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Spirit of Freedom and Irish youth (Free article)
20 August 2009
The National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Galbally last Sunday was a massive demonstration that the spirit of freedom of which Bobby Sands spoke is alive and thriving in the Ireland of 2009. The large number of young people participating in the event was notable and it was appropriate as it co-incided with the 100th anniversary of Fianna…
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20 August 2009
It seems that the Labour Party is in a bit of a pickle. Their dilemma is how to make something out of nothing. In June 2008 party leader Eamon Gilmore said "the Lisbon Treaty is dead" and "the result of the referendum must be fully respected". He went on to argue: "It would be entirely wrong, inappropriate, and counter-productive for the European…
'HSE North East hospital plan a shambles' - Ó Caoláin (Free article)
20 August 2009
Commenting on the admission by the HSE that the planned regional hospital for the North East will not go ahead in the foreseeble future, Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD said the admissioin exposed the "shambles of hospital configuration in the region", coming as it did just a month after the transfer of all acute medical…
Support for Irish unity in Chicago (Free article)
20 August 2009
Sinn FÉIN Councillor and Chair of Moyle Council, Cara McShane, welcomed the continued support of Irish Americans for Irish unity and independence during a recent series of engagements in Chicago where she updated people on the progress of the Irish peace process. She said the US connection to Irish republicanism has always been a critical…
'Sinister' HSE plans to centralise medical card applications (Free article)
20 August 2009
Plans to centralise the processing of all applications for medical cards represent a "sinister HSE agenda" to save money by making it harder and slower for eligible people to obtain medical cards, according to IMPACT trade union. In a letter, which the union is sending to all local councillors and other elected representatives this week, the union…
PKK seeks peace process for Kurdistan and Turkey (Free article)
20 August 2009
The people of Kurdistan have for generations been subsumed in the Turkish state with their national territory divided between Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has struggled for an independent Kurdistan and there has been a long and bitter armed conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurds. PKK President Abdullah…
Fáilte curtha roimh tuairisc an Chigireacht Oideachais agus Oiliúna (Free article)
20 August 2009
Chuir Ball Tionól Reachtaíochta Shinn Féin, agus iar-mhúinteoir, Proinsias Ó Brollaigh fáilte roimh tuairisc foilsithe as an Chigireacht Oideachais agus Oiliúna ag léiriú an bua leis an scéim teangacha i scoileanna sa Tuaisceart.
Derry launch marks Fianna centenary (Free article)
20 August 2009
Sinn FÉin Mayor of Derry Councillor Paul Fleming joined members of Ógra Shinn Féin at the launch of a commemorative book to mark the 100th Anniversary of Fianna Éireann. The launch took place in the Guildhall.
Remembering the Past: Centenary of Fianna Éireann - republican (Free article)
20 August 2009
The month of August 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of an organisation that played a pivotal role in the struggle for Irish freedom. Fianna Éireann was for decades the main body of organised republican youth in Ireland, educating and training young people who went on to fight - and many of whom laid down their lives - for the Irish Republic.…
THE JULIA CARNEY COLUMN (Free article)
20 August 2009
Have your wages been cut? Are you losing a few bob every week so that your mates can avoid redundancy? Are you willing to take a hit for the team, to all chip in collectively? Are you happy to take the pain so long as the pain's shared fairly?
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