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STOP POLLUTING IRISH SEA to One Month's Imprisonment, Sus- Pended for a Year T .7!? 186V 9W'01 FOUNDED 1939 Organ of the •fj Ui«A Connolly Association Page 2 - BRIXTON Cr TOXTETH. Page 3 - BRIXTON & TOXTETH. MOCK AT Page 4 - THE COALITION. No. 450 AUGUST 1981 20p Page 5 - LABOUR DROPS PARTITION Page 6 - IRISH SONGS. Page 7 - IRISH BOOKS. Page 8 - DONAIL MacAMHLAIGH. Teacher throws paint at army A PHYSICS teacher appeared in Highbury, London, Magistrates' Court two weeks ago and admitted SAYS C.N.D. causing £1500-worth of damage at the Army Recruiting Office in Parkhurst Road, Holloway, the pre- vious Friday. He was sentenced STOP POLLUTING IRISH SEA to one month's imprisonment, sus- pended for a year. The Army asked for no compensation for the dam- age he caused. PEACE HANDS ACROSS BORDER He had spent fifteen minutes in the office, listening to the recruit- CINCE its inception over a year ago the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has ing sergeant outlining the possibili- & grown by leaps and bounds. It is one of the most hopeful developments of recent ties of an Army career. At the end of this, he told the sergeant: "You times. Western Europe's most progressive nation is playing a part in defending its own didn't mention killing." He then neutrality and contributing to the international effort for peace. got a container of red paint out of his bag and threw it over the Branches have been set up in Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Trinity Plutonium dumping. This took PRISONERS' walls, carpet and furniture. While College, Dublin, University College, Dublin, and there is also a place in Frankfurt on May 22nd. the police were being called, he special branqh for Irish speakers. I.C.N.D. literature is regularly Irish delegate Jim Maher accused threw two more containers of translated into Irish. There are branches in the six counties as the European nuclear powers of paint around the office. well. violating Irish neutrality. He 'NOBLE CAUSE' The man, Jonathan Baker, said pointed out that Japanese waste rjTHE following statement on after his arrest, "It needed to be It will not be lost on the more drilling for Uranium all over Ire- was coming to Europe because the done." The court was told that he intelligent northerners that land and unfortunately look like Japanese people had more sense Long Kesh hunger strike toad taught in Belfast for two years joining the Republic would as finding it. The government still than to allow it to be dumped has been sent to the press and and had seen a friend killed by things stand at present ensure dreams of setting up a nuclear around Japan. Half a ton of deadly to a number of Members of power station at Wexford (very soldiers with rubber bullets. He themselves against involvement Plutonium had been dumped in the Parliament and prominent citi- profitable contracts, boys!) and considered that the armed forces in world war three, for which Irish sea. This is said to have come zens: "forced and seduced" young people C.N.D. is among the many groups from Windscale. missiles are likely very soon to supporting the protest this month. The failure of the government to Into something which he thought be stationed ;n the Belfast area. settle the H-block hunger strike is was "unjust and immoral." The danger is that international Patrick Comerford, Secretary of finance may force the government becoming an atrocity. No doubt like —Peace News. FIVE HUNDRED Irish C.N.D., attended the World all of us Mrs Thatcher is anxious to set up up this unnecessary pro- Assembly of Religious Workers for The public support won has been ject in return for loans to prop to see a setttlement of the Irish remarkable. When the film the General and Nuclear Disarmament question. But unlike a moralist a up the ailing economy. It would in Tokyo in April. On Sunday, IRISH TRADE "War Game" was shown.in Galway only make things worse. politician offers to be judged by City, the promoters expected fifty June 21st, Irish C.N.D. launched its results. or sixty people. Five hundred Action is also being taken "cruise for signatures" to the turned up. The film has been World Disarmament Campaign's She deplores the I.R.A. Her policy UNIONIST CALL against the scandal of dumping drives the nationalist youth into its shown elsewhere in Ireland. nuclear waste only three hundred petition and the International Peace Petition. ranks. She opens discussions with I A T the end of June twelve lead- The organisation has protested miles from the coast of Kerry. The the Irish government on the ing Trade Unionists in Ire- British, Belgian, Dutch and Swiss against the evil trade of Uranium Foreign visitors have been wel- "totality of Anglo-Irish relations." land addressed a letter to Mr Ron