I nDíl Chuimhne

1 October 1977: Seán Ó CONAILL, Sinn Féin (Parkhurst Prison)
1 October 1996: Pat McGEOWN, Sinn Féin
2 October 1971: Volunteer Terence McDERMOTT, Belfast Brigade, 1st Battalion
2 October 1978: Volunteer Pat HARKIN, Derry Brigade
6 October 1972: Volunteer Daniel McAREAVEY, Belfast Brigade, 2nd Battalion
9 October 1976: Noel JENKINSON, Sinn Féin (Leicester Prison)
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Finding the truth in conflict

THE establishment of an Independent International Truth Commission - independent of the state, combatant groups, political parties and other vested interests - is the best way of dealing with what happened during the conflict, the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Victims, Mitchel McLaughlin MLA, told the McCluskey Civil Rights Summer School.
As a result... Free article

Hutchinson to go in January

BY PEADAR WHELAN

POLICE OMBUDSMAN Al Hutchinson has finally bowed to the inevitable, announcing he will resign from office in January 2012.
Despite three damning reports and pressure from families of victims, campaign groups, Sinn Féin and the SDLP, Hutchinson had previously dug his heels in, insisting he would not relinquish his post until June 2012.Free article

Fingal County Council seat target

» BY ROBBIE SMYTH

PAUL DONNELLY’S performance in the Dublin West by-election showed further growth for Sinn Féin in Donnelly’s second outing for the party here.
The 8.9% vote share signals a strong likelihood of the party winning back the Fingal County Council seat won here in the 2004 local elections.
An Phoblacht spoke with Seamus Hazlett, the... Free article

Hunger-Strikers Commemoration, Cork

Sunday 30^th October 2pm

Remembering all our martyrs who died on Hunger-strike 1917-1981

THE Hunger Strike Commemoration will now take place on Sunday 30th (moved from Saturday 29th) October, assemble 2pm at Connolly Hall for parade to the National Monument Grand Parade.

Speakers Séanna Breathnach (former POW, Blanketman and O/C H-Blocks);... Free article

Members of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus statement on ETA ceasefire and international conference on peace

From Washington

ONE of the byproducts of the Irish peace process is that it has become a model for successful conflict resolution around the globe. From the Middle East to Sri Lanka, other societies in conflict have looked to the political leaders on that island... Free article

'JAKE STEVENS' – aka TV funny man PJ Gallagher – was asked by one of his fans on Twitter on Wednesday night who he was voting for on Thursday to be President of Ireland.  PJ told his 18,000 followers:

It's McGuinness for me!

PJ joins a host of celebrities and sports stars backing Martin McGuinness on Martin's website.

THIS rally for The People's President took place in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk.

More than a dozen such rallies have been held in the four-week campaign – from Donegal to Kerry and many places in between. Each event attracted between 400 and 700 people.

The Dublin rally at the Mansion House has been watched online by almost 8,000 people.

Thanks to everybody involved in organising... Free article

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD has said that no amount ofbluster by Seán Gallagher will hide the reality that, despite previous statements to the contrary, he organised a secret Fianna Fáil fundraiser in Dundalk in 2008 and received a cheque for €5,000 from at least one individual who attended.

Mary Lou said:

Last week, Seán Gallagher denied that he had received... Free article