SEÁN KEENAN COMMEMORATION SUNDAY, MARCH 2 SEÁN KEENAN MEMORIAL BOGSIDE, DERRY 3pm Speaker: UIMH 250 FEABHRA — FEBRUARY 2008 http://saoirse.info 1.50 (£1stg, USA $30 p.a.) Dan Hoban, Mayo British rule is a denial that IRELAND IS A NATION

• Final salute: Volunteers of the Continuity IRA fired shots over the grave of Dan Keating in Kiltallagh Cemetery, Co Kerry during January.

and therefore cannot be Our country is still divided makes clear: “We do not want people must answer the “IRELAND is one of the most ancient nations in regarded as the ultimate and kept partitioned by to back the Unionists on to a question posed by Terence Europe, and she has preserved her national settlement.” British armed force. cliff-edge politically where MacSwiney: “Whether we integrity, vigorous and intact, through seven In January Volunteers of “There will be no CIRA they will oppose us all the shall in our time merely mark centuries of foreign oppression; she has never the Continuity IRA fired a ceasefire. Instead military more. Neither do we seek to time or write another relinquished her national rights, and throughout volley of shots over the grave operations will be intensified. have them as a permanent and luminous chapter in the the long era of English usurpation she has in every Dan Keating, Patron of The British must declare their disgruntled political minority splendid history of our race.” generation defiantly proclaimed her inalienable Republican Sinn Féin and last intention to withdraw from in one corner of Ireland.” right of nationhood.” and faithful survivor of the Ireland.” This generation of Irish heroic generation of 1913-23, Irish history teaches us that This was the defiant Irish people to exercise their in Kiltallagh Cemetery, Co in every generation there will assertion of the First All- right to national freedom and Kerry. In an accompanying be Irish people determined to Ireland Dáil in its ‘Message independence is the essential Wear an statement issued to the media resist British rule in Ireland. to the Free Nations of the basis of a just and lasting the CIRA declared: “Dan To break this cycle of Easter World’ on January 21, 1919. settlement, providing a final Keating was an iconic figure history a public British The Irish Republican answer to the ‘Irish Lily in Irish Republicanism who declaration of intent to struggle is based on the Question’. never wavered in his support withdraw from Ireland is irrefutable truth that Ireland is And what we might ask are Honour Ireland's for the true Republican essential. Thereby allowing a nation. Irish history is the consequences of failing to Movement and its aspirations all of the Irish people to begin Dead littered with failed provide that final answer? to national unity and an end building a New Ireland, Easter Lilies now available, agreements; in 1921 it was Again Irish history provides to the British Occupation of ÉIRE NUA. Republican Sinn €40.00 per 1,000 declared that Lloyd George the answer as Ruairí Ó the Six Counties. Féin believes that the had solved the Irish Question. Brádaigh pointed out in a from Peig King, “In honouring this life-long proposals contained within None, including the Stormont debate in UCC on January 28 29 All Saint's Park, Republican the CIRA wish to ÉIRE NUA places the power and St Andrews Agreements, (see report page 9):“It follows Raheny, Dublin 5 restate that the armed struggle of decision-making in the have been able to adequately that there will always be an against British occupation hands of the true stake- answer that question, each element of the Irish people to continues despite the sell-out holders of the Irish nation – APPLICATION FOR SPEAKERS agreement has failed because oppose English rule here. The and surrender by some former its people – Protestant, at County Easter Commemorations should be sent each has denied the very Belfast Agreement of 1998 Republicans who now Catholic and Dissenter. as soon as possible to: existence of the historic Irish does not provide for final administer British rule in An Rúnaí, Coiste Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta nation. The ending of British British government Ireland. Partition still exists. As Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 223 Sráid Pharnell, BÁC 1 rule in Ireland allowing the disengagement from Ireland 2 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 Confidential Brit documents revealed Gearrscéalta THE Pat Finucane Centre and The Justice for the nationalists were arrested Details of the notorious compared to just 118 loyalists. policy are contained in a UDA targets mother, children Forgotten group unearthed evidence in January Loyalist death squads were confidential briefing written by MELANIE Campbell of Hawthorn Place, Colraine, Co that the British Army predicted a ‘not guilty’ responsible for a series of senior British Army officer Derry accused the loyalist UDA on January 22 of verdict in the trial of a British soldier standing infamous killings, UVF Lieutenant Colonel JL attempting to kill her and her two young children after trial for seriously wounding a Lenadoon murders of the three Reavey Pownall, who was based at the a petrol bomb attack on her home. grandfather Hugh Kenny and three of his friends. brothers and the loyalist British Ministry of Defence Hours later the RUC/PSNI warned her that her life is in danger The men were shot by a loyalist death squads during Millfield massacre of four headquarters in London. unless she leaves the area within 24 hours. plain-clothed British army one of the darkest periods in workers at a bottle plant in “One important (but Melanie Campbell claimed that the petrol bomb attack on her patrol on the Glen Road, the last 35 years. The West Belfast. unspoken) function of the home in the early hours of January 21 was the latest incident in a Belfast in June 1972. The documents show that in the Another document states that it UDR is to channel into a long campaign of intimidation against her by UDA members. She British soldiers were members eyes of the British army the was British government policy constructive and disciplined said the victimisation began two years ago after she got into an of the infamous and highly IRA was the “only enemy”. to encourage loyalists direction Protestant energies altercation with a member of the loyalist death squad. secret Military Reaction Force The reports marked extremists to join the UDR. which might otherwise become (MRF) — who also directed ‘Confidential’ show that in the Senior figures within the disruptive”. Catholic church attacked loyalist death squads – were six-months between September British military also believed it THE Catholic church in Bushmills, Co Antrim was targeted by charged with attempted murder 1975 and March 1976, 15 to be “counter-productive” to Pownall goes on to say that loyalists on January 24.The letters ‘KAT’ (Kill All TAIGS) were and possession of a machine- times more nationalists than discharge a UDR member it would be “politically daubed nine times on the front of the building as well as on pillars gun but were acquitted in 1973. loyalists were arrested in solely on the grounds that he unwise” to dismiss a member and a wall. Other documents unearthed connection with so-called was in the UDA – an of the UDA from the UDR by them included the the paramilitary attacks. organisation they described as unless he had committed a so- Arson attack on GAA club British Army’s failure to tackle During this period, 1,876 a “safety valve”. called military offence. ARSONISTS who attempted to burn down an Armagh GAA club on January 12, drilled holes in the doors and poured flammable liquid through them. ‘Pseudo-science must Patient files The attack on Collegeland GAA Club at Charlemont left the inside of the building severely smoke damaged. A passer-by be consigned to history’ leaked to LVF raised the alarm which prevented more serious damage. Club chairman Brian Murphy said: “The fire was contained THE revelation that a review instigated by the inside the building due to a lack of oxygen because the windows Crown Prosecution Service has cleared the way A PATIENT who discovered his medical files were tightly closed. If it had been much longer, the windows for continued use of Low Copy Number DNA is may have been leaked by a hospital worker to a would have blown out.” a worrying development, Republican Sinn Féin loyalist death squad has said he is “disgusted” at Graffitti was daubed on another Armagh GAA club on January said on January 14. the hospital’s handling of the case. 8 at Ballyhegan. The words ‘Stop burning Orange halls’ were painted on the club. Brian Murphy appealed against any revenge The technique was dismissed incarcerate those who remain Confidential information chatroom website. He by National Publicity Officer, opposed to English rule in attacks in the wake of the incident: “The GAA totally abhors any Richard Walsh, as “pseudo- Ireland. concerning 10 patients at contacted the hospital and attacks on Orange halls or any counter attacks. We don’t want any science”. “This pseudo-science Craigavon area hospital is learned that two files retaliation for this,” he said. Richard Walsh said, “Low identified a schoolboy in alleged to have been passed relating to himself and his Copy Number DNA analysis Nottingham as the manufacturer on to the LVF by a woman son may have been illegally RUC/PSNI patrols armed was recently shown to be a of a bomb planted in Lisburn. employee, who was sacked accessed by the former wholly discredited technique. Even those involved in the in 2007. woman employee. with second lethal weapon Nonetheless, it was in the forensic analysis accepted that It is understood that the JJ MAGEE, of Relatives for Justice, a North Belfast interests of the CPS to reach the this could not have been the medical files contained He has taken legal action based victims’ group, expressed “massive fears” over conclusion that they did with case. And yet they persist in details about patients who on the grounds that his British colonial police moves to begin Taser training – a regard to cases in England and claiming that LCN DNA had been attacked by the personal security and move which he says will see “trigger happy” members Wales. analysis is reliable. LVF. privacy were breached. It is reboot a policy of aggressive British policing. “Likewise, the review “The credentials of this In October and November 2007 four people died after being instigated in the Six Occupied method as an evidential tool are One patient said he only understood the nine other became aware of the case patients are taking legal shot by the 50,000 volt stun-guns in Canada. In all, Canadian Counties by Hugh Orde is rejected by the overwhelming authorities have recorded a total 18 Taser-related deaths since unlikely to dismiss