culprits don't pollute their own mining and manufacture. A picket comed. When Monsignor Bruce Her policy embitters Irish public Heywood, urging the Labour Party countries, but are too damned was placed on the officers of one Kent, secretary of British C.N.D., opinion against Britain and de- to show solidarity with the whole mean to sail further into the At- company, MAUGH, in Merrion visited Dublin on April 2nd, he was stabilises the country with which Irish people and not with any lantic with their rubbish. Square. An anti-Uranium "jam- met by Minister for Foreign Affairs she wishes to do business. Her minority ;<$tion. boree" was held in Carlow. PLUTONIUM Mr Brian Lenihan at Iveagh policy is an international disaster. That meant backing the majority, Transnational companies, the Irish C.N.D. took part in the The only two countries whose press and the letter gave evidence that pirates of modern civilisation, are Frankfurt Conference against (Continued on Pago Three) (continued oh page 8) the majority of Irish trade union- ists wished to see the end of par- tition. The signatories were Michael Mullen (ITGWU), Sean Redmond TIME FOR THE IRISH IN BRITAIN TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE UMETU), Brian Anderson HE Irish In Britain have got to now. There are a number of Yet a couple of years ago when voice, and act as one body. Then (ATGWU), Matt Merrigan T learn one big lesson from the reasons. But one reason is that an announcement was made that an we'll be a political force, and the (ATGWU), Seamus de Paor past few weeks, when Irish pris- governments in Dublin are bound Irish society was to be founded in most pig-headed politician will have (IPOEU), Maura Breslin (IWWU), oners are dying one after another, to Britain by a thousand commer- a London borough, five hundred to climb down. Daltun O Ceallaigh (IFUT), Kevin as Tory politicians openly gloat, cial strands and don't want their people turned up. There Is one man who might be Duffy (BWTtJ), Gerry Fleming and two Irish governments succes- countrymen in Britain rocking the We must not remain In the state 1 able to give a lead. He is the same (INPDTU), Manus D u r c a n sively throw In their hand . lucrative boat. a day longer than we have to. Far (ASTMS), Thomas Redmond from the national struggle being Mr Maol.ua, and we hope his What humiliation, to stand pow- OU can't expect exilee, new to (FWUI), Elizabeth Sinclair (former over, It is hotting up. speeches Indicate that he Is think- sec., BTUC), and Joseph Cooper, erless and watoh this happen! Y a country, to organise them ing In this direction. Why not call chairman, BTUC. Why are we power lees? It Is be- unless there IS somebody to take OW can it be done? By putting an all-in conference of Irish organ- "Hie signatories wrote in their caun though we have plenty of the Initiative. H a political element into the isations under the auspices of the personal capacities. Seven of them organisations, «• art not organised It Is time there was deep thought Federation of Irish Societies, or at Irish Post and see if we can estab- •were general secretaries. Copies as Irish people — we are County given to It: The Connolly Associa- least by getting rid of the non- lish the machinery we need? tion has been trying for year* to political plank 7 By starting a new were sent to prominent trade . men, language enthusiasts, musi- Ths old anti-partltition league cians, even demoorats and socia- organlM the politloally • minded all-ombraolng Irish organisation? unionists and Labour M.P.s. There could do It is little doubt that this interven- lists, but not simply Irish and be Irish. Its organisation Has Halted By bringing ths political Irish tion helped to bring: about the don* with It for «& years and it not ashamed of societies into ths Federation? Or And meanwhile let us put Into Labour Executive's decision to Speaking at a recent meeting Mr Its poHtioal achievements, but as by torn* other moans? ths seal* of ths fivs demands all abandon support for partition and Mao Luaasked why the Iristi oould for organising the Irish, there Is Whatever ths measures, the Irish ths energy and organisation ws break bipartisanship. organise In Darnell's day and not not much to report. must be able to speak with one although It Is dlvldsd. •TrtglMU r August 1981 2 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT August 1981 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT icirnee and TeHmoloffV I* Iniil.nMl a Uiv<M-iNi<iv^la<v? MAGGIE THE IRELAND'S MAIN EXPORT CHURCH AND SOCIETY IN ROOST WAR-MONGER l/LROPEAN governments are "I UST after the Heath government J usualU content with their role REPLY TO CRITICS BEEF? NO-ELECTRONICS ^ replaced Harold Wilson's, I re- as slavish lickspittles ol the USA.
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