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AN tElREANNACH AONTAITHE DEIRE FOMHAIR (OCT.) 1977 Vol. 35 No. 10. lOp (30c) Monthly Newspaper of Sinn Fein The Workers'Party NATO SEES Dublin IRELAND Oil AS SOURCE Refinerv In January 1976 an appeal was heard against the refusal by Dublin Corporation to grant permission for development of storage and processing units for petroleum east FOR URANIUM of Pigeon House Power Station, Dublin. Little had been heard of the hunt for Ireland's potential uranium deposits until our country." Mr. Jimmy TuUy, Labour Party EEC Commissioner Richard Burke announced in September that "Uranium This is surely exciting news which Minister for Local Government in, prospecting in Ireland has produced very promising results." The Government had one would expect Minister for Energy the last government refused nothing to say on the subject. This was not their concern, This is entirely an EEC Mr. O'Malley would like to announce permission to build a very much enterprise. Under the Euratom Treaty any uranium found In member states shall be personally. On Sept. 13 O'Malley needed oil refinery In Dublin Port. 'community property'. addressed the National Science Sinn Fein The Workers' Party, Councils Conference on Energy The Dublin Council of Trade Unions, On May 27, 1976 Justin Keating of exploration" but they apparently Development. His only reference to The Building Unions and The Port quietly issued the first prospecting saw little risk In uranium exploration uranium was when he said " we are Unions said at that time that if a licence for thorium and uranium. It was because they took out a 20% stake in promoting substantial exploration refinery were not built the major Issued to Maugh Ltd. a subsidiary of a Maugh Ltd. programmes in respect of petroleum Anglo-American oil companies French exploration firm called But the expluratidn is not of course and uranium which are of great would stretch this country on the Minatome. It covered an area of 500 confined to the 26 county state. To the interest not only to us but to our fellow rack. square miles in what is known as the EEC Commission Ireland is one unit. members in the European Leinster Granite Belt stretching from The British Government have Issued Community." Co. Dublin through Wicklow to prospecting licences to Glencar Mr.O'Malley's lack of interest is due Carlow. Subsequently in 1976 a Exploration, a Dublin Based Company, to the fact that this is a community uranium prospecting licence was and Sabina, a Canadian firm. Both of project out of which we will get issued to Irish Base Metals, a these have an Interest in the Rennicks absolutely nothing. Under the Euratom subsidiary of IMorthgate Exploration, and Bennet property in Navan, They Treaty which the Government were The green light for uranium have selected the FIntona area of forced to sign before they joined the prospecting was given not by the Irish Tyrone for exploration and the work is EEC we will have no part whatever In Government but by the EEC being carried out on their behalf by mining, selling or refining any uranium Commission. MInarex Ltd. Minarex found 'uranium found. In fact we will also have no This year the Commission anomilles' in the Alllhies region of share in the use of it without announced that five times more West Cork while they were exploring permission of the Atomic Agency. money would be made available for for copper on behalf of Dennlson "•Any uranium found in member uranium exploration than last year. Mines. states shall be community property." Aquarter of this .money goes to Ireland, No reports had been issued on the We have given It away before it Is even the total being £471,000. Irish Base progress of all this exploration work found. Metals grant goes up to £139,000, until Mr. Burke made his dramatic This Treaty was drawn up during the Maugh Ltd. gets £52,000 and the announcement. Then Mr. P. J. Cold War, at the behest of the N.A.T.O. Geological Survey Office gets £32,000 O'Connor head of the national Command In which the leading, and for ground and air surveys. The Fianna Fall spokesman for Uranium Reconalssance Unit in the sometimes almost the sole voice, energy at the time — Mr. Silvester Other firms to which the Geological Survey Office confirmed is American. Uranium is vital war Barret — supported the Idea of government have recently granted that "although no uranium deposits material for mass destruction. Ireland building a refinery; he recognised licences are Dungannon Exploration have been found, the programme had is not a member of NATO. But how can that It was necessary to build an oil and Argosy Mining. On the 1st June discovered evidence of 'uranium we maintain any semblance of refinery. He now occupies Mr. Silvermines Ltd. announced that they showings' in the South East South, neutrality while supplying war material TuUy's former ministry — although were "getting out of the risky business West North West and East of the to the war lords of NATO? it Is now under a different name. Are Aquarius Securities Ltd. still interested — even at this late date — in building an oil refinery without • See page three See page five cost to state or port au^ortty in the FEATURES A Worker in a Betting Office form of grant or loan? Are they stlU 30,000 New Jobs From Fishing willing to pay a rent of £1 million a New Survey by Students Union of Speaks about Her Job year to the Dublin Port and Dock THIS University College, Galway. This is the third in a series of articles Board? where workers speak frankly about The major Anglo-American oil How Poor Are The Farmers their own jobs. companies and the "Community An Analysis of latest statistics. Councillors" lost Dublin and Ireland MONTH the chance to get cheaper petrol and cheaper gas. They lost Dublin at least 2,000 building jobs and 500 permanent jobs which would have come as a result of building the refinery. Will Mr. Silvester Barret urge the Government to build a State Oil Refinery In Dublin Port? j DEIRE FOMHAIR UNITED IRISHMAN Letters to the Editor An tEireannach Aontaithe

MONTHLY NEWSPAPER OF SINN FEIN THE WORKERS' PARTY

EXPERIMENT Dear Brothers and Sisters. for this country, and all the are the only ones speaking Despite a drop of 1,600 in the unemployed I was delighted to read of the Yes-men went out and voted against the EEC fishing our figures in the Six Counties there are still a protest against the neutron for It in the referendum. waters. If the EEC boats are record 67,219 people out of work. This *people-kiUer' bomb planned by Since then prices have gone up, not kept out, there will be no represents 12.6% of the work force as we the U.S.A.. and would and jobs have gone down, and fish left In a few years time, move into the period of highest seasonal congratulate Sinn Fein The now our fish-stocks are andwe will all suffer — the unemployment. The British Government has Workers' Party on organising threatened by our so-called working fishermen most of all. no clear plan for dealing with this disastrous the protest. partners In the EEC. When we read Tomas situation. As an article In this issue shows, Plans for this terrible new These people have fished MacGloUa's speech on the Britain looks to high emigration as a major weapon are currently being their own waters empty, and paper, it gave us new hope. solution to the North unemployment opposed not only by world now they want to come here Keep It up. problem. opinion, but here Inside the and rob our stocks as well. The We support the Fishermen's In Britain itself unemployment is also USA Itself. Many Senators and big owners will be alright here Union, the ITGWU. We want increasing at a time when the economy Congressmen have spoken out — they can put their money Into our fish-stocks kept out of the generally is daily reported to be recovering. against President Carter's something else, but my EEC, and not fished empty by The Stock Exchange shows boom conditions proposals for production of the husband Is a skilled fisherman, our own big owners either. On with the share Index reaching an all time high weapon, and the vast majority and he does not know any my husband's boat, they are and expected to reach the magical 600 figure of the people here want nothing other job. We do not trust the catching big and small fish, and by the end of the year. to do with It. IFO — they would take throwing back the small fish This reflects a growth in Business and a The most Important single compensation, and leave the dead. This Is a scandal, but growth in profits. But the Confederation of issue facing humanity Is the deck-hands with nothing. when my husband spoke British Industry and the Government keep Issue of peace — and on our Fianna Fall made a big noise against It, he was threatened hammering the Trade Union movement. attitudes to Peace could depend before the election about how with the sack. And no other While there is no restriction on profits they the survival of the human race. they would have a fifty-mile boat would take him if that are trying to prevent workers getting a rise of Plans for the neutron bomb, limit for Ireland. But now Brian happened. The big owners don't more than 10%. which kills people without Lenihan Is changing his tune, like Union men anyway. As usual Northern Ireland is being used by destroying property, must be and says he will do the best he Please don't print my name. the Westminster Government as the stopped before It Is too late. can. Fisherman's Wife, experimental base for their Illegal activities. The money and resources Sinn Fein the Workers' Party Killybegs. There is no statutory incomes policy in wasted on the neutron bomb, Britain. Therefore Mackles Ltd. are breaking and other even more horrible no law when they concede a 22% rise to their weapons currently being badly paid workers. Junior Minister developed In the USA could and Concannon is attacking Irish workers in their should be devoted to helping the UNITED IRISHMAN pockets and threatening them with further suffering millions of the world. An tEireannach Aontaithe large scale redundancies for the sole purpose I hope the Irish government of bringing British workers to heel. It is very will join the world movement similar to the Kitsonian policy of the British against weapons of mass SUBSCRIPTION RATES (12 MONTHS) Army. These are the fruits of British rule. destruction, and for constructive efforts towards IRELAND h BRITAIN £2.50 peace and disarmament. EUROPE £3.50 PEACEMAKER This was the first 'United The award of the Lenin Peace Prize to Mr. Irishman' I have ever read — It USA/AUSTRALIA & elsewhere $10 was lent me by an Irish friend. I Sean McBrlde, following his receipt of the rME wMTED IRISHMAN. 30 Gardine- Place. Dublin 1 Nobel Peace Prize for Peace in 1974, makes certainly found It informative him unique. He Is the only person ever to on the Irish situation, which Is receive both honours and is therefore a little understood here In the NAME . . . unique worker in the cause of peace. USA. I'm looking forward to But the Irish people are completely baffled reading the paper monthly In ADDRESS by all these honours. "What on earth has this future. fellow done to deserve them"? they ask. Irish Fraternally, media coverage of his international career Steve Delaney, has done little to remedy this matter. We Fort Lauderdale, have been told nothing of his work at the Florida. United Nations, of his background work for disarmament conferences, of the great stature he had achieved by being made Cabhair A chara, United Nations Commissioner for Namibia, My husband Is a working Irish Republican Prisoners Defence & Aid Fund of the deep regard in which he is held by the fisherman, and we just wanted 30 Gardiner Place Dublin 1 Namibian people and by almost ail the to write to say thank-you for the African nations. way Sinn Fein The Workers' Funds urgently needed for #Republican Prisoners Welfare It is not surprising that we hear nothing Party has spoken out to defend about Sean MacBride's work because all our our fisheries against the EEC. ^Aid for Dependents*Legal Aid International news, no matter what paper we We were all told how read, comes to us from the wire services of wonderful the EEC would be All Contributions Acknowledged Reuters, P.A. or UPl, which are under Anglo- American control and only propagate the imperialist line. McBride recognises the fact that the greatest enemy of peace in the world is imperialism and colonialism. He has always placed himself firmly on the side of the oppressed and exploited and knows that their fight against imperialist exploitation is in fact their fight for peace. Sinn Fein He Is now the Internationally recognised leader in the campaign for complete disarmament. In his acceptance speech in The