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i Marchmont Street Community Centre, j London, WC1 ] 47 MPs SAY NO' TO TERROR BILL- RYAN WIDELY GUILDFORD FOUR TRYING too hard to prove he was not soft on terrorism Neil Kinnock has QUERY lost two members of his front bench team. Labour politicians ignore the AT Robin Day's Question Time, when a man in the audience suggested national question at their peril. Witness neither the Guildford Four, nor the the Labour debacle at Corvan Glasgow SWPWT1D Birmingham Six had had a fair trial, after the Labour Leader's public Michael Heseltine seemed unable to announcement that he "disliked deal with the accusation and to cover nationalism." up his uneasiness started feverishly Both Clare Short MP and Andrew LYNCH MOB ATMOSPHERE IN making generalisations about Bennett were protesting at the extradiction. Robin Day was helpful to the Tory MP in not insisting that he imposition of a three line whip to deal with the question. Mr Heseltine abstain on the final vote at the second COMMONS AND MEDIA BLAMED was the only Tory MP on the pane). reading of the Prevention of Terrorism Questions relating Father Ryan and Act. Mr Kinnock's tactics were aimed SENIOR Tory backbench MPs and the British press have created so much hostility to Father Extradiction took up more time than at diffusing the Prime Minister's any other issue. An English solicitor attacks. Patrick Ryan that his chances of a fair trial in Britain have been irredeemably prejudiced, Mr in the audience said she agreed with The plan was for him to move John Murray, the Irish Attorney-General said on December 14th. Mr John Murray, the Irish Attorney Labour's own amendment to General that Father Ryan was unlikely to get a fair trial in the present demonstrate opposition to much of the In the Commons Tony Benn had problems. British politicians in saying that he should not be atmosphere in Britain-created by P.T.A. including the powers for seven- extradicted to Britain," said Mr Ryan. accused Mrs Thatcher of behaving would not have to spend so much leading Tory M.P.S and the press. day detention without charge which was as if she were leading a "lynch ol their time defending. the Adding that he abhorred violence A suggestion by a member of the condemned by European Court. mob." He reminded Mr Mates MP indefensible. audience that the Labour MPs who But the Labour M.P.s were told they that he had described Father Ryai voted against the PTA were in favour should abstain on the main Government At a rally of two thousand people "as one of the most wanted of terrorism was described as a notion to show that they were not before Mr Murray's decision, Fr Europe's "greatest democratically contempible slur by Brian Gould. He terrorists." Ryan's brother Joe Ryan had called opposed to additional powers to seize elected terrorist." defended their right to criticise the \ on politicians on all sides to unite in Prevention of Terrorism Act. Irish paramilitary funds. Why meddle A Gay Byrne commented on his / preventing the extradition of his On BBC radio Mr Heath a former -i I ia Irish affairs at all, Mr Kinnock? Here programme, "Maggie blew it." brother. Tory Prime Minister said the political yon are getting involved in Mrs People in Ireland, he added who SUPERPOWER MOVES Thatcher's plans to put more Irish atmosphere in Britain at the moment had never been interested in was very forcefully demonstrated people behind bars for longer periods. "The charges against' him were politics suddenly became anti- thrown out in Belgium so why should when he was heckled in the House of ON SIX COUNTIES On her resignation from the front extradition. they stand up herfe? Fine Gael, Fianna Commons for referring to "alleged NEWS of the mounting pressure on bench Clare Short MP protested to the Fail, Labour and Independent terrorists" in cases where guilt had not U.S. firms not to invest in the six Labour Leader that the PTA does not Councillors in CoTipperaryall united been proved. counties because of Human Rights prevent terrorism. "It simply results in Two thousand violations there has just reached the the detention, harrassment and Irish Democrat. In eight states alienation of large members of rally legislation supporting the MacBride completely innocent people." Principles has been passed. What it means is that the Mrs Thatcher described Mr Discrimation against Catholics is still practised at Shorts and Harland and mismanagement by Kinnock and Murray's decision as an insult to the British people. If the people of Wolff, and other firms. Even the ! Hattersley split the vote against the staffing of some building societies is > Prevention of Terrorism Act. Even so Britain had their way there would descriminatory. 41 voted against it, including theSDLP be no occupation of Ireland; and In Pennsilvania MacBride MPs then there would be no more legislation supporting the MacBride house. In California, Vermont and Ohio, legislation is pending. Legislation is being promoted by Irish American groups in eight other Write and thank the following states. iflPIBPftP For the second time in the last eight THE following MPs voted against the (Liverpool Wahon), Dong Hoyle weeks the Russians have made critical second reading on Tuesday night, 6th (Warrington N), John Hughes references to Britain's human rights December 1988 in defiance of the (Coventry NE), James Lamond record in Northern Ireland. The instruction to abstain: Diane Abbot (Oldham Central and Royton), Terry Conservative Government relied on "brute military-police force and (Hackney North and Stoke u Lewis (Worsley), Ken Livingstone reprisals" as a response to the Newington), Tony Banks (Newham (Brent E), John McAllion (Dundee E), problems there, says a statement from NW), Harry Barnes (Derbyshire NE), Ian McCartney (Makerfield), Max Tass the official news agency. John Battle (Leeds W), Tony Benn Madden (Bradford W), Alice Mahon Tass, which reflects official (Chesterfield), Andrew Bennett (Halifax), Alan Meale (Mansfield), Government also criticised claims by (Denton and Reddish), Paul Boateng Bill Mitchie (Sheffield Heeley), Chris Britain that the Anglo-Irish (Brent S), Keith Bradley (Manchester Mullin (Sunderland S), Dave Nellist Agreement was a step towards solving Withington), Ron Brown (Edinburgh (Coventry SE), Peter Pike (Burnley), the problem. It said, "This accord has not led to a postive solution to the Leith), Norman Buchan (Paisley S), Dawn Primalarolo (Bristol S), Brian crisis in Northern Ireland. It leaves Dennis Canavan (Falkirk W), Bob Clay Sedgemore (Hackney S and Ulster's previous status intact, and (Sunderland N), Ann Clyd (Cynon Shoreditch), Clare Short (Birmingham preserves London's full control over Valley), Harry Cohen (Leyton), Ladywood), Dennis Skinner its 'internal colony.' Jeremy Corbyn (Islington N), Bob (Bolsover), Pat Wall (Bradford N), In November the Soviet Foreign Cryer (Bradford S), Terry Davis Michael Welsh (Doncaster N), Jimmy ministiy spokesman, Mr Gennady (Birmingham, Hodge Hill), Martin Wray (Glasgow Provan), Eddie Loyden After popular Alms like the Werewolves, Mora Lisa and High Gerasimov, accused Britain of Ffaumery (Sheffield HiHsbonmgh), (Liverpool Garston). SDLP members "massive violations of human rights" George Galloway (Glasgow HUlfcead), John Hume (Foyle), Seamus Mallon Spirits, Neil Jordan, the famous Irishfilm director , is timing in Northern Ireland and questioned Milfred Gordon (Bow aid Poplar)! his attention to home material. On a recent visit to Dublin he the fairness of sentences passed there, (Newry and Armagh) and Eddie (Down * - i . • Bernie Grant (Tottenham), Eric Heffer S) voted against the bill. announced he was making a film of Brian Friel's Translations. : (Continued on Pig* Two)

t^ste. ftjjpfoydlWF •• iarn*m January 1989 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT Page Thraa Page Eight THE IRISH DEMOCRAT January 1989 Anonn Is Anai! By Peter Berresford Ellis LETTER London Scene Dear Editor By DONAL MacCRAITH CONGRATULATIONS to the WHAT IS THE CELTIC Connolly Association and the Irish Democrat on their Golden Jubilee. worlds press and media. In November, ^ es. 50 years agrowing and still going SINCE 1 was elected chairman of The the modern world, and which will carefully watched and appropriate WITNESS TRACED Everyone wants Pogues 1965, the League presented a 62-page strong is cause for celebration. Celtic League for 1988/89 last July, I restore those languages to a viable protests organised ANOTHER Father Ryan — this time a evidence but he is convinced about its LONDON Irish folk-rock band The Mr Paul Brown, deputy head of radio, \ have received many inquiries from position once more. In effect, this memorandum to the United Nations there seems to have been some The Celtic League is involved in kind ot irony in the sad passing of priest who runs a Kilburn hostel for implications. Pogues are expected to have a massive to all independent radio stations saying readers asking me what the League means campaigning for as much Organisation on the cultural, political numerous campaigns to promote the Desmond Greaves in this 50th young Irish men — has revealed that he "I believe the four who have been hit record with a song which supports that the song, 'Streets oj stands for and what it does. autonomy as is necessary in social, and economic problems faced by the has dramatic new evidence that could welfare of the Celtic peoples. It is anniversary as if he had set himself a convicted of the Guildford bombings the pleas of innocence by the Sorrow/Birmingham Six', sung by Pan Celticism calls upon the Celtic economic and political fields >o Celtic countries and arguing the case free one of the people convicted of the particularly active on the cultural front goal to reach after 40 long years should not be in prison and are Birmingham Six and the Guildford Pogues' lead singer Shane McGowan. peoples of Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of guarantee cultural freedom. for self-determination. editing the Irish Democrat. Guildford pub bombing in 1974. and inaugurated the first-ever Celtic innocent", he said. He has passed on Four, thanks to a ban by the should not be played. Man, Wales, Brittany and Cornwall, to I'll always remember that- Father Frank Ryan, of the Oblates of The League's role is complimentary Today, the principle fields of activity languages book fair, Scrlf-Celt, in the new information to the Home Independent Broadcasting Authority recognise their common cultural roots Saturday afternoon, 20th June 1987, Mary Immaculate order, is the The Birmingham Six and the to that of the national organisations are fostering co-operation between the 1985, which saw an attendance of over Secretary, and his detective work (1BA). and develop a consciousness of the when it was my good fortune to meet manager of Conway House in Quex Guildford Four were jailed separately within the Celtic countries and, within Celtic peoples whether in a cultural or 70 exhibiting Celtic language tun ialive which attempts to co-ordinate continues in search of more witnesses. The IBA has issued a circular from similarities of cultural, political and Desmond for the first time at the Road which provides temporary . for pub bombings in England in 1974 its membership, it contains many political context and developing, or as publishers. a project of study and promotion of the Grays Inn Road bookshop, just one economic backgrounds which unite accommodation for a hundred young and have always claimed they were diverse attitudes to what national the League maintains, re-developing day before I left on my way back to The main journal of the League is the Celtic cultures'. The UNESCO Project wrongly convicted. A plea for a retrial them as Celts. independence means. However, article the consciousness of the special Australia the following day Irish migrants. For a few weeks in 1974, quarterly. Cam, edited from Dublin, for the Study of Promotion of Celtic Gaelic in Kensal Green of the Birmingham Six was turned down Pan Celticism was a reality in 1(e) of the League's constitution relationship between the Celtic peoples. T hat day we had a very pleasant the hostel was home for Gerald Conlon which provides the main link between Cultures has brought many of the HUNDREDS of Irish-speaking last year; the Home