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23 DEC. m 111111111111111111111111111111 • P3 p4 New hope for framed Irish Swashbuckling view of Ireland's The Orange Order and morality — prisoner Danny McNamee independence struggle — in its own words Michael Collins review December 1996/January 1997 • Price 50p Connolly Association: campaigning for a united and independent Ireland land, is the most likely, Democrat reporter Sod probably the most attainable, outcome of any future peace process involving all parties. ESPITE ALL M the frenzied ^^^M lation over the a new IRA ceasefire, the British government's 'studied' rejection of the latest Hume-Adams in- itiative, and the strengthened position of the unionists in West- minster, continue to suggest that little real progress will be made this side of the forthcom- ing British general election. By reinstating the IRA ceasefire, republicans have within their grasp the .capacity to wrong- foot the British government once again, and further cement the all-important alliance with mainstream nation- alists, the Irish government and Irish- Americans. All the available evi- dence points to the fact that this/is possible, though far from probable without/a British com- mitment to allow Sinn Fein a definite and swift 1 HEADLINES HEADLINES' Demagogues and peace process, Opinion discrimination New hope for Danny McNamee CA conference nued- % • ii Bobbie Heatley from the Smoke gets Democrat reporters Belfast-based Campaign for evidence used to prove that Secretary, Michael Howard, in Irish prisoners Democracy outlined the Danny was a 'master bomb 1994, he has so far refused to OR THOSE who question whether anti-Irish possible basis of an achievable maker' is riddled with incon- send die case back to the Court discrimination remains a significant factor in Democrat reporter accommodation between na- sistencies and absurdities," re- of Appeal. British society, the government's an- UNITED and inde- tionalists and unionists. This iterated campaign nouncement in June of a ban on the right of The campaign now hopes pendent Ireland offers, would require a legal guaran- in your eyes spokesperson Paul May. Irish and Commonwealth citizens to apply for that evidence from a full inves- Adie best prospect for last- tee of equal treatment for Fone in four UK Civil Service posts, should have pro- HICH REPRESSIVE It has also emerged that the tigation into die government's ing peace, progress and social unionists and nationalists, a Crown knew the real identity Defence Evaluation and Re- vided something of an eye opener. regime would sentence justice throughout Ireland, the just resolution of the prisoners KEN KEABLE argues the British left should base of the bomb maker as long ago search Agency, where con- To their credit, British Civil Service trade unions Wan innocent man to 25 Connolly Association reaf- issue, a thorough reform of the its position on Ireland on the interests of British as 1987 but deliberately con- taminated explosives-testing have been at the forefront of the campaign to chal- years, deprive him of daylight, firmed at its annual conference RUC, and the establishment of people and on democratic and socialist progress in cealed this evidence from the equipment had gone unde- lenge this overtly discriminatory and racist policy, causing the adult form of in Nov ember. new non-sectarian institutions Britain. launching a national petition opposing and organising rickets,-confine him 21 hours a defence. tected for years, force the Delegates also endorsed a which would enable nationa- a successful national rally and lobby of parliament. day in a ten-foot-by-six-foot Forensic evidence Home Secretary to act. wide-ranging programme of lists and unionists to act inde- The Council of Civil Service Trade Unions stresses cell, deny treatment for a pain- presented at the trial by Alan The case of Danny McNa- activity, highlighting the im- pendently in pursuit of agreed ful hernia and have him woken Ferady, a man once described mee is to be the subject a Chan- that the nationality bar legislates against groups of portance of rebuilding the interests. ORTHERN IRELAND is a colonial remnant and every hour throughout the by Lord Justice Taylor as being nel 4 Trial and Error workers who have historically enjoyed the right to wrongly convicted Irishman peace process and raising the Delegates heard Paul May a political monstrosity. Since its inception it has night on 'security grounds'? unfit to describe himself as an programme to be shown in the apply for any job in the Civil Service on exactly the freed and exonerated. profile of the association. Par- of the recently revived Danny never been ruled democratically or been with- expert, has also cast doubts on new year. same basis as UK citizens. These questions, putting Doubts have always existed ticular emphasis was placed McNamee Campaign speak out 'emergency' legislation. As a