Workers'Party Dublin he again took up the challenge. "The Further information from: people of the world", he said, "be it In the socialist states or in the Western capitalist General Secretary states, do not want war. The leaders of PEACE, Sinn Feinlhe Workers' Party governments must not allow militarist hawks 30 Gardiner Place Dublin 1 or merchants of death to create a situation which will destroy humanity". WORK Sean McBride's political career in Ireland was, to say the least, controversial. We 1 would not endorse the policies he pursued or Name. the political decisions he made. We do & CLASS I however, fully endorse his international Address policies and the stand he is taking against imperialism, against war and in pursuit of peace. POLITICS DEIREFOMHAIR Low Farm Output Means Dear Food and Poor Farmers A major indictment of the L.l.F. promotion in the soaring to just £2,000 per acre level of farm output in the 26 Farmers' Journal the report as against £1,000 in Britain, it counties is contained in a says "no matter how many is certainly paying off for farm management survey individuals instances may be them in capital appreciation. carried out by the cited to further a claim of All in all this survey just Agricultural Institute. dynamism in dairying, the whets the appetite for more Covering a three year period, actual position must be information. Its main the survey has concentrated portrayed as one calling for conclusions are that most on the full time farmers only, major improvement." farmers are not putting of which it says there are Beef production is shown to enough into their farms in 137,273 leaving roughly a be in a much worse state terms of capital investment, further 50,000 who are part- than dairying, the best labour and new technology time farmers. average return per acre for and therefore the majority One thing evident from the dry stock being £44.5. This cannot and will not make a report is that farmers in proves that for small reasonable living and will general are doing a bad job farmers beef production eventually have to get off. It and the farmers on the good would not give sufficient does not by any means show land are doing the worst job income to bring them above that all farmers are poor or of all. "If the good land of the the poverty line, but for the unable to pay tax. The table country were farmed as well, large rancher it can bring in of income distribution in relation to its potential, as a fat income with the relates to 1975 figures and the poorer soils are, then minimum of labour or other says family farm incomes accumulated output would be costs. However, even the ro.se by 12.9% in 1976 and a a great deal higher", the large farmer is dependent on similar increase is expected report states. high prices for cattle to stay for 1977. Inefficiently run farms and outdated methods means poor productivity in business, so with this and subsequently high prices for food. Obviously referring to When these increases are system the consumer must applied there are 52,435 pay ever higher prices for farmers with incomes of £50 beef. The State's function is per week or more, on what to see that there is maximup grounds can they object to production of food at prices being taxed on the same which the consumer can basis as workers and getting afford. If this is to be done in the same allowances as -the case of beef major workers do? structural changes in The poor productivity of farming must take place Irish farmers leads to high The table of distribution of prices for Irish consumers as full time farmers by income well as'^IiXv incomes for the is difficult to analyse. What majority of farmers. It is is the explanation for the high time that the state took 9,060 farmers who actually a hand in food production. lose money? The survey Land in the hands of the state found that the same number at the moment must not be were losing money over the allowed to be divided up three year period of the amongst inefficient farmers. survey. Over two-thirds of It should be farmed on an these were farmers of less intensive scale by existing than 50 acres, but 412 of them state company such as Bord had over 200 acres and a na Mona or the Irish Sugar further 275 had between 100 Company. and 200 acres. This would lead to lower Fishing for jobs These are apparently prices, especially for farms which are not being vegetables and also would Some of the main demands of Sinn Fein The Workers' Party commercial interests to private worked at ail — amounting to develop new techniques of in relation to the fishing Industry , have been endorsed by a investors whenever possible." By approximately 300,000 acres. farming and new research on recent study carried out by the Students Union of University 1965 this had been done. This Land to these people seems soils and crops which would College, Galway.. The study, which was published In direction is described as "one to be just a hedge against be of the greatest benefit to September under the title. Fishing For Jobs, was sponsored by great error by the government of inflation and with land prices existing farmers. UCG Student's Union, the ITGWU, the Irish Fish Producers the day, and a call is made for the Organisation and B.I.M. "setting up of a State Company The report states that a 50 mile elsewhere then they head for to ensure proper planning in the exclusive limit is the minimum British or French ports with their industry." necessary for the progressive catch. Compulsory landings in Readers of our September development of the fishing Irish ports are essential if we are. issue will be aware that following industry and goes on "We would to build up the continuity of a call by Tomas Mac Glolla, call on the government to make supplies needed for a viable President of Sinn Fein The the. recently declared 200 mile processing industry. Workers' Party, for a government limit (EEC zone) an exclusive one. The job potential of a fish White Paper outlining a totally This would make it possible for 'processing industry is highlighted integrated plan for the fishing the government to negotiate with in the report. At present in industry. Mr. Brian Lenihan, individual countries for the right Ireland the ratio of jobs onshore Minister of Fisheries said that his to fish inside ourown waters. . . to those fishing offshore is-less Department was at present the government would have than one to one. And in preparing a plan which should be power to regulate mesh sizes of Denmark it is as high as one to ready in October. nets, the types and sizes of boats seven! This means that by failing A_ surprise omission for the and how much of a certain to make proper use of our catch study is any mention of fish species could be caught. we are losing out on about 30,000 farming development, especially This could be done ensuring jobs. Our present catch is only as the Department of Marine that all boats fishing in our waters 8.5% of the total fish caught in Biology in UCG is playing a are based on Irish ports which Irish waters. leading role in experiments off would greatly increase the But the study makes it clear the Galway coast. The long term number of workers on that none of this great potential future of the industry may well indivdidual piers and harbours." wr[l be achieved by dependence depend on these experiments. The study however, while on private enterprise which has Presumably the students have calling for all boats fishing in Irish left the fishing industry here in avoided the issue precisely waters to be based in Irish ports such a chaotic condition. It because much of the work is still omits to point out the need for points out that Bord lascaigh experimental. regulations to ensure that all fish Mhara was originally engaged in- The study is, however, a most caught are landed in Irish ports. the processing and marketing valuable contribution to the Even Irish fishermen do not land sector of the industry but was fisheries debate for which the all their catches in home ports. If instructed by the government -in students responsible deserve our Irish catches sold in foreign ports means loss of Irish on-shore jobs in the fish the skippers hear of higher prices 1962 to "sell or lease its appreciation. processing industry. DEIRE FOMHAIR National^ooi^Service GALWAYI unprocessed fish. Too many of our asev"nthMan; Migrant Workers in Europe £1.13 resources are exported unprocessed • And Nelson on his Pillar, by Bolger and Shaw £I_.60 U.C.G. Students from Ireland, to provide jobs and A History of Quebec, by Leandre Bergeron 75p wealth on mainland Europe. An Economic History of Ireland, by L. M. Cullen £3.30 • British Imperialism in Ireland, by E. Burns 55p commended Our ore is exported, our live cattle • British Working Class Movements and Europe, by H. Weissner 18,35 exported, our fish are exported while • • Capitalism and After (by George Thomson) ^ 67p At a meeting of Sinn Fein The our youth draw the dole. In Rossaveal • Connolly and Irish Freedom", by SchuUer -. 27p Workers' Party (Galway City now, the fish-processing plant Is on • Dan Breen: My Fight for Irish Freedom il.OO Cumann) held last month Mr. Tony Divided Ulster, by L. de Paor 50p short time because the fish catch is • Dublin: A City in Crisis £3.50 Coffey welcomed the report "Fishing exported. • • Goto Work: Left Alternative 32p for Jobs" issued by U.C.C. Student's Only through the intervention of • Cola— Last Days of an Island Community "Op Union. Mr. Coffey said: 'U.C.C. state companies, can the maximtum • Gur Cake and Coal Blocks, by Eamonn MacThomais £4.20 Students Union should be development of our resources be HandsOff Dublin! by D. Kelly and P. Langan 11.50 Ireland add Irishmen in the American War of Independence 12.00 congratulated on their fine work in ensured. As this report shows there is • Ireland Before the Famine. byG. O'Tuathaigh £1.75 producing this report. Our a potential for upwards on 30,000 • Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, by M. Johnstone £1.75 Universities are run on public money jobs in the processing Industry if the • Ireland in the 20th Century, by J. Murphy H.45 and It Is heartening to see students Government has the political will to • Ireland Since the Famine, by F. Lyons 12.50 • Ireland in WorldCommerce, by C. Hultman 50p using their training, to contribute to allow B.I.M. to expand into • Ireland and Irishmen in the American Revolution 12,20 the debate on the Irish Fishing commercial operations such as fish • Ireland. Britain and Germany 1870-1914, by F. Prill 17.00 Industry. processing. Fianna Fail was elected • Labour in Irish History, by James Connolly 37p It is not surprising that students with a commitment to secure jobs for • Labour in Irish Politics, by A. Mitchell 13.95 • Lenin: On the National and Colonial Revolutions 12p should see our Fish Resources as a our young people. Implementation of • Liam Mellowes and the Irish Revolution, by C. D. Greaves 14.25 source of jobs and wealth. We in Sinn the recommendations in this report • Liberties of Dublin by Elgy Gillespie 11.75 Fein The Workers' Party support the would go a long way to fulfilling part reports call for an end to the export of of that commitment." • Marx In His Own Words (Ed. Ernest Fischer) 67p • MarxS Engels: Selected Works in 1 Vol 11.75 Marx & Engels: Selected Works in 3 Vols 15.00 BELFAST • Marx: TheGrundrisse 11.50 • Marx Engels: On Ireland 11.75 • Modernisation of Irish Society 1848-1918, by R. Lee £1.75 Belfast Cllts. active for jobs and peace • No Pasaran I Story of the Irish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War 37p • Portugal's War in Africa, by R. First .". 