Secretary is ancient times and the links between the affirms: 'Recognising that the Celtic It is hoped that by fostering co- libation in the oack room at the and Paul Hill, two of the 'Guildford style) songs like the Rocks of the Celtic peoples. It carries articles in problems suffered by the Celtic peoples exiles from the Conamara Bawn. considering new evidence in the case of Celtic peoples lingered into the 19th peoples will be free only in a society operation and by developing a bookshop together with many other Four'. all six Celtic languages but three- into the international light. members, good and true It was Gaeltacht region on the west coast the Guildford Four. Century when the modern Pan Celtic which will give to all the means to consciousness of the common factors of Fr Ryan was so convinced of the two John Beag and Johnny quarters of the publication is in English indeed a grand afternoon which I'll of County Galway came from all movement war born. Since 1900 there participate actively in the national solidarity and similarity that bind Now in its 28th year of existence, the men's innocence that he started his own performed against a backdrop of According to the IBA, the song's as a lingua-franca. Additionally, most always treasure. over north-west London to the has been an annual Celtic Congress, affairs, i.e. to control production, them, a formal association of the Celtic League has an expanding membership investigation. Using a computer, he and their video, entitled 'A Conamara lyrics suggest that 'Irish people in branches publish their own newsletters. No doubt, every Connolly his staff began searching through Plough public house in Harrow originally political in intent, which has exchanges and services and the nations will one day emerge. which enables it to be an influential Ramble', featuring the duo's general are at a disadvantage in British now become a gathering for Celtic Association member and sympath- records of everyone who stayed at the Road, Kensal Green to enjoy a exploitation of national resources for D' ing the period 1966-67 the force in the Celtic countries and a iser, will acknowledge that Ins passing individualist style and their songs, courts of law' and that some 'convicted scholars and cultural enthusiasts. But it The League pursues environmental hostel and might remember Conlon or live performance from two of their the benefit of air. League • issued an annual volume powerful lobbyist on behalf of the will leave a big vacuum but on the in the Irish language against the terrorists' are not guilty. Although the has only been in recent decades that issues, such as the siting of nuclear Hill. community's rising stars. containing articles on various aspects cultural, political and economic rights other hand because of his great sheer, rugged, raw beauty which Pogues are banned from singing their Pan Celticism has become a growing The League believes that every person power stations, the dumping of nuclear Now they have tracked down a man On their only stopover in of the cultural, political and economic of the Celtic peoples. contribution to so many good causes belongs to Conamara alone. song, its lyrics can be read on the air. and dynamic force, with a new Celtic bom in or living in any of the Celtic waste disposal and other issues which the Association, in this 50th year, is in who says that Gerald Conlon was England, accordianist John Beag problems. Today, however, in addition awareness engendered by television countries, regardless of racial origin, principally affect Celtic areas. This year, after a sustained lobbying good hands and capable of meeting watching television at the hostel at the O Flaithearta and singer-guitarist The Plough pub has been The Pogues' manager, Mr Frank to Cam, occasional volumes are issued. series such as 'How to Be Celtic' religion, or any other distinguishing Discussions are underway to create a of Westminster Government members the challenge. time of the bombing. He says he Johnny O Conghaile, presented described as the official residence Murray, said the IBA ban wot Most recently was the 332-page volume (Channel 4), 'The Celts' (BBC 2) and feature, is heir to the local Celtic Celtic Environment Council and departments, the Government has Desmond Greaves, like James remembers quite clearly a news flash through their music, song and of the 'Conamara Ambassador to preposterous and stank of For A Celtic Future, edited by Cathal 'The Celtic Connection' (BBC 1). Pan language and culture and has the right The League has a monitoring group written to the League to inform that Connolly, possessed that one great coming on, announcing a bomb had just video some of the sounds and England', Martin Nee, who with McCarthyism. The band stood by its 6 Luain, which was a tribute to the Celtic musical festivals, the Celtic Film to participate in the efforts to secure the which charts activities within the Irish Irish-speakers in the Six Counties will human quality: his great love lor the gone off in a Guildford pub. sights of the Conamara Gaeltacht his wife Maire has made the lyrics, which referred to the League's first General Secretary, a and Television Festival and a Pan Celtic conditions under which that culture can and Celtic Seas where there has been an be enumerated in the 1991 Census for toiling masses everywhere and their past and present. Plough a unique 'home from Birmingham Six and Guildford Four Breton, Alan Heusaff, who held ofice struggle for justice; and his contempt According to the witness, Gerald Bookfair have all gone to increase the survive and thrive again. increasing number of incidents the first time since Partition. It was a night just like back home' for local Irish-speaking being 'picked up and tortured and from 1961-1985. for the gombeen-men, the Conlon was also in the hostel's awareness of the common links between involving submarines dragging and home in Carraroe or Carna, exiles. framed". Today, as well as the six active Several members of the Connolly opportunists and the revisionists. television room watching the same the Celtic peoples. sinking fishing vessels. Since 1983 over Alan Heusaff was succeeded as Lettermore or Lettermullan, national branches in each of the Celtic Association have found membership of Something that a great American bulletin. Conlon's solicitor does not Martin broadcasts to Ireland Ian Wilson, a senior producer at thirty such incidents have occured in General Secretary from 1985-1988 by Rossaveal or Rosmuc — most of It is not making a vain boast to say countries, the League has a London- The Celtic League entirely compatible. Labour leader of the past. Eugene want Father Ryan to talk about the new three times a week in a telephonic RTE's Radio 2, the Irish Republic's which some 35 fisherman, mainly from a Manxman, J. Bernard Moffat t, who is Debs, once said, would fittingly apply " the Conamara villages repres- that the mainspring for the growth of based branch, a branch in the United The late,C. Desmond Greaves, editor of link-up on Radio na Gaeltachta state-run music station, which can be Ireland, have been drowned. The also Manx district secretary of the to Desmond Greaves long active ented among young and old who recent Pan Celticism is The Celtic States of America, a branch in the the Democrat, was also a staunch giving the news and views of heard throughout Britain, said that the League has made representations to the ITGWU, the largest union on the political life: "While there is a lower came to enjoy an evening in good League which was born in Rhos, near Scottish-Gaelic speaking area of Cape member of the League. Only in the year Gaeltacht exiles. He invites Pogues' song had been played there International Maritime Organisation island. He was succeeded at the 1988 class I am in it While there is a MEETING company with plenty of 'craic'. Llangollen, north Wales, in August, Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, and an before his death he had transferred his anyone who wants to speak or many times. in an attempt to secure the de- AGM by a Cornishman, Davyth Fear, criminal class I am of it. While there is With John Beag and Johnny, 1961. International Branch. Efforts are membership from the International a soul in prison I am not free." MAYO-born Tom Durkin, vice- send greetings on the Irish- militarization of the areas concerned. who is also a Welsh-speaker living in acoustic meets electric, and The League has been depicted as a currently being made to organise Branch to the London Branch in order I liked the headlines of the chairman of Brent Trades Council language station, which is heard traditional Irish meets country similar movement to that of the branches in Australia and in Welsh- Representations have also been made to Wales. J. B. Moffatt is now assistant September issue of the Irish Democrat and Belfast-based Father Des Wilson throughout Ireland, to contact to take a more active part in the Scandinavian Nordic Association speaking Patagonia, Argentina. the Governments involved. general secretary. recalling the words of Joe Hill's last were among the speakers at a public folk-rock. John Beag, a former League's affairs. him. As a lot of military sites, camps and A recent issue of the 'Celtic Cultures message: Don't mourn — organise. meeting on the 'Time To Go' charter all-Ireland accordion champion, • which, starting off as a voluntary body, During the first decade of its history, That's the spirit and the correct at the Irish Centre in Queen's Park. belted out the best of reels and jigs was instrumental in developing the its president was Gwynfor Evans who bombing ranges are situated within the Newsletter', published by UNESCO, I hope the foregoing will answer, in approach at this juncture and in the The meeting was organised by north- backed by Johnny on rhythm £355,000 house Nordic council (1952) and being the was Plaid Cymru's first Member of Celtic countries, the League is also said: "The activities of The Celtic general terms, the main questions about difficult days ahead. west London branch of the Labour guitar and drum machine. driving force behind the Scandinavian Parliament. concerned with military activity in League amongst other organisations the League which are directed to me. Committee on Ireland. TOP Eurocrat Peter Sutherland, If only our Labour politicians and . They played the all-time Treaty of Co-operation (1962) which The League made its debut in the these areas. Incidents where an RAF have brought about a change in public For specific questions and for those high ranking Trades Union officials, turfed out of the European formed the basis of the Scandinavian aircraft bombed afarm at Sartfell, near attitude towards a Celtic interested in joining the League, I favourites like High Cauled Cap Commission by Charley Haughey, world political arena in June, 1963, by here in Australia, or anywhereelse for and the Stack of Barley, union. giving evidence to the European Jurby, Isle of Man, by mistake, and consciousness. Public ignorance about suggest you write to the League's that matter, possessed a little bit of will henceforth be surveying life from CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION Commission on Human Rights another where a British army vehicle Celticism has been replaced by a more Director of Information, Seamus 6 Desmond Greaves political nous, the interspersed with poignant a large £355,000 Victorian house he The fundamental aim of The Celtic ballads like the Fields of Athenry has bought in Eglinton Road, Dublin. No enthusiasm League is to work for the establishment concerning the persecution of the killed a Breton during a combined sympathetic treatment in the media and Coiteain, at G.42, Du Cane Court, Labour governments in power would French and British army manoeuvre in a more general recognition of the London SW17 7JR, who will be able to not be wallowing in subservience to NEWS and the Flight of the Earls. It is expected that he will still have of conditions which will enable the Breton language by the French state notion of six Celtic cultures. This was put you in contact with your nearest the ruling monopolies and their lousy Johnny sang his versions of the plenty lucre left over from his huge for 1992 Celtic language communities to and it was active in bringing that Brittany (which bore the sinister title of sycophants and we would not be in the BLOODY SUNDAY Irish language 'sean nos' (old EEC Commissioner salary to enable flourish and play their rightful part in problem before the attention of the 'putting down Celtic nationalists') are reflected in 1980 by the UNESCO branch. economic morass that we are now in. him to buy other things to stock it WHILE the Irish Government has set THE Connolly Association is The most fitting way to perpetuate with. And there will be picking to be aside £300,000 for a national the memory of this great man is to sponsoring the 1989 Bloody Sunday Solidarity urged made in directors fees and fees at the propaganda campaign about the carry on with the ideals of the demonstration, called by the Bar Library if he should decide to go wonders of 1992, Irish companies are Connolly Association which he so Committee for British Withdrawal THE inaugural meeting of the back to the law. showing very little enthusiasm. 