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Over 3,000 people took part in the Easter Sunday parade in Dublin, a substantial increase on last year despite efforts by the City Council to disrupt attendance by removing posters advertising the march. Photo: The front of the Dublin parade 15 April, 2004 
A roundup of Easter commemorations around the country Photo: Bairbre de Brún addresses the main Belfast commemoration in Milltown TAXI nó TACSAÍ ? Sin an cheist a Aire 
Dúirt an Teachta Aengus Ó Snodaigh go bhfuil sé "dochreidte" nach mbeidh cúiteamh á thabhairt ag an Aire Iompair Séamus Brennan do lucht na bhfeithiclí a bhfuil an comhartha "Tacsaí" orthu nuair a diúltaíodh teastais NCT a thabhairt dóibh de thoradh comhartha as Gaeilge a bheith orthu. Minister Martin exposed as hypocrite The leader of Sinn Féin on Monaghan County Council has said that Health Minister Mícheál Martin has been exposed as a hypocrite following his decision to intervene in the future of A&E services at the General Hospital in Ennis, County Clare. Too good to be true? You bet! - The social price of below cost selling:BY MARY LOU McDONALD Between 1995 and 2000, roughly one fifth of local shops and services were wiped out in Britain. Over 30,000 corner shops, grocers, banks, post offices, pubs and hardware stores disappeared from urban and rural communities across the country. 42% of towns and villages have no shopping facilities. By 2005, another 28,000 may have vanished. Business as usual for unionist thugs In a week that has witnessed widespread sectarian attacks throughout the Six Counties, loyalists have committed arson on a GAA club in Armagh, targeted a Catholic church with paint bombs and threatened to kill Catholic workmen in Ballymoney, County Antrim. Human Rights Chief appears immune to criticism 
Responding to a speech given by the head of the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday at the UN in Geneva, Sinn Féin MLA Caitríona Ruane said that Brice Dickson appeared to be immune to the widespread criticism of his performance and the demand for him to be replaced. Photo: Brice Dickson After being roughly arrested in Belfast on Friday afternoon last, Irish republican Seán Mackin was released from PSNI custody without charge the following day. Toome republicans reclaim Rodaí Mac Corlaí Bridge 
Republicans in South East Antrim and South Derry used this Easter's Roddy McCorley commemoration as their platform to campaign to have the new bridge over the River Bann renamed the Rodaí Mac Corlaí Bridge. Photo: Sinn Féin's Martin Meehan SDLP challenged on Registration Law Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, Michelle Gildernew, has said that concerns being expressed by the SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone about people with disabilities being refused access to the Electoral Register are "hypocritical given the fact that the legislation being used to discriminate against them came at the behest of the SDLP". Loyalist marching season begins 
The loyalist marching season, which began on Easter Monday morning, saw nationalist residents on the streets to object that once again their areas were being subjected to a heavy PSNI presence to allow unwanted marches pass through. Photo: Orange marchers pass the Short Strand nationalist enclave in East Belfast PSNI operation criticised by Sinn Féin Sinn Féin in Derry has accused the PSNI of "overkill" after a search operation carried out in the Bogside and Northland Road areas of the city on Friday morning 9 April. Almost half of all those living in Dublin and a third of all those living outside Dublin will not be able to afford a home in two year's time This is the conclusion made by Trinity College economist PJ Drudy. 
Speaking at Easter commemorations in Dublin at the weekend, Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh responded to recent attacks on Sinn Féin by Justice Minister Michael McDowell. Photo: Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD More resources needed for special needs schoolchildren Sinn Féin's EU candidate for the South constituency David Cullinane, says more resources are needed to help school children with special needs. Offshore tax evaders still on the loose Despite 15,000 people disclosing offshore bank accounts to the Revenue Commissioners, there is still the possibility of others slipping the current revenue trawl. Irish tax authorities have no powers over the customers of international banks. A survey of Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) members has found that 61% of teachers believe that their schools are not inclusive. 
Sinn Féin has selected Pat O'Shea to run for the party in the Dingle electoral area for election to Kerry County Council. O'Shea lives in Curraheen with his wife Susan and their two children, Seán and Tina. He is well known throughout the county due to his involvement in community and sports groups and he is a member of Curraheen Community Council. Photo: Pat O'Shea |
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