FIRST OFF it was Harry McGee writing in The Irish Times the Saturday after the Presidential election, as the count was being completed. Commenting on the Sinn Féin election result, McGee said that the vote for McGuinness “reflected traditional Sinn Féin voting patterns, with none of the party’s breakthrough constituencies in the general election shoring up his support. He... Free article

McGuinness Abú!

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AGUS MÉ dhá scríobh seo níl vóta ar bith caite i dtoghchán na hUachtaránachta, ach tá bua mórálta faighte ag Martin McGuinness agus Sinn Féin cheana féin sílim. Leathnaigh ainmniúchán an Leas Chéad Aire an díospóireacht maidir le ról agus roghnú Uachtarán na hÉireann, ach chomh maith leis sin d’ardaigh sé ceisteanna maidir le seasamh na... Free article

E LIES THERE, in the quiet, pre-dawn darkness, with the sweat cooling on his big, baldy, robot head. Over and over again the moment plays in his mind. He stands before the Irish people, proud, confident, mere days away from becoming the President of Ireland. He is master of all he surveys, a leader, a man destined for greatness.
And then a soft Derry accent quietly says, “I have... Free article

We must face the reality of €urozone chaos

» BY MAIRTÍN Mac EOIN

IF IT WASN’T all so serious – and if the consequences weren’t so dire for ordinary Irish citizens – the shenanigans in Brussels with finance ministers and heads of state trying to square the circle of Greek indebtedness would be amusing.
It is obvious that the debts imposed on Greece by European banks looking for... Free article

Ní leór plean Keane don Chothromas Diúltach

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BÍONN A LÁN cainte ann na laethanta seo faoi chothromas diúltach, ach is beag plean atá ann le tabhairt faoina fadbanna sóisialta a leanann é.
Tá díomá fairsing ann faoin Tuarascáil Keane a foilsíodh an mhí seo caite, mar cé léirigh sé cé chómh trom-chúiseach is atá an fhadhb – pointe, ar... Free article

SOUTH ANTRIM Sinn Féin office in Randalstown has become the first party office in Ireland designated by Women’s Aid as a Safe Place for people suffering from domestic violence to obtain information for help.
Sinn Féin Councillor Anne Marie Logue reports the achievement came after an extensive training course received through Women’s Aid and Policy and Training Officer Lindsay... Free article

Funding fears for rural transport network

BY MARK MOLONEY

SINCE 2006, the Government-funded Rural Transport Programme has provided accesible local transport for rural communities in areas where there are inadequate transport services. Now there is a real fear among rural communities that funding for the scheme is to be axed due to pressure on the Government from the EU/IMF to cut... Free article

Cameron’s proposal is ‘Widgery 2011’ says Seamus Finucane

» BY PEADAR WHELAN

THE British Government has point-blank refused to hold a public inquiry into the UDA assassination of defence lawyer Pat Finucane at home in front of his family in 1989. The killing is engulfed in widespread beliefs that British Government security services, the British Army or the RUC - or all three -... Free article

British Prime Minister is a ‘dishonourable man’

BY PEADAR WHELAN

GERALDINE FINUCANE, widow of assassinated defence lawyer Pat Finucane, has described British Prime Minister David Cameron as a “dishonourable man”.
Addressing a packed and highly-charged press conference on Friday 14th October in Belfast attended by An Phoblacht, she accused Cameron of reneging on a promise to the... Free article

Political ex-prisoners trying to break the chains of the past

Motions passed at the 2011 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

This Ard Fheis calls for the establishment of an Independent International Truth Commission as part of an effective truth recovery process to address legacy issues related to the past conflict, and for those who contributed to this conflict to engage with this Commission to... Free article