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Bobby Sands Memorial Lecture

BOBBY STOREY, chairperson of Belfast Sinn Féin, and former Armagh POW Briege Brownlee addressed the 26th Bobby Sands memorial lecture in Belfast last Sunday night, 4 May.

Photo: Former Armagh POW and now Sinn Féin Councillor Angela Nelson, Bobby Storey and Briege Brownlee at the Bobby Sands Memorial Lecture

The Mary Nelis Column

Unless the truth is told, the persistent allegations that members of the RUC and UDR have colluded with loyalist killers are not going to go away

Photo: Mary Nelis

Ireland Institute Public Meetings: The State of the Nation

'THE State of the Nation' came under scrutiny in the first of two public meetings at the Ireland Institute in Dublin last Thursday, 1 May (the second is this Thursday, 8 May), as the writer on historical and political affairs, Daltún Ó Ceallaigh, and Sinn Féin Vice-President Pat Doherty outlined their analyses of political developments in this country in the lead-up to and aftermath of the re-establishment of the Executive in Stormont.

Photo: Ireland Institute meeting : Pat Doherty, Robert Ballagh (chair) and Daltún Ó Ceallaigh

This news feature is funded by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)

'In the spirit of the Spring of Nations, reject Lisbon', Gerry Adams addresses National Forum on Europe; Homelessness declaration adopted by EU Parliament; Workers' rights in the EU; De Brún brings EU experience to West Belfast cultural economy event; MEPs vote to suppress details of financial abuses and Community submits Petition on Coleraine super-dumps issue to MEPs

Labhair í agus mairfidh sí

SINN FÉIN has a record of activism around the Irish language that we can be proud of. We have worked in partnership with many of the Irish-language bodies over many years. Sinn Féin activists, many of them ex-prisoners who learned Irish in jail, have been very supportive of and active in campaigns around Irish-medium schools, businesses and the promotion of the language.

Photo: JIM McVEIGH & SÉANNA WALSH

Cúlchaint LE EOGHAN Mac CORMAIC

Tuairiscíodh an tseachtain seo caite go raibh an grúdlannaí idirináisiúnta Diageo ar tí fógairt go bhfuil siad chun an ghrúdlann Guinness a dhúnadh síos i mBaile Átha Cliath comh maith le dhá ghrúdlann eile dá gcuid (ceann acu i nDún Dealgan ina ndéantar Harp, agus an ceann eile i gCill Cháinnigh ina ndéantar Smithwicks). Táthar ag rá go dtógfadh Diageo grúdlann nua ar pháirc ghlas i ndeisceart na príomhchathrach ach tá imní ar na fostaithe go gcaillfidh daoine a bpostanna mar gheall ar an athstruchtúrú seo.

International: Israeli actions overshadow state anniversary

THIS MONTH Israel will mark the 60th anniversary of its proclamation of independence. But amidst the celebrations a discordant note is being struck by Jewish organisations and activists, both in Israel and across the globe.

The Matt Treacy Column

Ulster is the most difficult to divine. There are at least five teams who could win it and another two who might fancy their chances on a good day

Photo: Matt Treacy

Media View BY FRANK FARRELL

THE COMPARISON between Sudanese journalist Sami-al-Haj - who has just been released from Guantanamo Bay after six years, including over a year on an excruciating hunger strike - and the BBC journalist, Alan Johnston - held for four months in Gaza - is an interesting example of the Western media's double standards. The British newspaper, The Guardian, published a graphic account of al Haj's incaceration, torture and force-feeding on Monday and, in fairness, did justice to his illegal, barbarous treatment by the US military.

Fifth Column

An Phoblacht's famous weekly satirical column.

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