'TIME TO GO' - THE REAL TARGET single-mindedly pursued. from Ireland (who are the IBRG, The Women and Ireland group in London How well these politicians do for A report on company attitudes shows A SPECTRE is haunting Tom King: the are central to the necessary challenge But the feeling is there. Opinion polls unionists should give up on attempting any other name or can it be turned Farewell dear friend — history will Troops Out Movement, and the Labour was addressed by Cork-born themselves? Last month former spectre of British disengagement from to the British Government's policy, have consistently clocked majorities for to move their trade unions; what it upside down and given an active psychiatrist Dr Maire O'Shea, who that in the main they feel threatened by treat you kindly! Committee on Ireland), starting from Labour leader Michael O'Leary got this country's oldest colony. His currently under review behind the British withdrawal since the mid-1970s: means is that only a combination of that expression, that the British government urged women in Britain "to work in £211,000 for his house, sited not far the arrival of new competitors. They Fraternally Yours Kilburn and ending with a rally at attempts to lay the ghost have produced closed doors of the Maryfield work with the transformation of debate has the responsibility to work to achieve solidarity with women in Ireland for from Sutherland's new place. Who feel that continental firms are much the point is to weld that majority into a John F. Morrissey. outside the working dass movement Bridge Park Centre in Stonebridge on British withdrawal and self- will be next in the Irish political rags more likely to be competitive because a flurry of what passes for initiatives on Secretariat. political force for change. Protestant consent to a united Ireland? Saturday January 29th. determination for all Irish people." to riches story? they are bigger and sited nearer more the North in the last few months: ending Time To Go is at one and the same will lay the foundations for confident the right to remain silent, banning advance. Treaty of Limerick populous markets. They think that most time both modest and ambitious: An index of the possibilities was the The April conference won't be all. A broadcasts with leaders, members or other EEC countries will benefit more modest, in that it represents the first November briefing conference. Two review of the achievements of Time To - From Page Two MOTHER IRELAND supporters of the republican movement, than Ireland from the abolition of steps back to mass action for a united hundred delegates registered in Go will be the keynote speech at the lo those who said you would get OVER 35 people came to see the latest demanding would-be councillors take At our annual conference last year, national supports. and independent Ireland, ambitious, in advance, predominantly from the trade Association's annual conference next protestant guerrillas. Bob Rorthorn Derry Film and Video Co-op's film an oath against violence, which, were he the Connolly Association pledged to put Irish executives are also among the union and student movements. Nearly September. That will be one of the first said there was no hope of them being Mother Ireland when the Connolly to extend it to the House of Commons, Time To Go at the centre of out most strongly opposed to further twice that registered on the day, taking opportunities for everyone involved to successful as Britain would have Association and Campaign for Press might produce a few answers political work. What does that mean? deserted them . The I.R.A. keeps going measures in pursuit of the Single the attendance figures to just under examine how the debate has developed, and Broadcasting Freedom showed the economical with the truth. he explained because they think there European Market — 79 percent of 600. r and how the momentum of the initiative film last month. It means that in the New Year, we'll is a chance ol success. There would be them compared with an EEC average of could best be deployed. be launching our own initiative under no such hope of the protestant Banned by Channel Four in the wake 66 percent. Debate from the floor was "freedom fighters." of Home Secretary Douglas Hurd's the Time To Go banner, How To Go. A You would not think from all the occasionally sidetracked by demands To help take that one step further, the The the event of the Dublin looking broadcasting restrictions, the film Broadcasting ban pamphlet is being written and a publicity about 1992, would you, that for immediate and unconditional Association is planning a November after law and order for the whole explores images of Irish womanhood conference organised for next April in most business executives were opposed withdrawal - a demand which finds no co lfcrcKe aimed at the labour country Britain would have gone and and women's participation in the The broadcasting ban is the an attempt to normalise disengagement to the thing? But these are the people echo in the socialist and republican movemt r>t to try to take advantage of the Dublin Government would have struggle for a united and independent cornerstone of the strategy: it isn't just as a British policy option. with the experience on the ground. It is movement in Ireland itself - and what change in the nature of the debate to give guarantees of civil rights Ireland. another instance of state censorship, also likely to be the people in the discontent with the breadth of the Time there has been in the 1990 round of and jobs to all. although censorship it is, nor is it Even before the broadcasting ban To Go strategy. That means talking about how and biggest, Multinational companies, who simply the thin end of the wedge, trade union conferences. was announced, Channel Four wanted why Britain has withdrawn from its are pushing the whole European thing, although further reporting restrictions Superpower moves extensive cuts, including an interview not the representatives of small and other colon' is, as well as exploring the seem bound to follow. Some maintained that the trade r The possibilities for change are with Mairead Farrell completed before process r Jisengagement from the Six — Continued from Page One medium sized companies. Together with the proposed reform of union movement was central to the greater than they have been for years: her death on the Rockf footage of the Counts One big Euro-pusher who is foremost initiative's advance, an odd perspective by this time next year, the spectre aying that 400 political prisoners blinding of Emma Groves with a plastic the Official Secrets Act to prohibit among the Euro-fanatics is Robert after The National Union of haunting Tom King might well be that were being held. bullet — "too propagandists," they reporting of British Army activity in the Martin Moriarty The Tass report also referred to the Maxwell, the global newspaper and TV Railwaymen have just reversed their much more substantial. said — and Christy Moore's song north of Ireland, the ban is an attempt ruling of the European Court of boss. He has just established a new conference commitment to withdrawal Unfinished Revolution — "too to silence the majority for British that it.seeks to mobilise thousands for a Labour Party fudge Human Rights that detention for daily newspaper, The European, to withdrawal by drawing a veil over the Great Debate in the New Year, a and ACTT haven't been able to deliver ^even days without trial under the Republican". forward plans for a European continidng crisis and the British weekend of discussion around the on their 1987 decision with the veto of It will mean examining the Prevention of Terrorism Act ran There was a lively discussion on the Superstate and fight those defending Government's refusal to help find a British presence, and for a their members in Ulster Television. possibilities for change in the Labour counter to the European Convention effects of the ban, which to date has national independence and democracy. lasting solution to the conflict. He has demonstration on the 20th anniversary That leaves NALGO the one union with Party, and how the formula of "unity by on Human Rights. taken in The Pogues and That Petrol Add there are still people on the British everything to do with trying to dose of the troops being sent bnck on to the a policy for British disengagement. consent" might be changed from the The "longest undeclared was in Emotion as well as Errol Smalley, Europe" has left more than 3,000 We have had complaints that the new editor Gerard Curran keeps and Irish 'Left' who delude themselves down popular protest in the year of streets of Belfast and Derry next With the trade union movement fudge It is at the moment htto something whose nephew Paul Hill is one of the dead, the report said, and his head down too much. Here is a photo of him in a relaxed mood, into thinking that by joining the same Time To Go. August. retreating on withdrawal, they can more usefiil. Will the formula be Guildford Four, how to fight it and hardlj be expected to deliver on Time mm "progressive people all over the reviving political memories with another veteran, Kathleen cause they will be advancing in some -The initiatives around the charter, None of this will be cheap. Time To simply to continue to be an, world" were on the side of those where to get more showings of the To Go. lint doesn't way the cause of 'socialism', God bless which now has over 350 signatures to it, Go needs £M,M0 if it's to succeed. extension of the Unionist veto under seeking civil rights in Northern Derry video. A quantity of books and Maclaughlin. Kathleen is now enjoying well earned retirement in the mark! Truly it should make the Ireland Irish Democrats were sold. North Wales. angels weep. January 1989 PiSge Four THE IRISH DEMOCRAT January 1969 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT Page Five | New cynicism UNITE TO FIGHT THE BAN in Government The following article by Mike Jempson came too late for the, December issue. Because it was greeted by a conspiracy of silence WORLD COMMENT JIM SAVAGE by most of the press we publish it to help to get back some of the broadcasting and press freedom which existed before the ban. THE National Union ooff a responsibility to the public, and programme about the SDLP/SF Roy Hattersley, Deputy Leader Not surprisingly a good majority of IN the desperate attempt to put the Journalists is to challenge the they have a right to know what talks. of the Labour Party, said that WITHER US Canadians in fact voted againt the By economy right, our rulers have taken validity of the Hurd broadcasting is happening in the North of In a telling phrase he stressed "telling the truth, rather than Trade Treaty in the elections. But the DOES it matter to most of us that the the human element, or what was left of ban in the European Courts, NUJ Ireland." that Sinn Fein has no "right" to suppressing aspects of it, is more No vote was divided between two Republican Bush becomes US President It, out of Government. This new General Secretary Harry Conroy SLO leader Paddy Ashdown appear on television, "it is likely to obtain to the peaceful Geo politicus opposition parties and the Tories got in and the Democrat Dukakis was ^nicism has enabled them to continue told a rally of broadcasters in the