Wide Angle » Ireland http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 World Links: U.N. Office Attacked in Islamabad, Obama Snubs Dalai Lama http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-u-n-office-attacked-in-islamabad-obama-delays-meeting-with-dalai-lama/5653/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-u-n-office-attacked-in-islamabad-obama-delays-meeting-with-dalai-lama/5653/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:16:36 +0000 lauren feeney http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=5653 A suicide bomber strikes the U.N. World Food Program compound in central Islamabad, killing four Pakistanis and one Iraqi, all employees of the organization.

Ireland votes “yes” in a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the creation of an E.U. president. Ireland had voted “no” in a similar referendum last year, blocking the the implementation of the treaty, which requires unanimous approval.

Greece’s Socialists win a sweeping victory over the center-right ruling party in snap elections, bucking a European trend towards conservative government  exemplified most recently by Germany’s re-election of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Egypt’s highest Muslim authority says he will issue a religious edict against the wearing of the niqab, a full veil that covers a woman’s face. While headscarfs are widely worn in Egypt, the niqab is a growing trend associated with more radical Islam.

The Dalai Lama visits Washington this week but will not meet with President Obama — the White House postponed a planned meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader in an apparent attempt to gain favor with China in advance of a summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-u-n-office-attacked-in-islamabad-obama-delays-meeting-with-dalai-lama/5653/feed/ 0 World Links: Israel Exchanges Prisoners for Video, Burmese Opposition Leader’s Appeal Rejected http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:02:38 +0000 lauren feeney http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=5650 Israel releases 19 female Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a video that shows an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas to be alive and in good health. Hamas calls the exchange a “triumph” of the armed resistance. None of the 19 prisioners has blood on her hands, and all were set for release within two years.

Ireland holds a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, an agreement aimed at strengthening the European Union by creating a full-time president and foreign-policy chief. The treaty must be unanimously accepted by all 27 member states. Ireland, which voted “no” in a similar referendum last year, is one of the last hold outs.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal of her most recent sentencing is rejected. The pro-democracy leader was convicted and sentenced to 18 additional months of house arrest for having allowed an uninvited American to stay in her home while under a previous house arrest.

The International Olympic Committee hears final presentations from the four cities competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympics — Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama give an emotional speech on behalf of their hometown, Chicago. A decision is expected by 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.

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Ireland agrees to accept two Guantanamo Bay detainees in order to help U.S. President Barack Obama in his effort to close the detention center by January. The prisoners, both of Uzbek descent, will be among the few to be resettled in Europe. Previously, France agreed to accept one prisoner, while Italy has agreed to take three.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that as many as 5,000 troops could return home from Iraq sooner than expected because violence has been down and Iraqi forces have been doing well since the U.S. withdrew from Iraqi cities last month.

A trial will begin Saturday for 20 demonstrators who participated in the post-election protests in Iran last month. The defendants are accused of having contact with the exiled opposition group The People’s Mujahedin, vandalizing public and state property, attacking security forces, and carrying firearms, among other charges.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5318/feed/ 0 Raise the Last Glass: Introduction http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/introduction/4905/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/introduction/4905/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:45:16 +0000 feltzr http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4905 In January 2009, Waterford Crystal went bankrupt. The company’s main factory, in Waterford, Ireland, was closed, and 480 people were fired. Many of them had worked there for more than forty years. But the Waterford workers refused to give up their jobs without a fight. They staged a sit-in that lasted for almost two months, demanding that they get their jobs back or, at the very least, that some manufacturing of this iconic brand remain in Ireland.

