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Geldof and Live Aid: Feeding The World (August 1985)

Geldof and Live Aid: Feeding The World (August 1985)

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Feed the World, by Michael Dwyer - Last month's Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia have so far raised £30 million for famine relief, and the final total is likely to be much higher. The phenomenal success of Bob Geldofs project provides a stark contrast to his ailing fortunes as a rock musician and actor. We look at the organisation of the concerts and the use to which the money is being put in Africa.

Inside The INLA, by Vincent Browne - After the capture and imprisonment of their most notorious member, Dominic McGlinchey, the mysterious disappearance of a former IRSP member in Paris and a history of internal dissension, the INLA looks set to violently tear itself apart.

The Joys Of Heroin - Heroin addiction remains a serious problem in Ireland. Mark Brennock looks at the causes and results of addiction, and the effectiveness of treatment.

Poison In The Wind, by Aileen 0 Meara - 147 acres of County Tipperary are covered by a forty-foot high mass of waste matter from a closed down mine. When the wind blows, clouds of poisonous lead blow across the countryside. Several people have been ill, several animals have died. Nobody is sure what to do with it. The problem will get worse.

Dev's Legacy In Chaos, by John McHugh - Over recent years, the Irish Press Group has lurched from crisis to crisis. From being the national newspaper with the strongest identity, it now seems to be unsure as to what is its function, if any.

Michael Mulcahy At The Taylor Gallery - Aidan Dunne assesses the recent work of painter Michael Mulcahy.

Ahoy There! - Augustine Martin gives three cheers for the Gaiety production of 'HMS Pinafore'.

Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly won third and fourth places respectively in the recent Tour de France. Patrice Roues followed them around France.

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Diary August 1985 - Brendan Howlin and Brendan Corish, Ballymun flats
The Boys of Wexford

THERE WERE THIRTY eight members of the Wexxford Labour Party present at the first meeting after the local elections to discuss the upcoming Mayoral election. The usual congratulations were expressed and each of the three Corporation memmbers, Senator Brendan Howlin, Peter Roche and newcomer Helen Corish made short speeches. The meeting took place in the Corish Memorial Hall.
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Live Aid - Like Clockwork
The Live Aid operation has raised over £30 million for famine relief so far, and money is still pouring in. Almost £5 million of this has been raised in Ireland alone. An unsophisticated but tightly organised approach to spending the money is producing remarkably successful results. Michael Dwyer reports....
Inside the INLA
Following the attempted assassination of an IRSP member in May, and the disappearance of a former member in Paris in June, there are fears that the organisation is poised to violently tear itself apart. By Vincent Browne...
The Joys of Heroin
In 1874 in St Mary's Hospital London a new semi-synthetic drug was made from morphine. Morphine had been Àand still is - used as a powerful trannquilliser, pain killer and relief from cough and diarrhoea. But it was also highly addictive, with physical dependence beginning to occur after as little as twenty-four hours regular dosage....
Poison in the wind
A 40 foot high, 147 acre plateau of mining waste is lying in a valley near Nenagh, Co Tipperary. When the wind rises, clouds of poisonous dust blow from the plateau onto neighbouring land causing human ilness and the death of animals. The problem is getting worse.
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Dev's Paper in crisis
Despite the recent agreement with the unions and the return to work, the Irish Press Group faces serious problems
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Business - August 1985
IN THE past month, DDFH&B have won three major new accounts, with' total billings well in excess of £0.5 million. ...
Ahoy There
The Major-General in The Pirates of Penzance listed among his accomplishments the ability to "whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense, Pinafore", and if there is any justice most Dublin theatre-goers will soon be able to make the same boast. As all of the newspapers have clearly affirrmed, Art 0 Briairi's production is a palpable hit. It is spirited, inventive, stylish, colourful, and it pulsates with intelligent energy. Even Fintan O'Toole in the Sunday Tribune who convicts it of stopp...
Dunphy's Diary August 1985
After the disasters at Bradford, Brussels and Birmingham Mrs Thatcher appointed High Court judge Mr Justice Popplewell to head a commission of inquiry into crowd safety and control at British soccer grounds. His Lordship was a good choice. Young, as judges go, vigorous minded, from a sporting background (his son Nigel is a pro cricketer with Somerset) Popplewell was as likely as anyone outside the game to produce a report that was relevant and informed....
Wigmore August 1985 - Garret Fitzgerald, Ivan Yates
THE DEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs has remained conspicuously silent about a number of aspects of the abortive trip to South Africa by the Dunnes Stores strikers....

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