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Iraq - Leaked intelligence report worrying for Bush 
On Sunday, 24 September, the New York Times and Washington Post published articles based on the leak of a classified intelligence report entitled Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States and which was produced by 16 US intelligence agencies highlighting how the war in Iraq "was cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement". RIR event Protestors confronted by PSNI 
Members of campaign group An Fhirinne protested last week as British monarch Elizabeth Windsor viewed the final passing out parade of one of the most notorious British army regiments ever to have operated in the Six Counties - the Royal Irish Regiment, in Belfast. Paisley meets Primate - Indication of political changes The handshake was off-camera, but a Press Association photographer was allowed to capture a smiling Ian Paisley and his party colleagues seated across a conference table to an equally cheerful Sean Brady and his delegation at Stormont. The image was positive and businesslike, with that all-important distance, the width of the table, separating the participants. Dún Laoghaire's shameful housing record 
To highlight Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown County Council's shameful record for providing social housing, Dún Laoghaire Sinn Féin picketed this month's council meeting. Local Sinn Féin activists picketed the Council offices on Monday 9 October. Robert Fisk renowned journalist addresses West Belfast audience 
Western powers should take their armies out and leave the people of the Middle East alone. That was the message British war correspondent Robert Fisk brought to West Belfast last week. Photo: Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey, Councillor Paul Maskey, Robert Fisk and Gerry McConville, Director of the Falls Community Council at the talk in Clonard Monastry Launch of new book on Hunger Strike 
Author and journalist Danny Morrison launched Hunger Strike, a fascinating collection of essays on the 1981 Hunger Strike from over 50 individuals, in Hughes & Hughes bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, 7 October. Photo: Pictured at the launch above are Danny Morrison, Shane Connaughton, Lucilita Breathnach and Ulick O'Connor Bellaghy vigil marks end of hunger strike 
A candlelight procession, marking the end of the 1981 hunger strike, was held in the County Derry village of Bellaghy on Sunday 8 October. 
IMPACT seeks pay rise for Ryanair pilots, SIPTU publishes unique 1916 pamphlet and Midwives ballot for industrial action Short Strand to remember its fallen Thirty years ago, on 16 October, the night sky over Belfast suddenly turned bright orange. I watched this strange occurrence with other republican prisoners from the top landing of C Wing in Crumlin Road jail and wondered about the source of it. It was not long before we heard on the radio that an explosion had occurred at Belfast's gas works in the Markets area. Memorial unveiled to IRA volunteers in Dún Laoghaire 
Republicans from Dún Laoghaire and South Dublin accompanied by the Joe McDonnell Flute Band made their way the short distance from Ballybrack village to Maddens Lane for the unveiling of a memorial plaque to two IRA volunteers, Patrick Meaney and Thomas Dunne on. Photo: Brendan McFarlane with local Sinn Féin activist Michael Nolan News in Brief and Photos from events this week The week in quotes. |
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