Last Sunday's well-attended AGM of Sinn Féin Connacht/Uladh Cúige in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, heard outgoing Cathaoirleach, Tina Tully, report on the Cúige's success during the past year. Free article

West Tyrone Sinn Féin MP Pat Doherty says that extent of deep anger and resentment building up within the republican community at the unprecedented and co-ordinated attempt by all of Sinn Féin's political opponents to demonise, discriminate against and marginalise the party was evidenced by the massive turnouts at a rally in Galbally last Wednesday night and at the launch of the party's 100th anniversary celebrations in Greencastle on Sunday. Free article

One of the largest turnouts in many years attended the recent Clonmult commemoration at Midleton in East Cork. It was at Clonmult, seven miles north of Midleton, that the Cork IRA suffered its greatest loss of life in the Tan War, when almost the entire East Cork Flying Column was wiped out in a single defensive action. Free article