Imeachtaí

• TOM EVENTS: Paddy on the Road, the Life & Times of Christy Moore. A one man show performed by Belfast‚s Terry O'Neill. Followed by Music and Raffle Adm £5/£3 concessions; Fri 23 April - Birmingham, 8pm Bread & Roses Trade Union Club. Next to Copthorne Hotel, Paradise Place (off Centenary Square) Sat 24 April - London , 7pm-Late - Haringey Irish Centre Pretoria Rd N17; Sun 25 April - Preston, 7pm Railway Hotel Butler St (opp Station). For further information: Troops Out Movement, PO Box 1032, Birmingham B12 8BZ. Tel/Fax 0121 643 7542 Mob: 0797 017 4167. Email: tom@sparkle123. freeserve.co.uk. Website: www.troopsoutmovement.com

• COLOMBIA 3 PUBLIC MEETING: 8pm Thursday 1 April, Lenihans Pub, Main Street, BRAY, County Wicklow. Speakers: Family member of Niall Connolly

• SF FUNCTION: Featuring Rebel Heart. Friday 2 April, Cahir House Hotel, CAHIR, County Tipperary. Guest speaker: Martin Ferris. Táille €10

• DUBLIN EASTER FUNCTIONS: 1983 Great Escape Night with Gerry Kelly, Bobby Storey and Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane. 9pm Saturday 3 April, Teachers' Club, Parnell Square, DUBLIN. Ballads with Pat Savage and Friends, raffle and speakers. Tickets from Ciarán on 087-2877054 and SF shop, Parnell Square; 1916 trad music night with various artists. 8.30pm Thursday 8 April, Cobblestone pub, Smithfield. Táille €7

• SF FUNCTION: Featuring Celtic Harmony. 9pm Saturday 3 April, Welcome Inn, GARRYSPILLANE, County Limerick. Speaker: election candidate Noel Hanley. Táille €5. All welcome

• SF ELECTION FUNDRAISER: Featuring Brádán. Saturday 3 April, Walter Raleigh Hotel, YOUGHAL, County Cork. Táille €7

• OPEN MEETING: May Day 2004. Open meeting to plan and discuss. 3.30pm Saturday 3 April, the Teachers' Club, Parnell Square, DUBLIN. Introductions from Patricia McKenna, Mick O'Reilly, Ailbhe Smith UCD

• VOLUNTEER COMMEMORATION: For Volunteer Gerard Casey. Assemble 2.30pm Sunday 4 April, St Mary's Church Car Park, RASHARKIN, County Antrim. Guest speaker: Barry McElduff MLA

• REPUBLICAN BALLAD SESSION: Featuring Spirit of Freedom. 8.30pm Saturday 10 April, Cherry Orchard Football Club, Ballyfermot, DUBLIN

• SF FUNCTION: Featuring Spirit of Freedom and Irish dancing champions. 8.30pm Sunday 11 April, Molloy's pub, Tallaght, DUBLIN

• SF FUNCTION: Featuring the O'Keefe family. 9.30pm Sunday 11 April, Jimmy G's, Watergate Street, BANDON, County Cork. Táille €5

• SF TRAD SESSION: Easter Sunday 11 April, Cellar Bar, SKIBBEREEN, County Cork

• SF ELECTION FUNDRAISER: Featuring South Dublin Union. 8.30pm Sunday 11 April, Greyhound Bar, Duleek. Táille €5

• EASTER FUNCTION: Featuring the Sea Captain's. 8.30pm Sunday 11 April, Nancy Spain's, Barrack Street, CORK CITY. Táille €10

• BENNETT/BOYLE/CLEARY/TONER CUMANN EASTER MONDAY EVENTS (12 April): Underage football, 2pm, Belleeks Football Field, for the Gary Toner Perpetual Trophy; Senior Football, 3pm, Peter Cleary/Seán Boyle Perpetual Trophy; Commemoration march, 6pm, Belleeks Village to graveyard. Followed by Village Folk with buffet, meal and late disco in the Belleeks Country House. Táille £5/€7

• EASTER MONDAY IRISH NIGHT i dTeach Joe, Cearnóg Abercorn. An Srath Bán. Featuring CÉILÍ SWING. Oíche Mhór Craic is Ceol. 10pm 'til late. Bígí linn. Táille £5

• SF BALLAD SESSION: Featuring The Foggy Dew. 9.30pm-1am Friday 16 April, The Golf Hotel, BALLYBUNION, County Kerry. Late Bar and Disco. Táille €5

• SF FUNCTION: Featuring the Spirit of Freedom. 9pm Friday 16 April, Ballincollig GAA Club, BALLINCOLLIG, County Cork. Táille €10