FOCAL POINT’s Raise the Last Glass follows two Waterford workers as they fight to save both their jobs and a bit of Irish heritage.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/introduction/4905/feed/ 1 Raise the Last Glass: Video http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/video/4956/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/video/4956/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:44:07 +0000 feltzr http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4956 (View full post to see video) ]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/video/4956/feed/ 21 Raise the Last Glass: Slideshow http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/slideshow/4909/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/slideshow/4909/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:43:26 +0000 feltzr http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4909 Click on the pictures below to learn more about some of the veteran Waterford Crystal workers, retirees and their family members who carried out a sit-in at the Waterford Crystal Visitor Center after the factory was shut down. The workers occupied the visitor center around the clock for almost two months in order to fight for their jobs and to keep manufacturing in Waterford. Photographs by Lauren Kesner.

Click on any photo to begin the slideshow.

Jimmy Bresnan, 57, worked as an artisan and master glass cutter for 41 years. Since losing his job, he has made several unsuccessful inquiries about work. Nonetheless, Bresnan tries to stay positive. He says he is luckier than most because he's already paid for his mortgage. He recalls another difficult time a few years ago when his wife was getting radiation treatment. The nurses would ask them what they did over the weekend. They told them they went out dancing. “The nurses thought we were crazy,” Bresnan says. “But you have to make the most of things. Life goes on.” Despite his general good cheer, Bresnan is still very bitter about how things turned out at Waterford Crystal. James Butler, 55, worked at Waterford for 30 years. One of his brothers worked as a glass cutter in the factory for 43 years, and his other brother worked in the glass blowing room for 38 years. Butler feels let down because the government did not intervene to help keep manufacturing in Waterford. (From left) Saoirse De Courcy, 9, and Shauna De Courcy, 8, visit their dad, Karl De Courcy. De Courcy, 42, worked in the clerical department of Waterford Crystal for 24 years. De Courcy is planning to go back to college at Waterford Institute of Technology, which is hosting an open house specifically for Waterford Crystal workers. De Courcy says he misses the camaraderie of the work place. “They were your family. There’s certain people that you’d miss. That’s the hardest thing for anyone I’ve spoken to.” Six-year-old Evan Power breakdances at the Waterford Visitor Center while he visits his grandfather Tom Power, who is featured in "Raise the Last Glass." Evan passes by the empty factory on his way to and from school. His mother was also recently laid off from her job at a property management company. (From left) Maura Stephens, 60, and Angela Flynn, 73, stand outside the Waterford Visitor Center on the final day of the sit-in. Stephens worked in the blowing room for 32 years. She echoes a sentiment common among Waterford Crystal workers: disappointment that the government did not step in to help keep manufacturing in Waterford. “To think of all that craft walking around the town,” she says, “people with that gift and not being able to use it. It’s still not...sinking in.” Flynn worked in the canteen at Waterford Crystal for 18 years. Her son, Ted Flynn, worked in the blowing room and left on a voluntary severance package in December 2008. As part of his package, he was due to receive $850 per week for 12 months, but he received no payments after the company went bankrupt a month later. Henry Moloney, 72, was a glass blower for 36 years before his retirement in 1987. He was one of several retired employees who helped keep the sit-in going when the workers had to attend union meetings off-site. The group was known as Dad's Army. Moloney helped to organize 6,000 people from Waterford to protest the closure of the factory. Peter Hearne, 76, worked at the factory for 25 years as a quality control supervisor. In 1987, he chose to retire early. Five of his children had also worked at the factory. Robert, Marian, and Theresa were stationed in the blowing room. His son Sean was a cutter, and his son Michael worked in the dipping room, where the glass was dipped in acid to make it crystal clear. Michael was the only one still working at the factory when it closed, and he was laid off. (From left) Retired employees Chuck O’Connell, 66, and James Collins, 73, reminisce during the sit-in. O'Connell was a master craftsman and glass blower at Waterford Crystal for 30 years. He thinks the workers were wrong to end the sit-in when they did, and that they should have kept fighting until they got a better financial package or saved manufacturing jobs in Waterford. Collins worked at the factory for 18 years. He took a voluntary retirement package in 1987, which provided him with full pension and a severance package. Two of his sons worked as glass blowers, and his other son was a glass cutter. While two of them left before the factory closed, his son, Billy, was laid off and then rehired on a temporary basis to clear out the building. Collins has little hope that there will be a revival in Waterford Crystal. “It’s finished as a glass factory,” he says. “And it’s finished as a brand.” ]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/slideshow/4909/feed/ 0 Raise the Last Glass: Interview with Veteran GM Worker Brian Larkin http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/interview-with-veteran-gm-worker-brian-larkin/4898/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/interview-with-veteran-gm-worker-brian-larkin/4898/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:42:52 +0000 feltzr http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4898 America’s loss of an iconic brand of muscle car parallels Ireland’s loss of Waterford Crystal in Raise the Last Glass. General Motors originally manufactured Pontiac Firebirds, GTOs and Trans Ams in Pontiac, Michigan.  The cars were driven by Burt Reynolds in the movie Smokey and the Bandit and were almost characters unto themselves in TV shows such as the Dukes of Hazard and Knight Rider. GM announced in April that it would eliminate Pontiac as part of cuts to win continued government financing. It followed this news on June 1 by announcing it would shutter an assembly plant in Pontiac that employs 1,360 people.

