I haven't seen behaviour like that on such a scale in years. It's
as though they're compelled. Don't any of these men work with
women on an equal level? What are their family lives like?
Academic observer at Belfast Forum commenting on the treatment of
the Women's Coalition by Unionists, including taunts of ``moo,
moo'' and ``silly women''. Magill magazine, December 1997.
If we do not engage properly in the talks with the whole of the
nationalist community, including Sinn Féin, then there is a
serious danger that there will be a return to violence.
Sinn Féin Chairperson Mitchel McLaughlin speaking on the BBC's On
The Record programme, Sunday 23 November.
It is important to unionists that an All-Ireland essentially
Gaelic image of shamrocks, Irish music and Guinness is not slowly
imposed on Northern Ireland, which has a range of different
traditions.
David Trimble's opinion of the idea of a joint tourism authority.
The ``range of traditions'' he is talking about include such things
as Drumcree and the right to bang Lambeg Drums under your
Catholic neighbours' windows without their permission.
Tim Pat Coogan. Ireland On Sunday, 23 November.
You people are absolutely undefeatable... I want to appeal to you
not to allow under any circumstances this struggle to be reduced
to a room at Stormont.
Gerry Adams to the crowd at the republican rally in the Europa
Hotel on Sunday night 23 November.
It has been described as one of the most volatile atmospheres in
world football. In a city where, post-revolution, Churchill
Street was renamed Bobby Sands Road and where posters proclaim
``Down with the USA,'' there are always moments of unease.
The opening paragraph of the Daily Telegraph report of the Iran v
Australia World Cup qualifier played in Teheran last Saturday.
Monday 24 November.
The Amsterdam Treaty poses no threat to Irish neutrality, but
will enhance the EU's ability to respond to new security
challenges.
Account of a speech made by Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs, Liz O'Donnell, to the Royal Irish Academy. Irish Times,
Friday 21 November.
The removal of troops in West Belfast during daylight hours is
not what the people of West Belfast or indeed anywhere else in
the Six Counties want. We want to see the immediate recall of all
troops to barracks pending their withdrawal to their home bases
in Britain.
Sinn Féin Six County Chairperson Gearóid O hEara. Tuesday 25
November
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