4 December 1997 Edition
Saoirse march for Omagh
NATIONALISTS from across the Six Counties are being urged to attend a Saoirse rally in the Tyrone town of Omagh this Sunday 7 December.
Sinn Fein vice-President Pat Doherty and talks negotiator Gerry Kelly along with Saoirse's Six County Chairperson Martin Meehan will lead the high profile rally.
Chairperson of the local Saoirse branch, Eugene McKernan pointed out that for every prisoner at least ten other people are directly affected. He said, ``December is dedicated to our prisoners and this march is to highlight the issues affecting those still in prison and who see no obvious sign of release.''
McKernan expressed both his delight at securing the six county mobilisation for Omagh, ``The people of Tyrone and the host district of Omagh should take this opportunity to express their solidarity with the prisoners.''
Meanwhile in a meeting at Stormont with the Confidence Building Sub-Committee a Sinn Fein delegation underlined the centrality of the release of all republican political prisoners to the peace process.
The submission to the Sub-Committee called for the ``speedy dismantling of the old agenda of conflict'' and a ``new agenda of change.'' Dubliner Sean Crowe, a member of the Sub-Committee talks team said that ``immediate movement on the issue would act as a first sign that the British government would bring to the peace process an acknowledgement of responsibility.''
Sunday's parade will assemble at 2pm on the Gortin Road beside Greenhill Cemetery and march to the Courthouse on it's way to the rally in the centre of town. Anyone wishing to attend should contact their local Saoirse committee.
Sinn Fein vice-President Pat Doherty and talks negotiator Gerry Kelly along with Saoirse's Six County Chairperson Martin Meehan will lead the high profile rally.
Chairperson of the local Saoirse branch, Eugene McKernan pointed out that for every prisoner at least ten other people are directly affected. He said, ``December is dedicated to our prisoners and this march is to highlight the issues affecting those still in prison and who see no obvious sign of release.''
McKernan expressed both his delight at securing the six county mobilisation for Omagh, ``The people of Tyrone and the host district of Omagh should take this opportunity to express their solidarity with the prisoners.''
Meanwhile in a meeting at Stormont with the Confidence Building Sub-Committee a Sinn Fein delegation underlined the centrality of the release of all republican political prisoners to the peace process.
The submission to the Sub-Committee called for the ``speedy dismantling of the old agenda of conflict'' and a ``new agenda of change.'' Dubliner Sean Crowe, a member of the Sub-Committee talks team said that ``immediate movement on the issue would act as a first sign that the British government would bring to the peace process an acknowledgement of responsibility.''
Sunday's parade will assemble at 2pm on the Gortin Road beside Greenhill Cemetery and march to the Courthouse on it's way to the rally in the centre of town. Anyone wishing to attend should contact their local Saoirse committee.