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All-Ireland solution to cross border shopping the only solution

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen's appeal to patriotism to try and stem the tide of pre-Christmas shoppers going North in search of making their euro go further has fuelled the debate on cross-border shopping. An Phoblacht's ROBBIE SMYTH, a 35-year-veteran of Six-County retail incursions, offers his analysis and proposes some solutions for disgruntled 26-County patriots.

Educating to be Free in the Rebel County

ÓGRA Shinn Féin has launched a new national campaign, 'Educate to be Free', at its National Congress held in Cork over the weekend. The campaign aims to lobby, campaign and agitate for free education, universal access to Irish education, student empowerment and against the privatisation and commercialisation of college campus and students' unions.

Brian Keenan's collected interviews in new booklet

THE Roddy McCorley Club was packed on Wednesday 3 December for the launch of the booklet, Brian Keenan - A Republican Legend.

Photo: Seán Hughes, Chrissie Keenan and Gerry Adams at the booklet launch

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Strike ballot by 9,000 health workers, Aer Lingus cabin crew reach agreement and Abuse of Filipino fishermen

A Better Ireland is Possible, says new report

THE Community Platform - a network of 28 non-governmental organisations working to combat poverty, social exclusion and inequality - launched an important new report this week: A Better Ireland is Possible - Towards an Alternative Vision for Ireland.

Leeds Labour Forum welcomes Alex Maskey

LEEDS, one of the largest cities in the north of England, was the venue for a meeting last week organised by Leeds Labour Forum which was addressed by Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey and introduced by British Labour MP Colin Burgeon.

Photo: Alex Maskey

Pig processors must resume production immediately - Ferris

WITH the crisis over contaminated meat threatening to devastate the pigmeat industry in the 26 Counties, pig farmers protested outside the Dáil on Wednesday as talks aimed at restarting the slaughtering of pigs resumed at the Department of Agriculture after adjourning overnight.

Solidarity with Pól Brennan at Christmas

West Belfast Sinn Féin has put a special Christmas Tree at Connolly House as a sign of support for West Belfast Pól Brennan and 1983 H-Block escapee who is being held in a prison in the United States.

Tracey and O'Reilly selected for Dundrum and Sandyford/Glencullen

At a Sinn Féin selection convention in Rathfarnham last week Sinn Féin selected Shaun Tracey and Oonagh O'Reilly as the party's local election candidates to contest the Dublin South local election wards Sandyford/Glencullen and Dundrum respectively.

Dundalk victims of Black and Tans remembered

TheRE was a large turnout for the special wreathlaying ceremony at the grave of Patrick and John Watters from Seatown, Dundalk, who were murderd by Black and Tans in June 1921.

IRIS - latest edition OUT NOW!

The latest edition of IRIS, the republican magazine is out next week.

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