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Cúlchaint LE EOGHAN Mac CORMAIC (Free article)
10 December 2009
Tagann litreacha bagartha tríd an phost chugam ó am go ham - billí leictreachas, cuimhneachán faoi cheadúnas teilifíse (ah, na seanlaethanta órga roimh TG4 agus deireadh Alt 31 nuair a bhíodh leithscéal breá, polaitiúil agam gan an diabhal bille ceadúnas a íoc), agus an tseachtain seo, nóta ón fhiaclóir ag cur i gcuimhne domh go raibh dhá bhliain…
Budget day protest over oil and gas giveaway (Free article)
10 December 2009
SHELL TO SEA campaigners protested outside the Dáil on Budget Day to highlight the Irish Governments' ongoing giveaway of hundreds of billions of euros of Irish gas and oil to large multinationals while at the same time imposing harsh cuts to public services and the social welfare system. Dublin Shell to Sea spokesperson Caoimhe Kerins said: "If…
THE JULIA CARNEY COLUMN (Free article)
10 December 2009
TREMBLE at the sound of their approach, my Northern brothers and sisters, for Fianna Fáil is on the march. The Boys of the Brown Envelope Brigade (never quite made it as a rebel song but available to buy online at www.fiannafail.ie) are wandering up for reasons vaguely defined but linked in part to a sense of embarrassment at having abandoned the…
Unionist ambiguity to loyalist violence continues (Free article)
10 December 2009
THE Apprentice Boys decision to allow a loyalist band, dedicated to the memory of sectarian killer Brian Robinson, to take part in a controversial feeder parade in Ardyone at the weekend has been condemned by Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly. Kelly described the decision as "extremely insensitive" and questioned the rationale behind the Apprentice Boys…
More than a game BY MATT TREACY (Free article)
10 December 2009
THIS WEEK saw yet another attempt by the GAA to revamp football and hurling by introducing a series of experimental rule changes that will be tested after Christmas before being voted on at Congress. Some of the football ones are interesting. The hand pass, which was such a prominent feature of the game in the 1970s and early 1980s, is…
Anglo Irish Bank ex-CEO sues state-owned bank (Free article)
10 December 2009
THE former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank - now nationalised and therefore owned by taxpayers in the 26 Counties - is suing the bank for €2.6 million compensation over losing his job and bonuses after he resigned last year when it emerged the bank had been keeping directors' loans secret from shareholders.
Remembering the Past: Sinn Féin member and five IRA Volunteers killed (Free article)
10 December 2009
THE month between 16 November and 17 December 1984 saw the deaths of a Sinn Féin member at the hands of unionist gunmen and of five IRA Volunteers in action against the British crown forces in Counties Antrim, Fermanagh, Derry and Armagh. It was one of the most intense and tragic months of the conflict. Paddy Brady was a Sinn Féin activist in…
Justice Minister warns gardaí not to strike (Free article)
10 December 2009
THE Garda Representative Association's announcement this week that it will ballot 12,000 police officers for industrial action after the collapse of last week's talks by public sector unions with the Government has led to Justice Dermot Ahern insisting the Government will not tolerate any industrial action by An Garda Síochána.
Pat Doherty meets Irish in Britain (Free article)
10 December 2009
PAT DOHERTY, Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone, was in London last week, visiting some of the city's many Irish community projects to get updated on their important work. At the Hammersmith Cultural Centre, he heard about the work currently being done in the centre, and had a discussion with Caitríona Casey, chair of the London St Patrick's Day…
TD fasts for Crumlin Children's Hospital (Free article)
10 December 2009
SINN FÉIN held a day of action in protest at cuts to resources at Our Lady's Childrens' Hospital in Crumlin Dublin last Saturday, 5 December. About 20 party activists, including Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South Central, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, staged a sponsored fast from 8am to 8pm, raising funds which will be donated to the Crumlin Hospital Foundation…
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