27p • Relevance of James Connoily Today, by George Gilmore ; 12p Republican Clubs Councillor Seamus out of work by religion. The problem of Revolutionary Underground: The Story of the IRB 1858-1924 17.50 Lynch has demanded a major programme job security faces all working-class • Revolution in Guine. by Amilcar Cabral 11.3.5 of industrial development for the Ardoyne people; what we must be concerned • Return to Source, by AmilcarCabral 11.90 district of North Belfast to alleviate the about now is locating new progressive • Red Star over China, by Edgar Snow 11.00 • Revolutionary Europe, by George Rude 60p chronic unemployment problem. industrial development in these areas • Science in China 80p Addressing a meeting of the North where the previous economic fabric has • Gramsci: Letters from Prison and Conference Papers 12.00 Belfast Constituency Council, Councillor collapsed. This is particularly true in • The Connolly Walker Controversy 32p The Course of Irish history, Ed Martin & Moody 12.25 Lynch declared. districts where textile mills were once the n • The Guinea Pigs, by J. McGuffin SOp "It is no co-incidence that the areas of life-line of the community. • The Irish Civil Service, by S. Dooney 13.75 greatest social and economic need are "It was with this-very much in mind • The Irish Economy. ASTMS 40p those areas that have borne the brunt of that I proposed, at the Areas of Needs n The Irish Worker, by R.Deeny IL60 the physical violence of the past eight Meeting held in Ardoyne in June, that • The Republican Congress, by G. Gilmore 30p The Revolutionaries, by S. Cronin 42|) years. In districts such as Ardoyne and Government acquire the now empty • • TheStoryof Irish Labour, by J. McDonnell 37p Ballymurphy, unemployment has become Beltax Factory in Flax Street and open up • The Irish Song Tradition, by Sean O'Boyle 12.00 a way of life as a result of systematic a training centre and light engineering n The Green Flag: tW Most Distressful Country, by Robert Kee 12.25 discrimination in the location of industry. industry there. Training for our young • The Green Flag: The Bold Fenian Men. by Robert Kee 13.25 TheGreen Flag: Ourselves Alone by Robert Kee £2.25 Side by side with Government's failure to people alone is not sufficient. West • n TheCIAandtheCultoflntelligence.by'Marchetti&Marks 12 00 provide jobs there has been a dearth of Belfast Is vivid proof of the soul- • The Seven Sisters: The Great Oil Companies, by Anthony Sampson 11.20 recreational amenities. It is this violence destroying effect of training young Q The Red Paper on Scotland, by Ed. Gordon Brown 12.00 of State that must be tackled head on by people to sign on the dole. New job Li The Taiping Revolution 40p The Peoples Democracy, by Paul Arthur 12.00 the Government if it is seriously opportunity must be located now if • • The Struggle of the Unemployed in Belfast. October 1932 20p concerned about eliminating physical training centres are to perform a function • The Irish Crisis • 22p violence on the streets. There can be no other than that of temporary work • D Women Under Socialism by August Bebel 13.00 compromise on this matter. We can never houses for young people. • Women and Employment in Ireland 11.25 end the utterly futile campaign of the "The sectarian conflict which has para-militaries while delaying action on bedevilled Ardoyne throughout its history the economic front. As Mr. Terry Carlin, is but the open manifestation of the much of the Northern Committee of the greater and more fundamental social and All above prices include postage for Ireland and Britain only. I.C.T.U. declared earlier this week "It economic ills that plague the community. must be jobs first, then peace". The mindless militarism of the Cheques and H.O.s should be made payable to P. Veatcs. "There is no room in this community, Provisionals has only excaberated that with 70,000 unemployed people, for situation making travel to work much squalid sectarian squabbles on figures. more difficult in an attempt to maintain BOOK CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE ON REQUEST The dole queue is not the preserve of one entrenched sectarian ghettoes. particular section of the community and The right to work is the first demand of liti'e ran be gained by categorising the the Trade Union Movement's Better Life Please send me the items marked for All Campaign. It is a demand that. Increasingly, the community is making of Government. It is a demand that can only be met by new industrial development, AINM not taking off those who have to give, to those who have not. Unemployment SEOLADH : takes no cognisance of sectarian division." Republican Clubs Councillor Jim' Enclosed is P.O. value 1 • Sullivan has declared that the increasing political deadlock and confusion within Send orders to the United Irishman Office. 30 Gardiner Place. Dublin 1. the major political parties here was a direct consequence of the failure of the British Government to take any initiative CORK to release the political vacuum they had imposed on the community. "The political and economic disaster of Cork workers condemn loss of jobs direct Rule is now bearing its ungainly The jeopardising of the prospects surprising that "the Department o fruit as tension within the parties of a new Ford factory providing 4,000 the incoming Minister for Industry concerned primarily with constitutional jobs in Cork was referred to at a and Commerce should have opposec politics is now pushing them back into recent meeting of Sinn Fein The the project and even more surprisinc entrenched sectarian positions. The Workers' Party. that a Fine Gael ex-Minister — himsel carrot of power-sha ring as Addressing the meeting Ted Tynan a Corkman — should have made ar institutionalised sectarianism has now said that "it was nothing less than Ill-advised and mls-tlmed Intrusion ir ceased to be the lucrative attraction It disgraceful that a project which could the matter." once appeared. provide enough jobs to employ most The Chairman, John Bowen, stater "Republican Clubs, the Workers' Party if not all of those at present drawing that "the thousands of Cork men am alone among the political parties here has the dole in Cork should be women struggling to exist on soda correctly identified the political and endangered by people whose welfare payments now know when economic issues in this situation. We opposition seemed to be based only their interests lie and who i have consistently maintained that there on the fact that they were not prepared to support them. Neither o can be no progressive, political activity consulted about the matter". the two main parties really carer here until the British Government face up Supporting the previous speaker about the workers of Cork," hr to its responsibilities. Tom O'Mahony said that it was concluded. DEIREFOMHAIR A large body of writing is turned out every year to sing in praise of the family firm, the personal contact, the employer who knows the workers. This sort of writing usually deplores the changing times we live in, modern methods of production and business, the loss of a personal relationship between employer and worker. We are continually warned by TD's, Ministers and Bishops that we are spending too much on our personal pleasures — on drink and on betting. Astronomical figures, millions of pounds, are said to be spent, by us on betting every year. It would seem that this Irish industry should not have problems because of changes in the fortunes of sterling, the high price of imports and all the other problems which beset other industries. When I heard that an old established betting firm was having problems with their staff I wondered what could have soured a relationship which seemed to fulfil all the requirements for an ideal understanding between worker and boss! I asked three of the girls who worked for Kilmartins how the misunderstanding arose in the first place; was it a misunderstanding which had led to what is obviously a bitter industrial dispute. "People went to head office in order to not much chance of everyone getting get a job with Kilmartins. Adverts were together about what was wrong. seldom put into newspapers — it was They used have 140 betting offices but mostly on a friend to friend basis — the they were down to 70 when the dispute family worked for the firm, That means began; of the 70 I would say that 10 were three or four sisters and maybe a mother fit to work in. or two working for the firm for years. Before the union came in there was a Some people never worked anywhere lot of strong feeling growing about the else and never changed their attitude to low wages. One day there was about the present day. People on our staff have twenty girls in a queue to go upstairs to worked ail their lives for Kiimartin's, one ask for a rise but it was go in one by one woman I know has worked for them for as usual. When he refused the first two Kiimartin's workers staging a sit-in in the Head Office last month. Low wages and poor working conditions a safe bet when you work for Kilmartins

forty years. Women have worked for the others sort of drifted away. It was There are about 180 betting office girls on to pay out the holiday money and that years and years for Kiimartin's. hard going in one by one. redundant now as a result of Kilmartins sort of thing — said: "This Is terrible after Betting shops are usually owned by and they really have to get retrained. I've been so good to you". You'd be family concerns and they are all nearly When the business was going all the afraid to get someone to ring up for you You got no pay for overtime no equally bad where working conditions are Kilmartins understood was profit and loss when you were sick — they would be matter how long you had to stay in concerned. A lot of girls about 14 or 15 — the workers really ran the thing. They abused — If your mother rang or the office. You worked six days a came in during the holidays. might tell you not to take any more someone like that — if a woman rang. He week; they said that you got a half- I started to work for Kilmartins at 15. It money on a certain horse; they might put used abuse a man one time but one or day off in the morning on one day was very low wages to start with for me. off money somewhere else. two of them came around to see him. He of the week but you had to be The wages to start — well, it all depended There were no facilities in any of the gave up doing it then. mostly in about twelve. Your on who you were — you'd get more If you offices for a cooked meal; in the winter dinner-time was not allowed that were a friend of the management. I had time a cooked meal was a necessity in day which means that you got Those who did not work at head office £6 of a rise as soon as the union came in. those offices. Eat in a restaurant! What! about two hours really for your had to phone in at nine o'clock. They One woman was coming out with about On the money we were getting! There half-day. were always interested In what time you £12 after 25 years service; when the union was an electric kettle that was all. We had got fn at: thev were never interested in came in her wages trebled overnight. to supply our own cups; our own tea what time you got nome at. if you were No one knew what the other one had, You didn't get any sort of real training towels, our own toilet rolls — even working at head ofTice and you were tate what wages they were getting, they had a for the job, you were just, well, thrown in "Flash" if we wanted to wash the floor. he'd make a show of you; if you did not hold over people that way. There was no at the deep end and expected to swim. If We had to supply our own pens. phone in at nine o'clock he'd get on the national wages agreement or anything there were three in an office it was not If you had a busy day you were worried phone later and de-.ou- you and t'^en like that; it was just how often you went bad; if two, the new girl would be doing in case the books did not balance. They bang the phor>e down on your ear. upstairs and asked for a rise. You'd worry as much work in a few days or a few did not supply adding machines, no about it for a long time and when you had weeks as the other girl. No, I never did typewriter — nothing. The only machine The place we worked in — the reached the stage that you couldn't stand hear of anyone coming along and offering they have in an office is a clock which windows wouldn't be cleaned in a year; the small money any more you'd go up someone a rise; if they did that everyone registers the bets. If you mentioned that they were depressing places to work in. the stairs at head office, wait outside the would die of shock. sort of thing to the manager he blamed door, and then go in and face the boss everything on the boss. He was very When we talk about it we don't know alone. uncivil — he shouted and screamed and You had to be quick and accurate how we stuck working there for so long Some people on the firm never even he is made redundant after all. at figures; there was an awful lot of the way it was. Coming in at 8 a.m. when changed their attitude, they had worked bookwork involved but it is not a you'd want to wash the office — some of for the one firm all their lives, or most of system which Is used in any other the offices got brushed, only brushed, their lives, and never learned any different There was no national wages sort of office. There are about 180 because they would only pay 20p a week or any better. They were used, and they agreement or anything like that; it betting office girts redundant now an office to have the office cleaned. did not know what to do in a situation was just how often you went as a result of Kilmartins and they where there was no national wages upstairs and asked for a rise. You'd really have to get retrained. There was no cash box; you brought in agreement