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And kathleen parker, c cumnist for the Washington Post. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. From nbc ws in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Hasnt happened since 1968. A vacancy battle on the Supreme Court at this stage of an Election Year. L lrned late yesterday of the sudden and tragic death ofof suprememcourttustice Antonin Scalia. An intellectual and conservative thought leader, a a man president obama last nigg called one of the moo consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court. Scalias death of course is a personal tragedy for h...

Donegal County Council is currently seeking nominations for this year's Tipp O'Neill award. The Tipp O 'Neill Irish Diaspora Award is presented on an annual basis to a chosen member of the broad Irish Diaspora in recognition of achievements in their chosen field and their interest in, and support for Ireland and its Diaspora. Despite the current challenges, the awards are going ahead with nominations closing on May 31st. Joanne Kilmartin, Donegal Diaspora Executive with Donegal County Council has been outlining what they look for in a candidate:

Former terror chief Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair says John Hume personally persuaded him and other top loyalists to join him on the path to peace. Jailed for 16 years for directing terrorism, Adair was one of five UFF leaders to take part in top-level talks with the SDLP leader – while still serving a sentence in the Maze Prison. The jailhouse summit came about after the veteran nationalist politician learned UFF prisoners had voted to end their ceasefire. But after a full and frank discussion with Hume, the UFF men reversed an earlier decision return to violence. Now based in Scotland, the f...