a technique majority of jurisdictions following an article on a action on similar grounds. their introduction in 2003 and JJ Magee fears that their which enabled the RUC to throughout the globe.” deployment to RUC/PSNI Specialist Operations Branch will be a “dark and negative” step back in time which could see Taser- related deaths replacing plastic bullet killings - 17 plastic bullet killings across the Six Counties over the last 35 years. At the end of November 2007, the United Nations Committee Against Torture concluded that the use of the electric pulse Taser constitutes a “form of torture” and “can even provoke death”. The manufacturers themselves, Taser International, have admitted that repeated blasts of a Taser can “impair breathing and respiration”. It is also reported police officers in at least five US states have filed lawsuits against Taser International claiming they suffered • is committed to supporting prisoners for which CABHAIR is responsible serious injuries after being shocked with the 50,000 volt stun- • is generating publicity in support of Irish national independence. guns during training classes. We need your support. Our website address is: http://irishfreedom.net RSF opposed to Windsor visit IT has been reported that the English Queen, Elizabeth I would like to join Republican Sinn OUR AIMS Windsor, is to visit Armagh City on Maundy Thursday. Féin JOIN For a full British withdrawal from A spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin has said that Ba mhaith liom bheith i mo bhall de Ireland . . . The establishment of a true they are opposed to all British Royal visits to any part Sinn Féin Poblachtach REPUBLICAN 32-County FEDERAL of Ireland. 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Dublin on January 19, bringing together Matt Ó Brádaigh pointed effective campaign, The innovative ‘Ta’ campaign, supported by ethnic minority and members from throughout Ireland for a day of out that anybody over the age Publicity, posters/bill arts groups in the Six Counties, will host a wide variety of multi- discussion and planning. The Six-County local of 18 can be a candidate, boards, a leaflet (which will cultural activities to raise the profile of a “shared cultural wealth” elections due in 2011 and the possibility of “They do not need to have have a good clear photo, your among minority groups. putting forward candidates if no political test been in every social, mobile number, state your Speaking ahead of the planned parade Pobal’s CEO, Janet Muller development, sporting local stand on the National Question said the one-day event would give everyone the opportunity to send oath is required were also discussed. out a clear message that “this is a society that truly values diversity”. The seminar was chaired by “The Irish language is a living, vibrant language for our future RSF Vice-President Des and the parade will give people the chance to send out this strong, Dalton, Kildare (a candidate in clear message.” 2004 for Athy Town Council The parade, which will take place on February 16, will kick off at and a candidate again in 2009) 1pm from Culturlann McAdam Ó Fiaich which will also be the Launching the seminar An venue for workshops and multicultural sessions from 11am. tUachtaráin Sinn Féin Poblachtach, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh emphasised the ‘Acts of war not murder’ importance of all areas SPEAKING after a commemorative march for the preparing for the forthcoming Bloody Sunday dead, Stormont Minister Martin local elections. Quoting McGuinness sought to criminalise past acts of Terence MacSwiney he said resistance, as well as all present and future acts, Sinn Féin Poblachtach should Republican Sinn Féin said on February 3. view elections as “carrying the “Martin McGuinness referred to ‘murders’ of RUC men and trenches of the enemy.” He British soldiers, and accused the IRA of engaging in ‘terrible deeds’ then went on to talk about the in the past,” said RSF’s Publicity Officer, Richard Walsh. history of Sinn Féin’s “It is not the IRA which has been guilty of terrible deeds. It is the involvement in local British Forces of Occupation, along with their surrogates in the government from 1905, loyalist death squads, who are guilty. So too is the Provos’ military sketching the central role this body, which destroyed arms belonging to the Irish people — these involvement played in the • Mait Ó Brádaigh addressing the seminar on January 19. Also pictured is Róisín were intended to secure the full freedom of Ireland. That body has national struggle through the Hayden, Ard Chomhairle and Des Dalton, Vice President. also maimed and murdered those opposed to their current direction. decades. “Martin McGuinness claimed to be speaking ‘as an Irish 1999 local elections and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh said that organisation there is, they do clearly, mention your record Republican’. However, no Irish Republican would consider Director of elections for the British had used the not need to know everyone in locally, some novel ideas on legitimate acts of war to be murderous. Nor will they welcome the Limerick city in 2004) along political test oath in the Six the area, be an expert on local matters that are in line Commander-in-Chief of the British Crown Forces — the murderers with Publicity Officer Richard Counties to disenfranchise a everything they talk about or with RSF policy etc, and the of the fourteen Bloody Sunday dead, to our country. Walsh, Derry ( Director of large section of the nationalist you think they talk about in date of the election) and a “We recognise all calls for collaboration with Ireland’s enemies to Elections for Mid Ulster in the population and to stymie the the council chamber – none of system of emailing press be treasonous, and demand a full British withdrawal from our Six-County Stormont growth of an Irish Republican the ‘elected’ ever do until they statements to all local media – country in order that the Irish people might govern themselves.” alternative. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh elections in March 2007) both spoke about the importance of get there – you’ll learn on the twice a week during the said that local elections were job” Matt Ó Brádaigh campaign – and follow them vital to Sinn Féin’s growth and publicity and how best to Plans to desecrate Liam utilise local media. Des Long explained. up with phone calls. development, making “us What a candidate does need Canvassing – systematic relevant to the people and by stressed that areas needed to Mellows statue ‘shameful’ be active and to publicise their Matt Ó Brádaigh explained is: and the candidate shouldn’t IN A statement on January 26 Republican Sinn Féin extension the struggle for the “to realise that you need to drive but have a driver. Note full freedom of Ireland” he activities. Tomas Ó Curraoin, in Galway came out in opposition to the plans of the Galway, a candidate in six start at the beginning and it all issues brought up by voters. said. takes time, years … start Write them down and get back Galway Alliance Against War to drape Liam Des Dalton began by elections, 3, Co Council and 3 Mellows Statue in an orange jumpsuit at a Údaras na Gaeltachta since getting involved in a number to them with an update. explaining the purpose of the of local worthy organisations Leafleting – housing estates demonstration planned for Saturday, January 26. seminar. The agenda was a full 1991, said that the candidate RSF spokesperson Tomas Ó Curraoin said that it was: “A needed to involve themselves especially in Community have to be leafleted one by one one, beginning with an Development of all kinds … and do them all, cars at shameful insult to the memory of a brave Irishman, who gave his life explanation of how the fully in the issues which most for the freedom of his country, for his statue to be treated in this way. affected their community as be aware of and supportive of matches etc (provided its electoral system works and a Irish national sporting and local), church car parks in “The war in Iraq is wrong, and Republican Sinn Féin, along with basic outline of the relevant well as local organisations and many others in Galway, has opposed this war from the start, and community and action groups. cultural organisations – rural areas. legislation. Des Dalton said it Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, The seminar finished with a deplores the treatment of the prisoners in Guantanamo. was “vitally important that all The afternoon session dealt with the reality of waging an all Irish language groups that lively and informative areas were fully armed with may be active, GAA, St discussion of what makes an “However, desecrating the statue of Liam Mellows, a man who the necessary information if election campaign. Matt Ó suffered in prison and was executed without trial for the freedom of Brádaigh, Galway, RSF Patrick’s day parade etc … be effective campaign and the they were to be properly aware of and supportive of need for Sinn Féin his country, is just a cheap and shameful stunt, and should be prepared” for the local Director of Elections in opposed by all Galway people,” said Tomas Ó Curraoin. Galway since 1991 and socially progressive efforts Poblachtach to develop a elections. from Parent-Teacher comprehensive electoral Putting in place an effective Michael Lavelle, Fermanagh, RSF Director of Elections Committees to trade unions, strategy. All who attended RSF oppose agenda of fund raising programme was social housing and deemed the seminar a success also deemed to be essential during the Six-County Stormont elections last year environment groups etc.” whilst also agreeing that for an GAA management and this was discussed under a For a campaign to be electoral strategy to be number of headings. both shared their vast and AT a meeting of Comhairle Uladh on January 20, varied experience of fighting effective requires being “early, effective and practical the delegates condemned the pro-British agenda of Des Long, Ard Chomhairle, early, early – they have to work must be put in at local Limerick (A candidate in the elections, indeed Michael senior GAA officials. Lavelle’s experience stretches know you’re standing and you level. The following statement was issued: “GAA President Nicky Brennan welcomed Stormont Minister Edwin Poots to Pairc Esler in Newry, but he refused to meet the President of Republican Sinn Féin, Athy water crisis a disgrace Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, when he handed in a letter of protest highlighting our concerns before the Ireland-England Rugby match in Croke IN A statement on January 25, Kildare RSF PRO years Athy has seen a rapid four years little or nothing has Park. Des Dalton said that the water supply crisis in growth in