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Former Apprentice Boy addresses republican ex-prisoner event 
Abhaile Arís the Republican ex-prisoners group based in Letterkenny hosted a very successful night of "Hearing Other Voices" in the County Museum Letterkenny on Thursday night last week. Photo: Willie Temple with Abhaile Arís staff Shell to Sea protest at Norwegian Embassy 
Shell to Sea are holding a short protest at the Norwegian Embassy, Molesworth Street Dublin today (Thursday), to highlight the fact that Norwegian citizens will see much more benefit from the Corrib Gas Field than the people of Ireland. Photo: Eoin Ó Broin IFA try to block Northerners playing for Irish soccer team Sinn Féin MLA Paul Butler, has warned the Irish Football Association "to step back from putting obstacles in the way of nationalists opting to represent Republic of Ireland soccer teams at international level or run the risk of being labelled anti-Agreement unionists". Ritchie challenged over Executive discussion claims Sinn Féin Minister Conor Murphy has set the record straight in relation to the input of the Six County Executive into the decision by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to threaten to remove funding to a project being managed by Farset because of ongoing UDA activity. Wexford to honour Spanish Civil War hero On Friday evening 7 September in Monageer Village members of Wexford Sinn Féin will hold the inaugural annual commemoration in honour of Tan War veteran and Spanish Civil War hero, Peter Daly. From a townland a few miles from Enniscorthy in County Wexford, Peter Daly was a Battalion Commander in the International Brigade when he was fatally injured during an assault to capture Purburell Hill near Quinto in north eastern Spain from the fascists during the Aragón offensive of August 1937. He died of his wounds on the 6 September in Benicasim Hospital. Follow up meeting with PSNI on Apprentice Boys Derry Parade 
A Sinn Féin delegation in Derry held a follow up meeting on Tuesday with the PSNI to discuss the Apprentice Boys Parade which took place recently in the City. Photo: Raymond McCartney Education dispute : Sinn Féin 100% behind classroom assistants 
The issue of job evaluation for classroom assistants is a long running dispute. Indeed it has been running for 12 years. The results have been felt not just by classroom assistants but also in the classroom. It has damaged morale among classroom assistants and clearly not been good for our children. Photo: Sinn Féin Education Minister Caitríona Ruane Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown housing crisis 
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has said that the cost of private rented accommodation in Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown along with the lack of social and affordable housing is resulting in overcrowding of local authority housing as second and third generations of families are finding it increasingly difficult to find homes for themselves. Photo: Shaun Tracey Call for retention of Longford cottage used by IRA 
Mayor of Athlone, and Sinn Féin representative for Longford/Westmeath Councillor Paul Hogan has called for the retention of a cottage in Ballinalee, County Longford, which was used as a headquarters by an IRA Flying Column, under the command of Sean Mac Eoin, during the Battle of Ballinalee in 1920. Photo: Paul Hogan Canadian tourist told Derry did not exist A Sinn Féin Councillor in Derry has welcomed an apology from transport company Translink following its treatment of a Canadian customer. Aer Lingus Pilots call off strike, Bank workers vote for strike, Weatherglaze workers take action and 30 jobs to be lost at Killeen in Ballyfermot A quiet day for Leinster Ógra! 
Activists from Leinster Ógra Shinn Féin showed their commitment to the Shell to Sea campaign by leafleting the crowds in O'Connell Street for the second time in recent weeks, at lunchtime on Saturday, 18 August. Photo: Leinster Ógra Shinn Féin leafleting in O’Connell Street Drogheda Ógra demand recreational facilities for youth 
Drogheda Ógra Shinn Féin were present at the brief visit of a mobile skateboard park to the town centre on Sunday 19 August. Photo: Drogheda Sinn Féin members were present at the brief visit of a mobile skateboard park Weekend of commemorative events in Derry's Creggan 
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