launched a ferocious attack on the journalists that decide when to solution in Northern Ireland we on an overall minority vote - just as is defeated? . • policy of increasing unemployment, Government for its assault on issue invitations to appear on TV all seek." The ban prevents and socialist parties got mass influence House of Commons on November It will certainly matter to people like the case with the Thatcher Tories in and the increasing exportation of "the network of our civil liberties" programmes." journalists from using their with the people in the various European 10th. There will also be a legal the Nicaraguans, who fear a Britain. It shows again how different thousands of young people. They have over recent years. Broadcast journalists in professional judgement to tell the countries through fighting for challenge to the application of continuance of Reagan's policy of electoral systems are important, some created great hardship, especially He saw the ban as part of a Northern Ireland "now provide truth as they see it. democratic rather than socialist Section 31 by the Irish backing the so-called Contras. And the being undoubtedly much more among the already underprivilaged and 'dismal litany' which has included the only forum for a dialogue demands. Whereas in America Government. To ban programmes because CIA will hope to be given their head democratic than others. they have done all of this without any the removal of tiers of local within the community," he said, capitalism already provided a He said that an NUJ approach some people regard them as under a President who once had the job assurance that it is going to 'work'. government "altering the very complementing their "remarkable thorough-going democracy, at least by MRS BHUTTO to the Home Secretary for a offensive is, he said, a profoundly of being boss of their own agency. And ) A new report by the Irish Transport meeting had been rebuffed. "The basis of the British Constitution", achievement" in winning the damaging criterion for determ- the standards of the time. Alas, poor Pakistan. How will she many Irish will be sorry that Dukakis, Workers Union claims that Government knows full well the bullying the BBC and the IBA, trust of the whole community. ining what should and should not A second reason was the manifold fare under Mrs Bhutto? This lady is in who supported the MacBride principles exploitation of unorganised workers, NUJ's position on the ban and condemnation 11 times before the That trust is now under threat be broadcast. It is "the beginning divisions in the US population. The the dodgy position of being the first and implemented them in Massach- particularly the unskilled is rampant in sees no point in a meeting." European Court of Human Rights from the ban, he went on, along of a terrifyingly steep and slippery local solidarities of different ethnic head of government of any Muslim ussets, did not make the White House. Cork. Hie detailed report by the In a remarkable display of for infringing the liberties of its with the independence of the BBC slope," which could be extended residential areas cut across rather than country. And she has got where she is Union's Cork District Council which unity, which went largely citizens, and the Government's and the IBA. to cover other prejudices. He But the overriding criterion for most reinforced the solidarities of the because she is her father's daughter. represents 15,000 workers, said that unrecorded by the media, introduction of laws discrim- In the past broadcasters have pledged the Opposition's full people will be which man would be best workplace. As well, at the bottom of the Her father was hanged some years ago hundreds of young people are being broadcasting unions and inating against people on the been free to devise and revise support in the fight to get the ban for reducing tension between the social heap was a huge under-class of by his successor, General Zia. Now paid "slave wage rates" as employers employers and MPs from Labour, grounds of their sexuality. guidelines about how to meet their lifted and demanded the Superpowers and bringing the nuclear Black Americans, the former slaves, democracy is restored. But for Mrs capitalise on lengthening dole queues. the SLD, the SDLP and the And he expressed sadness "that obligation to be impartial, fair broadcasters should always make arms race to a stop. For the future of the with whom white workers did not Bhutto to get elected she did all sorts of The report names two U.S. based Conservative Party shared a far too few people bother about and accurate, he said. Now they clear when reports have been whole of humanity is bound up with generally identify. Also the division deals with the big landlord element who companies, 106-Job Sea-Ray, who platform opposing the Hurd ban the liberties that are stolen from are faced with confusing censored under the ban. that. It may well be that a Republican between the States and the vast size of run the Army, which remains the real build power boats at Little Island and in the Grand Committee Room of • them (in Parliament) at dead of guidelines imposed by the Seamus Mallon, Deputy Leader President would be better able than a the country made it harder to organise power in the country, collaring for itself McDonalds of Winthrop Street, the the House of Commons. night and usually by ministerial Government which encroach of the SDLP, began by quoting Democratic one to deliver on an arms pressures for radical change at Federal over one third of Pakistan's national fast food outlet, as particularly "Anti- Organised by the National order without passing the due upon their editorial indep- one definition of press freedom as deals with the Russians, just as the Government level. income. The new Prime Minister is Union of Journalists, the meeting process of Parliament." endence. "the freedom of the owners to Republican Reagan could sign the INF herself a member of the landlord class. union". The union charges both and a lobby of Parliament were all publish as many of their Treaty. Whereas if a Democrat looks JOE HILL Can she really preside over the radical companies with adopting the attitude of DESPOTISM John Boyd like favouring disarmament the parent companies, one of, "keep the that remained of the original call ANTI UNION prejudices as the prejudices of A third reason was the savage land reform which alone offers hope of Warning that Britain was in Republicans are automatically at his union out at all costs", and also claims for a 24-hour strike by broadcast their advertisers will allow." repression of workers organisations by satisfying the expectations of danger of slipping into despotism, Tony Lennon, an official of the heels baying about sell-outs. Remember they scrutinise all job applicat ans to journalists. US Big Business and its political Pakistan's poor? It would be foolish to he said: "I cannot imagine a more Broadcasting and Entertainment Carter, who collapsed under such make sure applicants have no Opening the meeting Maureen FREEDOM TO Prospects for 1989 servants. We have all heard of the bank on it. dangerous precedent than to deny Trades Alliance (BETA) and Chair pressure? background of union activism. Duffy, former President of the Pingerton gangs, Joe Hill, the Wobblies Should Pakistan indeed have ever access to a free press on the ground of the Campaign for Press and "THE completion of the Internal institutions and lack of democracy. Writers' Union read messages of PUBLISH The real tragedy for America and the and our own Jim Larkin being sent to existed? It was a British creation in the that views may be offensive to Broadcasting Freedom, spoke of Market is not the end of the road . . . This may well take the form of a support from Article 19, Actors world is that what was on offer was two Sing Sing Prison in 1919 for labour first place - the only state in the world many, should be denied access to a the "tapestry of restrictions He said that press freedom is After the Single market will come the proposal kicked around by both the j TAXPAYERS GRANTS Equity, Richard Dunn, managing candidates from two different parties of sedition. Perhaps the frustrated radical set up to cater for a particular religious free media. If you accept that, woven around trades unionists essential in any country especially single Economy... a single European Spinelli Action Committee for director of Thames TV, and Big Business, even if the Democrats do and popular forces which looked to the group, the Muslims of India. Yet there Says the report: "These companies there is no end to the point to and broadcasters by the one torn apart by internal strife, currency... and a central bank... well European Union and the Euro Parlia- David Nicholas of Independent have a broader mass base than the Democrat Jesse Jackson for a lead in are almost as many Muslims in Mr have availed of massive taxpayer's which you will go in damaging Government." because it provides protection of before the end of the century" stated ment where there would be a TV News. Republicans. That is the reason why this year's primaries, will seek to Gandhi's India as in Pakistan. On the grants, and are well aware of the Irish freedom of speech." Such laws make it difficult for the individual and the institutions (ommision Vice-Presendent Eord Community wide referendum on NUJ Joint President Scarlett only half the American electorate turns organise on the left of the Democratic whole they live fairly amicably with constitutional position regarding trade John Birt, BBC Assistant workers to take action in other of the state. Cockfield. He was speaking to a group whether to have European Union and a McGwire began by criticising out to vote in Presidential elections. union rights. They will be organised than direct industrial issues, he It is a freedom valued in the Six European Government. Party over the next few years? Any such their Hindu neighbours. Religion is broadcasting middle-manage- Director (News & Current Affairs) from the European Parliament where whether it takes five months or five said, linking the Hurd order to the Counties because it provides some Huge numbers think, quite rightly, that development would certainly bring insufficient cement to hold any State ments for not releasing more announced that the BBC board of he also told them: "We belong to the Attention was conveniently drawn years". The union has also called for a Governmant ban on union protection against measures such it makes no difference to them. hope to people all around the globe. together. It cannot form the basis of a journalists to attend the Governors are unanimous in their immortal company of the "irrever- away from what happened at this latest review of th manpower work experience members at GCHQ and Mrs as the PTA, the Emergency What really makes A merican politics US Big Business was happy that nation. This is why Pakistan and its Parliamentary lobby. "Who opposition to the ban, and intend sibles'." Ec summit meeting by the British programme set up by the Government, Thatcher's hypocritical support Powers Act, the ending of the unique among the developed countries Brian Mulroney's Tories won the erstwhile element East Pakistan, now knows where the ban will end?"» to make a formal submission to At the same meeting the French Prime Minister's public outbursts which it claims is being used as an for political activity by the right to silence, and interference is that such an industrialised country Canadian general election. It ensures Banglbdesh, are normally ruled by she asked, "As journalists we have the Government aad take their Secretary of State for Planning against fellow EC members, Belgium immoral source of free labour by well- Solidarity union in Poland. has no mass Labour or left-wing party, the passage of the American-Canadian military dictatorships in order to arguments to Parliament. with franchise arrangements announced a group of non-French and Ireland over the question of off businesses, such as solicitors and which is the normal bearer of political Trade Treaty, which was the main issue suppress the various separatist The BBC does not intend to go He pointed out that some years which the Government is now personalities had been invited to look at extraditing Patrick Ryan. Out of