• SOCCER TOURNAMENT: 1981 Hunger-Strike Perpetual Trophy 5-a-side Soccer Tournament: Date: 9th April (Good Friday). Time: 11am-2pm. Venue: The running Track, Eamonn Ceannt Park (Off Sundrive Road, Crumlin) DUBLIN. Taille €20. Logue/Marley cumann Easter Commemoration. 10 April (Easter Saturday). Meet at the field at Errigal Gardens, Drimnagh, DUBLIN @ 3.30pm (Behind Our Lady's Hospital) and then at the Crumlin Shopping Centre, Crumlin @ 3.45pm, then march to the Eamonn Ceannt Memorial Park. For further information on both events contact Niall Binéad @ 087-9847935. E-Mail: [email protected]; Robert Sargent @ 086-8694689. E-Mail [email protected]

• BALLAD FUNCTION: Featuring Derek Warfield of the Wolfe Tones. Saturday 24 April, AGHYARAN, County Tyrone. In aid of mick Barrett Memorial

• DINNER DANCE: East Tyrone SF annual dinner dance. Saturday 24 April, Lakeside hotel, MONAGHAN. Speaker: Martin McGuinness. Tickets reserved by calling Michelle on 02887748689

• MAY DAY CARNIVAL: Céad Míle Fáilte to all people of the world: No to Racism War and Corporate Greed. Assemble 12 noon 1 May, Central Bank, Dame Street, DUBLIN. Further information:

Easter Commemorations

County Armagh

Easter Saturday

• MULLAGHBAWN: Assemble 6.30pm at Community Hall

Easter Sunday

• CROSSMAGLEN: Assemble 10.30am, Rangers Hall. Mass 11.30am. Oration after Mass

• CAMLOUGH: Assemble 10.30am in the village

• KILLEEN: Assemble at 1pm

• LISLEA: Assemble after 10am Mass

• BALLYMACNAB: Assemble 1.30pm, Fearla Crossroads

• CULLYHANNA: Assemble 4pm after Michael McVerry Memorial Football match

Easter Monday

• BLACKWATERTOWN: Assemble 11am Seán McElvenna Memorial

• ARMAGH CITY: Assemble at 2pm at Irish Street

• BELLEEK: Assemble 6pm in the village. Gary Toner Memorial Cup, Belleek GAC at 3.30pm

County Cork

Easter Sunday

• CITY: Assemble 2.30pm sharp National Monument, Grand Parade and march to Republican Plot, St Finbarr's Cemetery. Speaker: Mitchel McLaughlin

Counties Derry/

Sth West Antrim

Easter Sunday

• THE LOUP: Assemble 2.30pm Ballyronan Road & parade to the grave of Brigadier Seán Larkin. Speaker: Conor Murphy

• DUNGIVEN: Assemble 12 noon St Patrick's Chapel

• Wreath-laying Ceremonies:

Coolcalm 10.45am; Rasharkin 10.30am; Newbridge 10.45am; Dunloy 11.30am; Kilrea 11.45am; Loughguile; 12.30pm; Lavey 11.45am; Cargin 11.15am; Glen 11.45am; Bellaghy 12.30pm

Easter Monday

• SWATRAGH: Assemble 2.30pm The Diamond

Easter Tuesday

TOOME: Roddy McCorley Commemoration Parade: Assemble 4pm Drumderg Roundabout and parade to Roddy McCorley Monument. Speaker: Bairbre de Brún

County Down

Easter Sunday

• NEWRY: Assemble 12.30m, SF Centre, Patrick Street,

County Dublin

Easter Saturday

• ARBOUR HILL: Wreath-laying ceremony at 1916 Graves: Assemble 11am Arbour Hill Cemetery

• HOWTH: Asgard Commemoration. Assemble 2.30pm East Pier, Howth. Speaker: Mary Lou McDonald. Followed by music and refreshments in the Pier House

• SOUTH CENTRAL: Assemble 1.15pm, Constituency Office, Ballyfermot Road and march to Countess Markievicz Park

• CRUMLIN: Assemble 3.30pm Saturday 10 April, the Field, Errigal Gardens, Drimnagh and then at Crumlin Shopping Centre, Crumlin at 3.45pm, then march to Eamonn Ceannt Memorial Park

Easter Sunday

• MAIN COMMEMORATION: Assemble 1.30pm Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, and march to Glasnevin Cemetery.

County Galway

Easter Monday

• Wreath-laying ceremonies:

1pm Tooreena Cemetery, Tullycross; 2.15pm, Ardbear Cemetery, Clifden; 3pm, Thomas Whelan Monument, Clifden, with prominent speaker (function afterwards in Central Hotel, Clifden)

County Limerick

Easter Sunday

• BROADFORD: Assemble 10.30am Broadford Church

• ATHEA: Assemble 3pm Con Colbert Hall

Easter Monday

• Wreath-laying ceremonies:

2pm Colmen's Well; 2.30pm Charleville

County Longford

Easter Sunday

• DRUMLISH: Assemble 3pm Mary Street

County Sligo

Easter Sunday

• SLIGO TOWN: Assemble 3pm, City Hall to Sligo Cemetery

• COLOONEY: Assemble 12 noon graveside of Martin Savage, Colooney

England

Easter Sunday

• LONDON: Mass 1pm, London Irish Centre, Murray Street. Followed by music with Seán Brady in Rosie McCann's pub, Agar Grove/York Way. Organised by Wolfe Tone Society