Meath Sinn Féin Councillor Joe Reilly has described as "scandalous" the decision of An Bord Pleanála to give the go ahead to a motorway, between the important historical site of the Hill of Tara and Skyrne. Free article

The Wolfe Tone Society (WTS) has launched a postcard campaign in Britain aimed at pushing Tony Blair to reinstate the electoral process in the North. Free article

Sinn Féin Dáil spokesperson on Housing, Arthur Morgan, has described as "alarming" a report from the Bank of Ireland on Monday that claims house prices will continue to rise this year by up to 14% and he called on the Taoiseach to create a position of Minister for Housing. Free article

The 30th anniversary of the deaths of IRA Volunteers Seamus Harvey and Gerard McGlynn will be commemorated this Sunday 31 August. Those attending the commemoration are asked to assemble at the Border Inn, Kilclean, on the main road from Castlederg to Castlefin at 6pm. Free article

A gang of unionist thugs linked to the LVF have been conducting a campaign of terror and intimidation outside a County Down dole office. Free article

At a candidate selection convention in Tallaght, Dublin South-West Sinn Féin unanimously endorsed local party chairperson Cathal King for co-option to the party's seat on South Dublin County Council for Tallaght South. Free article

A group of job scheme workers from Dublin's North Inner City staged a 24-hour hunger strike outside the historic GPO on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, appropriately enough on the 90th anniversary of the 1913 Dublin Lock-Out, to protest the decision by FÁS not to renew their contracts. Free article

This year marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Irish Civil war, a sad and tragic chapter in our country's history. Free article