and everything depended on worry about it for a long time and your own tins; one tin for pennies; one tin how often you went upstairs and how you then when you had reached the for two pence; one for five pence and one got on when you did. You had to be quick and accurate at stage that you couldn't stand the for ten pence — you put notes in the The wages were always low and with figures; there was an awful lot of small money any more you'd go up drawer. all the small offices the firm, had, with two bookwork involved but it is not a system the stairs at head office, wait or three girls in an office — there was which is used in any other sort of office. outside the door, and then go in They wouldn't modernise the business; and face the boss alone. they never arranged to provide a commentary on the races and they did not take bets on some of the dog races. You got no pay for overtime no matter They did not take bets on Miss World and how long you had to stay in the office. things like that. They wanted the profits You worked six days a week; they said and they would not put money into the that you got a half-day off in the morning business. on one day of the week but you had to be mostly in about twelve. Your dinner-time Cash registers for instance — you'd was not allowed that day which means add up as you went along and then take that you got about two hours really for out the roll and count your money your half-day. You might be in the office because they wouldn't put in cash sometimes until half past eight at night registers. They just wanted to use our and you got no overtime. hard work and our brains. About going in to meet the boss about They are going to turn some of the a rise — they'd always tell you that offices into pool halls now but some will business was bad and that you were in a be betting offices — some have been bad office in any case. The old man — advertised in the papers. There are 32 of who is dead — used to be very us left in the dispute and we want jobs in sympathetic when you'd tell him about these offices when tney reopen. family troubles in connection with a rise. You might then get a rise of ten shillings When I left the girls they were sticking or a pound. We haven't had to look for paper around collecting cans which gave that sort of rise since the union came In; the reason for the collection. If you want we get the national wages agreement. to bet on the union as your only The attitude was that you should be protection in a job you should send them The pickets outside the home of the widow of Kilmartins Managing Director were continued all grateful to have a job. When we had our a few bob. They are members of the Irish during the summer. sit-in the manager — who has been kept Transport and General Workers Union. 0 DEIRE FOMHAIR Major drive for jobs Republican Clubs branches In Central Belfast have launched a major drive to transform derelict industrial land between the Falls and Shankill roads into a new industrial estate. Under the chairpersonship of Kathleen Carberry party branches in Falls, Beechmount and Clonard have started a massive leafleting campaign urging local people to demand new jobs for the central city areas as Kathleen Carberry states. "The central areas of Belfast have Supporting this viewpoint Sean suffered badly from the collapse of O'Hare said "We have been local traditional industries which fairly successful so far with our have lost jobs in Northern Ireland at resolution on the development of this the rate of nearly 4,000 per year land being passed at Belfast City during the last ten years. The Council and referred by the Town government's recent Belfast Area Clerk to the Area Needs Planning I Jim Sullivan (second right) of the Republican Clubs was one of the Belfast Councillors who met Needs Study has clearly identified Team." The idea is under Minister for State Lord Melchett (centre) during his recent visit to Belfast. this problem which we in consideration by the Planning Team Republican Clubs have been set up by Lord Melchett with the aim stressing for years. The government of launching industrial and The cuckoo study has shown that these Central environmental projects which would areas have unemployment rates help alleviate the poverty and averaging up to 30% and have in unemployment crisis identified by has flown! fact, the largest single this report on deprived areas of There was little remarkable in the unemployment problem in Northern Belfast. Oxford speech of Dr. Conor Cruise Ireland". "We hope," said Sean 0' Brien. H is speech was one more O'Hare, "to mobilise local revelation of the same mind that "It is hoped to make the land opinion behind this effort to ensure controlled RTE for four years and heavily between Falls and Shankill the first that a substantial portion of the Influenced the foreign policy of the industrial estate under the Area initial £6 million at Lord Melchett's Coalition Government. The timing was Needs Programme. The disposal is allocated to jobs significant. Dr. O'Brien was paying his development of this 80 acres of provision in Central Belfast through first debt of gratitude to his imaginary derelict land into a factory estate is such projects as the Falls-Shankill constituents of Trinity for having elected a much more meaningful first step industrial estate. We have some him to the Senate by intervening in the • Conor Cruise O'Brien. than the neighbourhood Industrial 10,000 leaflets to distribute and hope most sensational manner possible in the Conor" tone of the resignation ritual units proposed by the government to follow with a poster campaign Callaghan-Lynch talks. should fool no one. Dear Frank gave Dear which at the most will employ 10-12 urging maximum unity of effort to But the true significance of the good Conor the push after the latter's people each". faring jobs to the area." Doctor's remarks concern the future of obsession had carried him over the cliff at the Labour Party policy on the national Oxford. It was Frank Cluskey's first question. The Oxford speech marks the opportunity to show that maybe he has a end of O'Brien's connection with the little of what Corish, O'Leary and Co. Parliamentary Labour party, begun in totally lacked — a little savvy. For the 1969 when Michael Mclnerney and the Labour Party an ounce of savvy will prove The Navan ore Irish Times helped foist him on an more valuable than a ton of genius, unsuspecting Labour rank and file. Now particularly when the genius proves to be that the Doctor's mesmeric Influence on of the exotic O'Brien variety. the Labour Party has been removed it is Like all politicians Cluskey likes to learn time for its long-suffering membership to and absorb lessons quietly: hence the saga review the total Impact of his sojourn as courteous lowering of O'Brien to the policy-maker on the National Question. ranks. How long will O'Brien remain During September the Ore from export markets the added value Nothing could have better illustrated there? That will depend on the Labour the vast Navan lead and Zinc Mine, would be in the region of £100 for the traditional weakness of Labour on the Party. But with the departure of O'Brien the largest in Europe, began to flow each £1 of ore concentrate. national Issue than the manner in which the formulation of a rational approach to down to Dublin Port. Shipments had Therefore for £50 million we are O'Brien could substitute for a non-policy the national question can begin. been held up for some months by the exporting a potential £5,000 million a policy of total collaboration with Britain That process should see the end of action of redundant workers from pounds of goods. and sustain that policy through several O'Brien's nominal membership and an the shut down Gouldtng fertiliser Put in terms of jobs this loss is Party conferences despite the evidence of end of massive Trade Union investment in plant. incalculable. In the short term the what is going on in the North since 1969. the career of a brilliant and accomplished These men have been fighting for loss is certainly many thousands of The whole O'Brien escapade calls in dilettante and opportunist. Inoculated, if their jobs in Gouldings for the past jobs but in the long term we lose the question the political nous of a Labour not immunised, against, fly-by-night fourteen months in one of the most potential for rapid industrialisation Party leadership which totally capitulated intellectualism the Labour Party Is free to determined and persistent and tens of thousands of jobs in new to the pet obsession of a single Individual, turn again to Connolly and common campaigns ever carried out in industries. albeit a brilliant academic, for an eight sense. Having soiled the nest the cuckoo Ireland by any group of workers. In But the ore hasn't left the country year period. The "Dear Frank — Dear has now flown. a series of court actions they had in yet. It is lying on the docks until a the Supreme Court they won the more complicated dispute involving right to continue the picket at the employment of 12 men to load Gouldings to prevent any movement the ore is resolved. of their goods in or out. The wasteful export of raw ore is a In the meantime Gouldings leased National problem which requires a their jetty to Tara Mines for the National effort to prevent. We export of the Navan Ore. When the cannot sit back and hope that first train load arrived it was halted individual groups of workers like by the Gouldings men and the miners or dockers will solve the matter again came before the courts problem for us by preventing the ore when Tara Mines sought an from going out. injunction to restrain the picketers. Government action is required The High Court ruled in favour of and the combined efforts of the Tara Mines on the basis that there Resources Protection Campaign, was no dispute between the mining the Trade Unions Movement, the company and the picketers. The political parties concerned with the men defied the injunction and were interest of workers and all other forcibly removed by gardai to allow concerned groups or individuals the trainload of ore to pass. must force the government to take One man faces a possible prison action on this National scandal. sentence but they have at least won Time is running out. It would take the right to negotiate with at least five yfears to construct a Gouldings. smelter and bring it into production. Now the trainloads of ore run Yet no decision has yet been taken freely to the docks. Tara Mines put by the state to construct a smelter. the value of ore exports at £50 The job shoulld be given to the ESB million worth of lead and zinc now. The Resources Protection concentrates each year. It is Campaign has done a marvellous probably much higher. If this ore job in mobilising public opinion on were retained in Ireland, smelted the resources issue. They must now here and used for the production of move into the "action campaign" finished goods for the home and stage. DEIREFOMHAIR

