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Lift the sanctions on Iraq (Free article)
1 February 2001
On Saturday 27 January, the Campaign to End the Iraq Sanctions staged a demonstration at the Central Bank in Dublin. Those gathered were marking the anniversary of the start of the Gulf War, or ``Desert Storm'', as the Americans termed it.
RUC handlers face prosecution (Free article)
1 February 2001
Two RUC Special Branch officers may face prosecution for their role in the killing of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane. Papers have been sent by the Stevens team to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who will decide whether the RUC handlers of William Stobie will be prosecuted.
BAck issue: Hunger strike imminent (Free article)
1 February 2001
THE SITUATION inside the H Blocks has drastically reverted to square one with the stubborn refusal of the British administration to follow a `step by step settlement, which they themselves had proposed in December.
Ó Caoláin raises Trimble ban and FRU (Free article)
1 February 2001
Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin urged Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to ensure that the meetings of the All-Ireland Ministerial Council, cancelled because of David Trimble's ban on Sinn Féin ministers, should now be held in light of Tuesday's Belfast High Court ruling.
Shackled Moldovans shame Department of Justice (Free article)
1 February 2001
Nineteen Moldovans came to Dublin on valid work permits to take up jobs in the meat industry last week. When they arrived they were told the jobs had gone and to add to this céad míle fáilte, they were then taken by Gardai and Dublin Airport immigration offices to Mountjoy Jail. They appeared shackled in court four days later, having gone on…
Hospital dispute highlights lack of accountability (Free article)
1 February 2001
An historic decision was taken at the North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) meeting in Kells, County Meath, last Monday, 29 January. A very large crowd had travelled to Kells, Co Meath, to let board members know that they want the maternity and gynae units in Louth and Monaghan Hospitals retained and extended.
O'Donnell wants housing shortage addressed (Free article)
1 February 2001
Sinn Féin's Joe O'Donnell is calling on the housing executive to address the serious housing problem in the Short Strand area.
O'Neill Campaign launches booklet (Free article)
1 February 2001
The Justice for Diarmuid O'Neill Campaign, which is campaigning for an independent public inquiry into the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Irishman Diarmuid O'Neill on 23 September 1996, has published a booklet setting out in detail the case for an inquiry. The booklet will be launched at a public meeting in the House on Commons, London, at 7.30pm…
ESB under fire over Monaghan mast (Free article)
1 February 2001
Residents of the Killygoan estate in Monaghan are concerned about a possible health risk posed by an ESB mast on the hill overlooking Monaghan Town. The mast was originally erected by the ESB for inter-company communication in the 1960s, long before planning permission for masts was a legal requirement, but in more recent times the semi-state body…
Where's the peace dividend? (Free article)
1 February 2001
Sinn Féin chairperson of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, Pat Doherty, commenting on a statement from Secretary of State Dr Reid welcoming the benefits of peace has asked, ``where is the peace dividend?''
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