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Published: 02/23/10

What's a Fair Warning When It Comes to Bombs?

By  Theunis Bates - AOL News
What's a Fair Warning When It Comes to Bombs?

LONDON (Feb. 23) -- Northern Ireland's police chief has condemned dissident members of the Irish Republican Army for giving his men less than 20 minutes to clear the center of a town before detonating an explosives-packed car. "The time we got to respond was very limited," Northern Ireland's chief constable, Matt Baggott, told reporters. "It was reckless and callous." The 225-pound car bomb that terrorists rammed into the gates of Court House in Newry, 30 miles southwest of Belfast, on Monday night went off just 17 minutes after police received their first telephone warning. The explosion -- ...

Published: 12/7/09

Liam Clancy Brought Ireland -- and Politics -- to My Front Door

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Liam Clancy Brought Ireland -- and Politics -- to My Front Door

On Friday word came down that Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, 74 years old, had died. Within minutes Facebook was awash in the news. Radio DJs announced they were planning tributes. Others, including me, posted Clancy Brothers videos. ...

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