housing and been done to address these “Mr Poots showed his complete disregard for our National population, however the concerns, people are entitled to the Athy, Co Kildare area over the past two development of infrastructure ask serious question of their Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, having arrived deliberately late. He weeks was nothing short of a disgrace. has since expressed the view that the playing of Amhrán na bhFiann to meet the needs of a growing public representatives and before our National games should be scrapped, and called for stadia population has not occurred. local authorities. named in honour of Ireland’s patriot dead to be restyled. “The closure of schools, a complete disregard for the “During the 2004 local “On its website, Athy Town denying children their right to people of Athy. elections one of the main Council under the heading “We had warned previously that Cumann Lúthchleas Gael would an education coupled with “The underlying causes of issues for people in Athy was ‘Looking to the future’ talks be pressurised into accepting these changes, and ending the flying of depriving people of the basic the crisis were not suddenly the need to upgrade and about “making living and the National Flag, but were accused of scaremongering. However, right to clean running water trust on the local authorities develop adequate services in working in the area an the agenda of the current GAA management is clear for all those who and with little or no concerned but have been terms of roads, water, schools, attractive choice”, at the wish to see it.” communication from the Town flagged for the past number of health care and other essential moment for many in Athy Council or Co Council, shows years. During the past ten services. In the intervening these words ring very hollow. 4 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 A poll in the Irish Times stated that 44% of voters polled Yes on the question ‘Should the Taoiseach resign?” while 46% said no. In the same poll 55% For said the Taoiseach should step down before the next general election while 36% said he should stay on. Former RUC Chief constable, Ronnie Flanagan, The said he would not step down as British police inspector though he did apologise to the families of the victims of the Omagh bombing for the handling Record of the inquiry by the RUC. Stormont Assembly MLAs are to examine the MON. JANUARY 7: The number of people possibility of building a nuclear power plant in the getting special RUC/PSNI protection in the British British Occupied Six Counties. Occupied Six Counties is now 13. British Home secretary Jacqui Smith said she SICIM Roadbridge Ltd, based in Naas, Co intends to extend the detention period for “terror Kildare were fined £5,000 sterling for polluting the suspects”. Forkhill River in Co Armagh while laying a cross- Taser guns are now officially in use by the RUC border gas pipeline. in the British Occupied Six Counties. Derry’s last independent bookstore, Bookworm All the files on the murder of GAA official Seán on Bishop Street, is to close. Brown in 1997 have not been released. A murder trial was adjourned in Derry, to The families of six men murdered by the UVF in February 4, because of doubts raised by Judge Weir the Heights’ Bar in Loughinisland, Co Derry in on the validity of Low Copy DNA evidence. 1994 met with Al Hutchinson, the new British TUES. JANUARY 8: Hugh Orde, Chief constable Police Ombudsman. of the RUC/PSNI told the Stormont Assembly that FRI. JANUARY 25: A sectarian attack on a “the actions of dissident republicans must not be Toombridge schoolboy left him with facial bruising allowed to block the transfer of policing and justice and a fractured eye socket. He was attacked by two powers from Westminster to Stormont”. boys as he waited for the school bus. A new report found that 100,000 children in the Jacobs Biscuit factory in Tallaght, Dublin is to close Occupied Six Counties are living in poverty – with the loss of 220 jobs within the next year. 44,000 of whom are living in “severe poverty”. • Bookworm: Derry’s last independent bookshop is to close in March. SUN. JANUARY 27: Former President Suharto of Action on Rights for Children (Arch) criticised Demonstrations took place in Dublin and Belfast to St Vincent de Paul. Indonesia for 32 years, died aged 86. the Deane’s School in Benfleet, Sussex for as part of a global series of protests to mark the Al Hutchinson, Ombudsman in the Six Occupied Seven people were shot dead in Beirut. scanning children’s fingerprints before they buy sixth anniversary of the opening of the US-run Counties asked for a meeting with the judge in the Since the disputed election results in December dinner. According to Arch a growing number of Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. The Seán Hoey trial, Justice Weir, to discuss his over 800 people have lost their lives and more than schools are taking children’s fingerprints. demonstrators called for the closure of concerns about the case. 250,000 forced from their homes in Kenya. Three people were extradited to Spain, on foot of Guantanamo. Members of Amnesty International FRI. JANUARY 18: The Rev Ian Paisley was MON. JANUARY 28: Migrants from outside the a European arrest warrant, for questioning in donned orange jump-suits and white face-masks replaced as leader of the Free Presbyterian Church EU will be obliged to carry identity cards with connection to alleged membership of ETA. collected signatures for the closure of the camp. by Rev Ron Johnson. biometric information under the new Immigration, WED. JANUARY 9: The Justice for Paul Quinn Demonstrations took place in Dublin and Belfast. Up to 139 jobs are to be lost in Dublin, Kilkenny Residence and Protection Bill. The Bill will also campaign held a meeting in Castleblaney, Co The Dublin City Coroner warned of the danger and Waterford following the closure of a number of introduce changes to the way visas are issued to Monaghan. of drug misuse as he said that cocaine was a factor businesses. 80 jobs are to go in Callen, Co Kilkenny migrant workers and allow for the introduction of a The Police Federation in the British Occupied in almost 33% of Dublin drug deaths. The number at SFL Engineering; Unilever is shedding 55 jobs in language test for citizenship applicants. Other Six Counties called for the suspension of of inquests into drug related deaths heard in Dublin Dublin – 125 jobs were lost there last year – and proposals include the deportation of migrants while ombudsman investigators after their handling of a in 2007 was 87. Century Homes factory in Dungarvan, Co people await a decision on their status; provisions case involving a Co Fermanagh RUC member. SUN. JAN 13: The last Aer Lingus flight left Waterford closed with the loss of 24 jobs. for detention in prisons or garda stations for those The Audit office in the Occupied Six Counties is Shannon Airport for London Heathrow. Flights to Glenaden Shirts, in the Waterside area of Derry suspected of being in the country illegally; a review to investigate a multi-million pound land deal Heathrow will now fly from Belfast. city, is to lay off 85 workers. of the asylum decisions to be made more restrictive involving Ian Paisley jnr. Repossession of houses has risen over 50% in MON. JANUARY 21: Politicians in the British and the introduction of new rules for recognising Gordon Brown stated that the British 2007. Start Mortgages has 171 repossessions Occupied Six Counties called for an investigation marriage between non-EU and Irish citizens. Government would not accept any recommendation before the High Court at the end of 2007; GE into why bomb charges against four alleged The 26-County Law Reform Commission to recognise the ‘Troubles’ in the Occupied Six Capitol had 55; Allied Irish Banks`6 had 36; IIB members of the RIRA were withdrawn amid proposes that the mandatory life sentence for Counties as a war. Bank 30 and Bank of Ireland 11. allegations of the protection of a “top-ranking murder be abolished and two new ‘homicide A 19th century copy of the 11th century St MON. JANUARY 14: Thirteen windows were mole”. The charges were dropped when the Public offences’ should be created. Molaise book shrine, which was made in the broken in the Orange Hall at Dyan, near Caledon, Prosecution service (PPS) said that “new Serious crime rose by almost 2% last year with monastery on Devenish Island in Loch Erne, was Co Tyrone. information had come to light”. gun crime, drug offences and murder increasing to bought by the Fermanagh museum and will be TUES. JANUARY 15: The city of Armagh, dating Amnesty International called for further record levels, according to the Central Statistics housed there. The original is in the National back to 600BC, is the subject of a new book entitled investigation into the use and suitability of Taser Office in Dublin. Museum of Ireland in Dublin. Irish Historic Towns Atlas. guns before the RUC/PSNI are supplied with them Four new Victims Commissioners were THURS. JANUARY 10: Property developers are MEP Jim Allister DUP claimed that Ian Paisley A laptop computer, the property of a lawyer appointed over the weekend in the Occupied Six buying up former British army bases in the British jnr lobbied Tony Blair on the Giant’s Causeway involved in the inquiry into the shooting dead of Counties. Occupied Six Counties in Lisburn, Belfast, Armagh centre during the “devolution” talks at St Andrews UVF member Billy Wright in Long Kesh prison in TUES. JANUARY 29: A suspicious device was and Omagh. in 2006. Ian Paisley jnr has been embroiled in 1997, was stolen from his offices. removed from a recycling centre in Carrickmore, The administration in the 26 Counties offered controversy over his alleged involvement in the The son of Garda Fallon, shot dead during a bank Co Tyrone. “full state protection” to any witness who comes centre. robbery in Dublin in 1970, called for a new inquiry Alfie Doherty, the father of hunger striker Kieran forward with information on the Omagh bombing Thomas Murphy, South Armagh, appeared in the into the shooting dead of his father. Doherty, died in hospital in Belfast. in 1998. Special non-jury Court on tax evasion charges. It is Residents of Ballylongford and Tarbert in Co WED. JANUARY 30: Rudy Giuliani and John A loyalist group calling itself the Real UFF the first time such a case will be heard in the non- Kerry objected to the proposed Shannon LNG Edwards are out of the Presidential race in the US. claimed responsibility for planting a pipe bomb at jury court. import terminal without further consultation. They The appointments by Peter Hain, the then British the home of Áine Gribbon, former Provo member, Two anti-whaling protestors, one from Australia argue that wider issues still have to be addressed. secretary in the Occupied Six Counties of two in Antrim. and one from England from the environmental ship Ryanair launched High Court proceedings Orangemen, David Burrows and Don Mackay, to The death took place of Sir Edmund Hillary, the Sea Shepherd, boarded a Japanese whaling ship in against Aer Lingus citing ‘inside information’ the Parades Commission in 2005 was ruled New Zealand man who was the first person to climb Antarctic waters. disclosures to the 26-County administration by Aer unlawful by the House of Lords. David Burrows Mount Everest. He completed the climb with Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza at Lingus ahead of other shareholders re the decision resigned from the Parades Commission. Tenzing Norgay in 1953. the funeral of the son of Hamas leader Mahmoud to transfer the Shannon-Heathrow link to Belfast. British Secretary of State in the Occupied Six In a surprise move President George Bush called Zaher. Hussam Zahar (24) was one of 16 people A Labour Court ruling of November 2007 is Counties Shaun Woodward’s official trips to the US for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. He killed in an Israeli strike. challenged in the High Court regarding a fixed rate in 2007 cast the taxpayer more than £77,000. visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories where The bookstore Eason’s is to close five of its 24 of pay for hotel staff which is higher outside Conor Murphy, Provo MLA in South Armagh, demonstrators clashed with the police. stores in the Occupied Six Counties. Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and Cork. refused to withdraw his allegations that Paul Quinn, In a deal brokered with Venezuelan President A report in the Irish News claimed that loyalist A Bord Pleanála public oral hearing into the murdered in a hayshed in Monaghan last October, Hugo Chavez, two Colombian hostages were drug dealers supplied the RIRA with weapons, two building of a waste facility began in Clonmel, Co was involved in criminality. released by Farc in Eastern Colombia. of which were used in the shooting of two Tipperary. Four repossession orders were held in The RUC warned businesses to be alert and The British government confirmed its backing RUC/PSNI members. Chancery Court, Dublin. regularly check their premises for incendiary for nuclear power stations in England. Survivor and relatives of the victims of the devices. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael plan to spend €1million Dublin and Monaghan bombings called for an An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission Jeffrey Donaldson DUP expressed concern that promoting the European Treaty. independent truth commission into bombings and for an industrial estate beside the new M3 Tommy Crossan, a Republican, received a FRI. JANUARY 11: Michelle Gildernew, Provo unsolved murders over the last 35 years. motorway near Dunboyne, Co Meath. The national suspended sentence earlier in the month. MLA welcomed the proposal for a power-plant in The US is to send 3,200 more troops to inventory of heritage sites is not being used by the The computer hardware giant Seagate is to close Glenavy, Co Antrim. Three years ago she strongly Afghanistan. 26 County Dept of the Environment in nominating its plant in Limavady with the loss of 900 jobs. opposed a similar plant close to her home at The European Citizens’ Action Service (ECAS) sites for designation as UNESCO World Heritage THURS. JANUARY 31: Building workers Killycarran which she described as “a total criticised the decision by the 26 Counties to place Sites. picketed the Westbury Hotel, Dublin in a dispute anathema to any right thinking person”. That plant restrictions on the right of Bulgarians and Israel kept up its blockade of Gaza despite over treatment of workers. Batu (the building hoped to burn mushroom compost, poultry litter Romanians to work in Ireland. warnings of a looming humanitarian disaster. workers union, who organized the strike) claim the and wood chips. Rose Energy, who plan to build the Eighteen people were killed in Gaza in an Israeli TUES. JANUARY 22: Several thousand pounds men “suffered underpayments, illegal deductions plant at Glenavy, hopes to generate energy through ground and missile strike. worth of damage was done to a home in the and non-payment of pensions while carrying out the burning of “poultry litter and bone meal”. WED. JANUARY 16: Palestinians blasted an Glenkeen Ave area of Greenisland, Co Antrim when renovation within the hotel”. According to the Central Statistics Office opening in the border between Gaza and Egypt. bricks and paint were thrown at it. Ongoing feuding The Irish Refugee Council expressed ‘extreme 170,000 people were signing on the live register in Thousands of Palestinians entered Egypt and between loyalists is blamed for the latest attack. concern’ over new proposals, contained in the the 26 Counties. returned with much needed supplies. WED. JANUARY 23: An Irish man and woman Immigration, Residency and Protection Bill, which Sixty people are to lose their jobs at the soft Senior RUC/PSNI members are to be questioned were arrested in Lithuania on suspicion of would allow for longer detention of immigrants on drinks company Britvic Ireland in Little island, over the ‘tampering of evidence’ in relation to the attempting to but weapons. entry into the 26 Counties. Cork. Omagh bombing. THURS. JANUARY 24: Peter Hain, former Four hundred Free State troops will be deployed British minister for sport in the Six Counties British Secretary of State in the Occupied Six A man who escaped from Long Kesh in 1983 in Chad by the end of January according to Willie attended a GAA match in Esler Park Newry. Counties and current Work and pensions’ secretary, was arrested in the US and is awaiting deportation. O’Dea, Defence Minister in the 26 Counties. THURS. JANUARY 17: A total of 344 post offices resigned from the British Cabinet over allegations FRI. FEBRUARY 1: Unemployment has reached Belleek Pottery announced job losses of 13 have closed around the 26 Counties in the last seven of irregularities in his returns on donations received 4.8%, the highest level since July 2003 according to production posts at its Fermanagh plant. years leading to increased social isolation according during his election campaign. 26-County administration figures. Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 5 FAMILIES CALL FOR TRUTH FROM BRITISH ARMY A Belfast Chronology

Monday, January 7, 2007. Milltown Cemetery was damaged in Theresa Jordan, mother of Pearse an explosion – the fourth such attack Jordan shot dead by the RUC as he in 18 months. On the same day ran from a stolen car in 1992, said that Michael Rory Campbell of Belfast the decision to allow MI5 to decide (who had been arrested in England whether RUC witnesses should be the day before) was charged in given anonymity at her son’s inquest, connection with explosions was wrong. MI5 and Special Branch throughout the country. As he left the set in place the operation that led to dock he said “Before we leave the the killing of Pearse, she said. court I wish to state that against the Friday January 11, 2008. Two occupation of the English in Ireland I men were forced to walk along the utter a protest.” Shankill Road, Belfast carrying Wednesday, January 23, 2008. placards with the words ‘I am a thief The tour bus Paddywagon was badly and burglar’ written on them. One of damaged in a petrol-bomb attack in the men has injuries to his face. Fitzwilliam Street, Belfast. A number of documents relating to Thursday, January 24, 2008. The the Belfast Brigade of the National Fair Employment Tribunal in the Six Volunteers (who took the side of John Occupied Counties found that two Redmond and joined the British nationalist men, dismissed from their Army) were donated to the Linenhall posts in 2005, were discriminated Library during the week. against because of their religious Friday, January 18, 2008. and/or political beliefs. The two men, • The Days Hotel in the loyalist Sandy Row area of south Belfast where two managers were dismissed Charges of membership of the RIRA Riccardo Caffola and Stephen after a sectarian campaign of terror. and possession of explosives against Mooney, who had been threatened by to clear his name. Begley family to and from school and the truth to be told about, and the four members of the RIRA were the UDA, received compensation Saturday, January 26, 2008 The to bring Mrs Begley to her twice- British Army admit to, the killings of dropped at Belfast Crown Court after from Days Hotel, Sandy Row, family of Thomas Begley, a member weekly hospital appointments, the the men. Jim Sloan, Jim McCann, difficulties arose in connection with Belfast. They received compensation of the Provisionals killed while family are “worried sick” someone Tony Campbell, Brendan Maguire, disclosure of documents. The defence of £27,000 after they were subjected planting the Shankill bomb in will be seriously injured. John Loughran and Ambrose Hardy solicitor believed the documents to “a sectarian reign of terror” at the October 1993, said their lives have “I am out every morning checking were shot by British soldiers in the would expose an informer. hotel on Sandy Row. become “a living nightmare” since the car for devices before I let the New Lodge Road area of Belfast on Martin Overend, Belfast was Friday, January 25, 2008. threats on their lives from loyalists children into it,” a family member February 3, 1973. sentenced to nine years at Belfast Evidence from the head of the RUC were renewed last month. Less than said and continued: “My mother is A teenager from Strabane, Barry Crown Court on charges of blackmail fingerprint section is to be admitted in two months ago, their home was fired finding it particularly hard to cope Devine, walked free from Belfast and possession of guns and the new appeal by Christie Walsh, on. Thomas Begley’s elderly mother and we just want this to stop. It Crown Court after firebombing ammunition. Tommy Crossan, also of west Belfast (now living in Cork). was informed by the RUC/PSNI on benefits no one and it serves no charges against him were withdrawn Belfast, received a two-year sentence Christie Walsh was sentenced to 14 January 26 that there was a bomb purpose in our society.” by the Public Prosecution Office after suspended for five years. years in 1992 for possession of a planted under one of her son’s cars. Thursday, January 31, 2008: The almost three years. Evidence against On January 18, 1929, the coffee-jar bomb. He denied the Because the car is used to bring the families of six unarmed men shot by him was based solely on Low Copy monument at the Republican Plot in charge and has campaigned ever since youngest members of the extended the British Army in 1973 called for DNA.

