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They came in their hundreds. There were the anti bin charge protestors. There were the little children from Drogheda, who, amongst so many in the state, want a decent school. There were the people who wanted Ireland to have no part in the warmongering that is happening around the world.

Photo: Aengus O Snodaigh TD chats with a mother facing deportation even though her child is an Irish citizen

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Government reneges on first time buyers in Finglas

Some of the 60 lucky recipients of homes in a new affordable housing development in Finglas, Dublin, may yet be denied their mortgages if the government has its way. The houses are being built by independent, non-profit group, Tógáil Developments, in cooperation with Dublin City Council, which provided the land for the project.

Edward Said dies

The Palestinian cause lost one of its most tireless and articulate voices over the last 30 years when Edward Said died last week, after a ten-year battle with leukemia. Said, 67, was a professor of literature at Columbia University.

Photo: Edward Said

Brickies laid off for cheap imported labour

Twenty-six workers at a site in Ballymun, Dublin, are making a stand against what they say is discrimination by their employers. The men, all bricklayers, are employed by GAMA Construction Ireland Ltd.

Former IRA member to give evidence - The Bloody Sunday Inquiry

A former member of the IRA has told the Saville Inquiry that he is prepared to make a statement regarding what the organisation was doing on Blody Sunday. The former volunteer told the Derry Journal earlier this week that he will tell the inquiry that he, along with other volunteers, were under orders "not to engage the British Army but to observe the situation in case they tried to move in while the march was going on".

Family may leave the North after second sectarian attack

A couple and their four-month-old baby say they are considering leaving the Six Counties after a second sectarian attack directed against them. Charlene Smyth, her partner Patrick McDonald and their child were at their Ashvale Heights home in Stoneyford, near Lisburn, when loyalists smashed windows in the sitting room and glass in the front door at around 1am on Saturday 20 September.

Teens beaten

Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14, were attacked by loyalists in Durham Street in the Lower Falls area of Belfast at around 10 pm on Saturday 27 September. A blue Corsa car carrying three loyalists sped into Durham Street, where the occupants jumped out and attacked a young boy outside a local shop before local residents chased them away.

Meehan aiming for Europe in gun row

Antrim Sinn Féin Councillor Martin Meehan said he will take his case for a firearm licence to the European Courts of Human Rights after he was refused a permit after an appeal hearing in Belfast High Court on Friday 26 September.

Vol Diarmuid O'Neill remembered

Diarmuid O'Neill was remembered by republicans from West Cork and beyond on the 7th anniversary of his killing in London by British police, on Sunday 21 September last.

Adams promotes breast screening in Belfast

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams on Monday urged women to undergo screening for breast cancer. The West Belfast MP made the plea after it was confirmed a number of mobile clinics will visit venues around his constituency during October, which is breast cancer awareness month.

Regenerating deprived areas on the agenda again

How deprived neighbourhoods will be developed and resourced is set to be the main topic of discussion at a conference to take place today, Thursday, in the heart of one of the most deprived area's of the North - West Belfast.

Ultimate dream of Tyrone Gaels fulfilled

West Tyrone Sinn Féin MP Pat Doherty says that the realisation of the ultimate dream of generations of Tyrone Gaels has given way to an outpouring of joy and emotion in Tyrone that is unparalleled in the annals of GAA history.

Community rallies against death driving

The Families Bereaved Through Car Crime organisation joined the residents of Aitnamona estate in Belfast on Thursday 25 September to highlight the problem faced by the are with car crime.

Photo: Belfast rally against death drivers

Lisburn Council cosies up to RIR

Lisburn Sinn Féin councillor Paul Butler has contacted An Phoblacht to express his outrage over a decision by Lisburn Council to grant the sectarian Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) permission to include the council's coat of arms on a regimental banner.

Adams expresses sympathy to family of Proinsias Mac Aonghusa

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP on Sunday evening last expressed sympathy and solidarity to the family of Pronsias Mac Aonghusa, expecially to his wife, Catherine McGuinness, on his death.

Dundalk selects local election candidates

Sinn Féin in Dundalk has selected five candidates to contest next year's Local Elections for Dundalk Town Council.

Photo: Dundalk Sinn Féin candidates

Carál ní Chuilín co-opted by Sinn Féin in Belfast

The prospective replacement Sinn Féin Councillor in Belfast, Carál ní Chuilín, spoke of her pleasure and of the challenges ahead before she attended a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday night to be co-opted to the seat of outgoing Councillor Gerard Brophy, who had to retire due to ill health.

Photo: Caral ni Chuilin

Commemorative mural unveiled in Ardoyne

A mural dedicated to 35 republican activists from Ardoyne, North Belfast, was unveiled in the area at a ceremony on Friday night, 26 September. The new mural depicts the Tírghrá emblem from last year's commemoration and on its outer border is painted a portrait of each of the republicans remembered on the mural.

Photo: Ardoyne mural unveiling

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