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British cover-ups increase inquiry costs (Free article)
23 July 2009
RESPONDING to reports that the Inquiries into the murders of Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright have so far cost £95m, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Truth issues Francie Molloy said that 'it is not the inquiries themselves which have cost money, it is the British government policy of concealment and cover-up which gave rise to them which…
THE JULIA CARNEY COLUMN (Free article)
23 July 2009
Much of the media coverage of the last week or so has been dominated by discussions about a report compiled by a group of failed and very well-off economists that the zombie-like Irish media has adopted without question. As Vincent Browne pointed out in the Times, "The media, almost en masse, has been cheerleading a report that amounts to the most…
Ó Broin new Dublin Sinn Féin Chairperson (Free article)
23 July 2009
THE Dublin Sinn Féin Cuige unanimously elected Eoin Ó Broin as their new chairperson last week. The election came following the decision of current chair, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, to stand down to focus on his constituency and the forthcoming general election.
More than a game BY MATT TREACY (Free article)
23 July 2009
WHEN my grandfather and father arrived back home to Drimnagh after the 1961 final in which Tipperary beat Dublin by a point, my grandmother looked at my grandfather before he had a chance to open his mouth and said 'Don't say a word Mattie.' So the poor man had to sit smoking his pipe quietly and savour the victory surrounded by moping Dubs.
Ó Snodaigh expresses disappointment at Councillor's action (Free article)
23 July 2009
Commenting on reports that recently elected Dublin City Councillor Louise Minihan has resigned from Sinn Féin, Dublin South Central TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh said: "There is deep disappointment among all those who worked closely with Louise, since she was co-opted to the council two years ago, that she chose to wait until after she was elected as a…
Remembering the Past: James Connolly with US workers in struggle (Free article)
23 July 2009
James Connolly was primarily an Irish revolutionary who worked all his life for independence and socialism in his home country. But his work as a socialist educator and organiser in the United States between 1903 and 1910 was significant and saw him involved in some of the biggest industrial struggles between workers and bosses.
O'Dowd concern after PSNI shoot man in stolen car (Free article)
23 July 2009
SINN FÉIN Assembly member for Upper Bann John O'Dowd has expressed serious concerns after the PSNI shot the occupant of a stolen range rover in Gilford on Friday night/Saturday morning 18 July. It is reported that the range rover was stolen from a house in Craigavon.
Local government review refuses to recognise Irish-language rights (Free article)
23 July 2009
THE refusal of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner (LGBC) in the Six Counties to consider recognition of bilingual English and Irish ward names in his report to the Department of the Environment has been criticised by Sinn Féin as showing complete disregard for the wishes of the Irish-speaking community in the North.
COMMEMORATION: IRA Chief of Staff Liam Lynch honoured in Knockmealdown Mountains (Free article)
23 July 2009
NEWLY-ELECTED Sinn Féin Cllr Maurice Quinlivan was the main speaker at last weekend's Liam Lynch Commemoration in the Knockmealdown Mountains in County Tipperary, where the Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty IRA forces met his death on 10 Aprl 1923.
First victim of 'Troubles' commemorated (Free article)
23 July 2009
SINN FÉIN held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Francie 'Pol Beag' McCloskey. The first victim of 'The Troubles' died on 14 July 1969, a day after he was baton-charged by the RUC in Dungiven after a controversial Orange Order parade.
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