this travel agents. — Continued from column one alternatives in a modern society. The in the contest. This treaty seeks to bring movements. In Pakistan there are back to the Home Secretary for ago she had insisted that proposing. the Plan for the Internal Market and case has come the proposal for a US trade union movement is also into being a kind of North American several different ethnic groups, It is obvious that the recession, redundancies, the union says, would further interpretations he said, universities and polytechnics must He said that one of the purposes amongst those invited was Robert common EC law on extradition. This relatively one of the weakest in the Common Market. It is a US response to speaking different languages, who want cutbacks, mass emigration and drop in drop the workforce at a plant below but will argue against it until the support free speech thereby giving and dangers of the ban was that it Maxwell. France will preside over would remove safeguards decided by world, with only 16 percent of workers the EEC's 1992scheme. The Americans to break away and set up their own living standards is seen by employers as agreed manning levels. ban is rescinded. Citing platforms to racists, but now shifted responsibility from Council meetings in the second half of national parliaments and rights of sought to deny the same rights to Parliament onto the shoulders of organised. Both America and all the see the EEC's Single European Market governments and states - Sindhis, the ideal recipe for making money from Two hundred and fifty primary parliamentary, press and 1989 where "great strides will be made individuals to appeal in national courts. Irish people. journalists who, inevitably, would rest of us are still paying a heavy price as a kind of Fortress Europe. The Baluchis, Pathans and so on. What other peoples misery. Exploitation and school jobs will be lost in Cork City and international opposition to the in setting up the Internal Market." The British Home Secretary at a He reminded journalists that feel they have to be careful about for the defeats inflicted on US Labour capitalist world is now clearly dividing unites them is resentment of the abuse are alive and thriving in Cork in County when the cuts go through. One ban, he said "Whether we succeed Council of Ministers meeting talked while they are seen within the what they broadcast. in the early 1900s. into major trading blocks, grouped predominant Punjabis who run the 1988. The ITGWU had to bring to the in eight of the city's national teaching or not we are winning the EC Summit about adjusting member states laws to trades union movement as the Stressing his opposition to It is a bit of an historical puzzle why around the economic giants America, Army. Labour Court in Cork another cheap- force will disappear. Thousands of arguments". At the December EC summit, match. Behind the proposals is labour problem. The court heard obvious leaders on issues such as Section 31, he said there was a US Labour did not make the advances West Germany and Japan - each the In 1900 the area which is now children would end up in classes of over Rhodes, Greece, Mrs Thatcher stated handing over of yet another piece of stinging criticism of Dunne's Stores for TRUST free speech, many trades unionists crucial difference because Sinn this century which Labour made centre in its part of the world of a local Pakistan contained some 16 million forty, and in some cases of forty-six the decisions taken in regard to the Single legislation to the EC which would be their policy of employing workers in who had fought for their rights Fein constitutes only 2% of the everywhere else. One reason is that collective imperialism. It is very much people. Today it has around 90 million I.N.T.O. claims. In County Cork, European Market "were irreversible." subject to the Community's own law Ballyvolane on a part-time basis. JOURNALISTS had had their views rubbished by vote in the Republic, bu'. over 35% 19th century America was indeed a what Orwell forecast would happen in and is growing at 3 percent a year. This many towns would be badly affected About half the special measures to put officers and Court of Justice. In this "This order docs a grave journalists. of the nationalist vote in the Six 'land of the free' for the huge tide of his novel Nineteen Eighty Four. means a doubling in the next twenty- Dunne's Stores, Ballyvolane, too, with up to 35 children being taught the Internal Market into place have one of the jobs being lined up for the damage to broadcast journalism," Nonetheless he felt that the Counties. "Sinn Fein is an immigrants who flooded there from The trade treaty will be bad for five years. If you want to get theflavour employs 210 workers, making it the together in up to four classes. Worse now been legislated for. So much for European police force? With 'the he said. "What journalists try to Hurd ban had already been indigenous part of the political Europe. In the States all white males ordinary Canadians, just as similar of Mrs Bhutto's problems read Salman second largest Dunne's Store in still, they say, many two-teacher her verbal opposition to European frontier down' and free movement of do in relation to Northern Ireland loosened because of the landscape in the North of had the vote from quite early in the 19th developments are bad for ordinary Rushdie's brilliant novel, Shame. This Ireland, but only 39 of these workers schools will be reduced to one teacher Union earlier in 1988. In this case the capital, goods and people, such a police is to paint a broad picture, to opposition to it, and pointed out Ireland," he declared. "Is it right century. In Europe on the other hand, West Europeans and Japanese. They is a fictionalised rendering of the Zia- are employed on a full time basis. who can hardly be expected to teach up old adage still holds - judge people by force could freely move arrested people convey a broad range of opinions, that it was not as far reaching as to marginalise 35% of the with its kingdoms and empires and will have their industries more or less Bhuto conflict. It shows why one should Dunne's did not bother to attend the to 30 children in eight classes. their actions not their words. to any member state. Will those and to report all significant the restrictions imposed in the electorate?" aristocracy-dominated societies, the completely taken over by the not be optimistic about Pakistan bearing and their manager, Joe Duke Middleton stands to lose seven At this summit West German organising resistance against European incidents in order that those who Republic under Section 31. One question, he said, must be universal franchise had to be struggled Americans. Their national identity and holding together for long into the 21st refused to comment on whether or not primary teachers, Mallow 6, and Chancellor Kohl reiterated his call for a Union, the Internal Market or any listen and watch may better Commenting on the timing of made central in the fight against for over a long period. The early Labour culture will be under fierce pressure. century. the Cork Store would adhere to any Clonakilty four, with other losses in European Army and a "European aspects of either be dealt with in this understand what happens there, the ban, which coincides with the the Hurd ban. "If, after 20 years of recommendations made by the Labour surrounding rural schools, resulting in federal police force." If there is to be a way? and judge for themselves what publication of a White Paper on the most horrific strife and loss of Court. The vast majority of part- larger classes everywhere. Discipline in European Union with a foreign policy The road to European Union is beset they think about it and what Broadcasting (and investigations civil liberties, thousands of deaths timers work less than eighteen hours a schools lis going to suffer. It was a and its own 'security' than such an with arguments and disputes between policies should be pursued." into trades union practices in the and jailings, all the collective TREATY OF LIMERICK BROKEN week, so they do not qualify for sick problem when classes were smaller, but Army and Police force would be part of member states and different vested He said that audiences industry) he said that the main line political wisdom of Parliament pay, holidays or basic entitlements, now with larger classes we really face a the superstate^ apparatus. These interests. The common policies on recognise the good judgement of of defence of public service can come up with is withdrawal of according to the union. One of the 'blackboard jungle' situation. All the forces would see these policies were agriculture and fishing alone generate THE large hall of the Camden Centre did. He mentioned a number of journalists on the rare occasions broadcasting had been that it the freedom of speech, the right to was well filled when Peter Bereford Before the ink was dry scenarios. demands made by the union was an improvements in primary education carried out, including everything quarrels which shake the EC to its very when Sinn Fein or other listed provides us with an independent silence and a person's rights to a Ellis began addressing the (1) They could ieave as the agreement on a basic number of hours over the past two decades wiil be rolled implied by European Union and demise roots. Disagreement reflect a mixture emigrated to the United States. organisations are interviewed — news service. "This ban blows that free and open franchise — doesn't Conference. He dealt with the myth Americans left Vietnam. This over a stated number of days. This is back. Slow learners will suffer more as of national parliments and governments of interests. There are national Nineteen generals in the American there were no protest phone calls argument away, because now that pose the fundamental that William of Orange has ushered in would be most unlikely. mass exploitation by Dunne's, who they will not be able to get any ments. interests which are under attack and an era of civil and religious liberties. revolution had been Ulster when Gerry Adams appeared n a people know that broadcasters are question about the presence of (2) They could arrange for Dublin regard workers as an easy, instantly individual attention. constantly compromised - the national He explained that the Pope, rians and other dissenters to take over responsibility for recent 'On the Record' controlled by the Government." this Government in Ireland?" Direct elections ehind the setting up of the United available source of cheap labour. question wull not go away, not even for Catholic Austria and Spain were on law and order but, he thought, II!: a west European Union. There are the side of William of Orange at the Irishmen. they should continue to 1989 will witness the charar of In 1834 moves began to wean the direct elections to the so called vested capital interests which are time of the battle of the Boyne. It was subsidise the North for some not a decisive victory despite the presbyterians away from anv alliance time. He suggested there would LIVERPOOL BRANCH CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION European Parliment. An opportunity to competing for top dog position. The with the catholics. Presbyterian priests UNION FIGHTS object of a transnational is to maximise claims of Orangemen. The Jacobin be an upsurge of violence on a FEBRUARY FEBRUARY MARCH MARCH put a contrary point of view will arise Army had withdrawn and the war were bribed with £75 each, and the small scale to make the REDUNDANCIES profits and eat smaller corporations. 19th 6.30 pm during this ballot without having to went on for another year. The liberties ranks of the Orange Order was British lose their nerve. 5th 6.30 pm 19th 6.30 pm 5th 6.30 pm stand candidates. The most important The money invested is in the end granted in the Treaty of Limerick opened for the first time to dissenters. The largest union at the 22

