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16 January 2017 Edition

Stormont brought down by DUP arrogance

16 January 2017

STORMONT’S Executive Government was brought down by the sheer weight of the arrogance of the Democratic Unionist Party under Arlene Foster and their refusal to truly embrace the challenges of power-sharing. Free article

Phonsie Mac Fhirleigheann, County Derry & County Meath

16 January 2017

PHONSIE Mac FHIRLEIGHEANN, IRA Volunteer and H-Blocks Blanketman – originally from Bellaghy, south Derry but in later years who had settled in Navan, County Meath – died suddenly on 23 December. Free article

Eilish Ní Bhriain, South Australia

16 January 2017

IT WAS with great sadness that republicans learned of the death in South Australia of Eilish Ní Bhriain (Elizabeth Joan O’Brien). Free article

Owen Caraher, Crossmaglen

16 January 2017

THE Morris/Harvey Sinn Féin Cumann, Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has paid tribute to founder member and lifelong Irish republican Owen Caraher, who passed away in December. Free article

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Donaill Ó Shea, Skibbereen, Cork

16 January 2017

THE unexpected death of Donaill Ó Shea (54), Droma’dúin, Skibbereen, County Cork, was received with great sadness by his relations and wide circle of friends from all over County Cork. Free article

‘Forgotten’ 1916 Volunteer remembered in east Galway

16 January 2017

GALWAY SINN FÉIN held a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Volunteer Martin ‘Mattie’ Reney in the Old Cemetery at the Weir, Kilcolgan, on Saturday 17 December. Free article

I nDíl Chuimhne

16 January 2017

Life springs from death and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations – Pádraig Pearse Free article


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