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Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

471.0. "Has Haughey gone mad?" by CEILI::DARCY () Mon Dec 05 1988 16:31

    The Globe said yesterday, concerning the mini Euro summit in Greece,
    that Haughey told Thatcher (paraphrasing) that there will always
    be a strain in Anglo-Irish relations as long as Northern Ireland
    remains part of Britain.  He said this is in pertinence to the Fr.
    Ryan/Belgium case.
    
    This is the first time (in the US) I've ever heard Haughey come
    right out with his views.  Is this something old or has Haughey
    come out of his shell?
    
    Curious George.
    
    
    Fun facts: Belgium is the only country in the world with ALL
    their highways lighted.
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471.1The leopard.....EGAV01::MHUGHESTue Dec 06 1988 04:1022
    Leaprechauns will add.
    
    In his press conference after the meeting with Mgt. Thatcher he
    was asked for his view of the state of affairs of Anglo-Irish
    relations.
    
    His response was as follows:  "Well as you know, Anglo-Irish relations
    are rarely normal, and as I have pointed out many times this will
    always be the case as long as the problem of N.I. exists."
    
    That is as close to his words as I can get.
    
    He has also slated the politicisation of individual extradition
    cases and said that it makes extradition even more difficult.
    He said that extradition was about the rights to freedom of the
    individual and as such was a matter for the law and the courts and
    that interference by others outside of that process was unhelpful.
    (he stopped short of the use of despicable).
                                                  
    Snake tries to remember.