The November 1995 issue
November 1995, the month Bill Clinton went to Belfast. The paper ran a photo book review of the city, Bernadette McAliskey at her sharpest, the talks deadlock, a comic artist drawing Celtic heroes and the history of Celtic tattooing.
'Belfast' records the city in new light
A 1995 review of Chris Hill and Jill Jennings's colour photo book, which showed Belfast's pubs, parks and opera house in the first year of ceasefire.
Bruton criticized for talks refusal
In October 1995 Taoiseach John Bruton refused to meet John Hume and Gerry Adams together, and Bertie Ahern called it an insult to nationalists.
Celtic characters come to life through comic book artist
Writer Michael Gallagher put Cuchulainn, Newgrange and a Celestial called Scathan into Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, then watched the title get cancelled.
Celtic Tattooing: Primitive art form emerges in America
From woad-stained warriors to Book of Kells knotwork inked in Seattle and Boston: a 1995 essay on why the diaspora started wearing its heritage on its skin.
Clinton, Adams point of Devlin's sharp wit: Bernadette slams Sinn Fein, demands President Bill Clinton pardon Irish prisoners in the United States and calls for massive protest
At a New Jersey college in October 1995, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey accused Sinn Féin of secret dealing and told Clinton to pardon Irish prisoners before visiting Ireland.
Deadlock continues: British, Sinn Fein fail to settle talks impasse
Four hours at Stormont on November 3, 1995, ended with Sinn Féin and minister Michael Ancram still split over IRA weapons and a date for all-party talks.
NI minister asks 200,000 emigrants to 'Make it back home'
In the autumn of the 1994 ceasefire, a Northern Ireland minister invited the emigrants of the Troubles to come home. Our editorial asked what guarantee they would get.
Past struggles in Pa. coal fields become inspiration for artist: Monuments, memorials salute coal miners
In 1995 the hard coal towns of northeastern Pennsylvania were racing to cast their miners in bronze, and one local sculptor found himself in the middle of it.
Symons Says: Is there an easier way to get to cyberspace?
Tommy Symons weighs up buying a computer, then turns to what he really cared about: the Molly Maguires, the coal towns and the friends keeping their story alive.