "... until the conflict of partition is overcome the ghosts
    of Collins and Dev will never be laid to rest."
    Published in In Motion Magazine - November 23, 1996

  • Up and Airborne
    Setting up a web site for the arts in rural Ireland
    Published in In Motion Magazine - August 5, 1996 

"Abstract Flag" icon by Triona Carey