Police in Aurora, Colorado, detained and handcuffed a Black mother and four children at gunpoint after mistakenly identifying the SUV she was driving as a stolen motorcycle.
Category: Special Features
BOOKS: ON THE ROAD by JAMES NAUGHTIE
By Hamish Mackay Can I mention the latest book, his fifth, from the pen of Scottish journalist and broadcaster, James Naughtie – a very trusted
Connemara’s tourism industry rides seasonal tide but fears uncertain future
“I promise you, I do not take this place for granted. I am thankful for it every day. It is easy to forget but the things we have here – the beautiful beaches, the clean water, mountains and lakes . . . we need to protect that.”
John Hume obituary
Hume’s many long promotional trips eventually paid off as the most powerful figures in business and politics recognised Northern Ireland’s potential as an investment location. If the ceasefire wobbled on occasion he dismissed it as a little local difficulty.
John Hume on the end of the Unionist veto in Ulster
I have often thought that our over-indulgence in the past is a reflection of a much deeper weakness – our lack of the confidence to stand on our own feet, in our own time, with the ideas of our time, facing the problems of our time.
BOOKS: ONE FOR HIBERNOPHILES
In Ireland, the link between place and myth is strong, and there is no more enlightening way to understand the rich tapestry of Irish mythology, and its relationship to our true history, than by reading the landscape. Earthing the Myths is an engaging and exhaustive county-by-county guide to the vast number of fascinating places in Ireland connected to myth, folklore and early history.