culprit and let him go without surveying the damage or Notes from pursuing the case which was air tight since the culprit admitted the crime. Tyrone This type of behaviour is New Cumann in boosted by the commonplace in the nationalist Coalisland formation of a new areas of Dungannon where Cumann in Coalisland. some of these anti-social REPUBLICAN Sinn elements are paid informers for Féin in Tyrone has been The Cumann is to be the Crown and therefore free to plague their communities with a carte blanche from the Development Fund RUC/PSNI. It is hard to see what they intend using CCTV S pecial Appeal cameras for other than to spy on the local people and as they Republican see it keep them in check. Sinn Féin • Coalisland RUC Barracks: still the visible face of British rule in Ireland. Crown Forces We are embarking on a harassment development and modernisation named after the late paper SAOIRSE which will defunct CCTV cameras programme for our Republican Sinn Féin put our members on the door in the hands of the continues organisation. This will include Patron and Republican steps talking to people and help RUC/PSNI to use as BRITISH colonial recruitment, publicity, stalwart Dan Keating us get our message across. We they wish which will police harassment in upgrading our technology, and feel the Cumann will be the East Tyrone area is office and also after all the successful as Coalisland has in most likely be to spy on brave Irish soldiers who the comings and goings continuing with no sign the past been renowned of let-up. gave their lives for Irish throughout Ireland for its of the nationalists The home of an RSF Freedom from the resistance to British rule. community in the town. member in the Coalisland area Coalisland area. “British rule can still be seen The CCTV cameras, which was raided recently. A number accommodation. This will cost a The Dan Keating/ sitting in the middle of the have been in place for a of Land Rovers pulled up and considerable amount of money. Coalisland-Clonoe Martyrs small town, manifest in the number of years unused, are to the Crown Forces entered the However, we know we can call on you Cumann held its first meeting RUC/PSNI Barracks with its be upgraded and put at the house and systematically for your support and we will contact all during the week and looks high green blast-proof walls, Crown Forces disposal on the searched the premises. who support our aims and objectives with forward to raising awareness of anti-rocket and razor wire and pretext, the council says, to do Republican Sinn Féin in details of our plans and how they can help the organisation in Coalisland pillar boxes. This monstrosity away with anti-social Coalisland condemned this to attain our goals, in due course. and getting involved with the shows the British are still intent behaviour. constant harassment by the All subscriptions, large or small, can be local community on issues on subduing Republican areas The RUC/PSNI have shown Crown Forces, saying: sent to the treasurer of the Republican Sinn which affect them. by trying to enforce British rule they are uninterested in dealing Féin Development Fund at Head Office or A spokesperson for the new by brute strength if necessary.” with this type of behaviour. A “It is a regime of punishment made payable to: Cumann said there was a lot of prime example was when last on the Republican community Republican Sinn Féin Development work to be done in the area year two cars were vandalised for the recent attacks on the Fund, AIB, Capel Street, Dublin 1. Big Brother to in the town and the culprit rebuilding the movement and spy again in Crown Forces. This type of educating people on the merits spotted by a witness who behaviour only helps to Account number: 15411-097. of true Republicanism. Dungannon phoned the Crown Forces. strengthen our resolve to push All donations will be appreciated and “Part of this will start with DUNGANNON Council They arrived, listened to the harder for our goals and acknowledged. the selling of the Republican are to put the town’s witness’s story, arrested the beliefs.” 6 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 Leinster House to shake the by the Provos. Union said the refurbishment project hand of the Queen of “Seán Sabhat died in the struggle at the College has failed to employ a Guth na Mumhan: England on her state visit for Irish freedom as did many other single Clare plasterer. here is the height of political men and women down the He said: “The men working at St hypocrisy, Joe Lynch, Vice- generations but they never stated they Flannan’s are from Galway and Mayo Inniu is Inné would welcome the Queen of sub contractors while Clare Chairperson of Comhairle England. tradesmen are banned from the site, na Mumhan (Munster traditional neutrality. “The fact is for true Republicans he said. Call to reject Lisbon Executive) of Republican the Queen of England will not be “These sub-contractors are totally treaty superpower “Our sovereignty and neutrality are already compromised and our Sinn Féin said on January welcome here until her government ignoring all CIF and REA CHARGING Irish children democracy will also be affected. 10. declares its intention to withdraw Agreements in relation to trade union for water to wash their hands “The fact is EU legislation is now Making the announcement that he from Ireland. labour. at school is one of the dominating policies of the 26-County would welcome a visit by the Queen “Welcoming the Queen and “We have raised the issue with the outcomes of the Lisbon Administration of the 26 Counties of England only days after his party honouring Seán Sabhat are CIF but the employers do not care Treaty, a spokesman for like charging children for water and stood to attention by the grave of incompatible. The Provisionals because of the current difficult Republican Sinn Féin said on this trend will become ever more Seán Sabhat in Limerick must surely should be ashamed to stand by his economic situation. Up to fifty January 24. dominant if the Lisbon Treaty is bring the Forked Tongue Award to grave!” percent of Clare construction industry Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Joe Lynch trades people are idle with block- Des Long from Corbally in endorsed by the people. said. layers and plasterers badly hit. Limerick, Ard Chomhairle member “We are now calling on voters to Appeal to Bishop over “On the one hand embracing and “We are now calling on the Bishop and chairperson of the RSF Munster examine the reality of these moves by college jobs administering British rule in Ireland of Killaloe to make a positive Executive said the Treaty must be the EU to become a world On February 1 a trade union and at the same time parading a contribution to social justice by rejected as it compromises Irish superpower and to reject the Lisbon colour party around the grave of Seán leader in Clare called on the raising the matter with the College sovereignty, neutrality and Treaty.” Sabhat smacks of a confused party. Bishop of Killaloe to demand and urging the employment of Clare democracy. “The fact that Seán Sabhat died in social justice for Clare plasterers. “Charging school children for Order of the forked an IRA attack on the Brookeborough workers at St. Flannan’s “There is a slowdown in the water is only one example He said. tongue RUC barracks in 1957 in a campaign College in Ennis. industry and the College can assist in The creation of a European Army has THE decision of the against the British presence in the Six Paddy Kenneally from Crusheen, maintaining local jobs by employing serious implications for our Provisional members of Counties seems to be now forgotten secretary of the Clare Plasterers’ Clare tradesmen on the site.” No to London or Bussels domination A SPOKESPERSON for Republican Sinn Féin advance of the EC/EEC/EU. said on January 14 that comments made by Jose Manuel Barroso that the Six Counties represents a “We are calling on voters “great example of peace” are part of a wider in the 26-Counties to also campaign promoting the lie that the National reject the EU Constitution.” Question has been resolved. ACTIVE National Publicity in Ireland. CAMPAIGN A meeting of Comhairle Officer, Richard Walsh, “The Stormont duo’s Cuige Laighean (Leinster added that Irish history meeting with Mr. Barroso Executive) of Republican shows that so long as the also comes at a time when Sinn Féin held on January British presence remains in one part of Ireland prepares 26 decided to actively Ireland, there will continue for a referendum on the campaign within Leinster – to be all manner of Lisbon ‘Reform Treaty’, as part of a 26-County wide resistance to it. which is a Constitution for campaign – for the rejection “Mr. Barroso’s claims the EU in all but name. of the EU Constitution. that Stormont Ministers can Republican Sinn Féin export expertise in ‘peace- “Already the 26-County members will be mounting a building’ are equally State is embarking upon an poster and leaflet campaign flawed. McGuinness’ aggressive campaign to coupled with other events presence in Finland at what ensure a result in the throughout Leinster during were billed as ‘peace talks’ affirmative is achieved. We the referendum campaign. between Iraqis was an have seen already through • A picket took place at the island opposite the GPO in Dublin on January 26 to mark the 36th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday when 14 civilians lost their lives at the hands exercise in duplicity. the re-run of the Nice Treaty “Our campaign will be of the British Army in Derry. Referendum that the Dublin based on promoting The picket also tied in the plight of the POWs in Maghaberry jail fighting for “As one of the chief Administration can only Sovereignty, Democracy political status and Republican Sinn Féin’s opposition to a visit by the Queen of protagonists in the war on accept one outcome. and Neutrality and opposing England while British troops remain on Irish soil. Iraq, British Ministers are “Republican Sinn Féin The general public showed a high level of interest – as did the video/camera wielding the creation of an not qualified to secure does not wish for Special Branch – in the content of the leaflets distributed and in what the speaker, Des undemocratic miltarised EU reconciliation amongst the domination by London to be Dalton, had to say. superstate,” said RSF’s people of Iraq. Their role replaced with domination He reminded them that the Queen of England is ‘Colonel in Chief’ of the British Leinster PRO Ger Foran of there is every bit as by Brussels, and has army, an army that remains as an occupation force in Ireland today. A visit by her Co Kilkenny. dishonourable as their role consistently opposed the must be seen for what it is, an attempt to normalise the enforced division of the historic Irish nation.