TABLE 1 Radical economic changes Civil Employment in Northern Ireland Annual Change Average in 1975 Absolute Change over level 1966/74 1974 1975 Agriculture -2,000 -1,200 47.700 Construction + 100 + 900 47,500 needed in the North to Manufacturing -1,100-11,900 156,400 industry of which Government + 2,600 - 6,300 70.000 sponsored -3,700 -5,600 86,400 offset massive emigration Rest + 5.100 + 10,200 301.000 Services of which A smaller population — an annual emigration rate of between 12,000-16,000, traditional industries by 1980 as PubiicSector +5,300 + 9,800 156,600 continuing high levels of unemployment and bad housing, and a widening gap predicted by Quigley and re-iterated Private Sector -200 ^ 400 144,400 in living standards between Northern Ireland and the U.K. . . . this is the in the Strategy Document, Total +2,100 - 2,100 552.600 picture of life in N.I. in the year 2,000 unless a radical shift in economic demonstrates clearly that the conditions is achieved. Northern Ireland business class Sources: N.l. Department of Manpower cannot be relie da upon to play even a Services This alarming projection is textiles, light and miscellaneous N.l. Department of Commerce. engineering — all mainly foreign minor role in any economic contained in the Department of the recovery. Environment's 'Regional Physical monopoly capital — and by a massive average annual increase of Furthermore, as can be seen from Development Strategy' over the 20 Table I, expenditure in public sector TABLE 2 year period 1975 —1995. 5,300 jobs in Public Sector Service Industries (See Table I). services has been the main driving Industrial Development in Northern Published in May of this year and force in employment growth in N.I. Ireland when taken with the earlier Since 1974 unemployment has exploded from a low of 27,000 in June for the past decade. If the present Government assisted jobs promoted m publicised Quigley Report, the cutbacks in public expenditure are Development Strategy is a welcome 1974 to 59,600 in June 1977 and now Expansion the massive 70,000 and still rising realised expansion in public sector New of Existing Total step towards long term centralised Firms Firms figure of August 1977. service employment will slow down 1966 planning and assessment of the 4,900 2,593 7,493 The reduction in new jobs to a snails pace or perhaps go into 1970 employment, housing and 2,102 3,382 6,484 resulting from the industrial reverse. 1973 environmental needs of the people of 1,213 3,969 5,782 development programme has been It is precisely this type of crisis — 1975 N.I. over the last quarter of this 473 2,602 3,075 in which jobs lost by traditional N.I. 1976 century. an obvious factor in rising 1,172 1,079 2,251 unemployment in recent years with owned industries and agricultural The Quigley Report was the most are barely made up by Government Source: Department of Commerce. serious Governmental study of the most of the new industrial projects options open for the development of in the early seventies being second the Northern Ireland economy and stage expansions of firms — mainly the Development Strategy spells out very clearly the grim facts of life if Emigration of the magnitude of the more progressive and radical 350,000 young people is the options contained in the Quigley traditional human sacrifice Report are not made social and demanded by local capitalism to economic objectives for Northern guarantee its survival. Ireland. American — which had been set up Failure of Private Enterprise in N.I. during the 1960's. (See Table Continuing commitment to private 11). enterprise, particularly the 'small manufacturer' and 'community Human Sacrifice industry' theories so strongly If these trends continue the fall of advocated by the 'knockers' of the 4% in the population by the year 2015 Quigley Report, will condemn N.I. projected in the Development economy to a prolonged period of Strategy, could in fact be nearly negligible or non-growth. twice that level. Even working to the The forward projections in the lower figure over 500,000 people will leave Northern Ireland — the Strategy Document based on Thousands of N.l. workers are forced to emigrate annually and use their skills for the benefit of current economic trends are a equivalent of 1 in three of the present other countries. damning indictment of the Northern population of 1.5 million. Some Ireland capitalist class and its 350,000 or 70% of this half a million sponsored monopolies and Development Strategy. failure to provide jobs and decent people will be in the 15-29 age group. expanding public sector Only Republican Clubs The living standards for the people of N.l. With a falling birthrate this employment — which the Workers' Party have rejected the decimation of our most vital age Development Strategy sees high emigration solution and have In the period 1966-74 the growth in group will continue to have a total employment in N.I. was more continuing over the next 25 years. called for a major shift away from significant effect on future birth Not being an economic the private enterprise grip on rapid and sustained than In any rates, and will extend the situation period since the early years of the • development programme the economic development. of negligible population growth well Development Strategy can only The Workers' Party in N.I. have present century. However, during into the 21st century. this period of sustained growth the work within existing and projected put forward the alternative traditional N.I. manufacturing Emigration of the magnitude of trends and reflect the physical and economic strategy of a step by step sector lost jobs at an average rate of 350,000 young people is the environmental needs accordingly. translation of the Westminster 3,700 per year over the period. This traditional human sacrifice In this its conclusions are economic subvention to N.I. into a was offset only by an average demanded by local capitalism to alarmingly clear and the grim facts planned expansion of the U.K. annual expansion of 2,600 jobs in new guarantee its survival. of massive emigration and declining nationalised industries into the industrial projects in synthetic The loss of a further 25,000 jobs in population are spelt out. The effect North along with a similar of this on physical development — in expansion into new manufacturing particular housing and areas of the existing publicly owned environment, are far reaching and industries in N.I. the Report offers a shift to The operation of the U.K. improvement and upgrading of nationalised sector in N.I. has living standards, especially in the traditionally been resisted by the local business community and the Only Republican Clubs The urgent establishment of huge Workers' Party have rejected the modern state corporations like high emigration solution and have British Gas and Steel Corporation, called for a major shift away from and the State Energy Industries in the private enterprise grip on Northern Ireland is an urgent economic development. priority not only for Republican Clubs but for the broad labour Belfast area as feasible priority in movement in both N.I. and Britain. the face of continuing negligible The Development Strategy Report economic and population growth. clearly warns that private enterprise is unable to prevent the Republican Clubs Reject export of over half a million of our Emigration and Non-Growth people. The Workers' Party rejects The Development Strategy Report this way forward in particular the will help force the Quigley Study emigration of 350,000 young people back into the central argument on between the ages of 15 and 29 years jobs creation in N.I. The many over the next 25 years. critics who sniped at and dismissed Economic recovery we believe is the Quigley recommendations are possible but only in the context of strangely silent when the grim facts centralised planning of state owned of their own economic performance industry in new manufacturing and The Public Sector is the main growth area tor jobs in Northern Ireland. are paid before them in the high technology industries. DEIRE FOMHAIR

Spanish Prime Minister Suarez pledged to recognise Catalonian autonomy Virtually unnoticed by .the Parliament) and demanded 1936; the destruction and world outside a significant recognition from Madrid. suppression of Basque and part of the Spanish Republic Trying to keep one step Catalan autonomy. Now the which was destroyed by the ahead Spanish Prime Catalans look forward to the fascist forces of Franco in Minister Suarez immediately restitution of all their rights 1939 has begun to live again. entered into negotiations in under the Generalitat which On September 11, the Paris through a personal lasted from 1932 to 1939. One Government of Adolfo representative with Josef of their constitutional rights Over a hundred people picketed outside the American Embassy in protest Suarez announced the re- Taradellas, who had last under the Generalitat of 1932 against the C.I. A.'s part in the military take-over in Chile four years ago. establlshment of the Catalan been elected head of the was the recognition of the Generalltat and the Catalan Government in exile Catalan language as the first recognition of the head of the in 1954 by 27 of the surviving official language of their Catalan Government-in- 83 Deputies who fled the region, a right suppressed by Chile's 4 years of terror Exile Josef Taradellas. Franco terror of 1939. In 1940, Franco's regime for 38 Four years ago last month the democratically elected This represents the first Lluis Companys, the years. government of President Salvador Allende was overthrown formal step towards the previous President of the However, the struggle for by a military coup which put a sudden end to democracy and autonomy of Catalonia Generalitat was executed by the Generalitat is only freedom in Chile. It also put an end to the hopes of the Chilean following the June 15 election Franco when he was caught beginning. Now that the people, for under President Aliende's Popular Unity in Spain when Socialist and in occupied France by the formalities of recognition of government, valiant efforts were being made to abolish the Communist candidates, Germans and handed over. Taradellas (though not of the poverty and exploitation suffered by the Chilean people. pledged to Catalan The recognition of the 87 de facto Generalitat) have Under the military junta hunger which makes their autonomy, swept 95% of the year old Taradellas and the been completed there led by General Pinochet, • condition truly desperate. popular vote in the vast ending of his vow never to remains the definition of the Chile was plunged into a The unemployment rate is industrial region around return to Spain until the actual powers to be granted reign of terror and torture estimated at 25% and Barcelona. Generalitat was re• to the future Catalan which has been condemned unemployed workers and On June 25 the 85 Deputies established marks the Government. By Christmas throughout the world. their families are not entitled and Senators met in undoing of Franco's second legislation is expected before The role played by U.S. to any financial assistance or Barcelona and constituted main aim in launching his the Cortez in Madrid setting multinational corporations health care, i.e. they have themselves as the de facto mutiny against the out the substance of Catalan and U.S. governmental nothing. Workers' wages are Generalitat (Catalan Republican Government in autonomy. agencies' in the events strictly controiled, strikes In Catalonia itself the leading up to the coup is well are illegal and the rate of demand ranges from a form documented and they bear a inflation is up to 300% per of home rule to full great responsibility for the year. So even a worker in full independence. Spanish torture and murder that employment is living below Prime Minister Suarez occurred in Chile and which the poverty line. knows he must settle his is still taking place today. Throughout the world, a Catalan "problem" or add Despite President Carter's tremendous movement of the hostility of Catalonia to much trumpeted concern for Solidarity with Chile has all the other problems human rights, when one of grown up linking people of besetting his Government. his senior aids apologised for all political views in their And the Basque region, the U.S. role in the Chilean determined opposition to the galvanised by the example of coup, he received a swift crimes of Pinochet's crimin• Catalonia, is demanding that rebuke from Carter. al junta. This solidarity its own former autonomy Over 100,000 refugees have movement has achieved under the 1932 Republican fled overseas to escape the notable success in its constitution be restored. brutality and repression of opposition to the regime. The Many former Franco the regime. junta has been isolated supporters see the Republic The situation in Chile today internationally and stands on the march again: and so is worse than ever. The great condemned throughout the far they have been powerless mass of the Chilean people world for its crimes against are suffering poverty and humanity. Mass rally held in September '76 to demand autonomy for Catalonia. to prevent it.

Partido Comunista de country, in which our Party Espana is involved, Comite Central "We use this opportunity to Dublin protest against Neutron bomb Madrid. 19 de agosto de send you our most sincere coincide with the protest, the 1977 greeting and our desire for International Affairs Bureau of II Irish Republican your greater succe.s.ses. the Party said that the Neutron Movement. From; Commission of Bomb was not a 'conventional' Queridos amigos: International Relations, of weapon. It is, the statement said, "Your cordial message of the Spanish Communist a nuclear weapon that kills by congratulations for the Party. 'enhanced radiation'. It breaks up results obtained by our party the basic cells in all living things, in the last elections has been Members of Sinn Fein The resulting in agonising, somewhat a cause of great satisfaction Workers' Party picketing the prolonged but inevitable death. for us. The results obtained American Embassy in Dublin The Carter Administration in by the Sponish democrofic last month in protest against the U.S. claims that its forces constitute a big step American plans to produce advantages are that "it kills in the struggle for Liberty the notorious Neutron Bomb. and Democracy in our people, but leaves buildings In a statement issued to standing".

