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28 August 1997 Edition

Liars and swindlers

28 August 1997

The Report of the McCracken Tribunal published this week is a damning indictment not only of the individual politicans named in the report - Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry - but of the two major political parties in the 26 Counties. Free article

DIY Demilitarisation - Just Do It

28 August 1997

Sinn Féin Youth confront British post on Camlough Mountain Free article

Racist border checks

28 August 1997

Four young people from Manchester who are regular visitors to Ireland were stopped and questioned by ``immigration police'' four times in one day as they travelled between Newry and Dundalk last Thursday 21 August. On each occasion white people who were travelling with them were not questioned. Free article

Huge interest in Sinn Féin's US trip

28 August 1997

The level of interest, particularly in New York City, in the six day visit to the United States next week of Sinn Féin's elected parliamentary representatives, Caoimhghín O Caoláin, Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams has been so high that the Friends of Sinn Féin organisation have had to change the venue of its 4 September fund raiser in New York from a 300 seat ballroom at the Plaza Hotel to the Waldorf Astoria's 500 seater ballroom. Free article

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Ending discrimination - a question of political will

28 August 1997

In advance of negotiations, Gerry Adams outlines the essential steps which the British government must take to create a climate of equality Free article

`Scaip an CRU' a deir Sinn Féin

28 August 1997

Chuir Sinn Féin an éileamh chun an CRU a scaipeadh agus chun seirbhís phóilíneacht phobail a chur ar bun os comhair an phobail ag preas-ócáid i mBéal Feirste ar an 21 Lúnasa. Free article


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