-ils'-r*—- ; r— g •: ! Page Eight THE IRISH DEMOCRAT January 1989 January 1989 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT Page Seven MORRISSEY AND THE IRISH RORY OF THE HILL "THAT rake up near the rafters, why leave it there so long? Ballybunion RUSSIAN SAILOR The handle, of the best of ash, is smooth and straight and strong; FINAL SOLUTION And, mother, will you tell me, why did my father frown, COME all ye gallant Irishmen, wherever that you be SONGS railway When to make the hay, in summer time, I climbed to take it down? 1 hope you'll pay attention and listen unto me, She looked into her husband's eyes, while her own with tight did fill, The Lartigue. By Michael Guerin. Till I sing about the battle that took place the other day How the Irish paid in blood and land for the Edited by "You'll shortly know the reason, boy" said Rory of the Hill. Published by The Lartigue Between a Russian sailor and gallant Morrissey. Centenary Committee, 'Twas in Tierra del Fuego in South Americay Patrick Bond The midnight moon is lighting up the slopes of Slievenamon, English Revolution Cleiveragh, Listowel, Co. Kerry. The Russian challenged Morrissey - these words to him did say: Whose foot affrights the startled hares so long before the dawn? Price £7 including postage and Hell or Connaught! The Catholics of Ireland lost their Kennedy, who was executed and "I hear you are a fighting man, and wear a belt 1 see, He stopped just where the Anner's stream winds up the woods anear, Cromwellian Protestant stock packing. CromweBian Colonisation of estates for fighting in defence of his head spiked on the walls of the came Wolfe Tone, and many Indeed I wish you would consent to have a round with me." SPANCILHILL Then whistled low and looked around to see the coast was clear. Ireland 1652-1640. Peter their King. Those who cut off the castle at Carlow to serve as a another good Irish man and UNTIL I read this book, I considered Then out spoke gallant Morrissey, with heart both brave and true LAST night as I lay dreaming of A sheeling door flew open - in he stepped with right good will - Beresford Ellis. Blackstaff father's head, forced the son to fly warning! woman down to our own day. the 'Lartigue' monorail, which ran "I am a valiant Irishman that never was subdued, the pleasant days gone by, "God save all here, and bless your work" said Rory of the Hill. Press, Belfast. £5.95. 268pp for his life, and overturned the But the Final Solution to the First published in hardback in between Listowel and Ballybunion for For I can whale the Yankee, the Saxon bull or bear My mind being bent on rambling, to (p/b). Reviewed by Donal whole ancient frame of Irish Problem came unstuck, 1975, to unanimously favourable thirty-six years, to be a singularly Right hearty was the welcome that greeted him, I ween, government, obtained grants of In honour of old Paddy's land Fli still the laurel wear." Erin's Isle I did fly; Kennedy. despite the terror, executions, reviews in Irish and British quaint and enigmatical undertaking. In For years gone by he fully proved how well he loved the Green; those very estates the Catholics mass selling into servitude in the fact, as Michael Guerin demonstrates Those words enraged the Russian boy upon the Yankee land, I stepped on board a vision, I sailed papers, this must be the definitive And where was one among them who grasped him by the hand - ON October 23, 1641, when, led lost in defence of ancient Barbadoes and Americas, the study of the Cromwellian so admirably, it was based on sound To think that he should be put down by any Irishman, out with a will, One who through all that weary time roamed on a foreign strand; by their UlsWr chieftains, the Irish constitution, and those they hunting of Priests and Tories. Colonisation, and should grace engineering and economic principles. Says he 'You are too light a frame, and that without mistake - And I quickly came to anchor at the rose against Charles I, the gained by their rebellion what the Many of Cromwell's soldiers the shelves of anyone interested in He brought them news from gallant friends that made their hearts' strings thrill, Charles Lartigue was a Spaniard, I'll have you to resign the belt or else your life I'll take." Cross of Spancilhill. population of all Ireland was Catholics lost by their loyalty." married Irishwomen, and their the relationship of Ireland to "My soul, I never doubted them" said Rory of the Hill. domiciled in Paris, whose interest in about one and one half millions. children spoke only Irish, — England, the political evolution of To fight upon the tenth of March those heroes did agree, MT Berresford Ellis has North Africa led him to experiment Enchanted with the novelty, except when responding in Latin either country, and the use and And thousands came from every part the battle for to see; They sat around the humble board till dawning of the day, By October 1652 over six arranged the copious records of with a railway based on the 'pannier' delighted with the scene, to the Mass. And from abuse of Capital. The English and the Russians, their hearts were filled with glee, And yei not song nor shout I heard - no revellers were they; hundred thousand of these had method of load distribution as used on Where in my early childhood, I Commonwealth and Royalists, They swore this Russian sailor boy would beat brave Morrissey. Some brows flushed red with gladness, while some were grimly pale; perished — "by sword, plague, the correspondence of clergymen, camels and mules. On a frame of often-times have been, But pale or red, from out those eyes flashed souls that never quail! famine, hardships and banish- Protestant and Catholic, and triangular section, the carrying wheels Those heroes stepped into the ring, most gallant to be seen, I thought I heard a murmur, me- ment" and the remainder were at And Morrissey put on the belt, bound round with shamrock green; "And sing us now about the vow, they swore for to fulfil" translations of contemporary ran on a single rail at the top, with guide thinks I hear it still, the mercy of the English Irish poetry, so that we see the wheels on the lower rails at either side. Sixty thousand dollars, as you may plainly see "You'll read it yet in history" said Rory of the Hill. 'Tis that little stream of water at Commonwealth, itself established period through the eyes of the The locomotives and rolling stock Was to be the champion's prize who gained the victory. the Cross of Spancilhill. through two uprisings against protagonists, without intrusive straddled the track, which was elevated Next day the ashen handle, he took down from where it hung. They shook hands and walked around the ring, commencing for to fight, Charles I and his beheading. By comment. The period was one of on pedestals. The toothed rake, full scornfully, into the fire he flung; cutting off the King's Head, the bewildering complexity in It filled each Irish heart with pride for to behold the sight. It being on the Sabbath morning, I When a railway was mooted between And in its stead a shining blade is gleaming once again - English rebels had severed all England, Scotland and Ireland, The Russian he floored Morrissey up to the eleventh round - thought I heard a bell, Listowel and Ballybunion, following the Oh! for a hundred thousand of such weapons and such men! Constitutional links with Ireland with shifting alliances on all sides, With Yankee, Russian, Saxon cheers the valley did resound. O'er the hills and valleys echoing, opening through Listowel in 1880, the Right soldierly he wielded it, and, going through his drill, and had no legitimate interest in and the competition of new each note it seemed to tell, local ratepayers baulked at the cost of a A minute and a half our hero lav before that he could rise - her affairs. But they proposed philosophies of religion and That Father John was coming, his "Attention," "Charge," "Front, point," "Advance" cried Rory of the Hill. conventional two-rail line. Enter The word went all about the field, "He's dead," were all their cries. now to punish ten categories of politics amongst the English. The Lartigue, whose less expensive system But Morrissey strove manfully, and rising from the ground duty to fulfil, Irishmen, the first five categories Presbyterians of Ulster, of mainly She looked at him with woman's pride, with pride and woman's fears, was welcomed by most of the local From that unto the twentieth round the Russian he put down. In our parish church in Clooney, of which, numbering at least one Scottish stock, though anti- She flew to him, she clung to him, and dried away her tears; people, who were desirous of improved just one mile from Spancilhill. hundred thousand, one ninth of Catholic, were persecuted by the The Irish offered four-to-one that day upon the grass; He feels her pulse beat truly, while her arms around him twine - transport for schoolchildren, visitors, the remaining population, were to Cromwellians, as they didn't No sooner said than taken up, and down they brought the cash; farm produce and sand. The line opened "Now God be praised for your stout heart, brave little wife of mine." be hanged and their property recognise the legitimacy of a And when the sermon ended, sure, in 1888 and continued in operation until They parried away without delay to the thirty-second round, He swung his first-born in the air, while joy his heart did fill - confiscated. The other five regime founded on regicide. The we all knelt down in prayer, 1924, when the Free State Government When Morrissey received a blow that brought him to the ground. "You'll be a freeman yet, my boy" said Rory of the Hill. categories were to forfeit their Quakers too, came in for In hopes for to be ready to climb refused to include it in the Great estates and suffer such persecution, and the Irish Up to the thirty-seventh round 'twas fall and fall about, the golden stair, Southern Railways amalgamation. Oh! knowledge is a wondrous power, and stronger than the wind; punishment as banishment, but Which made the foreign tyrants then to keep a sharp lookout; And then back home returning, we And thrones shall fall, and despots bow before the might of mind; their dependants were to receive The above summary of the line's The Russian called his second for to have a glass of wine, danced with right goodwill, The poet and the orator, the heart of man can sway, one third or two thirds of their history does no justice to Michael Our Irish hero smiled and said: 'This battle will be mine." To Martin Moylan's music, at the value in places to be nominated by Reviewed And would to the kind heavens that Wolfe Tone were here today! Geurin's book. The author has The thirty-eighth round decided all, the Russian felt a smart: Cross of Spancilhill. Parliament. Those places were' managed the very difficult task (almost Yet trust me, friends, dear Ireland's strength, her truest strength, is still, West of the Shannon in the least by For Morrissey with a terrible blow struck him upon the heart; The rough and ready roving boys, like Rory of the Hill. unique in my experience of transport The doctor he was called upon to open up a vein, It being on the twenty-third of June, fertile parts of Ireland — the Donal Kennedy books) of combining a history, CHARLES KICKHAM province of Connaught and But he said it was quite useless, he'd never fight again. the day they hold the fair, photographic album and 'pot pourri' Sure Erin's sons and daughters, County Clare. successfully in one volume. As befits a Our hero conquered Thompson and the Yankee Clifford too, campaign was made possible, only were all assembled there; local political activist (he is a Labour The Benicia boy and Sheppard he nobly did subdue, The pretext for these by the suppression of the Levellers The young and the old, the stout The destruction of Drogheda councillor in Listowel), Michael Guerin So let us fill a flowing glass, and here is health galore punishments was a fictitious who stood for democracy in and the bold, came there to BOGSIDE CALYPSO by Cromwell and his troops has delved into the social as well as the To noble Johnny Morrissey who came from Templemore. general massacre of Protestants in England and its extension to , technical history of the line, placing the sport and kill - WAS is just chance or was it destiny October 1641, peddled through- Ireland by the expedient of letting 'Twas a curious combination at the whole in the wider political scene. That out of the whole world we happen to be out England by the poet Milton the Irish live as they wished. Marconi's trans-Atlantic wireless fair of Spancilhill. Brought up in this most pleasant