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Arthur Griffith, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael (Free article)
5 January 2006
The Sinn Féin centenary ended with an exchange of letters in the Irish Times provoked by the Fine Gael party's Arthur Griffith commemoration in Dublin's Mansion House at the end of November. The Irish Times published the first letter below from Micheál Mac Donncha of Sinn Féin on 1 December and the response from Fine Gael Councillor Brian Gillen…
Interview - David and Goliath - Men of the West leave Shell shocked (Free article)
5 January 2006
One of the major news stories of 2005 was the struggle of people in Mayo against oil giant Shell's plans to build a dangerous pipeline through their lands. Mícheál Ó Seighin, Willie Corduff, Brendan Philbin and brothers Philip and Vincent McGrath, who became known as the Rossport 5 brought this battle to the public's attention when they refused to…
Adams demands end to political policing (Free article)
5 January 2006
Sinn Féin held a series of pickets in Belfast, Dublin, Derry and Cork on 22 December to highlight the ongoing issue of political policing. Speaking outside PSNI Headquarters at Knock Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said: "Yesterday I spoke to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair and told him that at the core of the current crisis is an element…
We haven't got a chance unless we organise (Free article)
5 January 2006
The recent developments at Irish Ferries should act as a wake up call to all workers about the importance of joining a trade union. Our present weakness lies in our lack of solidarity as workers.
Fires were "mass murder attempt" (Free article)
5 January 2006
Portadown Sinn Féin Councillor Brian McKeown has described Christmas morning arson attacks on homes in the Obins Street area as a "mass murder attempt". A number of homes in Obins Street were badly damaged in the early morning blazes. The area where the fires occurred is adjacent to an interface with loyalist districts in the town and only yards…
Tyrone look well set to defend title as Cork go for three in a row (Free article)
5 January 2006
I suppose the highlight of the year had to be Dublin winning the All-Ireland Junior Camogie title. That, or the Minor Hurlers winning Leinster. Or perhaps the Senior footballers capturing our 45th Leinster. So much to choose from.
LVF man stabbed to death in Scotland (Free article)
5 January 2006
The killing of former UVF leader Lindsay Robb has lead to speculation about who was responsible and whether unionist paramilitaries are on the brink of yet another bloodletting feud.
A Rebel in Paradise - By MICK DERRIG (Free article)
5 January 2006
A few years ago a woman of my acquaintance asked me about Roy Keane. What kind of man was he? She had little knowledge of or affection for association football. However, in the run up to the 2002 World Cup she couldn't escape the hype. She wanted to know about our country's best player.
Monaghan campaigners mourn hospital closures (Free article)
5 January 2006
Hospital campaigners from Monaghan staged a mock funeral outside the Dáil on New Year's Eve to highlight a further reduction of services at the besieged hospital. Sinn Féin TD for the area, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, joined Monaghan councillors, members of the Monaghan Community Alliance and the Monaghan Ladies' GAA team as a hearse was driven to the…
Books - Into The Dark: Thirty Years In The RUC (Free article)
5 January 2006
As a child Johnston Brown would, like the rest of his family, suffer regular beatings from his father. He always had a great admiration for the police officers who were called to the house, and he was determined that when he grew up he would become a policeman himself to protect the weak against the bullies. And so it came to pass that on the…
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