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Bhí sé saoirse na hÉireann sa tréimshe 1916-23. chomh dearfach ina dhearcadh STAILC OCRAIS agus a bhí riamh gan a dhath ag Ba i mBaile an AN COGADH Ní raibh sé i bhfad sa bhaile cur buartha air, rud a chuir go Ghambúnaigh, tamall ó CATHARTHA go bhfuair Seán Mc Neela as mór leis an tsaol fada a fuair sé. Maigh Eo bás ar stailc ocrais Bhí Corn Mhag Uidhir ag fear Chaisleán na Mainge, Co I 1922 aistríodh Dan go agus chuaigh sé féin agus cuid an tí agus ba mhór an gliondar Chiarraí a rugadh Dan ar an 2ú complacht i dTrá Lí faoi d’óglaigh Thrá Lí chuig an a bhí san áit, Dan ag comhrá le Eanáir, 1902, an duine ba shine cheannas Thomáis Bartún agus tórramh i mBaile Chruaich. Ní sean agus óg. Nuair a d’fhág a de naonúr clainne. Ba ar ghlac siad seilbh ar bhearic raibh siad ach ar ais in Áth chairde sa bhaile é dúirt sé leo fheirm bheag ansin a tógadh é. Bhaile an Mhuilinn ar feadh Luain nuair a chuala siad fá go mbeadh sé sásta fleasc a Bhí uincailí leis gníomhach i tréimshe. Bhí Arm an thórramh Tony Darcy as Áth chur ar uaigh Thomáis Ághas i gcúrsaí Chogadh na Talún agus tSaorstáit i gceannas sa bhearic Cinn, Co an Gaillimhe. Fuair Lios Póil i ndiaidh an chraobh bhí spiorad na saoirse go láidir i Lios Tuathail anois, agus bhí McNeela bás ar an 16 chluiche peile. Faraor, fuair an sa cheantar. Níorbh iontas gur Dan san chéad ionsaí ar na fir a Aibreáin, 1940 tar áis 55 lá ar sár-laoch seo de chuid na liostáil an buachaill óg sna bhí ag troid ar aon taobh leo in stailc ocrais, agus fuair Tony saoirse bás ar an Máirt an 2ú Fianna tar éis Éirí Amach aghaidh na nDubhchrónach go Darcy bás ar an 18 Aibreán. Deireadh Fómhair. 1916, nuair a bhí sé ag obair i gearr roimhe sin. In agallamh a thug Dan do siopa Ghearóid Mhic Suibhne i Cuireadh Dan agus cuid eile Dheasún Daltún don iris Sráid an Chaisleáin i dTrá Lí. den chomplacht goLuimneach AN TÓRRAMH SAOIRSE 11 Lúnasa, 2006, • Dan Keating Tugadh an corp ó Thrá Lí go ansin le troid in aghaidh Arm dúirt sé go raibh cúpla céad séipeál Chill Tulach in aice ÉIRÍ AMACH 1916 an tSaorstáit agus uaidh sin go garda ag tórramh Sheáin Chaisleán na Mainge ar an 4ú Bhí tionchar mór ag Éirí Contae Thiobraid Árann. Poblachta in ísle brí. Sna fírinne. McNeela, ach go raibh 12,000 Deireadh Fómhair agus Amach na Cásca ar mhuintir Cuireadh Dan ansiúd lena caogaidí ba mhór a mheas ar Nuair a chuir Deasún Daltún fear ann agus bhí muintir cuireadh faoi fhód é sa reilig Chaisleán na Mainge agus ar iarraidh ar fhear de chuid a Frank Driver, Seán Ashe, Liam ceist air i 2006 caidé a Mhaigh Eo tógtha fá bhás sin le garda onórach agus brat an Chéitinneach óg. Bhí Con shean-chomplachta, Gearóid ó Leddy, Larry Grogan agus déarfadh sé leis an ghlún úr McNeela. D’ainneoin an méid na hÉireann ar an chónra ar an Céitinn, Dónal Ó Síocháin Maolmhuire, a bhí i mbun Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh. poblachtánach, dúirt sé: de lucht armtha an tSaorstáit a 5ú Deireadh Fómhair. agus Cathal Ó Monacháin ag gnímh arís, a theacht ar ais go ‘There is only one goal that bhí i láthair tugadh gach onóir Tháinig daoine ó achan áit ar dul síos go Cathair Saidhbhín Cill Moicheallóg. NA CLUICHÍ is acceptable to the Irish people mhíleata don óglach a bhí ag fud Éireann chuig a thórramh, leis an Éirí Amach a fhuagairt, Anseo ag Buiríos Léith a GAELACHA of Ireland, sit down and elect a dul i gcré. ach diomaoite de nuair a sciorr a gcarr ón chéibh rinne Arm an tSaorstáit fáinne I ndiaidh a theacht ar ais as parliament for the 32 Counties, Mar sin bhí treoir docht ag iarpheileadóir Chiarraí i mBaile Uí Chíosáin agus thart orthu agus i ndiaidh catha Sasana fuair Dan post i I wouldn’t mind if it sat in an Gardaí gan ligint do Mícheál Ó Conaill, seanadóir báthadh beirt acu. Níor tharla gabhadh iad. Tugadh go Durlas dtábhairne i mBaile Átha Belfast, Cork, Dublin or mhacasamail tarlú ag tórramh amháin agus cúpla eirí amach i gCiarraí ina ar dtús iad agus ansin go Cliath. Bhí seanchleachtadh Galway as long as it Darcy. Rinne siad trí fháinne comhairleoir baile is dóigh ndiaidh sin, ach lean plúr na Portlaoise, áit a bhfuair Dan aige ar an obair seo i dTrá Lí represented all the people of thart ag an uaigh le gan ligean liom, níor tháinig an corradh nÓglach mar Thomás Ághas, lóistín sé mhí sa phríosún den agus i Londain agus d’oibir sé i Ireland. Because otherwise in ach an teaghlach a fhad leis. Ba agus caoga eile polaiteoiri atá Seán Seosamh Ó Síthigh, Con chéad uair. Ba le linn dó a dtábhairní mar an Comet, every generation you will have ansin a bhrúigh an slua ollmhór sa chontae, rud a chuir iontas ar Ó Brosnacháin agus Pádraig Ó bheith ansin a dóigheadh an Eagle agus Town Bar ar feadh men who will rise up against a bhí i láthair isteach agus mhórán. Níor chóir go Cathail den troid in aghaidh príosún agus a scaoileadh an corradh agus deich mbliama is the partition of Ireland and briseadh an fáinne. gcuirfeadh a dhearcadh Gall agus thug siad níos mó nó tÓglach as Baile Átha Cliath, fiche. British rule. There is only 12% polaitíochta as dá phobal féin, a sáith do na Dubhchrónaigh i Pádraig Ó hIcí. Aistríodh Dan Bhí a chroí sna cluichí of the people in favour of Dúirt Dan gur scaip Seán Ó a raibh mórán dá n-aithreachta gCiarraí agus i gCorcaigh nuair ansin go Campa Gaelacha agus de réir tuairisce holding the Six Counties for Conchúir, Pádraig de Brún féin gníomhach i gcogadh na a rinne na fórsaí gan smacht sin Imtheorannaithe an Churraigh ar An Kerryman 5 Deireadh England. An All-Ireland agus Máirtín Ó Cadhain Gardaí saoirse. Ba mhó an meas a ionsaithe brúidiúla ar phobal agus bhí sé faoi ghlas ansin gur Fómhair, 2007, d’fhreastail sé parliament is the only way we gach áit le sluaiste agus spádaí, bheadh ar na polaiteoirí seo as an cheantair. saoradh é i 1924, tar éis an ar 154 cluiche ceannais idir will have peace.’ clampar mór béal na huaighe. urraim ba dhual a thabhairt don Chogaidh Chathartha. peil agus iomáint. Ba mhór an COGADH NA Ba ansin a rinne an ceanfort lúcháir a bhíodh air roimh a Níor aontaigh sé le socrú fhear uasal seo. SAOIRSE a bhí i gceannas rud ciallmhar, chairde as Caisleán na Mainge, Stormont, dúirt sé nach raibh Ag thabhairt na hóráide ar FEACHTAS I dar le Dan, nuair a tharraing sé bhruach na huaighe dúirt Chláraigh Dan Keating le SASANA Trá Lí agus Lios Tuathail nuair sé ach ag daingniú na siar a chuid fear agus Críchdheighilte, rud a ghoill go Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Uachtarán Fianna Éireann i 1916, agus Chuir sé isteach tréimhsí eile a bhualadh siad isteach chuige leis an IRA dhá bhliain níos sheacháin sé trioblóid fá choinne cúpla deoch ar a mór air. Shinn Féin Poblachtach, gur príosúnachta ina dhiaidh sin i mharfach. Bhí Dan ciallmhar sheas siad go humhal ar uaigh déanaí, le haonad Dhroichead Luimneach, Corcaigh agus mbealach go Páirc an Farmer, aonad a bhain le ar an dóigh seo. Cé gur Chrócaigh. Deir an Kerryman AN FEAR FÉIN Dan Keating, mar gur seo Currach Chill Dara, áit ar Poblachtach láidir i rith a Éireannach agus Ciarraíoch a Complacht B, Bóthar Buí, Trá chaith sé trí bliana go leith. Bhí nár chaill sé ach 4 Bhuail mé leis an fhear seo Lí, agus le Briogáid Chiarraí shaoil bhí urraim aige don té a craobhchluiche le linn an ama nuair a bhí sé i láthair ag ócáid thug thar nócha bliain séirbhíse sé ansin nuair a dóigheadh an bhí ar an taobh eile, má mheas do Phoblacht Uile Éireann Thuaidh, faoi