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Huge turnout for 100th birthday party

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP addressing over 1,000 supporters at the party's Céad Bliain Birthday Dinner in Dublin's City West Hotel told those present:"We will see a united Ireland in our lifetime."

Photo: Gerry Adams

Standing "like a rock" against Free Trade Area

Leaders of all countries of the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba, met in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 28 October to 5 November for the Fourth Summit of the Americas. The key issue was the deadlock around the resumption of negotiations on creating the US proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas. The FTAA would open Latin American markets to US business while keeping in place US and Canada protectionist policies.

World news in brief

A look at some of the other stories from around the world this week.

UVF informer moved to secure wing

Special Branch informer and UVF leader Mark Haddock is being held in a special secure unit at Maghaberry Prison after the PSNI warned jail authorities that his life would be in danger from UVF associates after he was named as an informer last month.

Nuacht na nOibrithe

Temporary cessation at An Post - Industrial action on Monday by the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) could have been averted at any stage over the weekend if An Post management had been willing to accept proposals from the National Implementation Body (NIB) comprising representatives of government, employers and trade unions.

Photo: CWU General Secretary Steve Fitzpatrick

It was revealed this week that a total of 242,000 people in the Six Counties have still not completed forms for the new electoral register and only have until 18 November to do so. The annual report of the Chief Electoral Officer gives statistics about the register since the Electoral Fraud Act was introduced in 2002 and shows new legislation has served only to disenfranchise voters.

Kevin Barry remembered in Carlow

• Kevin Barry was commemorated in Rathvilly, County Carlow last weekend. Hundreds turned out for the event, which was chaired by the Carlow/Kilkenny General Election candidate Kathleen Funchion and addressed by Martina Anderson.

Photo: Martina Anderson

Séamas O'Kelly Night

Loughrea hosts an evening of celebration of the legacy of writer, journalist and patriot Séamas O'Kelly on 19 November at 8pm in O Dea's Hotel. It is almost 90 years since the death of the Loughrea-born writer, who spent a large part of his life in the east of the country.

Getting away with murder - again?

The court-martial of seven British paratroopers accused of murdering an Iraqi youth in May 2003 collapsed last Thursday when the British military judge ordered that charges be dropped and, controversially, accused Iraqi witnesses of lying and seeking "bloody money".

Kevin 'Beaver' Kearns - An appreciation

Omagh became a poorer place on 30 August with the sudden death of Kevin 'Beaver' Kearns. Beaver joined the Republican Movement in the early '70's and was subsequently jailed for his activities. On his release from Long Kesh he married his sweetheart Maresa and they had five children, Colm, Ciarán, Pól, Daniel and Joanne.

Photo: The funeral procession

Kevin Barry commemoration

Republicans in Dublin Central held a commemoration for Kevin Barry on Saturday 5 November to mark the 85h anniversary of his execution. Barry, a Dublin IRA Volunteer was hanged at Mountjoy Jail on 1 November 1920. The commemoration at Glasnevin Cemetery, chaired by Ciarán Mac Annraoí, was addressed by Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald while Councillor Dessie Ellis laid a wreath at the monument to the Forgotten Ten

Fógraí bháis - Harry Hillick

Belfast republicans gathered on Tuesday 25 October in Milltown Cemetery to inter the ashes of the veteran republican activist Harry Hillick, who died in St John's Hospital, Queen's, New York City.

Photo: Harry Hillick

News in brief

A round up of the rest of the week's news stories.

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