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IRISH REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT 30 Gardiner Place Dublinl Ireland DEIRE FOMHAIR Troid in aghaidh SCEAL SCEIL Cios Talmhain i bPort Lairge * Prionsias de Rossa. Ta muintlr Phort Lairge ag fail tar els costas na dtlthe agus na gur thug se lantacaiocht do reidh len lad fein a chosaint ar lathar ar a bhfullid togtha a fhall theaghiaigh Phairc na Leasa Moire chomlucht togala Mclnerney. Cios cheana feln o na daolne ata Ina san troid a bhl ar bun acu. Chomh Eachtra talun ata 1 gcelst agus ta comhlucht gconai lontu. maith le sin bhl se go laldir ar Mclnerney, faoPn mbreagalnm Sin e go direach a dulrt Prionsias thaobh culteamh a thabhalrt do na Henry Hunt, ag cur an dll ar na de Rossa, fear go bhfull talthi aige teaghlaigh in alt 1 a thabhalrt do na ceadta teaghlach 1 bPalrc na Leasa sa gcogadh chlos talun 1 mBaile tiamal talun. Moire ata ar stallc Chios talun. Atha Cllath, leis an gcruinnlu a Cheap an Comhairleoir O stairiul I sulrbhe a rinne an t-£ireannach tugadh le chelle i bPort Lairge leis Gallchoir narbh leer focla molta Aontaithe dha bhlian o shoin duradh an mbagairt culrte a phle. "Ar eagla agus tacaiochta amhaln agus gur thart ar £58,000 in aghaidh na a ghnlomhalonn na comhluchtal ionadalthe poibll ag deighleail le bliana a bhalUonn mulntli seo", dulrt se, "eagla na culrte, eagolr den chlneal seo. Theastaigh Seasca bliain o shoin an mhi seo a tharla Mclnerney ar fud na tire — glac eagla an bhallle, eagla bhelth Id sampla a thabhalrt chomh malth. an reabhioid ba mho riamh - reabhioid deas airgead poca ag comhlucht ata chadhain aonralc, eagla D'fogair se go ralbh se ar stallc mor na Ruise. Ta an ocaid a ceiliuradh ar dishellbhlthe". I mBaile Atha chlosa e fein le cupla blian agus go fuald an domhain agus annseo in Efreann Cliath, dulrt an tUas. de Rossa, leanfadh se air go mbeadh deireadh ta Sinn Fein Pairti na nOibri ag chur d'elrlgh le Cumann na nAltreabhoirl ar fad lets an gcoras eagorach dinnear comoradh ar fail i mBaile Atha no ACRA an fod a sheasamh in feodach ba bhim leis. Cliath agus Seal Feirsde. aghaidh na mbalUl agus nlor elrlgh Theastaigh Colste Ghnlomh laldir Beldh teasbainteas achu sa da cathair riamh le h-aon larracht daolne a a chuirfeadh an ruaig glan ar na freisin den phelctiuir cleasiceach faoin dhlshealbhu. bithlunaigh a bhl ag bagairt ar reabhioid a rinne Eisenstein ar a nglaodh I lathair ag an gcruinnlu bhl thart ghnathdhaoine se 'October'. ar dha chead de mhulntlr na h-aite Culreadh na murtha fallte rolmh D'fhailtigh coismhuintir an domhain mhor agus ionadalthe tofa an cheantalr, na calnnte seo agus ba leir, ag roimh an reabhioid seo. Thuigeadar gur teachta Dala da chuld Fhlanna Fall deireadh na crulnnlthe, go mbeidh a buille e in agaidh an calpitleachas agus an agus Fine Gael agus an gcuid olbre gearrtha amach ag impiriulachas agus gur gearr go mbeadh a Comhairleoir Padraic O Gallchoir, muintlr Mclnerney plngln rua bport seinnte. 0 shoin i leith ta an troid ar Sinn Fein, Palrtl na nOlbrl. amhaln a bhalnt o theaghiaigh son an soisialachas ag leathnui ar fuaid an An Teachta Dala de chuld Fhlanna Phairc na Leasa Moire. domhain faoi stiuiriu Marx agus Lenin. Fail, an tUas. O Fathalgh, ba Sean O Ceallaigh a bhl sa Ni fheadfal stop a chur leis an taoidhe seo Padhraic 0 Gallchoir. speisiula a labhair. Dulrt selsean Chathaoir le linn an chruinnlthe. go mbeidh deire leis an impiriulachas, deire le cogadh agus re nua siochana tagtha. Fadhbanna Pleanala i gCorcaigh

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D'fhailtigh Comhairle Dai! Ceanntaif Comhluchtal Stait mar an ESB agus NET. Corcaigh Thoir Thuaidh de Shinn Fein Comh maith le 2,000 daoine a fhostu Ceist faoi ghaeltarra Pairti na nOibri roimh an caipeis a foilL caithflmid 1,200 tighthe a thogaint gach siodh le deanai faoi "Population Pro• blian chomh maith sa reigiun go deire na Ta ceist a chur faoi 'Ghaeltarra priobhaideach agus airgead poibli sna jections from the Cork Land Use and haolse seo. Eireann le tamall anuas. Ta suas le samplai seo ieanas agus felcfidh tu gur Transportation Study'. De bharr gur Ni feidir le Bardas Corcaighe a radh gur £4,126,010 caillte gan talrbhe ag feidir gur ag deanamh brabach ata dhlultaigh an Comhrialtas daonaireamh a mhaith a rinne siad i gcursai tithiocht le Gaeitarra Eireann le blian anuas agus, dreamanna priobhaideacha airithe as thogaint i 1976 ta se nios tabhachtai na blianta beaga anuas agus na tighthe a nuair a scrudaltear na cuntaisi, ni feidir teip monarchan sa Ghaeltacht. riamh feachaint ar aghaidh ar an lion thogadar ni rabhadar den cead scoth. Ni daoine a bheas againn i gCathair ralbh an Comhairle Conndae comh dona bun na barr a dheanamh astu. * CP. Teo - £5,000 scairchatpitea! Corcaighe amach annseo. sin. Ach caithfidh an da Comhairle teacht Nuair a d'fhoilsigh an "Irish People" priobhaideach, £250,000 d'airgead Ta an t-eoias a tugtar faoi an 'Greater le cheile agus pleananna chinnte gearr- an sceal an mhi seo caite nior thug Ghaeltarra. Ta CP. dunta slos anols. Cork Area' thar a bhelth tabhachtach. Sa aimsearach agus fad-aimsearach a Gaeitarra freagra da laghad. Ach nuair * Talcoma Teo (Corcaigh) — £70,000 ceanntair sin fe lathair ta 200,000 ach fe leagadh amach chun an uasmeid tighthe a thiomsaigh seomra nuachta R.T.E. scairchaipiteal priobhaideach, £50,000 1991 fasaigh an daonra go dtl ar a laghad nua a chur ar fail. Da luaithe a toghtar iad sceal faoi'n eachtra bhagair Gaeitarra d'airgead Ghaeltarra, agus £60,000 243,000. Ce go bhfuil se seo nios lugha na 'se is lugha a chosnochaigh siad, go mor go hindireacht go gcuirfidls an dli orthu d'airgead an Fhorais Fhorbartha. Dunta an meastachan de 300,000 a deineadh mhor ma toghtar tad tre saothar direach da ndeanfaidis aon sceal a chur amach. sios. rolnnt bliain o shoin ni laghadaigheann se agus gan a bheith ag tabhairt brabus mor Rud a fhagann nach bhfull aon dul * larmhuid Teo. — £65,000 an gadh ata le pleanala agus na polasaithe do togaiai gan scrupail. Chun cinn deanta a thaobh firinne an scairhaipiteal priobhaideach, £110,000 cearta a chur 1 bhfeidhm go mor mhor i Is breagh an lion daoine sa ceanntair a sceil a almsiu. d'airgead Ghaeltarra. Ta larmhulr Teo. gcursai tithiocht agus fostalocht. fheiscint ag fas. Tugann se dochas duinn Ta rud amhaln cinnte, afach. Go dti dunta anols. Calthfear ar a laghad 2,000 jobanna a ulle ach go hairithe dort aos og. Ni choir seo nior chuif Gaeitarra an dli ar an Ta go leor leor samplai eile den chur ar fail gach bliain go cheann ceithre duinn an dachas sin a bhrlseadh tre maoin "Irish People" agus nior fhreagarr siad chineal cheanna. An fada erie a mbeidh bliana deag. Ni feidir iejs an coras priobh• na tire a leigint ar sruth agus gan a chur ar na ceisteanna a h-ardaiodh^ ciuineas faoi'n sceal? Coinnigh sull ar aideach an meid sin jobanna a chur ar fail. fail do dhaoine oga ach an di-fhostaiocht Feach ar an chorbhneas idir airgead an leathanach seo! Caithimid bhelth ag breath mar sin ar na agus an imirce. DEIRE FOMHAIR They shot our leaders and Secure employment smashed our buildings. Dublin 1913 The harp was shattered beneath the crown. In Dublin City in 1913 the boss They shot McDermot and was rich and the workers Pearse and Plunkett, needed for youth slaves. The shot McDonagh and The women working, our Clarke the brave. A call for employment Sports facilities should be built in children starving. From bleak Kllmalnham they opportunities and improvement of such areas. But then came Larkin like a took their bodies the social environment for young • The channeling of young mighty wave. to Arbour Hill and a quick• people as an alternative to the 'get people's energy and enthusiasm Into The workers cringed when lime grave. tough' police measures was made by constructive social outlets to benefit the bosses thundered, But last of all of those seven Philip Moran, chairperson of the both themselves and the and seventy hours was our leaders, Irish Democratic Youth Movement. communities in which they live. weekly chore, a dying man — they shot The new measures have been • The provision of secure We asked for little but less Connolly. introduced by Justice Minister employment for young people in was granted, The voice of Labour, the voice Gerry Collins In an attempt to deal State sector jobs, as an alternative Lest getting little we asked for of justice, with urban violence. to the present situation where young more. who gave his life that we people face unemployment or at best In the month of August the might be free. "These measures are bound to fail dead-end jobs In the urban ghettos. because they deal with the effects bosses told us, "The problem of urban violence no union man for them would and not with the causes of urban will not be combattted unless Repsd fmye designed and printdd this new Lmkm crime", Mr. Moran stressed. work. poster whkh ret&b at SOp. The poster, m black and measures such as these are We stood by Larkin and told the Instead he called for: introduced", he said, "the tactics whitB. is being printed in a SiMted number. Opder bossman HOW br wbet become a co8ectar's item. • A crash programme of being used by the Government of We'd fight and starve, but we community development by social increased repression in these areas would not shirk. workers for deprived urban areas. will only lead to increased Eight months we fought and • Community Centres, Youth and violence." eight months we hungered, we stood by Larkin through Build a thick and thin. list Future! But foodless homes and crying JOIN THE children. They broke our hearts and we could not win. IRISH DEMOCRATIC YOUTH MOVEMENT When Larkin left us we seemed defeated, "To enable young people to play a full part in the struggle for The night was black for the the creation of a United Democratic Socialist Republic of workless men. Ireland in which the people of Ireland will own and control But then came Connolly with the wealth and resources of the country." new hope and counsel. Name. . His motto was "We will rise again." Peace with honour? There ean never he dishonour in peace! Address In Dublin City In 1916, the British forces they burned our Jim Larkin town. ItPb l»t? A^ Age S£K, Applications To: General Secretary, Irish Democratic Youth Movement, 30 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1. AnCO (An Comhairle OUIuna) published Its report for 1976 recently. While the report Includes statistics on the numbers of Apprentices (838), adults Books of th6 month (9.429) and youths (460) trained, the part of the report entitled Training for Skill has the greatest Implications for apprentices in Ireland. This deals with the they feel will restrict them to remain in their particular employment. WORKS B Y J A MES CONK'OL LY • implementation of the new Zi Labour Nationality and Religion 23p apprenticeship system which has AnCO have justified this by saying r Erin's Hope and The New Evangel 20p now been in operation for over a that employers cannot be expected ZI The Rcconquesi of Ireland .- ' 26p year. A few years ago AnCO to pay for the education and training published for discussion a blueprint of someone in skills that the industry for restructuring the training of has no use for. But AnCO are falling apprentices. Among the proposals to ensure that apprentices have the WORKS ON CONNOLL Y contained In this was that the opportunity to learn more than their J Life and Times of James Connolly (C. D. Greaves) '. 1-85 number of apprenticeship years be employer wants to teach them. n James Connolly (S, Levensoii) £2.95 reduced from five to four. Obviously In any situation where the Z- J. Connolly: Selected Wrilings {P. Beresford Ellis) . ; 60p During this shortened time the employee has the final say the r Relevance of James Connolly Today (G. Gilmore) 23p number of hours spent on-the-job education and training of tbe !. Connolly — Deleon Controversy (Cork Workers Club) 50p was to be increased and the off-the- apprentice will suffer. [. Connolly — Walker Controversy (Cork Workers Club) 33p iob hours reduced. Also most of the Going Away Presents first year was to be spent off-the-job, Michael O'Leary's parting gift to in a V.E.C. college or training private industry was the extension All above prices include postage for Ireland and Britain Only. centre, and most of the following of the £20 subsidy to cover Orders 10 Repsol Ltd. 30 Gardiner Place. Dublin I. three years to be spent on the job. unemployed apprentices. An At the time Unions, V.E.C.s and employer can now take on an apprentices voiced their opposition unemployed apprentice and make a to these proposals. They feared that profit before any work is done. The apprentices would be trained only in rate is approximately £14 for a one specific task and receive very second year apprentice. The little formal education. employer gets £20 from the State and REPSOL PUBLICATIONS It was not a love of academism pays £14 to the apprentice plus £4.51 that prompted these objections. The stamp. He has about 50p per week reservations were based on a fear from each apprentice even if the Repsols In Stock J Healthcare, Dr. J. McManus 28p that AnCO wanted to give industry apprentice never does a stroke of Z Let the Nation Stand. P. Yeates •• ''Sp the only say in how apprentices work. So now instead of employing n -Labour and the Republican Movement, G. Gilmore 28p shou Id be trained. apprentices as cheap labour the n Principles of Communism, F. Engels • - • • 23p During these discussions industry employer has subsidised labour to r:! Public Sector and the Profitmakers • 33p the tune of £100 per year. rz Republican Tradition, D.O'Hagan 23p assented by their silence. The [' TonyO'Reilly's Last Game 33p scheme was introduced last If the Minister really wanted to do r: LiamMcMillen: Separatist, Socialista Republican 33p September with little or no change. something for apprentices he should r Leggings and the Bandoliers, C. Gilmore 28p Industry was satisfied so there was have forced AnCO to take companies Z Struggle for Democracy, Peace&Freedom, T. Mac Giolla 23p no need for change! IZ International Obligations & the Irish Question, S. O Cionnaith 18p to court for refusing to release r Revolutionary Movements of the Past. J. de Courcy Ireland 38p This scheme has been one year in apprentices for class, and for r Workshop Talk, J. Connolly ... 