political pro- McNamee's conviction. Around a third of all Civil Service jobs are classi- t.ie spotlight on another about the evidence used to on the period in the lead up to about the latest developments ject it is a failure. Its inclusion in the British fied as 'Public Service Posts' and as such subject to the massive miscarriage of justice, convict Crossmaglen man Yet, although substantial o The Danny McNamec Cam- the forthcoming British in the campaign to free Mr. Nstate poisons both our parliamentary democracy and jus- new nationality rules. These include all jobs in the are being posed by the Danny Danny McNamee of conspir- new evidence supporting paign can be contacted at: BM general election. McNamee — see page 3. gan, Pat O'Donohoe, Jim Red- David Granville reminded tice systems, threatens the civil rights of every British law courts and the Foreign and Commonwealth Of- McNamee Campaign as it acy to cause explosions back in McNamee's claim of innocence Box Innocent, London WC1N Speaking at a public meet- Conference also agreed to: mond, Michael Crowley, delegates that Jane had joined citizen and obstructs any progress towards a more open fice, and over two thirds of all jobs in the Ministry of steps up its fight to have the the early 1980s. "Fingerprint was presented to the Home 3XX. ing at the start of the con- continue to publicise miscar- Helen Bennett, Enda Finlay, Jo- the Association in the late society. Defence, Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue. ference, the Irish Democrat's riages of justice; campaign on nathan Hardy, Eamonn Quaill, 1940s after befriending the late It also obstructs the reduction of military spending, en- The introduction of the nationality ban along with Dublin correspondent, An- the issue of political prisoners; Willie Wallis and Gerard Cur- Sean Dowling, whom she met hances the power of the military establishment and the recent legislation such as the Asylum and Immigration thony Coughlan, argued that expose anti-Irish racism in Bri- ran whilst working as a volunteer secret services, is extremely expensive, and costs lives. It Act, expose the Tories' penchant for promoting bi- Orange distortions exposed an international chain backing tain and discrimination o DELEGATES PAID tribute on the Friendship Railway in gives governments the perfect excuse for more repressive gotry and racial discrimination. When the thin veneer Irish independence had been against Roman Catholics in the to Jane Tate, pictured above, Bosnia. laws and practices and preserves, within our state, a of false decency and concern is stripped away they dis- US state approves constructed. North, and work to increase an outstanding Englishwo- A dose friend of the late De- hotbed of religious fundamentalism, sectarian hatred, dis- the circulation and influence of play a similar level of commitment to equality of op- It was at this point that , Unfortunately, the absence man who continues to smond Greaves, for decades crimination, and political reaction. TTiese are the reasons Greaves lecture the Irish Democrat. portunity as they do towards the needs and concerns working-class people were ad- of a more widespread soli- campaign for Irish unity and she served as the Association's we should demand decolonisation. of the low paid, the unemployed, single parent famine curriculum John Boyd mitted to membership of the darity movement in Britain re- The following were elected independence in her 80s. treasurer and a member of its The partition of Ireland blocks the road to a more families, and of ordinary working people in general. Order and the mass bands and mained a weak link—and was to the Association's executive Presenting her with a national executive. To this day democratic Britain. It is bad for Britain and bad for Ire- We must hope that the British electorate is not fool- marching originated, he said, likely to remain so while the council: Alex Reid, Stella Bond, framed print of a painting by Jane remains an indefatigable land, regardless of what the IRA does or doesn't do. hardy enough to elect them again. Time will tell. Education throughout history. IRA's military campaign conti- David Granville, Peter Mulli- Jack Yeats, CA president seller of the Irish Democrat. National studies show that i The IRA's military campaign is not a good reason for Whatever reservations we may have about Irish less than 25 per cent of US stu- RANGE-ORDER ideo- o IRELAND FACES its most demanding British withdrawal, but neither is it a good people choosing to work in civil service jobs deemed Democrat reporter dents have any understanding logy is based on myth troublesome and vexatious reason for supporting tiie government in folding on to to necessitate 'allegiance to the Crown', we unequivo- of organised attempts throug- Oand distortions, histo- period since the Ulster the territory, or for supporting the unionist veto on Bri- cally defend their right to do so.