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Senator John McCain - A man of active moral purpose

American senator John McCain, who has died aged 81, was that increasingly rare figure: a man of active moral substance in political life.

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John McCain issues veiled criticism of Trump's Vietnam deferment

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Gerry Andrews' photos on display in the Hunt Museum, Limerick

home and gardens

The great ground force at the Garden and Landscape Designers Association event

Dear Sir... Readers' Views (14/06/16)

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Priest, poet, and Vietnam war protester Fr Daniel Berrigan dies, aged 94

Live like a local in north Vietnam and you won't want to leave

Want to live like a local in Vietnam? Just master crossing Hanoi’s chaotic streets. After that, you can do anything, says Shilpa Ganatra.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016

Inside the real Vietnam

From Halong Bay to Hanoi, Ho Chi to Cu Chi and the spectacular Mekong Delta, Pól Ó Conghaile charts a course for any would-be tourist of a jewel in French Indochina

Sat, 04 Jun, 2011

Bin Laden ‘not tracked via torture techniques’

WATERBOARDING and other harsh interrogation techniques were not a factor in tracking down Osama bin Laden, leading Republican Senator John McCain insisted last night.

Fri, 13 May, 2011

McCain: Torture 'did not lead to Bin Laden'

Torture was not a factor in tracking down Osama bin Laden, former US presidential candidate John McCain has said.

Thu, 12 May, 2011

Former US Defence Secretary McNamara dies

Former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara - who was vilified for prosecuting the Vietnam War - died at home in Washington today aged 93.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2009

Presidential race endgame: Beware the game-changing October surprise

IT IS almost too late for an October surprise. But Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain should be wary of the last weekend.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2008

Obama hits back following McCain onslaught

US Democrat Barack Obama quickly took off the gloves and was again battering John McCain as little different from President George Bush as the race for the White House intensified.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2008

McCain and Obama unite to condemn Russia

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has seized on Russia’s invasion of Georgia to call for a muscular series of US-led countermeasures in an apparent bid to underline for American voters his experience in foreign policy and security issues.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2008

McCain criticises Obama over Iraq plans

Republican John McCain intensified criticism of Barack Obama’s vow to pull troops out of Iraq, saying the Democratic presidential candidate’s plan would lay the Arab nation open to the kind of chaos that gripped it 18 months ago.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2008

McCain remains front-runner for Republicans

Battle-scarred former prisoner of war John McCain declared he was the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination after a series of victories on Super Tuesday.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2008

Cannes honours Jane Fonda

The Cannes Film Festival brought Jane Fonda to town for a gala dinner paying tribute to her late father, Henry Fonda – then gave the actress a surprise award of her own.

Sun, 27 May, 2007

Remains of Vietnam veteran identified after 40 years

The remains of a US Air Force officer, whose plane was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965, have been identified.

Sun, 12 Nov, 2006

Fonda's new book tells of Bulimia battle

Jane Fonda recalls the moment she discovered her husband, CNN founder Ted Turner, was cheating on her one month into their marriage in a new tell-all autobiography.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2005

Democracy is being used as a badge of legitimacy for self-gain

THE Americans are promising democracy in Iraq, but at the same time they are saying that they are not going to allow a fundamentalist regime come to power there.

Sat, 03 May, 2003

Rare snow draws hundreds to North Vietnam

A rare snowfall has drawn curious crowds to Vietnam’s mountainous north.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2003

Injured crew plucked from stricken yacht

Two injured crew members on a dismasted and holed British yacht were airlifted to safety today in a dramatic dawn rescue, coastguards said.

Wed, 22 May, 2002

Bodies recovered from Vietnam helicopter crash

Rescuers recovered the bodies of seven Americans and nine Vietnamese who died in a helicopter crash while searching for the remains of US soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2001