locality? amongst others, but strangely The temper of the times may be station was established at Ballybunion. It's so easy to tell - ignored at the time by Charles' gauged from Justice John Cook, " One of the deciding factors in its 1 went to see my old home, and Irish administration, unverified Irish minnow and the That I sing of the Bogside so peaceful and quiet who declared in 1653 that all location being the availability of the every stone can tell; by the Commonwealth's The very last thing you'd find here is a riot, Irishmen and women living in railway for conveying construction The old boreen was just the same, investigators, and dismissed as 1641, or born in Ireland since, They say that Phil Coulter's intending to buy it - materials. The line was in the thick of and the apple-tree over the nonsense by the great Unionist were traitors, and as such should He loves it so well, things during the 1919-1924 period. well; historian, Lecky. Certainly there be punished. We see too a merciful European sharks North Kerrymen will recognise many of He loves it so well, were some atrocities when the side. When Father Patrick Archer But I missed my sister, Ellen, my focuses on the perception and the families who played their part in the Phil loves it so well! dispossessed Irish fell on those was sentenced at Carlow to be Ireland and Europe, 1919-1948. brothers, Pat and Bill, prejudices of the diplomats and events depicted herein. Chorus: You may travel worldwide who had robbed them a few years hanged, drawn and quartered, Camelot Press and Gill and For I only met strange faces round administrators from the statesman de But it can't be denied earlier under James I, but the Henry Cromwell, (Oliver's son) MacMillan. By Dermot Keogh. The author advises that the hard- my home in Spancilhill. Valera to the pompous Blueshirt No place like the Bogside motivation was more to do with intervened to remit the quartering pps 212. back edition is presently out of stock. O'Duffy. The soft-back version can be obtained I like the Bogside. material than spiritual part of the sentence! "REVOLUTIONARIES in the 1 called to see the neighbours, to Gavin Duffy, the first Foreign from The Lartigue Centenary disagreement. As forfeiture, to be accom- twentieth century have long realised DONALL OG hear what they might say; And we just love the Anglian Regiment Minister, tried to keep his Committee, Clieveagh, Listowel, Co. The ferocity of Cromwell in his panied by death, exile, or removal that political struggle takes place at administrators and diplomats out of the Kerry for £7 (Sterling) which covers A's a Dhonaill Oig ma their thar farraige The old were getting feeble, and the They're so eager to be our friends nine months in Ireland in 1649/50 to Connaught, closed in on the two levels : the domestic and the struggle over the Treaty until his own postage. Profits wilt go towards Beir me fein eat is na dean mo dhearmad, young ones turning grey, They visit us all hours, they must be supermen may be understood partly by his Irish, they fled to the woods of international." Beginning his book disquiet at the concessions made in the building a working model and a Beidh agat feirin la aonaigh a's margaidh I met old Tailor Quigley, he's as To do it, I always knew it belief in the bogus general mountains to wage guerilla war on "Ireland and Europe 1919-1948" with Treaty led to his resignation in 1922. museum. It really is an excellent 'S inion Ri Greige mar cheile leapan leat. stout as ever still, It must be all them Special Powers! massacre, and by his manifest the invaders, becoming hunted this quotation, Dermot Keogh, lecturer Joseph Walsbe became the Secretary of publication, better than many railway ignorance of the country. But the men in, Irish "Traidhe" or to the in modern History at University Is deanach areir a labhair an gadhar ort Sure he always made my britches Beautiful oakgroves surround die estate the Foreigh Affairs Department in 1922 books selling at nearly twice the price, campaign of butchery, deport- English, "Tories". The mischief College Cork, rises above conventional Labhair an naoscach sa churraichin domhain ort when I lived in Spancilhill. And walls and the gables are highly ornate, when Robert Brennan, an opponent of and will appeal to everyone interested ation and forfeiture decreed by they did might still draw tears academic historians. His intention is to 'S tu 'do chaogaidhaonar ar fud na gcoillte Architecturally speaking the flats are just great • the Treaty, refused the job. Walshe is in Irish history, especially those with a I paid a flying visit to my first and England's Parliament in its 1653 from the eyes of London supplement the well researched Anglo- A's go rabhair gan cheile go brath go bhfaighir me. They contribute that slight extra touch revealed, chapter Ay chapter, to be a feel' for the County Kerry. early love, Act for the Settling of Ireland had financiers when next they dine at a Irish relationship with an nationalist with National Socialist Whoever designed them should have been arrested, as its mainspring the sin of Greed. Britui Wilkinson Do gheallais domsa a's d'insis breag dhom She's as pure as any lily and as Lord Mayor's Banquet to hear a understanding of Ireland's relations sympathies, and a catholic supporter of Locked up in some place equally rat-infested, Prime Minister pronounce on Irish Go mbeifea romhamsa go cr6 na gcaorach, gentle as a dove; Ireland was to pay not only for with its other European neighbours. an pan-Catholic alliance between They're noisy and damp but you'd never have guessed it - her own alleged crimes but for the terrorism. Witness this plea from Keogh writes as a relatively impartial Ligeas fead agus tri chead glaoch ort She threw her arms round me Ireland, Franco's Spain, Petain's The residents love them so much English Revolution itself, its land a Captain Warner to Cromwell: academic supporting the profes- Ach ni bhfuaireas romham ach na huain ag meiligh. saying: 'Robbie, I love you France and Mussolini's Italy. On the The residents love them so much in lieu of pay for the New Model "Last July my ship and men sionalism of diplomacy. This does not Do gheallais domsa, ni ba dheacair dhuit still" - other hand Sean Murphy, the Assistant The residents love them so much! Army, but first in order of were pressed at Limerick by the hinder his ability to understand the Secretary, is shown to be influential in Loingeas oir faoi chrann seoil airgid, She is Mack the Ranger's daughter, precedence to London speculators Commissioners in Ireland to carry complex group of individuals who A teenager told me there's not much enjoyment correcting Walshe's view that Nazi Dha bhaile dheag de bhailtibh fearainne the pride of Spancilhill. Who had risked not their skins but 600 Tories into Spain by which I, developed Irish foreign policy from the When you haven't a job but I don't know what the boy meant Germany would triumph. Throughout Agus cuirt bhrea aolga cois taoibh na farraige. cash for the Parliamentary cause. my wife and six children are founding of Oail Eireann in 1919 to the the book Irish foreign policy is I thought Td stoop to kiss her, as I I mean, what's so special about youth unemployment? "Merchants, booksellers, undone, for those wicked Tories establishment of the Irish Republic in explained, not as the dictates of de Thug me gra dhuit a's me beag bideach did in days of yore; Sure everyone's unemployed here! stationers, grocers, carpenters had abused my men, ran my ship on a 1948. Valera as Taoiseach and Minister for A's chuir me barr air a's me m6r crionna Says she, "You're only joking as The poets and painters stay up in their attics all rushed to buy debentures rock, which split her to pieces, The book is short: having 212 pages External Affairs, but as a fusion of explained in terms of the continually Niorbh e sin an gra thug an cu don chaoire you often were before." The libraries are crowded with mad quiz fanatics, which, they hoped, would result in robbed her of all her goods, even of text and not too difficult to raid if influences from a politically diverse changing worldwide straggle between Ach an gra buan daingean a's ba doiligh e scaoileadh. But the cock flew on the roost The churches are bunged tip with young charismatics - raising them into the new landed the seaman's clothes and went yon don't mind the footnotes and the staff. the working people and the capitalists Bhain tu soir a's bhain tu siar dhiomh, again, he crew both loud and And the dole queues get longer each year aristocracy in Ireland." When the ashore and sold them. My loss is occasional look at a dictionary. and landowners. For those, who Monarchy was restored these Bhain tu romham a's bhain tu 'mo dhiadh dhiom, shrill, And the dole queues get longer each year, about £1,600". Cromwell saw that Concentrating on three main periods: Keogh's view of De Vatera's policy like Keogh, are intereated in found favour above even those he was compensated. So, too were the creation of the diplomatic service Bhain tu an ghealach is bhain tu an ghrian dhiom And 1 woke in California, far, far And the dole queues get longer each year. in terms of Realism and Irish foreign policy "beyond the Irish who had fought for the bounty hunters, such as Captain daring the violent formation of the Free confines of Commonwealth and 'S is romhor m'eagla gur blain tu Dia dhiom. from Spancilhill. EAMONN FRIEL do not help the reader's Restoration and Jonathan Swift Adam Loftus, paid £20.00 for State, the Spanish Civil War and World of events. De Valera's diaspora." was later to declare: "Hie seizing a Tory leader, Daniel War Two and its aftermath, the author contradictory position would be better BRETT KIBBLE Page Eight THE IRISH DEMOCRAT January 1989 MILLSVILLE - A WORKER REMINISCES I BEGAN work forty six years ago next interest free. I imagine Td have been month; the pay was eleven shillings well into maturity before the debt was (S5p) a week - a 35-hour week until I By cleared but thankfully he opted for reached the age of seventeen some another course and transferred me to twelve months later - plus a monthly, the wool-sorting department proper discretionary bonus of £2.00, a sort of DONALL MacAMHLAIGH where I was entrusted with the even less wartime arrangement, if my memory very hard to come by in those days, just with no means of uttlising their urges dignified task of snipping hardened serves me aright, to get around a before I managed to get the mill job I and too often denies to adults who have blobs of sheep dung (or dog ends as they government policy of pay restrictions. had tried for a job as messenger boy - every opportunity... no, my scruples were properly called) from the The bonus was conditional on good delivering groceries on a heavy bike weren't content with that, they had to fleeces which the wool-sorters tore into timekeeping and behaviour and it wcs with a wicker basket out front - and invade the workplace and interfere with about five different categories, a rarely that anyone failed to get it but it luckily failed. I hurried home with the my judgement as to what was and what category to each basket. These men PROBLEMS CREATE SOLUTIONS made a tremendous difference and news of my success the day I got taken was not first-class waste. In worked at an incredible speed and with "By contributing to the cycle of brought my weekly average to a guinea on in the mills with a kind of elation I consequence of this I used to agonise a highly developed tactile sense so that blame, it compounds the already a week, a substantial sum in a working haven't experienced too often since. over every fistful of the filthy stuff, they need not look at the fleeces they widespread impression abroad that, class home in 1943. The hours certainly My first job in the woollen mills was dithering like a faint-hearted, would-be were ripping apart at all, they-could tell for peace to obtain, all you need to do just from the feel what grade or quality is deal with the IRA — instead of the were not excessive when you consider that of a waste wool sorter, separating suicide on the edge of a precipice - they had in hand Moonlighting was a underlying problem that's created the the moves afoot here in Britain now to two or three grades of the waste should I put the glaum of