Mary Travers

Type: Person

Name: Mary Travers

Title: Assistant Principal - Finance Unit (Ireland)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Social Democratic and Labour Party (United Kingdom)

IRA victim’s sister to meet SDLP over special advisers Bill

Ann Travers will meet SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell — her family’s former GP — in Belfast on Thursday in an attempt to persuade him not to veto a Bill that would ban killers from being given publicly-funded ministerial adviser posts.On Wednesday SDLP ... [Published NewsLetter - May 23 2013]

Entities: Social Democratic and Labour Party (United King..., Mary Travers, Sinn Féin

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Special Advisers Bill Passes Latest Hurdle

The SDLP have said they will attempt to block a bill that will prevent former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs).The legislation was initially brought by TUV leader Jim Allister after the controversial ... [Published 4NI - May 21 2013]

Entities: Advisers, Social Democratic and Labour Party (United King..., Jim Allister

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Photos: CAC holds annual ugly tie and ugly purse contest

Supporters of the Child Advocacy Center gathered at Terry Hills on Friday for the agency's annual fundraiser, the Ugly Tie and Ugly Purse Luncheon.The ugly tie winner was Brian Paris, top photo on the right with Bob Knipe.The winner of the ugly purse ... [Published The Batavian - May 04 2013]

Entities: Mary Travers, Ferry, Fundraising

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Rock star or business star? Go boring and you may live longer

Star athletes and celebrity artists who grab big headlines when they die may meet their maker earlier.So says a new study that looked at obituaries in the . Australian researchers found that sports stars and creative artists whose deaths spark headlines ... [Published Los Angeles Times - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Richard Epstein, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Celebrity

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 3 reports

Sinn Féin

Stormont Special Advisers Bill faces fresh hurdles

LEGISLATION aimed at effectively banning ex-prisoners from becoming special advisers to Stormont ministers is facing fresh political difficulties.It was withdrawn from the Assembly agenda today (Tuesday), with its author Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) ... [Published The Detail - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Mary Travers, Jim Allister, Sinn Féin

First reported Mar 10 2013 - Updated Mar 10 2013 - 1 reports

They sang, they motivated and they mobilized

Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs, by Guy and Candie CarawanMovements for social change have always had people who, with impassioned speeches, have inspired their listeners to organize and fight for justice. But ... [Published Daily Kos - Mar 10 2013]

Entities: Mobilization, Holly Near, Mary Travers

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IRA victim’s sister to meet SDLP over special a... [Published NewsLetter - May 23 2013]
IRA victim’s anguish as SDLP shapes to veto adv... [Published NewsLetter - May 22 2013]
Special Advisers Bill Passes Latest Hurdle [Published 4NI - May 21 2013]
SDLP in attempt to block SPAD bill [Published BBC - May 20 2013]
Advisers Bill passes latest stage [Published UTV - May 20 2013]
Civil Service (Special Advisers) Bill [Published BBC - May 20 2013]
Should truth be separated from reconciliation? [Published The Detail - May 20 2013]
Photos: CAC holds annual ugly tie and ugly purs... [Published The Batavian - May 04 2013]
Binky Philips: How a New York City Rock Kid Fel... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 27 2013]
Peter, Paul and Mary member Peter Yarrow hopes ... [Published Northwest Herald - Apr 18 2013]
Rock star or business star? Go boring and you m... [Published Los Angeles Times - Apr 18 2013]
Stormont Special Advisers Bill faces fresh hurdles [Published The Detail - Apr 17 2013]
Bill barring long-term NI prisoners from adviso... [Published Irish Times - Apr 16 2013]
Allister advisers Bill delayed [Published Wharfvalley - Apr 16 2013]
They sang, they motivated and they mobilized [Published Daily Kos - Mar 10 2013]

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They sang, they motivated and they mobilized [Published Daily Kos - Mar 10 2013] Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs, by Guy and Candie CarawanMovements for social change have always had people who, with impassioned speeches, have inspired their listeners to organize and fight for justice. But ...