cheannas príosún agus a scaoileadh sin ar fad. bronnta a bhí ag Sinn Féin Phádraig Uí Chathail, fear a sé go raibh siadsan féaráilte ina Ní dheachaigh sé chuig Poblachtach dó in Óstán Wynn 1916 agus don Chéad Dáil Uile Brian Ó Cathasaigh as modh oibre. Éireann, agus go raibh sé thar a raibh meas ag an Chéiteannach Longfort, gníomh a chuir fearg craobhchluiche 2006, mar nár cúpla bliain ó shin. Bhí sé ag air. Bhí an chomplacht seo an- Dúirt sé uair amháin fá Chon aontaigh sé le foscladh Pháirc an am ina chónaí lena nia bheith bródúil as an tseirbhís mhór ar na hÓglaigh a bhí faoi Ó Brosnacháin agus Tomás Ó fhada a thug sé. ghníomhach i gCogadh na ghlas, ina measc an scríbhneoir an Chrócaigh do rugbaí agus Jackie agus a bhean chéile Saoirse i gCiarraí agus Cinnaolaigh a chuaigh isteach sacar. Eilín, a thug aire mhaith dó ina Ba é sagart paróiste Chill Máirtín Ó Cadhain. in Arm an tSaorstáit ‘nach Tulach, an tAthair Lúcas de dheineadar ionsaithe i Lios Le linn an fheachtais áit dhúchais i mBaile an Tuathail, Lios Póil agus fíorstátairí riamh a bhí iontu’. Ghambúnaigh. Bhé sé breá Róiste, a dúirt aifreann an bhuamála i Sasana cuireadh Cé go raibh an Cogadh PÁTRÚN AR SHINN tórraimh i gcomhar leis Caisleán Ghriaire, an áit ar Dan anonn ach bhí an feachtas FÉIN sásta a bheith amuigh in aer ghabh Pádraig Ó Cathail baill Cathartha fuilteach i gCiarraí fhuar an tsléibhe i ndiaidh Moinsineoir Dan Ó Riordáin, ag titim as a chéile ag an am. bhí go leor dá ndeachaigh POBLACHTACH Eaglais Naomh Eoin, Trá Lí, den RIC agus a gcuid airm. Bhí mórán de na hóglaigh sa Sna seachtóidí le linn na caorach agus ag obair fán Bhí Dan an-ghníomhach i isteach in Arm an tSaorstáit teach. an áit a ndeachaigh Dan isteach bhaile nach raibh i bhfábhar an nach raibh ró-thógtha le bheith dTrioblóidí ó thuaidh agus é go go minic ar an mbus chuig luíochán i gCaisléan na fheachtais seo ar chor ar bith, fóill i mBaile Átha Cliath, lean Chuaigh sé ar ais go Mainge in aice lena bhaile féin ag troid in aghaidh a Caisleán na Mainge go gearr i aifreann na maidne. bhí péas Shasana go teann ar a seanchairde. sé ag cuidiú le Gluaiseacht na Ba é Seoirse de Rís, Trá Lí, inar maraíodh baill den RIC, dtóir agus cuid mhór de na Poblachta agus le muintir na ndiaidh a bhean Dolly bás a cúigear ar fad. Bhí siad ar a fháil i 1977, agus cé gur chuir a bhí a bhí ina chathaoirleach hóglaigh ar a seachnadh. Bhí garda amháin, áfach, as bpríosúnach a bhí faoi ghlas, ar na searmanas ag an uaigh, gcuid rothar ag tarraingt ar an Chuaigh sé a dh’obair i agus bhí sé an-sásta nuair a bás a mhná isteach go mór air, bhaile lena dtuarastal míosúil a Baile Átha Cliath, a bhí go lean sé leis ag obair agus ag agus i measc na dtábhairne i London ach thug nimheanta in aghaidh an IRA ceapadh ina Phátrún ar Shinn bPoblachtánach aitheanta a bhí thógáil nuair a d’ionsaigh bainisteoir an tábhairne leid dó Féin Poblachtach é i ndiaidh siúl fan tsliabh. Fear naofa a colún na n-óglach iad agus agus a scaoileadh ag teacht bhí ann a chuaigh go minic i láthair bhí Deasún Daltún, go raibh na péas ar a thóir. amach as a theach féin i Ráth bháis George Harrison as na Líta Ní Chathmhaoil, ghlac uatha na hairm uilig a bhí D’imigh sé láithreach go teach Stáit Aontaithe. D’ainneoin go chuig aifreann na maidine. acu. Rinne aonad Dhroichead Fearnáin i 1942. Níor amharc sé ar chor ar Seosaimhín Uí Eideáin, an lóistín agus nuair a bhí sé ag raibh sé thar 100 bliain ar an Deasún Ó Longáin, Cití Uí Farmer slad fosta ar arm na teacht anuas an staighre lena am seo, chomhlíon sé a bith chomh sean agus a bhí sé Breataine ag Lios na gCeann, CEANNAIRÍ agus choinnigh sé é féin ógánta Bhriain, Seosamh Ó Néill agus bhagáiste bhí bleachtairí ag dul Bhí aithne aige ar dhualgas. Muintir Ó Mhórdha, áit a ndeirtear gur maraíodh 20 suas. Chuir siad ceist an raibh Nocht sé leachtanna, go bás. Níor chaith sé toitín. Ní acu. Ba sa troid seo a maraíodh mhórcheannairí na fear óil a bhí ann, ach ba bhreá Muineacháin. Dan Keating anseo. Gluaiseachta – Laim Ó d’fhreastail sé ar sheoltaí Ar dheis lámh Dé go raibh a Óglaigh, Allman agus Bailey Dúirt sé go raibh sé bailithe leabhar, tháinig sé go hócáidí leis braon Benedectine i as an chomplacht. Lean Dan Loinsigh, Seán Seosamh de dtábhairne Uí Lorcáin i anam uasal. leis ar bhus. D’fhan Dan le cara Rís, Moss Ó Tuama, Franc Ó Poblachtacha i mBaile Átha leis an cholún agus bhí sé in dá chuid in Denton go bhfuair Cliath – agus chuaigh sé go gCaisleán na Mainge, áit ar Oileán Chiarraí san ionsaí Riain, Seán Ruiseál, Harry bhuail sé le muintir na háite — Pádraig Ó Baoighill sé an bád as Holyhead go White, Mick Quill, Charley Corcaigh leis an scannán The deireanach in aghaidh an Baile Átha Cliath. Faoin am Wind that Shakes the Barley a agus ar phléigh sé réimeas (Tógadh an t-alt seo as namhad an oíche sular Hurley, Tom Barry agus go buach Chiarraí, ábhar a bhí gar an iris FEASTA, Eanáir seo bhí seirbhís 24 bliain leor eile agus choinnigh sé suas fheiceáil an bhliain roimh a fógraíodh an sos cogaidh. tugtha aige do Ghluaiseacht na bhás. Thaitin sé leis agus dúirt don chroí. 2008.) an caradas sin i rith an shaoil, Thug sé cuairt ar an Poblachta, go leor téarmaí fiú nuair a bhí Gluaiseacht na sé gur lean an scannán treo na 8 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 ‘A cause that was right one hundred years ago is right today’

ON January 13, Republicans cemented together, bound by our basic turned out in large numbers principles. The Republic Movement to honour one of Ireland’s will build up to its former strength soldiers. Over 200 people because a cause that was right one hundred years ago is right today. We attended the Fearghal Ó h will not put on the uniform of the Anluáin Commemoration in RUC/PSNI. Adams & Co can dress it Monaghan town. They up what ever way they want to but the gathered at the Cathedral fact is they are administering British and, led by a Colour Party rule in Ireland.” and a piper, marched to He quoted the words of The Patriot Latlurcan Cemetery Game (a poem on Fearghal Ó The proceedings were chaired by hAnluáin) and said such word would well-known Republican and author inspire young Irishmen and women to Pádraig Ó Baoighill. He gave a brief join the Republican Movement and outline of the events leading to the rebuild the organisation. “We will get death of Fearghal Ó hAnluáin and his rid of the shoneens,” he said, “and we comrade Seán Sabhat. Wreaths were will get rid of the Brits once and for laid by Seán Scott and Seán Moore on all.” behalf of the Republican Movement A brother of Fearghal, Maoil Íosa, and the Daithí Ó Conaill Cumann, also spoke and read a quote from the Sinn Féin Poblachtach, Monaghan. Irish Times August 4, 2007 from a A decade of the rosary was recited serving high-ranking British in the Six as Gaeilge by Dara Moore. A lament Occupied Counties, that “ ‘Northern was played by the piper for the Ireland was part of the UK. We have dipping of the flags. military bases across the whole of Main speaker was Dan Hoban, • A section of the crowd in Latlurcan Cemetery, Monaghan at the Fearghal Ó hAnluáin commemoration Northern Ireland. We need to put Mayo, who has given over 50 year’s on January 13. soldiers in those barracks to make sure service to the Republican Movement He quoted a friend of his who came it stays part of the UK,’ a sure sign including terms of imprisonment. He through the War of Independence and that the Brits