hairy, oily, IRA. If all this was about theology, take off the restrictions on juveniles product that variedfrom fairly-useable gritty waste into the 'best' basket 6r the rare enough thing in those days of you could solve it in an afternoon. It's working long hours but some of the carded wool (for export and re-use in other one? Needless to say my scarce employment but we had two men about political power and sovereignty work was laborious enough. Leaving Britain) to junk fit only for the tip, production was almost nil for a time in the woollen mills who augmented and the Nationalist people of Ireland school at sixteen meant I had the broken pieces of metal, wooden perrins until in the end when I had aroused the their wages with a second job. One of believing they have the right to direct benefit of two years more than most of damaged beyond use and so forth. It understandable suspicions of the them was the boilerman who manually their own lives and not to be made to the other lads of my age I worked with wasn't the kind of job that made any management that I was sleeping a large fed the furnace that powered the mill live as second-class citizens." Fr. Alec in the woollen mills where I got my first part of my working day, I was given an (steam), a herculean task that involved Reid, Clonard, Belfast SUNDAY great demands on the intellect, in fact ultimatum: do more work or vacate the shovelling coal, turf and sticks into the TIMES. job. Fourteen was the legal school- the greatest amaddn who ever driw leaving age then and in consequence of breath could do it but there was a slight, job for a more diligent employee! Faced glowing maw of the boiler - he washed my extra lime at the C.B.S. I was or perhaps not so slight complication: I with that ultimatum and the his hands at night though God alone INNOCENT ESTATE AGENTS — accorded a totally undeserved regard as was in the throes of a long-vanished impossibility of explaining to the Ma knows how he managed to get them "WELSH EXTREMISTS IN a 'brainy chap'. In fact due to our ailment at the time, a kind of mild how I had come to lose so cushy a job I sufficiently clean, donned a black LETTER BOMB ATTACK ON moving about the country quite a bit I lunacy known as religious scruples. threw myself into the sorting with a waiter's suit, white front and dicky ESTATE AGENTS - The arsonists had been at a number of schools and lost Most people, I imagine, won't have a kind of abandon that only a lifelong bow, and waited on tables at the Club who have been operating for nine House Hotel or wherever else his years, first struck outside Wales in out in the process so that I was a year notion of what I am talking about now ' saint who had suddenly lost his belief in February when they attacked four older than everyone else in my class in but it was a common enough the next world would surrender himself services were required; I have always estate agents in Chester. The Kilkenny. phenomenon at the time among to in an orgy of sin. My production thought that there should have been a certainly improved, indeed if you were medal or a system of honours of some extremists, described as 'terrorists' by I did not stay on for the Intermediate Catholic youngsters, a pre-occupation David Owen, North Wales Chief to think of it in terms of those wall sort for such dedication to hard work Certificate (roughly the equivalent of with sin, especially with sins relating to Constable, have so far delivered all charts which industrialists use to (or money - or whatever!) The other the British 'O' levels exams I believe) the temptations of the flesh, which the incendary devices by hand, but describe thefortunes of their companies moonlighter was a woolsorter and he for the simple reason that I couldn't could assume the most alarming there are fears that the next phase in my output would be shown as a doubled at night, perhaps three nights a afford to, the few shillings being very proportions - to put it in a nutshell their campaign could involve sending perpendicular rise going out of the top week as a drummer in a danceband. He them through the post." DAILY much needed at home, but as a product victims of religious scruples went of the frame. This was less of a blessing was the most expert of the sorters with TELEGRAPH. of the C.B.S. and the kind of think.ig so through a kind of perpetual torment to my employer than might at first be an output that meant he could afford to prevalent in Ireland at the time I imagining that almost everything they thought since he soon had an irate letter slip away for a few hours and burrow aspired to rather grander things than a did and said was a sin. Harrassed LICENCE TO KILL - It has been from some place in Bradford billing him deep into a pile of fleeces to make upfor labouring job in the mills. I had taken a confessors were known to dread having announced that Private lan Thain, the for a couple of hundred pounds in the sleep he lost the night before as an commercial course at the Brothers and to hear the confessions of scruple- only soldier ever to be found guilty of victims who were largely convinced that respect of damage sustained by entertainer and it was my job toga and murder in Ireland, has been released was well versed in the art of writing their wickedgygwas irremediable and machinery into which all thejunkjbits wake him at an appointed time, or after serving three and a half years of a sychophantic letters to employers, of wood and metal and what have you earlier if there was ariyfedt lofhis life sentence. Thain, who murder*Jd declaring my many 'excellent qualities that the poor unfortunate man hearing ensconced in the waste wool was fed... absence being noted. I performed this Thomas Reilly in Belfast in 1982, has as a prospective employee and swearing their confessions had no grasp at all of The Bossman solemnly informed me function with considerable diligence but been welcomed back into his ceaseless loyalty and diligence in my the extent of their iniquities. across the top of his office desk that often as not my thanks was a sleepy regiment. work to whichever employer might see It would not have been so bad in my he'd be quite within his legal rights in order to 'Feck off with myself and * # * fit to give me a trial. It didn't avail me case if my scruples had confined billing me for the money demandedover leave him alone anything; a succession of applications REST IN PEACE — previously themselves to sexual matters and the in Bradford and stopping it at so much a unemployed Private J. A, Leach 21, for office jobs brought polite refusals at kind of temptations which a lop-sided week from my pay. Even paying it back, from Preston, who joined the Queens best and even a job behind a counter was biology puts in the way of youngsters CONTINUED NEXT MONTH Lancashire Regiment and was sent to Northern Ireland has now been killed by the IRA. Gerry Adams MP Memorial fund described the killing as "a tragic Letter indictment of British Government OUR thanks to: C. Quinn £8.14, P. Sheffield Meeting policy of pushing young men into the O'Dohertv £4, R. Rossiter £12, Nottingham A chara. front line to defend the repressive CA £13, T. Donaghy £5, M. Keane £5, D. & THE Conference report in the October colonial system in this part of S. Weston £10. Total: £57.14. issue quoted me as saying that if Ireland The Connolly Association Sheffield Branch Ireland." DAILY TELEGRAPH. gave up neutrality, unity would be assured. I do not, of course, hold such a view. I was, launch Meeting takes place on 8 pm on Sustentation fund in fact referring to the campaign to undermine the support for neutrality Monday, January 30th at the SCCAU REVENGE OF THE IRISH — The OUR thanks to: M. Sellers£2,D. O'Connor among the people of Ireland by the use of British Government has announced £5, R. Bowen £2.20, J. Geraghty £1.20, J. specious arguments like the one I quoted in that the Prevention of Terrorism Act Harmon £8, D. McDonald £3.50, J. Roche my Conference speech. (Unemployed) Centre, West Street* which was enacted, as a "temporary" £2, C. Pammeiit £5.26. P. Horgan £7.75, R. provision, after the Birmingham M. £2.60, S. Pulley £2, J. Peddle £4, C. - f- i P. O'Doherty Sheffield. All members and friends welcome. Bombings in 1974, will become Bland £1, T. Leonard £4, B. Chambers 50p, • ' ' (Liverpool Branch) permanent legislation. J. Bird £2, K. Doody £2, supporters in i Central London 90p, in South London £6.83. Total: £62.74. SOURCES SAID... IT IS UNDERSTOOD... ALLEGED = CONSTRUCTION SAFETY CONSPIRACY. "Senior Conserv- ative sources said Ryan had been Raymond Crotty By investigated by army and police A RECENT television programme courts for more severe penalties, intelligence since the middle of in Liverpool highlighted certain Construction including prison, on employers. the 1970. .. Mr Ryan, who is suspected of Safety Campaign activities. It showed Chris O'Sullivan people who must put up the biggest involvement in 185 explosions.... it is THE Raymond Crotty meeting a Coroner's Court where an inquest was struggle are the workers themselves. took place in Liverpool on there were over 150 deaths annually understood that Sir Patrick Mayhew, being held on the death of Paul Hoey The aims of the Construction Safety Saturday, December 3rd, 1988 at and that hundreds were seriously the Attorney-General, has been who died at a building site in Jermyn Campaign are as follows: the Irish Centre. Though the injured. It has been said that if 5% to advised by anti-terrorist squad Street, Piccadilly. The programme also (1) To get the labour and trade union officers that Mr Ryan had, for 10 gathering was small, twenty-five 7% of the profits of major contractors showed building workers waiting to be movement to make deaths and years, allegedly acted as a people, the meeting was successful. were devoted to safety measures there picked up at Cricklewood early in the serious injury In the construction quartermaster for the IRA... the The speaker gave a perspective on could be a considerable reduction in morning. The media should be industry a major political issue. warrants allege Mr Ryan, aged 58, the single European Act and the casualties. commended for this programme. (2) For local authorities to refuseto conspired..." ONE' PAGE OF THE approach of 1992. A number of It was pointed out that no survey has The Construction Safety Campaign employ contractors and sub- TIMES. those present made contributions as yet been undertaken in this country { ' * ' held a meeting on 17th November at the contractors with a proven record to the discussion. of the long term ailments which beset Davenant Centre, Whitechapel. construction workers as has been of serious and wilful negligence. 50 PER CENT — "One person in two Various malpractices were dealt with at carried out in the United States and (3) To make a prison sentence of the in Britain believe that troops should this meeting. Many large firms make employer mandatory where be withdrawn from Northern Ireland' even in Turkey. In the United States sizeable donations to such bodies as the they found that 97% suffered from back gross negligence Is proven, or la now or within a set period, according BY JINGO IT'S WAR — Edward Economic League and the Aims of to a Mori poll for the Economist. Heath, the former Prime Minister, trouble and 10% to 15% from skin event of death or serious injury. Industry partly in order to have access was jeered and barracked from his cancer. (4) To ensure no sacking of worker* to their files, this enables firms to black Printed by Ripley Printers Ltd (TU), own benches when he described Fr. It was recognised that a major raise health and safety issues on Nottingham Road, Ripley, Derbys, Ryan as an "alleged terrorist". He list workers who are active in fighting, obstacle to ensuring more safety was sites and a statutory rights of and published by Connolly Publi- said: "I thought we believed people among other things, for safer working the widespread use of sub-contracting ' cations Ltd, 244 Grays Inn Road, were innocent until they were proven < conditions. Details given of the carnage (the Lump). The trade unions could (5) To canvass the support of the £ London WC1. Telephone: 01-833-3022. guilty." HANSARD. in the building industry revealed (hat assist the campaign by pressing the •edkal profession.