Person: Sylvester Barrett

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<p class="contextmenu Body Body">The famous Cuban revolutionary landed at Shannon Airport for a short stopover on November 17, 1982, as he was returning home from attending the state funeral for the late Soviet president, Leonid Brezhnev, in Moscow.</p>

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Castro's Shannon stopover created headache for Irish diplomats

A stopover by Cuban leader Fidel Castro at Shannon Airport more than 40 years ago created a potential headache for Irish diplomats who were fearful the prospect of improved trade between Ireland and Cuba could hamper Irish-American relations.

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Letter to the Editor: Looking in wrong place for answers on fatalities

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Ansbacher names may be deleted from Dáil record

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Harney: I didn’t halt off-shore tax probe

Crowley’s shift to the conservative ECR is a ‘right’ problem for Martin

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Housing shortage a cause for concern

State Papers – Day One: Memo shows political expenses an age-old problem

COUNCILLORS enjoying junkets at the taxpayers’ expense caused consternation in the cabinet which was concerned at the bad publicity spendthrift local authority members were generating.

Thu, 30 Dec, 2010

Driving licence reform for ‘rural hermits’

Political Correspondent, Paul O’Brien on a plan to address rural Ireland’s transport woes

Fri, 04 Jan, 2008

Driving in the country - This is an idea worth developing

DESPITE many and varied challenges the late Sylvester Barrett’s 1979 driving licence amnesty remains in the all-time top five of Irish solutions to Irish problems.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2008

Former Fianna Fail Minister dies

Sylvie Barrett, the former Fianna Fail Minister and MEP, has died.

Wed, 08 May, 2002