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Charlie Haughey sat on Queen Victoria’s throne after visit by Margaret Thatcher (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:22:46 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Charlie Haughey once jumped on a throne occupied by Queen Victoria and asked those present to kneel before him.

Biographer insists Margaret Thatcher hated terrorists not Irish ‘liars’ (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:32:29 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

In the wake of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death, Britain's former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Mandelson said the only thing Thatcher ever told him was that the Irish were “all liars” and not to be trusted.

Irish cricketer John Mooney gets three game ban for insensitive Margaret Thatcher tweet (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:39:25 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Cricket Ireland has reached a verdict on the punishment for international cricketer John Mooney after he tweeted, “I hope it was slow in painful,” in reference to Margaret Thatcher’s death.

Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth and the two Marys - Now it the time for a woman Prime Minister in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:33:21 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewI will follow my father’s advice from long ago to never speak ill of the dead, but as Maggie Thatcher will be laid to rest across the water this week the thought strikes me powerfully that it would be a very interesting development indeed if Ireland elected a woman leader some time in the near future We have never had one We still speak with great respect and awe of the few women of the past with enough force and power to imprint themselves on our history There was the fierce pirate warrior queen Grace O'Malley, for example, who terrorized the west coast during her lifetime and who sailed in her own ship up the Thames to meet the first Queen Elizabeth as an equal in Buckingham Palace READ MORE

The good old anti-British days - Margaret Thatcher haters and spats in New York during World War II (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:18:08 PDT

A graffiti sign on the Falls Road in Belfast last weekShaemas O’Sheel probably would have wondered what all of the fuss was about A fellow like Shaemas -- and, yes, that is how he chose to spell his name -- probably would have been outraged that some people chose not to celebrate the passing of Maggie Thatcher last weekThe former British prime minister, of course, will be buried this week with much fanfare, at great expense READ MORE

The late Baroness Margaret Thatcher had her good points (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:18:07 PDT

Last Friday, a book of condolence was opened at the British Embassy in Dublin in memory of the late Margaret Thatcher There were two big stories here last week First, there was the seven year extension Ireland was given in the schedule for paying back its bailout loans This was very good news, although the "breakthrough" for the government was spoiled somewhat when the former top International Monetary Fund official involved in our bailout admitted that the rescue plan for Ireland, with no bondholders being burned and the country being crushed by austerity cutbacks, had been a bad deal for us from the very beginning READ MORE

Peaceful protesters mark Margaret Thatcher’s funeral - burning effigies and back turning - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:58:01 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Veterans, the elderly, miners, and mums with their children were among those protesting former Prime Minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher’s funeral in London on Wednesday.

Margaret Thatcher repeatedly told top British politician the Irish were ‘all liars’ (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:09:15 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Britain's former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Mandelson has said the only thing Margaret Thatcher ever told him was that the Irish were “all liars” and not to be trusted.

The many problems with Margaret Thatcher - an architect of modern America (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:18:12 PDT

Margaret ThatcherThe main problem with Margaret Thatcher, I was forced to recall last week, was that she often spoke and acted as though she were the monarch of the British Empire, rather than prime minister of the UKThere was no British Empire to rule by 1979 In fact there hadn’t even been one to rule in 1969 READ MORE

IRA man who attempted to blow up Margaret Thatcher stands by his action (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:38:35 PDT

By: PATRICK COUIHAN

The IRA bomber who came within inches of killing Margaret Thatcher in 1984 says he stands by his actions – and the peace process.

How Margaret Thatcher could have prevented hunger strikes deaths - Irish Cardinal O Fiaich was prepared to create compromise but was blocked (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:33:02 PDT

Cardinal Tomas o FiaichThe passing of Margaret Thatcher has once again re-opened the era of the 1981 hunger strikers in Northern Ireland when ten men led by Bobby Sands fasted to death and the conflict entered a bloody and decisive phaseThe future of the North was forged in those desperate months and the profound miscalculation by Thatcher doomed moderate nationalism in Northern Ireland for everThe ultimate irony is that the late Margaret Thatcher made possible the rise of modern Sinn Fein by refusing to negotiate meaningfully during the IRA hunger strikesThe shift in momentum towards Sinn Fein after the election of Bobby Sands is a clear line of definition of the turning point of The TroublesPre-hunger strikes Sinn Fein languished in the low single digits, post hunger strike they climbed all the way to their present position of sharing power in Northern Ireland and a formidable force in the Irish Republic READ MORE

Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams says “I forgive” Margaret Thatcher but not for Hunger Strikes - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:29:44 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams says he has forgiven Margaret Thatcher for her many political miscalculations, but not for her handling of the hunger strikes.

Margaret Thatcher was anti-Irish - my encounter with the British PM in Texas (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:18:09 PDT

Then Taoiseach Dr Garrett FitzGerald and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher shake hands after signing the Anglo Irish Agreement in Belfast in 1985I had one encounter with Margaret Thatcher, which will long live in my memoryShe died on Monday at age 87 READ MORE

BBC in an iTune pickle - “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” climbs the charts after Margaret Thatcher’s death - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:18:05 PDT

Campaign gets “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” from “The Wizard of Oz” to number 1 iTunes slot following Margaret Thatcher's death (Photo: Mirror)After much deliberation the BBC has decided that it will play a short clip of the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” after the track surged up the iTunes chart in Britain following the death of Margaret Thatcher On Friday the BBC release a statement saying the corporation “finds this campaign distasteful but does not believe the record should be banned"BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper said "You have a track which I believe is disrespectful It is not a political track, it is a personal attack on an individual who has just died READ MORE

Locals debate whether to feature Margaret Thatcher’s Kerry roots in travel guide (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:37:52 PDT

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

County Kerry locals are debating whether to include the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher’s great grandmother in their new local guidebook for the Sheen Valley area.

Police caution demonstrators of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral to come forward for protection (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:46:06 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

In the wake of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday, police are asking groups who are planning to demonstrate her funeral to come forward in order to guarantee their rights are protected.

New York activists plan celebration party to mark Margaret Thatcher's passing (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:51:45 PDT

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

New York activists are planning a party of their own on Saturday with a “celebration” of Thatcher’s death at a Brooklyn Irish bar.

The Irish have mixed memories of “The Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:30:31 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams’ reaction to the death at the age of 87 of Baroness Margaret Thatcher was hardly surprising. He delivered a scathing assessment of her political legacy in Ireland.

Meryl Streep has hailed Baroness Margaret Thatcher as a “pioneer” - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:47:56 PDT

Meryl Streep playing Baroness Margaret Thatcher The former British Prime Minister died at home from a stroke on Monday, aged 87 and Meryl – who memorably played her in the 2011 biopic 'The Iron Lady' paid tribute to the late politician for working her way to the top against the oddsIn a statement to the BBC, she said: "Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics"It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK READ MORE

Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness urges people to stop celebrating Margaret Thatcher's death (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:10:21 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness called for an end to republicans organizing parties to celebrate Margaret Thatcher’s death.