WIDE ANGLE multimedia producer Renee Feltz speaks about the loss of GM jobs in Pontiac with 36-year GM veteran worker, Brian Larkin. Larkin is Vice President of the United Auto Workers Union Local 594. He discusses how GM has employed his family for generations, the end of production of the iconic Pontiac brand of cars, and what the loss of GM jobs will mean for workers in Pontiac and the town itself.

Click here to listen to the interview:

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/interview-with-veteran-gm-worker-brian-larkin/4898/feed/ 0 Raise the Last Glass: Filmmaker Notes http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/filmmaker-notes/4899/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/filmmaker-notes/4899/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:14 +0000 feltzr http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4899 Lucy Kennedy

I’m Irish, but I’ve lived away from the country for almost ten years. This has helped me recognize what is special about the people there.

The thing that struck me most about the workers at Waterford Crystal was their good humor at a time when they were under immense financial and emotional pressure. Even when things were at their worst the workers, who were not far from retirement, would joke about things like retraining as a pilot or an astronaut. There was constant storytelling and banter as well as endless cups of tea.

We spent most of our time with three men who had worked at the crystal factory since they were teenagers: Tom Power, Ian Paul and Liam O’Rorke. After forty years of hard but rewarding work, they were looking forward to a comfortable retirement for themselves and their families. But all of this has changed.

Such tragedy is now a common global problem, but meeting tragedy with humor is something quintessentially Irish. It may be a small thing, but I think it’s another piece of our cultural heritage worth holding on to.

Lauren Kesner

One of the first people I met when I arrived at the Waterford Crystal Visitor’s Center was Tom Power, a master glass cutter who had spent four decades with the company. He had also helped to lead an eight-week long sit-in to protest the factory’s closing. Power brought me to see his cutting station, switched on the engine, and demonstrated how he carved perfectly symmetrical patterns into glass.

Later that day, he brought us into the empty gallery store, lined with shelves of delicate vases, bowls and glasses and showed us a table where master craftsmen like himself had formerly autographed the crystal pieces for tourists. It turned out that Power was not only a skillful class cutter but also an ambassador of the historic Waterford Crystal brand. For years, he has traveled throughout America setting up tables at department stores where he would explain the crystal making process.

Sitting in the empty store, at an empty desk, it was clear Power wanted to tell the story of Waterford Crystal before it was too late. Fewer workers were showing up at the sit-in, and maybe he sensed the end was near. Like somebody recording a family history, he relived the glory days of learning and perfecting his craft, of cutting Super Bowl trophies, and of the friendships he made traveling across America.