23p operation now and unfortunately for refusing to report to AnCO when Z Marx and the Irish Question, S. Cronin ,. 58p the apprentices many of the apprentices are made redundant, : Ground Rent Is Robbery , 28p misgivings have been shown to be and for not registering apprentices 1 Sinn Fein The Workers' Party Programme ....: ..--^ 48p Z Full Employment by 1986 (2 copies) 38p correct. Many apprentices are with AnCO. • Ardboe Martyrs • •, : 23p dissatisfied. They rightly feel that There are many companies who • New Member's Handbook -, • 43p industry is having too much say In have persistently broken the law in ['! Culture & Revolution in Ireland, E. O Murchu .'... 38p the running of their courses and they this area. AnCO are, by law, the r Republicanism, Pt I (3 copies only) 33p spend too little time In colleges and body set up to protect apprentices' [Z TheAxetotheRoot, J. Connolly 33p too much time on the job. The rights in this regard, yet they All above prices include postage forTreland and Britain Only. training they receive is only in one haven't exercised their legal muscle area of their Individual trade. This ever. Why? DEIRE FOMHAIR 11 There is a constant flow of people and Information in and out of Sinn Fein The Workers' Party from countries all over the world. Many of 'Across the sea to Ireland' the visitors are Irish emigrants who of oppressed races and peoples. have made new homes in other Clan helped raise funds to fight the Anci Koppel, from Seattl'e, recent General Election campaign. lands, and are still working for Irish Washington, a member of the freedom. Others are people without The results were encouraging, and Women's International League for Sean looks forward to seeing Sinn a direct Irish contection, but Peace and Freedom, and on the Interested in the alms of Sinn Fein Fein The Workers' Party in the Dail executive committee of Seattle for sure next time around. The Workers' Party — Peace. Work, Women Act for Peace. Anci was one and Progress towards a United Joan Maguire, from San of the U.S. delegation to the Francisco, Joan is an enthusiastic Democratic Socialist Republic. 'Builders of Peace' conference This month, the UNITED member of the Irish Republican organised by the World Peace clubs in the States. She runs a radio IRISHMAN brings you news of some Congress in Warsaw, and has recent visitors. People like: station, K-POO, on the West Coast, worked for Peace and Progress in which plays Irish traditional music Mike Hughes, from Mayo, now the USA all her life. living in San Francisco. Mike and songs, and runs information brought three of his children home Anci was in Ireland on holiday programmes on developments in for a look at the old country — Rose. when she read of the protest- Ireland.'Joan spent a great evening Carmel and Steven. Carmel liked it demonstration outside the U.S. in Club ui Chaidin, the popular social so much, she stayed on. Mike and his embassy against the 'people-killer' club in Gardiner Place — the best wife Frances (from Clare) are well- neutron bomb planned by the USA. worker's club in Dublin. known and liked members of the The protest was organised by Sinn Among the many other callers Irish Republican Clubs of the U.S.A. Fein The Workers' Party, so Anci were Liam Kelly, from Co. Tyrone. Anci Koppel. and Canada, the support-group for promptly called to Gardiner Place Liam now lives in New York, and is Sinn Fein The Workers' Party. with a message of solidarity, and a Vice-President of the Irish Peter Logan and Cathy McCoy, The San Francisco and West-coast generous donation. She couldn't be Republican Clubs. He is President of from Oakland,'California. Peter and clubs are very active in information on the demonstration herself the Connie Green Club in New York Cathy are printers.and involved with and fund-raising work for the Irish .because she was flying home the which has wide support among N.Y. union-work, as well as supporting Republican movement, and same morning, but she promised to transit workers. Liam has for many the Republican Clubs. They help to organise concerts, benefit nights wave from the plane. Sllocht years now been active in support of put out a very successful Newsletter and traditional Irish music and sleachta ar shliocht bhuar sleachta, the Irish people's struggle against in the USA, explaining the Irish dancing sessions, along the West Anci. You'll have to get someone imperialism. struggle. coast of the USA. There's great Irish to translate that for you — but crack in two San Francisco pubs in it's all good! particular — the Starry Plough in Sean Cullen, from Clan-na- Berkeley, and the Plough and the hEireann, the support-group in BOOK REVIEW Stars in Clement-street, San Britain for Sinn Fein The Workers' Francisco. Party. Sean is in charge of To Present The Pretence by John It is obvious from the details given The pubs are famous for their cell! International Affairs for Clan, and Arden. Published by Eyre Methuen that political theatre is not music and singing, and anyone was home for a short holiday. He Ltd, II New Fetter Lane, London welcomed by the establishment and living or visiting in the area helped organise the successful EC4P4EE. The price Is £5.50 that it will not be given any of the should be sure to call in for a session. 'Ireland Information Conference' in hardback. A paperback, priced financial help which more innocent Besides their Irish nights, the pubs Britain recently, attended by Tomas £2.95, will be published In the spring. — from an establishment point-o- run benefits for groups like the MacGiolla, an Uachtarain Sinn Fein A collection of Essays of the view — theatre can have almost for United Farmworkers' Union, the Pairti na hOibrl, and Sean Theatre and Its Public by John the asking. American Indian Movement and O'Cionnaith, of our International Arden has been published. Two of other groups supporting the struggle Affairs Bureau. the essays are written in When the book talks about the collaboration with Margaretta Connolly plays this may possibly be D'Arcy. The purpose of the of more interest to the average Irish collection of essays is stated briefly reader — the reader who has little by John Arden: "Twelve years ago I interest in theatre. Official van(ialism looked on at the people's struggle, The Connolly plays are very well Recent controversies in Dublin City Council about the Wood Quay but as an onlooker. Without researched and tell the full story not excavations, the Project Arts Center grant and the loss of the Lowndes Trust consciously intending it, I have just the Irish part of the story. Collection from the Municipal Gallery reveal very disturbing attitudes in our become a participant. These essays Connolly outside Ireland is an capital city. I hope will show how". element omitted from the man's life when he is talked about in Ireland. We have become almost immune to the at the door of Mister Raferty of the National The dust-jacket is a copy of a well- systematic destruction of many of the most Museum. known painting by Pieter Bruegei The production of the Connolly interesting and pleasing architectural The Corporation placed everything in his called 'The Battle between Carnival plays in Dublin can be described as a features of the city by the property hands and were prepared to wait until he gave triumph cJT faith and absolute developers and their replacement by the go-ahead. This he has now done, despite and Lent'. John Arden describes the commitment to theatre over aesthetic horrors. We are disgusted but not the fact that only one third of an acre has yet painting as: "an emblem of death in surprised when some of the leading architects impossible odds. Would you expect been excavated. He wasted all of last year the midst of life; Carnal life an audience to sit through an all are prostituting their profession and their art when absolutely nothing was done on the site continuing despite the imminence of for the big money of the speculators and and now "he has expressed satisfaction that night — 24 hour — production of property developers. all significant data has been successfully death. Tragedy and Comedy anything at all! But we cannot blame property developers retrieved and recorded" according to Mr. combined in one image". for these most recent expressions of Ruairi O Brplchain, Assistant City Manager. Part one of the book contains a lot The story of how the seemingly Philistinism. Who do we blame? In the case of The National Museum comes under the of material on theatre, on plays and impossible feat was accomplished is the Project Grant the blame sits squarely on Department of Education, and Mr. William given in the book. There is also a lot the shoulders of the City Councillors many of Doran, Archaeologist who worked on the playwrights from the rather distant whom expressed attitudes and opinions which Wood Quay site, is correct when he suggests past — Shakespeare, Ben Johnston of detail on the particular — the one would have thought even the smallest in an article in the Irish Times that it is up to and Milton — to more recent times, unique style — of the Connolly plays. Town Commissioners had outgrown. The the Minister for Education to provide the Brecht, O'Casey and films by dominating thought seemed to be if we give finance and see that the excavation of the site artistes a grant must censor their work. is completed. Pasolini and Penn. The essays in This is the attitude which traps and retards Wood Quay is a National Treasure and it is this part of the book are interesting artistic development and results in the artiste the government's job and particularly Mr. because they present a very highly giving us what we deserve — mediocre art. Wilson's to see that it is protected. educated opinion and information Hopefully the number of enlightened The loss of the Lowndes Trust collection of about great names in literature in Councillors will increase at the next Local pictures from the Municipal Gallery was a Government elections! result of a deliberate decision by the Art the English language. They also It might seem at first sight that the failure Advisory Committee of Dublin Corporation to express a view of life — life seen to complete the archaeological excavations at "phase them out". They have now "phased through the eyes of a leading artist Wood Quay Is also the fault of the City them out" to London. This was an outrageous of this day. Councillors. This is not quite true. Nor are the decision secretly carried out by the very officials of the Corporation to be blamed. people whom the citizens trust to protect There are essays on the Despite the crying need for new offices for everything of artistic value in the city. difficulties of producing plays in the Caoineadh Dublin Corporation, both for the convenience if we cannot trust our City Council, our USA. The description 'play' does not AirtUi Laoire of the citizens and of the workers, the National Museum, our Municipal Gallery or really give an idea of the piece of Corporation have constantly postponed the our Ministry of Education to protect our Inspiteff by the famous 18th building of the offices to allow time for cultural heritage what do we do? How about theatre which the Ardens staged on century epic poem ' Lament lor complete excavation. If this was a private an artistes union to protect their rights and Viet Nam when they were in the Art O'Leary', this film has won property speculator no one would have got critical acclaim hoih in Irelantl also to inform and guide the rest of us in United States. A 'Carnival' is a and abroad. 60 mins inside the site to interfere with the work of the matters artistic? We would welcome ideas on bulldozer! In this case the blame must be laid better word; the chapter heading is this. "Roll Up, Roll Up to the Carnival of War". Going...Going... If you're ever in California be sure to visit Gone! The story of how I rIsli I 1 resources - and jobs • are The Starry Plough beinri stolen with the help of I The Plough & the Stars I some of the finest Irishmen, money can buy. 35mins. I 116 Clement St. 3101 Shattuck I CoUet's Berkeley I San Francisco I For All Your'Repsol' Further details from:- Ph. (415) 751-1122 Ph. (415) 841 2082 Margaret O'Leary, 30 Gardiner I I Sinn Fein The Workers' Party Place, Dublin 1. I I pamphlets. Name I DRAUGHT GUINESS - REBEL MUSIC I Address CEILI BANDS - DANCING J 64-66 Charing Cross Road, London (Paid Advertisement) WC2. 12 DEIRE FOMHAIR

PEOPLE IN POLITICS

British Propaganda Pic. (above) and (below) the reality of life for prisoners in Long Kesh.

