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Mála Poist (Free article)
1 April 2004
Implementing our All-Ireland agenda A Chairde, With the suspension of political institutions in the Six Counties, there is no reason why our thinking as republicans must also be put on go-slow. Over the last two decades, our innovative leadership-led initiatives have advanced our Peace Project to a level never envisaged by our opponents. The…
One cheer for SIPTU (Free article)
1 April 2004
So SIPTU stayed away from the first day of talks between unions, employers and governments on a new social partnership wage agreement. SIPTU were annoyed, according to their president Jack O'Connor, at comments made by Enterprise Trade and Employment Minister Mary Harney during a weekend media interview.
Politics by the back door in Donegal Town (Free article)
1 April 2004
Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan, last night used the back entrance to enter the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town, to avoid a silent protest calling for reinstatement of the Social Welfare cuts affecting widows and lone parents. The picket, organised by Sinn Féin Councillor Thomas Pringle, consisted of widows, lone parents and…
Cleas na dToitíní (Free article)
1 April 2004
Perhaps we've all lost the point in the debate over the smoking ban - the health system in Ireland is in a terrible state, writes AN DRAOI RUA. Caithfimid a admháil gur éirigh go hiontach le cleas Mhícheál Uí Mháirtín agus a dhlí úr le cosc a chur ar tobac in áiteanna oibre ar fud na 26 chontae.
Government action is the missing link (Free article)
1 April 2004
Sinn Féin held its annual slógadh last weekend in Dún Chaoin in Kerry. One of the key issues discussed at the weekend was the campaign for Irish to be given the status of Official Working Language of the EU. Speaking on Saturday, Six-County EU candidate Bairbre de Brún said the issue will be an important one in the forthcoming European election…
The 5th Column (Free article)
1 April 2004
An Phoblacht's famous satirical weekly column. read on...
MLAs back 'A President For All' campaign (Free article)
1 April 2004
On Thursday 25 March, Ógra Shinn Féin took their national 'A President For All' campaign to the steps of Stormont. Ógra members, along with many of Sinn Féin's MLAs, donned the GAA jerseys from counties across Ireland in a colourful protest to highlight the campaign. Barry McColgan, Six-County organiser of Ógra Shinn Féin, explained: "As the MLAs…
Oliver's Army (Free article)
1 April 2004
Some 45 years ago, as a 15-year-old boy from the lowlands of Scotland, Aly Renwick was seduced by the British Army's recruiting campaign, a siren call which promised young men of his generation the scarce opportunity to learn a trade and travel the world. Only after he had signed up and committed himself to more than a decade's service did the…
Water charges protest at the Silent Valley (Free article)
1 April 2004
THE Silent Valley and Ben Crom Reservoirs are located in the heart of the Mourne Mountains and supply water for most of County Down and Belfast. Last Saturday afternoon, a number of Sinn Féin activists joined with members of the local community to protest against the proposed imposition of water charges in the Six Counties.
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