Walter Mondale through the years Former Vice President Walter Mondale was admired for his diplomacy, humor and decency. April 19, 2021 3:37pm
SCROLL Copy shortlink: Duane Braley, Star Tribune Sen. Walter F. Mondale clasped hands and bowed his head in a prayer line Thursday in Unity Unitarian Church, St. Paul, during a rally for civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Ala. in 1965. Earl Seubert, Star Tribune In this October 24, 1965 photo, Walter Mondale posed with Sen. Hubert Humphrey. Viewing his first-year record as a Senator, Mondale was proudest of his work in the private deliberations of the Senate Agriculture Committee. When Mondale stressed his advocacy in committee of the Feed Grains Price Support Program, he illustrated his personal concept of the effective role of a freshman Senator.
Daughter of John Hume among speakers in new series of foundation seminars John and Pat Hume 05 March, 2021 01:00
A daughter of John Hume is among the speakers in a new series of seminars organised by the foundation established in her mother and father’s honour.
The series, which explores the contribution to peace building by young people around the world, will begin on Monday with “The Missing Peace”.
Established following the Nobel Laureate’s death last August, the John and Pat Hume Foundation aims to promote their legacy by embracing the principles of “partnership, respect and resilience”.
Professor Mo Hume, who holds the chair of Latin American Politics at the University of Glasgow, is one four speakers on Monday.
The son of the former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Tip O Neill, who throughout his life made no secret of the pride he took in his Mallow roots, has joined the race to become the next ambassador to Ireland.
Thomas P O Neill III, a former Massachusetts State Representative, who served also as the Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is understood to be one of a number of people seeking the role.
According to IrishCentral.com, friends of O Neill say he has been lobbying leading figures within the Irish community in the US to gain their support for his push to secure the prestigious and sought-after position.
I started working in Northern Ireland in 1996, the first question I was always asked was: Did Northern Ireland need a South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)? This was understandable, as I was at the time working in South Africa with victims testifying before the TRC that ran from 1995 until 2003.
The troubling thing, however, is that I am still regularly asked that same question nearly 25 years later. During this time, how many victims have died without knowing the truth, or obtaining justice for atrocities?
The failure to deal effectively with the past remains a stain on the copybook of the Northern Ireland peace process. A potted history of the saga highlights how punishingly slow it has been.