FULLER HAS HIS FILL The word in Dublin property circles is that Bill Fuller, of Old Shieling and Teach Furbo fame, is selling out. Contracts for the sale of both premises have been drawn up, and a Pressure from relatives will price-tag of quarter-of-a-mlllion is being put on the deal. Two interesting questions arise: who is the mystery buyer, and what will happen to the State money Bord Fallte put into Teach Furbo? force Provisionals to develop PEACE PRIZE Mr. Sean McBride, former Chief of Staff of the IRA in the I930's and Minister for External Affairs in the Inter Party Government, was presented with the Lenin Peace Prize at a ceremony In Dublin on September 20th. The Prize, worth about £19,000, was presented by Mr. Nicholai Blokhin, new strategy on prisoners Chairman of the International Lenin Peace Prize Committee at a ceremony organised by the Irish Peace Group, who had Public opinion In the North is rapidly discovering a fresh area of nominated him for the award. concern. Rediscovering might be the operative word as the plight Mr. McBride, who is the son of Major John McBride, executed in 1916, and of Maude Gonne McBride, has already FORTY of more than a thousand four hundred sentenced political been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974. He is the first prisoners begins to emerge as a major social problem affecting person ever to be awarded both prizes. A great honour for a the whole community. great international statesman. SHADES Thousands of families are "blanket" and the cruel regime affected by the loss of a at Long Kesh as a cause of NEW YORK CONVENTION OF GREEN! breadwinner or by the absence worry. The only names publicly linked with the of a father and, in some cases, a One attempt to give the Irish Republican Clubs in North America will hold their proposed new political party in the North Seventh Annual Convention at the Irish Institute In New York mother. The problem is relatives a more direct are Eddie McAteer of Derry and Frank highlighted now for the first City on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October The McManus of Fermanagh. Both of them have influence on the course of Convention will be opened by Dr. Maire Bradshaw. President personal interests in climbing back to the time as the voluntary relief events was the foundation of of The Irish Republican Clubs, USA & Canada and seats of power from which they were services which have kept food the Relatives Action resolutions dealing with Irish and international matters will ousted. on so many of the affected Committee at Easter 1976. This be under discussion during the two day event. The Ard Strangely however, neither of them have Comhairle of Sinn Fein The Workers' Party will be tables during the past number Com mil tee has tried any clear idea about the composition or of years begin to falter. Though represented at the Convention by Sean O Cionnaith. Director policies of the party nor have they any idea highlight the plight of of the International Affairs Bureau of the Party. what it will be called. In fact there seems to not exclusively a Provisional Provisional prisoners. be a major controversy already about what problem most of the prisoners However, the presence of to call the new party. — about 1,320 in all — are or miniscule groups like Peoples AID FOR SWAPO Alt this indicates that there are other were members of the forces behind the idea of a new party. The Democracy, the Red The International Affairs Bureau of Sinn Fein The UNITED IRISHMAN can now reveal that the Provisionals when sentenced. Republican Party and the Irish Workers' Party reports a good response to its "Medical Aid main backing for the party Is coming from Already the Provisionals Republican Socialist Party has for S.W.A.P.O." Fund launched throughout the United the Provisionals and the Irish National imported political frictions Irishman in June. Our aim was to raise enough money to Caucus. Fred Burns O'Brien has been in themselves are issuing purchase one Medical Aid Kit for the SWAPO Freedom which has drawn the Ireland (see People In Politics) in recent statements claiming that some Committee into conflict with Fighters — each Kit costs £100 — but the response from weeks, staying with his friend Ruairi of the prisoners, the estimated readers of The United Irishman and members of both Sinn O'Bradaigh, leader of the Provisionals. 200 in H-bloc in Long Kesh, are the Provisional leadership in Fein The Workers' Party and the Irish Democratic Youth O'Brien is the P.R.O. of the Irish National Belfast. movement has been so good that at the time of going to press Caucus in Washington of which the being driven to the "edge of the Fund has topped £200 and almost every day new secretary is Fr. Sean McManus. brother of madness" by the solitary The central tension which has donations are coming in from many parts of the country and Frank McManus. O'Bradaigh, O'Brien and not yet crystallised in relations abroad. confinement and the enforced McManus have had a number of meetings wearing of blankets because of between the Provisionals and We are pleased to record the following donations towards at which, it can be presumed, the new party refusal to wear prison clothes. the Relatives Committee is that the Fund which we received during September: Members of was the major item for discussion. of weighing the future of their Leeds Trades Club, Leeds, England £2.40; Dick McKee, Another source from which the new party But other factors bombing and shooting Cumann Sinn Fein The Workers' Party, Finglas, Dublin may have sprung is the series of meetings undoubtedly contribute to the £2.30; Clann na hEireann, Hull, England £4.85; Seamus which have been taking place since last campaign against the misery Corcoran, Offaly £4.70; IDYM. Lurgan, Co. Armagh £1.20; March between the Provisionals, the mental state of the prisoners. being inflicted on the prisoners. Rose and Kitty Hickey, Dunieer, Co. Louth £5.00; Residents I.R.S.P., the Communist Party of Ireland Married men only receive If the flickering campaign of Lower Ormeau Road, Belfast £5.00; Richard Dunphy, and the Irish Front. The last named group is about £6 per week subsistence Omagh, Co. Tyrone £6.30. a Derry phenomenon which itself includes were to be called off, so the from relief sources now and argument runs, the chances of Provisionals. Nationalist Party, I.R.S.P, and single men £4. other ultra-left and maverick groups. These a popular campaign to expedite MY FRIEND FRED meetings have been taking place secretly Add to that the realisation the release of the prisoners over the past six months. An interesting visitor to Ireland in September was 'Dr.' dawning for many of them would be enhanced. Some years Fred Burns O'Brien, Information Director of the Irish When they were publicly revealed in the serving long sentences that ago such a line of argument National Caucus, Washington D.C. in the U.S. of A. Saturday column of the Irish Times some would be considered Interviewed on Radio Eireann following President Carter's months ago. the Communist Party of "victory" is no longer around famous speech on August 30, Fred vigourously denied any Ireland at first denied participation but later the corner and the pressures treasonable by Provisionals but connection with the Provisionals. admitted it in the Irish Socialist. can be better understood. Both more and more it has been Within 48 hours Ruairi O'Bradaigh was interviewed about A further dissident voice involved in the inside and outside Long Kesh gaining weight as concern for the parcel bomb found in his brother's house and he revealed proposed new party is Neil Blaney of the prisoners begins to Donegal. Frank McManus is a close buddy prisoners and their relatives that it was "my American friend Fred Burns O'Brien who outbalance dreams of a warned him not to open it," His CIA training certainly paid of his and campaigned vigourously with are adding the continuing off! Blaney to get Keaveney elected in Donegal. Provisional campaign to the military victory. Fred is an employee of the Customs Bureau of the U.S. Of course the old alliance of McAteer and Treasury Department and the Cutoms Bureau has been Blaney is still as strong as ever it was. assigned the responsibility of the detection and apprehension With such disparate elements involved in of those who would illegally export arms and ammunition its formation it is not surprising that they KEEP THESE DATES FREE! from the U.S. A good inside man for the Provos to have, you are still wrangling over what name it should would say. You would also think that he would have some have! The surprising thing will be if it ever 60th Anniversary of the October Revolution difficulties in retaining his Government job while at the same gets off the ground. However, they do have time being 'North American Editor' of An Phoblacht and a number of things going for them. DUBLIN: BELFAST: publishing many articles denouncing the US Government The Provisionals have destroyed the and its investigating branches in the Provisionals American progressive mood of the late sixties and Thursday, 27th October — Friday, 28th October — Journal. have pushed politics back into the old Showing of Eisenstein's Showing of Eisenstein's Unionist/Nationalist mould. So the people Far from having any difficulties, Fred Burns O'Brien was great classic OCTOBER. great classic OCTOBER. in 1976 seconded to the White House to act as an aide to are just about ready for a return to old style green politics which explains the S.D.L.P.'s President Ford on AMNESTY questions. This is the close Sunday, 30th October - Saturday, 29th October - friend and confidant of Ruairi O Bradaigh and Daithi rush back to fill the vacuum. O'Conaii. A further factor which might bind all the Commemoration Dinner & Commemoration Dinner & elements together is the possibility of a Social. Printed and Published by Clo na h-Elreann, 30 Plas Gardnar, B.A.C.l. Westminster seat. Big Eddie will probably Social. NEXT ISSUE OCTOBER 27 be the only gainer here. Full Details from International Affairs Bureau, Sinn Fein The Workers' Party.