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Bearing witness to criminalisation - By Eoin O'Broin (Free article)
16 March 2005
On Friday 10 March, I travelled to Madrid to testify for the defence in what must be one of Europe's most controversial legal trials. Known as the Macro Sumario 18-98, the legal case is part on a long running attempt by the Spanish Government and judiciary to criminalise Basque political, social, youth, language and business organisations. The…
Spreading the word (Free article)
16 March 2005
On Thursday 3 March, a delegation from the US-based Irish Northern Aid met in West Belfast with Clara Reilly and Jim McCabe of the United Campaign Against Plastic Bullets. Reilly and McCabe briefed the American visitors on the history of rubber and plastic bullets and told how, despite British claims that it is a non-lethal weapon, the projectiles…
Sléacht Sharepville (Free article)
16 March 2005
Monday 21 March marks the 45th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 1960 but what lessons have been learned since, asks AN DRAOI RUA
The 5th Column (Free article)
16 March 2005
An Phoblacht's famous weekly satirical column. Read on...
Sacrificing the few to save the many (Free article)
16 March 2005
"The Travers Report is a massive indictment of successive governments and successive ministers for health since 1976." So said Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin last week in his statement to the Dáil on what has become affectionately known as the 'Travesty' report.
O'Hara case shows dire need for autism services (Free article)
16 March 2005
The return of the O'Hara children to their parents in County Meath has been welcomed by Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health and Children, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD. After the five children, four of them with autism, were taken into care, Ó Caoláin raised the issue in the Dáil and highlighted the fact that many families were now living in fear of such…
Wexford Sinn Féin reselects Dwyer (Free article)
16 March 2005
A packed selection convention in Enniscorthy, attended by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and chaired by Mary Lou McDonald MEP, last month saw Wexford County Councillor John Dwyer selected as the party's candidate to contest the next general election in Wexford.
Two-tier Ireland - Tax, childcare and education policies favour the rich (Free article)
16 March 2005
So which Ireland do you live in? Are you a single male with parents from a professional family or just a high income earner? Well then, the chances are that you can benefit from living in the better of the two Irelands on this island today. However, if you are a woman, married with children, you might have to settle for a considerably less…
Reilly increases vote (Free article)
16 March 2005
While admitting there was no doubt that the Sinn Féin vote had increased, Labour leader Pat Rabbitte bemoaned, "I don't know what that says about us as a people".
Nationalist anger as PSNI block marathon route (Free article)
16 March 2005
Nationalists, angry at the decision by the Belfast City Marathon Committee to drop the West Belfast section from this year's race, say the group bowed to PSNI pressure.
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