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Hyland bows out of council (Free article)
13 May 2004
Sinn Féin's Newry and Armagh MLA Davy Hyland is to step down from Newry and Mourne council seat at the end of this month "to concentrate on his position in the Assembly and to give his constituency a higher profile". The popular local teacher hopes to be replaced on the council by local party activist Marian Mathers. Hyland said he had enjoyed his…
Parachuting for votes... (Free article)
13 May 2004
Pictured from left to right are Leon Meade, Rhona Clarke and Brian Mahon, just before they jumped solo from 10,000 feet at Clonbologue, County Kildare, on Saturday 24 April to raise funds for Tallaght Sinn Féin's (Markievicz Cumann) local election fund. Less brave/foolhardy republicans in Tallaght with their feet closer to the ground are more than…
Drogheda canvassers tagged... (Free article)
13 May 2004
Sinn Féin local election candidates in Drogheda, Dom Wilton, Imelda Munster, Matthew Coogan and Tom Cunningham have announced that all their canvassers will be wearing identification tags. The scheme, devised by Matthew Coogan, means that everybody canvassing for Sinn Féin will be readily identifiable and accountable. Every tag has a different…
Imeachtaí and Draw results (Free article)
20 May 2004
• SF TABLE QUIZ: Christy Burke election fundrasier. 8.30pm Thursday 20 May, Annesley House pub, North Strand, DUBLIN. €5 per person, €100 to winning team • SF ELECTION FUNDRAISER: Featuring Doc Savage and Shandy. RFB in attendance. 8.30pm Friday 21 May, Finches pub, Quarryvale, DUBLIN. Tickets €6
Mary Lou on course for Europe (Free article)
20 May 2004
Mary Lou is the name on everybody's lips in Dublin this month. Even people who have had their heads in the sand for the last year and were unaware that Sinn Féin was running Mary Lou McDonald for the EU elections can't have failed to notice the thousands of colourful, eye-catching posters which now adorn practically every lamp-post in the city.
Rafah bears the brunt (Free article)
20 May 2004
On Monday 17 May, Israeli forces, spearheaded by tanks and helicopter gunships, launched an invasion of the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in a military offensive unprecedented in scale since 2002. This was the second major incursion into Rafah in a week and the aim is to destroy hundreds of Palestinian homes.
Demanding change (Free article)
20 May 2004
There is a growing mood of confidence among Sinn Féin activists in the run up to the forthcoming elections. With just over three weeks to go, the message on the doorsteps is that people are demanding change. The party is poised to make advances in the European elections and is aiming to at least double its representation on local authorities.…
Loyalist attacks intensify (Free article)
20 May 2004
Sectarian violence continues to increase across the North as the loyalist marching season approaches. A Sinn Féin activist was targeted by pipe bombers in Ballymena, County Antrim and in Belfast a young man escaped with his life after an attempted sectarian abduction on the Stewartstown Road in Belfast. Also in Belfast, Catholic homes in Bawnmore…
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