Power’s pride was palatable. It made me want to buy my first piece of crystal, but the gallery store was closed. After the factory tour and glass cutting demonstration Power thanked me for having recorded his last and final cut.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/filmmaker-notes/4899/feed/ 1 Raise the Last Glass: Resources http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/resources/4890/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/resources/4890/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:40:37 +0000 lauren feeney http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4890 CIA World Factbook: Ireland
Information on Ireland’s geography, people, military, and economy

BBC Country Profile: Ireland
Information about Ireland’s history, leadership, and media, with links to BBC stories on the country

The Economist Country Briefings: Ireland
Articles, data, and forecasts on the Irish economy from The Economist

The Economic and Social Research Institute
Research that informs policymaking on economics and social change in Ireland

Official Website of the Waterford Crystal Visitor Center
The online tour includes information about the crafting and manufacturing of Waterford Crystal

The Future of Waterford Crystal
Article from the local newspaper, Waterford Today, dated June 3, 2009, on the current status of the Waterford Crystal factory

The Irish Economy
Blog about the Irish economy, updated regularly

The Irish Times
Ireland’s national newspaper with extensive coverage of the economy

Waterford Today
One of Waterford’s local weekly newspapers

Waterford News and Star
One of Waterford’s local weekly newspapers

Munster Express
A twice weekly newspaper established in 1859 that covers Waterford and surrounding areas of southeast Ireland

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Lucy Kennedy

CO-PRODUCER/EDITOR
Lauren Kesner

RESEARCHER
Frank Kennedy

FOR WIDE ANGLE/FOCAL POINT

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Tom Casciato

SENIOR PRODUCER
Nina Chaudry

SENIOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER
Lauren Feeney

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCERS
Renee Feltz
Aaron Ernst

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/raise-the-last-glass/credits/4889/feed/ 1 World Links: Irish Inquiry Finds Endemic Abuse at Catholic Institutions, Chad Troops Gather on Sudan’s Border http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/4760/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/4760/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 18:00:12 +0000 ernsta http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4760 Iran test fires a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 1,200 miles, capable of striking Israel.

A nine-year inquiry into the Catholic Church in Ireland reports systemic child abuse over the past sixty years.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faces protests by hard line Serbian Nationalists as he arrives in Belgrade.

Chad’s military forces gather on the Sudanese border in advance of a planned incursion to intercept rebels, Sudan threatens Chad troops with annihilation.

The Burmese government allows a limited number of reporters and diplomats to attend Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial for breaching the terms of her house arrest. The EU plans to pressure China for Suu Kyi’s release.

An Indonesian Air Force C-130 cargo airplane crashes with over 100 passengers, at least 93 are dead.

The International Committee of the Red Cross halts humanitarian aid activities to Sri Lanka as the Sri Lankan government arrests three Tamil doctors relied upon by the media for reports on civilian casualties.

43,000 Somalis flee Mogadishu as fighting between the Somali government and the opposition Al-Shabaab and Hisb-ul-Islam groups intensifies.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/4760/feed/ 0 World Links: Arrests in Pakistan, Peace Vigils in Northern Ireland http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/interactives-extras/maps/world-links-arrests-in-pakistan-peace-vigils-in-northern-ireland/4354/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/interactives-extras/maps/world-links-arrests-in-pakistan-peace-vigils-in-northern-ireland/4354/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:53:49 +0000 lauren feeney http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4354 A teenaged gunman kills 15 people at his former school in Winnenden, Germany, before being killed himself by the police.

Pakistani authorities arrest dozens of lawyers and opposition activists in an effort to thwart a four-day protest march scheduled to begin tomorrow.

Former aides to Saddam Hussein Tariq Aziz and Ali Hassan al-Majid are convicted of crimes against humanity by Iraq’s highest court for the 1992 killing of 42 Baghdad merchants.

