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1981 HUNGER STRIKE 30th ANNIVERSARY | GLASNEVIN CEMETERY CEREMONY TO HONOUR IRELAND’S HUNGER STRIKERS (Free article)
12 May 2011
Hunger Strike changed the face of politics in Ireland IRELAND’S hunger strikers and the 30th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands MP were remembered in a commemoration held at the Hunger Strike Memorial in Dublin’s Glasnevin cemetery on Saturday 7th May in a week that saw a number of events the length and breadth of Ireland and overseas.…
Charles (Charlie) McIlroy (Free article)
12 May 2011
North Louth/South Armagh THE Republican Movement across North Louth and South Armagh learned of the untimely death of Charlie McIlroy on February 13th with a mixture of sadness and great pride. Charlie was born on the September 11th 1958 at Mounthill near the Armagh/Louth border. Born in a staunchly republican area, Charlie witnessed…
John McNeill, Antrim (Free article)
12 May 2011
REPUBLICANS in the Glens of Antrim were saddened to hear of the recent passing of John McNeill. John was born on the family farm in Glendun in December 1933. He attended the local schools and on leaving continued to work the family’s land. John was a committed republican who, after coming to the attention of the forces of the state in July…
Bhfuil réiteach ar fheall an Lucht Oibre? (Free article)
12 May 2011
LE MAIRTÍN Mac EOIN LE MAIRTÍN Mac EOIN CUIMHNIGH! Dá mbeadh Pairtí an Lucht Oibre sa bhfreasúra agus an rialtas ag bagairt ionsaithe ar phágh is coinníollacha oibre sa tseirbhís phoiblí, nach mbeadh an spéir dubh le cáineadh is damnú? Bealach an Lucht Oibre nó bealach Frankfurt an rogha a chuirfí romhainn. Agus dá mbeadh duine ar bith a…
Letter to the Taoiseach (Free article)
12 May 2011
AREN’T elections a serious handlin’, Enda? Candidate-itis afflicts even the most guaranteed election runner going forward. The party managers have cut their territory back to the bone and there is no quota left in the quarter of a field that they are expected to plough. You meet all kinds of hardliners who never threw a stone in anger. We…
Remembering the Past (Free article)
12 May 2011
The ‘Partition Election’ and the Second Dáil Éireann BY MAY 1921, the war in Ireland was at its most intense. The country was under British military rule with crown forces carrying out widespread murder, maiming, burning and looting. The resistance of the IRA had been stepped up with flying columns operating successfully in several parts of…
Óglach Seamus McElwain (Free article)
12 May 2011
Knockatallon, County Monaghan A LARGE CROWD of republicans gathered in Knockatallon, County Monaghan, on Saturday evening, 23rd April, to remember “one of Ireland’s most fearless and dedicated soldiers”, Óglach Seamus McElwain on the 25th anniversary of his execution by the British Army’s SAS. The commemoration was led by a republican…
Events to coincide with British queen’s state visit (Free article)
12 May 2011
DURING the state visit of the British queen to the 26 Counties from May 17th, Sinn Féin is staging a number of events around her itinerary. It is also supporting ceremonies held by victims group Justice for the Forgotten calling for full co-operation by Queen Elizabeth’s government into the Dublin/Monaghan bombings. The British queen arrives…
The Problem with the euro (Free article)
12 May 2011
IN RUAIRÍ QUINN’S autobiography, Straight Left, he argued that during the 1990s the then Fine Gael/Labour Government made southern Irish state membership of the euro a key strategic imperative. He argued that membership would bring “solidarity” from other member-states and “low interest rates” to Irish borrowers, both of which would be key to…
Cloned meat on your dinner plate? (Free article)
12 May 2011
THE European Parliament has been in Strasbourg for its plenary session this week (9th to12th May). Topics on the agenda included cloning, lobbying, and shipments of toxic waste. Talks on new EU rules on ‘novel foods’ - GMOs and food from cloned animals - remain at an impasse after a breakdown in negotiations between MEPs and member states…
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