# nelson-mandela - Monday 2 April, 2018
The anti-apartheid campaigner was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years.
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# nelson-mandela - Thursday 14 December, 2017
Mandela died on 5 December 2013 aged 95.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 16 December, 2015
Martin McGuinness insists he would never compare himself to Nelson Mandela .
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# nelson-mandela - Friday 18 September, 2015
Images of Jonny Wilkinson’s extra-time winning drop-goal will live long in the memory of England fans in particular.
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# nelson-mandela - Saturday 12 September, 2015
South Africa triumphed, Johah Lomu wreaked havoc and amateur era waved goodbye.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
A number of South Africa’s 1995 World Cup-winning squad gathered for a reunion at the famous ground in Johannesburg today.
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# nelson-mandela - Sunday 21 June, 2015
Mandela’s visit coincided with the Irish team’s official homecoming parade.
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# nelson-mandela - Sunday 24 May, 2015
If you’re in Tipperary today, and see a guy who looks a bit like Ban Ki-Moon – that’s probably Ban Ki-Moon.
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# nelson-mandela - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
“There were times on the picket line when we felt so down, that we just wanted to walk away from it, but we would never have gone back in…”
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# nelson-mandela - Thursday 19 February, 2015
However he said would never stop talking about history because children should know the country’s past to ensure that mistakes were not repeated.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 11 February, 2015
After 26 years in prison, Mandela called for peace.
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# nelson-mandela - Monday 2 February, 2015
FW De Klerk ended apartheid – and freed Nelson Mandela .
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# nelson-mandela - Thursday 13 November, 2014
“This is a man who likes to compare himself to Mandela, he is now comparing himself to Michael Collins.”
# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
The run up to the vote had been marked by nostalgic rhetoric and voter fury.
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# nelson-mandela - Friday 4 April, 2014
The former Saracens player, coach and CEO will be in the Ravenhill stands for tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup tie.
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# nelson-mandela - Friday 28 March, 2014
Even a state with limited resources can prioritise human rights. We’re determined to ignite a passion for using the law to help disenfranchised communities, writes Mairead Healy.
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# nelson-mandela - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
She does, however, get four properties, cars, artwork and jewellery in lieu.
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# nelson-mandela - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
The two women were reportedly born during Mandela’s stormy marriage to Mase, with whom he had four children.
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# nelson-mandela - Monday 3 February, 2014
Close members of the leader’s staff will be awarded around €3,000 each. There is a 90 day period in which the will can be contested.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
A Dublin City Council committee said today it is not in favour of renaming sites generally.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Are these commenters for reals?
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# nelson-mandela - Saturday 21 December, 2013
As South Africa settled into first week after Madiba’s funeral, fears grow that his legacy might be exploited.
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# nelson-mandela - Thursday 19 December, 2013
Thamsanqa Jantjie had sparked outrage over his sign language work at Nelson Mandela ’s funeral.
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# nelson-mandela - Sunday 15 December, 2013
Everyone’s talking about Peter O’Toole, Nelson Mandela ’s funeral, and Enda Kenny’s address to the nation…
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Songs and speeches rang across the rural village of Qunu this morning as a nation said its final farewell.
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Dignitaries and family descend on Qunu as South African icon arrives at final resting place.
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# nelson-mandela - Saturday 14 December, 2013
The peace icon had said he had not been invited to his old friend’s burial – but now says he will be going after all.
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Everyone’s talking about Gerry Adams at Nelson Mandela ’s funeral, Commander Chris Hadfield in Dublin, and the weather…
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The Sinn Féin president said he was honoured and privileged to be chosen to take part in the ceremony in South Africa.
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Psychologists believe ordinary people can be inspired to acts of heroism if conditions are right.
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Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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# nelson-mandela - Friday 13 December, 2013
The latest tribute to Madiba stands proud in front of Union buildings.
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# nelson-mandela - Thursday 12 December, 2013
“There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation,” Thamasanqa Jantjie has told a South African newspaper.
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# nelson-mandela - Wednesday 11 December, 2013
The deaf community in South Africa is outraged by the error.
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Madiba will lie in state for three days in Pretoria where heads of state, celebrities and the general public will view the open casket.
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# nelson-mandela - Tuesday 10 December, 2013
Everyone’s been talking about the memorial service for ‘Madiba’, new Church abuse reports and budget overruns at the HSE…
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The Gala fans backed their star striker and Emmanuel Eboue tonight.
Party leaders were given time to speak today in the chamber in memory of the South African leader.
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The obscenity of the apartheid system was brought home to me when Bishop Desmond Tutu visited Ireland in 1984 and he shared his stories, writes Joe Murray, who says the world has lost a unique leader.
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Old men re-enacting YouTube wars take on hilarious Mandela argument
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