Francis Hughes – Died on 12 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks
10 May 2024
The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th Century and of the Irish Republican Army. Free article
Video of huge rally in Louth for Martin McGuinness – Number 1
26 October 2011
THIS rally for The People's President took place in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk.
More than a dozen such rallies have been held in the four-week campaign – from Donegal to Kerry and many places in between. Each event attracted between 400 and 700 people.
The Dublin rally at the Mansion House has been watched online by almost 8,000 people.
Thanks to everybody involved in organising... Free article
Gallagher bluster can’t obscure fact he got €5,000 for Fianna Fáil
25 October 2011
Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD has said that no amount ofbluster by Seán Gallagher will hide the reality that, despite previous statements to the contrary, he organised a secret Fianna Fáil fundraiser in Dundalk in 2008 and received a cheque for €5,000 from at least one individual who attended.
Mary Lou said:
Last week, Seán Gallagher denied that he had received... Free article
Homeless emergency action needed as two die in floods – Sinn Féin TD
25 October 2011
FLOODING throughout the country requires emergency action and accommodation to protect the homeless, Sinn Féin Dáil Housing spokesperson Dessie Ellis has said after he spent last night helping homeowners battle the deluge.
The Dublin TD was speaking as news was breaking that at least two lives had been lost in the floods in Dublin.
Search teams trying to locate missing Garda... Free article
Kilkenny All-Ireland hurlers greet Martin McGuinness
25 October 2011
BY RYAN FULTON IN KILKENNY
MARTIN McGUINNESS’S ‘The People’s President’ campaign rolled into Kilkenny to be met by a large crowd of supporters who had gathered early in the cold and rain to meet the man for whom they had been canvassing and postering for the previous month.
When the campaign bus arrived at The Parade, Martin was surrounded by supporters, young and old, ranging... Free article
Gerry Adams welcomes ETA announcement
20 October 2011
COMMENTING on this evening’s statement by the Basque armed organisation ETA, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD said:
I welcome the decisive and positive terms of ETA’s response to Monday’s ‘Declaration’ in Donostia-San Sebastian by the International Conference Group.
Following our deliberations, the International Group expressed the opinion that “it is possible to end, the... Free article
Connolly centenary to be marked in Belfast City Hall
20 October 2011
THE centenary of the arrival of James Connolly in Belfast to organise dockers and mill workers will be marked by an event in City Hall on the evening of Friday 28th October.
The evening will begin at 6:30pm with Mayor of Belfast Niall Ó Donnghaile unveiling a portrait of James Connolly by artist Frank Quigley.
This will be followed by a guest panel discussion on the theme of the... Free article
Pull your backside off the chair and get yourself out the door for Martin McGuinness
19 October 2011
WOULDN’T be voting for him,” says Derek to me in The Long Hall bar in Dublin, where we’re having a cheeky afternoon pint and discussing Martin McGuinness’s candidacy. I’m nodding away to him, focused more on attracting the barman’s attention to address an urgent gin shortage.
Derek’s die-hard Labour Party, going back to his grandad’s time. He’d vote for a slab of concrete if it... Free article
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