Déanann sé ciall Irish unity makes sense

THREE HUNDRED people turned out on a snow-stormed night just before the end of 2010 to hear Irish republicans state the case for uniting Ireland.
The audience, who had defied horrendous weather and road conditons, was reminded that following the Good Friday Agreement the Government of Ireland Act was repealed and replaced with the NI Act... Free article

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Sinn Féin na Mí – 6th Annual Dinner Dance
This years Annual Dinner Dance will take place in the Ardboyne Hotel Navan, County Meath on March 16th 2011. Speaker: Martin Ferris TD. Honouree:  Celine Collins. Taille inteach €35. Music by Setanta. For ticket or more information contact: Eileen Shiels 00 353 86 816 8675

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The 1983 Great Escape – the inside story
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I nDíl Chuimhne

2 January 1991: Volunteer Patrick SHEEHY, Limerick Brigade.
5 January 1979: Volunteer Frankie DONNELLY, Volunteer Laurence MONTGOMERY, Belfast Brigade, 3rd Battalion.
7 January 1972: Volunteer Danny O’NEILL, Belfast Brigade, 2nd Battalion.
8 January 1992: Volunteer Proinsias Mac AIRT, Belfast Brigade, 2nd Battalion.
10 January 1975: Volunteer John Francis GREEN,... Free article

A true Sinn Féiner

BY FRANCIS CORR

IN THE early hours of Friday 7th January, Paddy Wright, urban councillor for 31 years, Kildare County Councillor for five, and Sinn Fein activist for over 50 years, died suddenly at the age of 72.
The town of Athy chilled with disbelief as word of Paddy Wright’s death seeped into its early morning consciousness.
‘Paddy Wright dead!’ Those... Free article

A S a Dub I admit to having had conflicted views about Mickey Harte and Tyrone. It is regarded as one of the big rivalries of the past five or six years although in truth it is one in which Tyrone have had the upper hand.
That made the victory in last year’s quarter-final all the sweeter then. While the Dublin players affected to take it in their stride and left the pitch straight... Free article

Recently held their monthly meeting with special guest speaker Maria Caraher. The next meeting is on Thursday 10th February at 7:30pm in Shane O'Neill’s GFC clubhouse; guest speaker is Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane

FEBRUARY 20th marks the 90th anniversary of the Clonmult Ambush. On that day, the 4th battalion of the First Cork Brigade IRA, under the command of acting O/C Captain Jack O’Connell, was ambushed by British forces. As a result of the ambush, 12 Volunteers lay dead, four were wounded and four were captured, two of whom were later executed.
The East Cork Column was under the command... Free article

IT’S HARD to believe that 20 years have passed since the cruel murder of Fergal Caraher by the British military on December 30th 1990.  But as the huge crowds gathered in Cullyhanna to commemorate the occasion the reality of that fact was brought home.
People came from near and far, as they have done all down the years, to once again honour a brave life cut short in its prime.Free article

Sectarian attacks that don’t make national news headlines

BY PEADAR WHELAN

THE news that 600 people clicked on a Facebook page calling for Celtic FC manager Neil Lennon to be shot is yet another dimension to the pervasive sectarianism that inhabits sections of unionism to this day.

The page (closed down after two days) was appealing for the support of “100,000 that want to see... Free article

MORE THAN a hundred young republicans from all over Ireland will be attending this weekend’s Ógra Shinn Féin Congress in The Gasyard, Derry City, starting this evening (Friday).

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will address Congress on Saturday.

Saturday's schedule includes two public talks: (11:30am to 1pm) The Road from Bloody Sunday to Ballymurphy; (2:30pm to 4pm) The Crisis,... Free article