The death of Michael Devine
19 August 2026
August 20th marks the death of Michael Devine, the 10th republican hunger striker to die in 1981. Born in Derry, Devine grew up in the tumult of the civil rights protests, internment and Bloody Sunday in January 1972. He died after 60 days on hunger strike. The same day that voters in Fermanagh and South Tyrone elected H-Block candidate Owen Carron as an MP. Free article
Sunday: 7-a-side soccer & family fun day for Irish Ship to Gaza – Rathfarnham
15 October 2010
7-A-SIDE SOCCER TOURNAMENT & FAMILY FUN DAY
Sunday 11am @ Marlay Park, Rathfarnham
Organised by Irish Anti-War Movement
Soccer, bouncy castle, face painting, games, Middle Eastern food and more
7 a-side entry fee: Team €100 / individuals €15/€10 concession
(Individuals will be assigned team)
Spectators: Admission free
To enter email: [email protected]
Call: 086-7814 520
By-election case in Dublin High Court full hearing on Monday
15 October 2010
SINN FÉIN Senator Pearse Doherty has welcomed the news today that his High Court Case against the Government over the delay in holding the Donegal South-West by-election will get a full hearing on Monday.
Speaking today (Friday) Senator Doherty said:
I welcome the news from the High Court this afternoon that my case will get a full hearing on Monday. It is a pity the... Free article
Taoiseach excludes alternative view to handling economic crisis
15 October 2010
TAOISEACH Brian Cowen’s exclusion of Sinn Féin from talks on addressing the economic crisis because it has a different view to the “consensus on cuts” shared by Fianna Fáil, the Greens, Fine Gael and Labour has been criticised by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams MP.
If the Taoiseach is serious about acting in the national interest then there must be an honest assessment of all... Free article
Martin Ferris is Sinn Féin Dáil candidate for Kerry North/West Limerick
15 October 2010
MARTIN FERRIS TD has been selected to contest the Dáil general election constituency of Kerry North/West Limerick for Sinn Féin.
Speaking at the selection convention in Tralee on Thursday night, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP said a consensus now exists between the Government parties and Fine Gael and Labour on savage cuts for ordinary people.
He said:
Fine Gael and the... Free article
Peter Bacon, state assets and Chile's mine rescue
15 October 2010
I'VE JUST listened to an extremely sympathetic RTÉ interview with Peter Bacon re the further privatisation of state assets.
No challenge to Bacon's role in the property bubble and bust.
No challenge on the negative consequences of the Eircom privatisation, where the assets were sweated with very little investment, resulting in us having one of the worst (and most expensive)... Free article
Standing up to bankers and governments
15 October 2010
You can still hate Ryanair – Michael O'Leary doesn't like the competition
14 October 2010
I HAVE some good news and I have some bad news. On the good side, it is okay to hate Ryanair and run a website with this as your sole purpose. The bad news is that you are not allowed make money from it.
This week, Robert Tyler, a Londoner who set up I Hate Ryanair will have to hand over the domain name to Ryanair after a judgement by Nominet, the British internet domain name... Free article
The spirit of Pearse and bankrupt governments
12 October 2010
"THE men who have led Ireland for 25 years have done evil, and they are bankrupt. They are bankrupt in policy, bankrupt in credit, bankrupt now even in words. They have nothing to propose to Ireland, no way of wisdom, no counsel of courage.
"When they speak they speak only untruth and blasphemy. Their utterances are no longer the utterances of men. They are the mumblings and the... Free article
Gerry Adams: Bond-holders and taxpayers and December 4th
10 October 2010
'The Government says it cannot ask bondholders – who understood the risks in the first place – to take a hit on their bad investment but healthcare, education, social welfare recipients, the young and the old can'
Bond-holders and taxpayers and December 4th
BY GERRY ADAMS MP, President of Sinn Féin
THE cost of the bank bail-out to the taxpayers has been revealed to be an... Free article
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