Three Polish men were attacked in a public house in the Waterside area of Derry, the latest racist attack on the Polish community in the city in the last week. The men were assaulted as they had a drink in the Upstairs Downstairs bar on the Dungiven Road at around 2.30am on Sunday 5 December. Free article

A charge of dangerous driving brought against a PSNI member after an investigation by the Police Ombudsman's Office was dropped at a Belfast Court on Monday 29 November. Free article

Sinn Féin Assembly member Michael Ferguson is pictured with Poleglass man Kieran Milnes, who was released on bail from Maghaberry prison on Wednesday 1 December. Free article

The Pat Finucane Centre has officially submitted Rosemount PSNI Barracks in Derry in a bid for a world record with the Guinness Book of Records. Free article

Sinn Féin Dáil leader and Health spokesperson, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, has revealed that the promised GP-only medical card will be only a quarter of the value of the real Medical Card. In reply to a Dáil Question from Ó Caoláin, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, stated that while the GP-only card will cost approximately €250 per year, the cost per year of the full medical card is €1,000 per year. Free article

Sinn Féin Meath County Councillor and Ard Chomhairle member Joe Reilly was on Wednesday evening 1 December, selected as the party's candidate for the forthcoming Meath by-election. Also attending the convention were Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald and party President Gerry Adams MP. Free article

It was with deep shock that the family and friends of Conor McCrann learnt of his untimely death in September. An active member of the James Crossan/Kieran Doherty Sinn Féin Cumann in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, Conor's passing has been mourned by political activists far and wide. Free article

Send Christmas greetings to a republican POW Free article