Sign in

MLK 50: ‘At first I thought it was a firecracker or car backfiring’

Clara Ester’s eyes were fixed on the Rev Martin Luther King as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

MLK 50: ‘At first I thought it was a firecracker or car backfiring’

Sat, 07 Apr, 2018 - 01:00

By Adrian Sainz and Kristin M Hall

Clara Ester’s eyes were fixed on the Rev Martin Luther King as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

CONNECT WITH US TODAY

WHATSAPP

NEWSLETTERS

NOTIFICATIONS

Be the first to know the latest news and updates

more courts articles

MLK 50: ‘At first I thought it was a firecracker or car backfiring’

Gregg Wallace alleges BBC caused him 'distress and harassment' in legal claim

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case

Kneecap to ‘fight again’ as appeal against decision to end terror case announced

MLK 50: ‘At first I thought it was a firecracker or car backfiring’

Kneecap: UK prosecutors appeal against decision to dump terror case

More in this section

A Mural of Independent Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly by artist Emmalene Blake on South Dock Road, Dublin.

Mick Clifford: Connolly bank case row shows how outrage depends on who’s in the firing line

Paul Hosford: Fine Gael's US-style attack video may be a new departure in Irish politics

Paul Hosford: Fine Gael's US-style attack video may be a new departure in Irish politics

Depression, alcohol and domestic violence abuse stock

Joining the dots between alcohol and domestic violence

Courts Analysis Heathrow Martin Luther King

<p> Despite RTÉ Prime Time hosts Sarah McInerney and Miriam O'Callaghan, the supposed debate between presidential hopefuls Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys was more like two parallel interviews. Picture: Naoise Culhane</p>

Louise Burne: If this was Humphreys’ last chance, she didn’t take it

Revoiced

Newsletter

Sign up to the best reads of the week from irishexaminer.com selected just for you.

Lunchtime News

Newsletter

Keep up with stories of the day with our lunchtime news wrap and important breaking news alerts.

Revoiced

Newsletter

Sign up to the best reads of the week from irishexaminer.com selected just for you.

© Examiner Echo Group Limited