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

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT has confirmed to the Press Association that Gerry Adams has resigned his seat as MP for West Belfast but did not apply for a position under the British Crown as part of the resignation process.

Earlier, political commentators at Westminster said the Sinn Féin leader was on a collision course with authorities because he wouldn't go through a convoluted,... Free article

THE Government should intervene to get Aer Lingus management to enter talks to end the dispute over imposed rosters and working arrangements, Sinn Féin has said.

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers’ Rights Martin Ferris TD said:

Members of the workforce have in effect been locked out and many people have suffered severe inconvenience due to flight cancellations.

This situation... Free article

BOTH the Financial Times today and Reuters over the weekend have been predicting a Fine Gael/Labour Coalition with Labour "posing little danger to Dublin's commitment to fiscal austerity".

Today’s FT editorial predicts:

Fianna Fáil will almost certainly be replaced by a coalition of the centre-right Fine Gael and centre-left Labour parties.

The FT also believes that Fianna Fáil... Free article