Dundalk Embraces Clinton: Hopes High for North Breakthrough

Irish Voice | December 19, 2000| | Copyright

O'Dowd, Niall
Irish Voice
12-19-2000
Dundalk Embraces Clinton: Hopes High for North Breakthrough

BY NIALL O'DOWD IN DUNDALK, CO. LOUTH

"IT'S a beautiful day," said President Clinton, quoting the new U2 song, as
he looked out over the assembled thousands who had gathered in the border
town of Dundalk on Tuesday evening.

Clinton was commenting on what was clearly the highlight of his trip to
Ireland, the presence of some 30,000 residents from the Dundalk area who
had flocked to the town center to hear the man whose presidency will end
next month.

When Clinton appeared on the stage with wife Hillary and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Marias Pirgos Aviation Wins $26,288 Contract News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News ; ...PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $26,288 contract to Maria Pantis, oerating as Marias Pirgos Aviation, Sacramento, Calif., for duct assemblies. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia...
	The timeless rhythms of Tinos Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; ...cool. As you continue to drive, you'll pass through numerous small villages before reaching Pirgos, Tinos' second largest harbor town. In Pirgos, you can watch craftsmen transform white and green marble into sanctuary screens, episcopal...
	WHATEVER YOU WANT THE TOP 10 BEACHES What do you like. Fly and flop? A windswept walk? Action-packed sands? Or somewhere the kids can get out their buckets and spades? Ian McCurrach reveals the best beaches on the Mediterranean to suit your fancy Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday ; ...Grotticelli. Lovers can hole up at the intimate 18-room Porto Pirgos Hotel in Tropea, which has superb views out across the sea...a seven-night half-board break at the five- star Porto Pirgos Hotel from pounds 861 per person, based on two sharing. Car...
	CYPRUS, CUBA SIGN AIR AGREEMENT Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire ; ...the two countries. The agreement was initialed here by Vassos Pirgos, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Works...passengers, cargo and post. Speaking after signing the agreement, Pirgos said it sets the framework for air connection between Cyprus...
	Man loved and lived his Greek heritage Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ; ...joyful Rialto man with feet he could not keep still died July 8. He was 68. Panagiotopoulos was born April 10, 1939, in Pirgos, Greece, to Maria and Dionisios Panagiotopoulos. His father was shot by communists and his body was returned to his family...
	Greece declares national state of emergency as fires spread; BRITAIN/INTERNATIONAL.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) ; ...area, and firefighting planes flew overhead. The government has declared a state of emergency. CAPTION(S): An airplane drops water on a forest fire as police close the main road between Pirgos and ancient Olympia 330km south of Athens
	Freedom and responsibility: narrating Maori women's lives in Patricia Grace's Cousins.(Critical essay) Magazine article from: Hecate ; ...230). Short poems included at the beginning of some chapters in the section narrated by the spirit of Missy's twin (Pirgos or Platanius 161) refer to stories about goddesses and ancestresses, a reminder of the Maori language chants and genealogies...
	Restaurateur reveled in new ventures; Obituary.(NWFriday)(Obituary) Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) ; ...Vasili "Bill" Vlachos died Sept. 4, after living an immigrant's dream. He was 70. He grew up in the Greek village of Pirgos near Karditsa. His family farmed and he earned extra money as a kid by starting a junk-collecting business. In 1957, when...
	Quake sends Greeks rushing into the streets Newspaper article from: The Independent - London ; ...said the quake's epicentre was 150 miles south- south-west of Athens, about 60 miles into the sea. Police said people in Pirgos and Kalamata, which have been hit by destructive quakes before, ran out of their homes and stood in the street fearing that...
	John T. Strain Gaithersburg ... Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; ...International Monetary Fund, died Jan. 12 at the Hospice of Washington. He had pneumonia. Mr. Nicoletopoulos, a native of Pirgos, Greece, graduated from the University of Athens. He received a master's degree in international law and government from...