11 December 1997 Edition
Sinn Féin Youth growing in confidence
11 December 1997
Young republicans from Dublin, South Down, Derry, Fermanagh and Belfast debated the peace process, Sinn Féin strategy and tactics at a conference in Dundalk Town Hall on Saturday. Free article
Blair to hear republican case
11 December 1997
WHEN a Sinn Féin delegation meets Tony Blair today, the British premier will hear the demand for his country to end its claim over the Six Counties, Gerry Adams has said. Free article
Nationalist unity against Britain's military agenda
11 December 1997
Over 2,000 people who attended last Sunday's Anti-Watchtower rally in South Armagh heard a cross-section of nationalist opinion criticise the securocrats in the British establishment for pursuing a military agenda. Free article
Re-conquer Ireland - Adams
11 December 1997
``Take ownership of the struggle - the future is too important to be left to politicians,'' was the message from Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, addressing a crowd of over 3,000 people at the site of the Volunteer ambush which helped to change the course of the Black and Tan war at Kilmichael, West Cork, on Sunday 7 December. Free article
British sentences for 26 Counties
11 December 1997
Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín O Caoláin will be voting against the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Amendment) Bill which was introduced in the Seanad on Wednesday and is due in the Dáil next week. Free article
RUC use DHSS info in recruitment attempt
11 December 1997
Melissa McKenna is a young single mother living alone. She became the fifth person in the Lurgan area to be targeted by the RUC Special Branch in recent weeks. Free article
Hamill family to launch appeal
11 December 1997
The family of loyalist murder victim Robert Hamill are to launch an appeal for funds to support a private prosecution against those they think are responsible for Robert's death. Free article
Hundreds at Maghera Saoirse rally
11 December 1997
Speaking at last Wednesday night's Saoirse torchlight march and rally in Maghera, which was attended by hundreds of South Derry nationalists, Sinn Féin's Francie Molloy said: Free article
British courts target eco-activists
11 December 1997
Animal rights campaigner Barry Horne has become the latest victim of the British establishment's war on eco-activists. Free article
We must do better this time
11 December 1997
Two gatherings were held in Dublin Castle on successive days last week. The juxtaposition has been little noted but it was heavy with irony. On Friday 5 December Taoiseach Bertie Ahern convened the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. The next day he hosted a reception on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Irish Free State. Free article