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Fógraí bháis: Eugene Cosgrove (Free article)
16 October 2008
After a long illness the death occurred recently of Eugene Cosgrove, Corragunt, Roslea, County Fermanagh. He passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday morning, 16 September 2008. He leaves to mourn him his wife Teresa, son Michael, daughters Caroline, Angela and Marita, son-in-law, brothers, sisters, grandchildren and wider Cosgrove and McAleer…
Matt Treacy (Free article)
16 October 2008
One of the great joys of junior hurling is that you never know who YOU will end up marking. Especially as the season progresses and you might have the chance of winning something. Suddenly the pot bellied, myopic balding corner forward who was even slower than you when you played them the last time has miraculously metamorphosised into someone…
Fógraí bháis: Peggy McGuinness (Free article)
16 October 2008
On Wednesday morning 8 October, Peggy McGuinness was carried to her final place of rest in Cockhill Cemetery to be buried beside her husband, Willie, by her six sons, Tom, Martin, Paul, William, Declan, and John. With them was Peggy's daughter, Geraldine. And although they had to part with their mother's mortal remains, each in their own way…
Points of View: Was Sinn Féin right to support Dáil banks guarantee? (Free article)
16 October 2008
PÁDRAIG Mac LOCHLAINN talks about why he is in favour of it and EOIN Ó BROIN talks about why he is against it
'Don't dare screw us, Brian' (Free article)
16 October 2008
"DON'T dare screw us, Brian," screamed the front page of Tuesday's Star where it went on to define "us" as "the ordinary, hard-working people of this country", presumably including Star editor Ger Colleran. Still, good strong stuff making the point that the financial crisis was created by "politicians, fat cat property developers, greedy bankers…
Budget anger - public pressure must continue (Free article)
23 October 2008
BRIAN Cowen's announcement of new arrangements for medical card entitlements for the over 70s is a significant climb-down by a government reeling after the wave of anger which hit them in the wake of one of the most unjust and unpopular budgets in decades.
Homes under the hammer (Free article)
23 October 2008
SPEAKING to the Dáil last week, Housing Minister Michael Finneran announced that the housing budget for 2009 would be 4 per cent less than 2008, with spending on social housing to be cut by 1.7 per cent. When inflation is taken into account, these figures should read 9 per cent less for housing in general and 6.6 per cent less for social…
Hunger Strike story a testament to human fortitude (Free article)
23 October 2008
The award winning film Hunger, about the last weeks in the life of Bobby Sands, had its premiere in Belfast last Thursday, 16 October. Unsurprisingly the film has become the focus of wide political debate, most particularly in the North where the anti-republican lobby has circled the wagons to defend the establishment discourse as to what the…
Mála Poist (Free article)
23 October 2008
Cuireann An Phoblacht fáilte roimh litreacha ónár léitheoirí. Scríobh i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla, 200 focal ar a méid. Déantar giorrú ar litreachta más gá. Cuir do litir chuig [email protected] An Phoblacht welcomes readers' letters. Write in Irish or English, 200 words maximum. Letters may be edited for brevity. Send your letters to…
Imeachtaí / Events (Free article)
23 October 2008
There is a charge of €10/£7 for inserts printed in our Imeachtaí column (carried in our print edition and on our website, www.anphoblacht.com). There is no charge for I nDíl Chuimhne, Comhbhrón etc. The deadline for notices is 5pm on Monday before publication. In order to be included notices must be received by email, post, phone or fax at our…
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