Thousands gather for peace vigils in Northern Ireland, in the wake of the murders of two British officers and a policeman by IRA spliter groups.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/interactives-extras/maps/world-links-arrests-in-pakistan-peace-vigils-in-northern-ireland/4354/feed/ 0 Meet the New Administration http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/meet-the-new-administration/4129/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/meet-the-new-administration/4129/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:48 +0000 lauren feeney http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=4129 What do Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, George Mitchell, Leon Panetta, Susan Rice, Dennis Ross, Gene Sperling and Tom Vilsack all have in common? They’re all expected to serve in high-level positions in the Obama administration, and they’ve all appeared as distinguished guests on WIDE ANGLE. Watch the videos below to hear what members (and potential members) of the new administration had to say on issues ranging from education in the developing world to the prospects for peace in the Middle East.


JOE BIDEN was sworn in as Vice President of the United States just minutes before Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. In the fall of 2004, then-Senator Biden spoke with WIDE ANGLE host Carol Marin about U.S.-Saudi relations.

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On Thursday, January 22, the Senate voted 94 to 2 to confirm HILLARY CLINTON as the next Secretary of State. Here, Clinton discusses human trafficking, an issue she’s been working on since her days as the nation’s First Lady, with WIDE ANGLE host Jamie Rubin.

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GEORGE MITCHELL, whose 2001 Mitchell Report became the basis of the “road map” to peace between Israel and Palestine, is expected to be named the new administration’s Special Envoy to the Middle East as early as today. Mitchell also helped negotiate a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Here, he talks about ethnic and religious violence between Muslims and Hindus in India with host Jamie Rubin.

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LEON PANETTA is Obama’s choice for CIA director. A CIA outsider, Panetta, as Chairman of the Pew Oceans Commission and grandson of a sardine fisherman, spoke to host Carol Marin about the state of the world’s oceans and marine life.

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed SUSAN RICE as Ambassador to the United Nations, and she’s expected to be easily confirmed. Rice was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton administration, and here, she talks with WIDE ANGLE host Mishal Husain about black economic empowerment in South Africa.

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DENNIS ROSS is expected to be named Obama’s Special Envoy to Iran, a rumor that has angered Obama’s anti-war supporters –Ross says he will not rule out military action in Iran. In July 2006, Ross spoke to WIDE ANGLE host Daljit Dhaliwal about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Assuming Timothy F. Geithner is confirmed as Secretary of Treasury, GENE SPERLING, a well-known veteran of the Clinton administration, is expected to be brought on as an adviser. As a senior economic fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Council on Foreign Relations, Sperling spoke with host Daljit Dhaliwal about education in the developing world.

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Promising to promote renewable energy as a means of boosting the rural economy, former Iowa Gov. TOM VILSACK was confirmed as U.S. Agriculture Secretary. Here, he discusses the politics of climate change with WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown.


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Dell’s announcement today that it will relocate its manufacturing plant in Limerick, Ireland to Lodz, Poland is a severe blow to the Irish economy, which has been hit hard and fast by the global economic crisis. Dell is Ireland’s second-largest corporate employer and the country’s largest exporter. Nineteen hundred shift workers will lose their jobs.

Dr. Alan Barrett of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says that Dell’s closing is not a result of the economic downturn, but of a pattern all too familiar in the United States — corporations’ perennial search for cheaper labor. Since 2000 several companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Intel, Gateway, and NEC Electronics, have moved manufacturing jobs from Ireland to China, Eastern Europe, and elsewhere.

When Poland joined the European Union in 2004, it became an attractive place for companies to set up manufacturing plants. They could take advantage of cheaper labor while retaining the tariff-free benefits of an expanded European Union market.

However, Ireland has managed to maintain and attract what Barrett describes as “knowledge-intensive jobs.” Google’s European headquarters are based in Dublin, and Facebook announced late last year that they would locate their international headquarters there.

But the overall economic picture for Ireland is bleak. The ESRI predicts that unemployment will hover around 9.4 percent, and the net emigration for 2009 will be 50,000. “In previous economic downturns there would be other places to go,” said Barrett. With the global economic crisis the traditional go-to places for the Irish in search of work — the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany — have lost their luster.

WIDE ANGLE reported on Ireland’s changing economic fortunes in Mixed Blessings.

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