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17 January, 2008 |
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20 reasons to say NO to the Lisbon Treaty 
IN THE coming months, the 26 Counties will hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The treaty is the most significant revision of the structures, procedures and policies of the EU since its foundation. It is vital that republicans understand the treaty and are able to debate the issues involved. 1858 - 2008 Irish Republican Brotherhood 150th Anniversary 
IN THIS second instalment of a two-part feature on the exploits of Fenian 'mayhem maker' WILLIAM MACKEY LOMASNEY, the small Irish-American soldier from Cincinnatti, Ohio, who was born in 1841 of Cork parents, Sinn Féin TD AENGUS Ó SNODAIGH continues his look at the life and death of 'The Little Captain'. Photo: Irish-American Fenian William Mackey Lomasney 
THE STAND UP FOR DERRY CAMPAIGN, spearheaded by MLA Martina Anderson, was voted down at last month's meeting of Derry City Council. The SDLP lambasted the proposal, labelling it 'a political stunt' aimed at masking the ineffectiveness of Sinn Féin Ministers to deliver for Derry. Unionists have nothing to fear from rights 
THE call for a Bill of Rights and an All-Ireland Charter for Rights is greater than ever. Throughout Ireland, whether it be government policy, the budget, the rights of ethnic minorities, child poverty, citizenship or Six-County parades, the demand for a 'people's document' safeguarding their human rights is overdue. Photo: Martina at launch of Sinn Féin’s Unionist Outreach programme Ógra Shinn Féin grows in Leinster 
ONE of the big stories of 2007 was the growth and development of Ógra Shinn Féin right across the island. Ógra Shinn Féin, through its campaigning activism, brought a new dynamic to the republican cause. One of the biggest areas of growth for Ógra was within Cúige Laighean. Ag seasamh an fhóid ar son na Gaeilge 
Ag caint sa parlaimint inniu, chuir Bairbre de Brún fáilte roimh an scéal is déanaí ó na Náisiúin Aontaithe go mbeidh an bhliain seo 2008 mar bhliain idirnáisiúnta do theangacha. Photo: Bairbre de Brún British Labour U-turns on nuclear power while Green Party dithers 
U-TURNS, falsehood and massive fudging - a new generation of British nuclear power stations got the go-ahead from the British Labour Government last week, while in Ireland reaction from the Fianna Fáil/Green Party coalition was muted. KENYA used to be the poster nation for Africa. It has held elections regularly since independence in 1963, its economy has grown 6.4 per cent last year, and it was nearly the only stable state in the complex political and ethnic situation when compared with East African neighbours like Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea or Ethiopia. 
Tá a fhios ag cách go mbíonn an Rialtas ag iarraidh dallamullóg a chur ar an phobal. Photo: Pádraig Mac Piarais Exodus BBC1 Wednesday 9 January Reviewed by Peadar Whelan 
THE thorny topic of "sledging" was in the news again last week. Nothing to do with sliding down frosty hills on sheets of corrugated iron, or even the O'Byrne Cup, I hasten to add. Rather it was in relation to the imposition of a ban on Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh for allegedly having racially abused Andrew Symonds of Australia in the Second Test at Sydney. "Sledging" is insulting opponents to break their concentration during a match. AS SOMEOME who buys too many papers I never fully read, skims too many radio stations, TV news bulletins and has now the joys of Google News and You Tube I am prone to fall victim to conspiracy theories. |
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