BY DECLAN KEARNEY
National Chairperson, Sinn Féin

THE chances are if you’re reading this you are not a member of Sinn Féin.
You probably have at least a passing interest in republican politics; you may even have played a previous active role in the republican struggle, depending on your age.
If so, read on.
The savage nature of this recession is seriously hurting Irish families... Free article

THE European Parliament has voted in favour of extending both maternity and paternity leave across Europe.
The proposal calls for the minimum period of maternity leave to be extended from 14 to 20 weeks fully paid. It also approved an entitlement to paid paternity leave of two weeks.
The vote has been welcomed by the European Parliament group of which Irish MEP Bairbre de Brún is... Free article

BY the time you read this, RTÉ will have announced  John Hume  the winner of its TV series, Ireland’s Greatest. Each of the five finalists was the subject of hour-long documentaries, broadcast from September onwards.
Michael McDowell made the case for Michael Collins, Dave Fanning for Bono, Joe Duffy for James Connolly, Miriam O’Callaghan for John Hume and David McWilliams for... Free article

Learning from Ireland to help build peace in Colombia

g  BY PEADAR WHELAN

A COLOMBIAN peace activist and director of the biggest-selling left-wing journal in his country, Carlos A Lozano Guillen, made a fact-finding visit to the Six Counties in recent weeks and met Sinn Féin Junior Minister Gerry Kelly as well as representatives of the SDLP and the unionist parties.
He was keen... Free article

Centenary of ‘Irish Freedom’ newspaper

THE first decade and a half of the 20th century saw a flood of new publications including weekly and monthly journals and newspapers reflecting the political and cultural revival known as ‘Irish Ireland’. These papers reflected the rebirth of the Irish language, the growth of the labour movement, the emergence of feminism and the renewal of... Free article

Damaged goods: dealing with the legacy of childhood trauma

g  BY JACK MADDEN

WHEN we think of children and trauma, we comfort ourselves with a few universal ‘truths’: children are resilient, they develop coping mechanisms, they will ‘get over it’.
Armed with these ‘truths’, adult protagonists, whether to a domestic row or armed warfare, carry on regardless of the impact on... Free article

Composer, musician, patriot and poet but, above all, he was a friend

THE death has occurred in Drogheda at 72 years of age of Sinn Féin member Ray Buckley.
A beloved husband, father and grandfather, Ray spent his whole life living and working in his native Drogheda.
A cooper by trade, he was also a skilled musician, playing the saxophone professionally for such local legends as... Free article

CORK

KILMICHAEL AND MANCHESTER MARTYRS WEEKEND
MANCHESTER MARTYRS WEEKEND
The Annual Bandon Sinn Féin Manchester Martyrs Weekend is being held a week till November 26th/27th/28th to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Kilmichael.

The weekend includes number of events on the Friday and Saturday, including a tour of historical sites of West Cork. Bus 11am sharp on the Saturday.... Free article

I nDíl Chuimhne

6 November 1969: Volunteer Liam McPARLAND, Belfast Brigade, 2nd Battalion
6 November 1974: Volunteer  Hugh CONEY, Long Kesh
6 November 1975: Fian Kevin McAULEY, Fianna Éireann
8 November 1974: Volunteer Gerard FENNEL, Belfast Brigade, 1st Battalion
8 November 1982: Jeff McKENNA, Sinn Féin
11 November 1982: Volunteer Eugene TOMAN, Volunteer Gervase McKERR; Volunteer... Free article

Tyrone republicans’ tribute to Óglach killed with Volunteer Dessie Grew in SAS ambush

THE Mayor of Dungannon Council, Michelle O’Neill, has hosted a ceremony to commemorate the death of Councillor Martin  McCaughey. Martin was killed on active service with Volunteer Dessie Grew on October 9th 1990.
A framed commemorative portrait of Martin was unveiled in the Mayor’s parlour by... Free article