17 October 2002 Edition

Concern at decision on interim barring orders

17 October 2002

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Family Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his concern at the serious ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision last week to declare interim barring orders unconstitutional. Free article

New militancy on campuses

17 October 2002

Students in the 26 Counties are among the most hard done by in Europe, according to a new survey of student life on the continent. Free article

UN Committee Calls for Plastic Bullet ban

17 October 2002

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the British government to ban plastic bullets as a method of riot control in the North. Free article

Ógra up and running in Drogheda

17 October 2002

A branch of Ógra Sinn Féin has been set up in Drogheda under the guidance of local party member Christopher Clarke. Free article

Shannon warplane protest

17 October 2002

Hundreds of protesters from all over Ireland converged on Shannon Airport on Saturday 12 October to protest at the use of the airport as a refuelling stop for US warplanes. Free article


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