would do their worst to said that the Irish had fought British the counter-revolution “We suffered a ensure their hold on the Six Counties. occupation for over 800 years and lot with the Brits but nothing to what “Politicians are trying to delude us. would continue to do so until the job we suffered with the Free State. They You cannot vote on the freedom of was finished and the Brits gone home. tried to wipe us out.” Ireland – Ireland has a god-given right He continued: “The Republican When the internees were released to freedom. We stand for peace, but Movement has found itself in a from the Curragh jobs were very we will have no peace until the Brits position today that it has been in scarce for IRA men. But the IRA withdraw. We have been wronged before. Ex-Republicans sold out reorganised and developed the every day by the British. And now everything the Republican Movement struggle of the 1950s for which they have the Provos sewn up. But stood for. But it is rebuilding just like Fearghal gave his life. “I can say that though the Provos may be elected and it did before. The sacrifices made by the vast majority of the country stood sit in Stormont all they will be doing men like Fearghal Ó hAnluaín, Seán behind those men [Fearghal and Seán] is getting potholes filled and hedges Sabhat and the men at Edentubber and in 1957 Sinn Fein had four men cut,” he concluded. have inspired new generations to elected [abstentionist] TDs”, he said. Pádraig Ó Baoighill concluded the stand up and fight the British as they “Out of the Civil Rights Movement proceedings with these words: “The did. in the 1960s emerged the greatest freedom of Ireland is not mentioned “They gained their inspiration from Resistance Movement ever. The much these days. But while we have the Republicans who stood against not treatment at the hand of the Brit to men like Dan Hoban and Maoil Íosa Ó just the Brits but against the 26- members of this Resistance hAnluáin we will be doing OK.” County State who imprisoned, movement was brutal culminating in interned and murdered Republicans the H-Blocks. The piper closed the who stood for the All-Ireland “And then came the sell-out. • Dan Hoban (left) giving the oration on January 13 with Pádraig Ó commemoration with the playing of Republic.” “But now Republicans are Baoighill, Cathaoirleach. Amhrain na bhFiann.

presence of at least a 150 to act principle, the driver refused to as private security for Shell. Of allow a vehicle search unless Shell to Sea course the whole Corrib project they quoted a sufficient law. At fails to benefit the people of one stage the garda stated the Ireland and all Shell’s “Offences against the State” protests construction costs are written off gave them authority to search the against tax. vehicle, while the Inspector stated that ‘Common Law’ gave continue At around 9.30am a section of them the authority. The driver the protestors went in to confirmed that the only law ON Thursday January 14, local residents blocked Belmullet to continue their quoted at him was the Road protest and to hand out leaflets Traffic Act which the Inspector the Shell site in Mayo for 45 minutes on a bitterly regarding Shell’s deadly record. basically admitted didn’t give cold morning, sending out the message that Shell Around 30 people stood around them the authority to search. will never have local consent for their current the main roundabout and Overall the six camp plans. received a very positive members in the van tried for over Knowing that only they can Gardaí themselves on why we response. 2 hours (from around 7-9am) to protect the health and safety of were being removed and some Members of the Rossport try to get to the gates during their community and were clearly uncomfortable with Solidarity Camp were prevented which time many cars were environment, people peacefully their colleagues’ unreasonable from making their way to simply waved through without held banners at the gates, behaviour (‘public order act’, Bellinaboy gates by members of being searched. shutting down the site and ‘Trespass’, ‘miscellaneous • Residents to Shell: “You can’t buy our consent.” the gardaí. On three separate preventing approximately 100 housing act’ and ‘you are routes the camp van was blocked The gardaí claim that they are Shell cars from entering. causing a destruction’). renegotiate the deal to benefit the to Shell’s plans for Mayo. The from making their way to the there to uphold the right to The previous day people stood The morning pickets are still people of Ireland. protestors, outnumbered 2 to 1 picket. peacefully protest but this event by the side of Gate 2, not happening and there are frequent On Saturday February 2, to by the gardaí, highlighted the clearly showed a complete blocking the cars, but were blockades. Local people are coincide with Shell announcing fact that even with all this profit, At the initial road block, the misuse of power. However this forcibly removed by the Gardaí calling on people to come and their annual profits (of around Shell still haven’t cleaned up gardí also opened both the failed to distract protestors from who refused to give them a support the Kilcommon Parish €18 billion), approximately 80 their act. This local day of drivers and a side door before he highlighting Shell’s €18bn profit reason. As usual, there was who are simply calling for the people gathered at Bellanaboy to protest against Shell was met was told that this behaviour was at the expense of community’s disagreement between the gas to be refined at sea and to show their continued opposition with an excessive police not allowed. As a matter of worldwide. Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 9 ‘The work of liberation goes on’

ON January 28 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President of Sinn Féin Poblachtach spoke at a meeting of the Philosophical Society at UCC (University College Cork) opposing the motion “That this house believes that Irish Republicanism has no future”. The motion was proposed by Derek is going to constrain the right of all the Doyle, a former auditor of the society, people of Ireland to self- who stood in for Eoghan Harris who determination. In the medium to long- cried off at the last minute. The debate term, this artificiality is bound to was chaired by Ross Frenett, Auditor collapse. When the Stormont budget of the Philosophical Society, the was introduced last week there was Recording Secretary was Shane Lyons only the very small Alliance Party to and the vice-auditor Conor O Brien. oppose it. There is in effect no A packed house heard Derek Doyle opposition. argue for the motion on the grounds “The Agreement has succeeded that the Stormont Agreement has only in subverting former solved the ‘Irish Question’ once and Republicans to act as agents of British for all. The people have ‘freedom and rule. Such an arrangement can never civil rights’ now so there is no need be viewed as a long term solution. any more for such ‘divisive politics’ Meanwhile the nationalist electorate as Republicanism. The 26 Counties continues to grow as is clear at local gained their freedom in 1922 and council level. However to look those in the Six Counties in 1998. forward to a small majority of Structures are in place to nationalists in the Six-County area • (left to right) Derek Doyle who proposed the motion, Ross Frenet, Chair and Auditor of the accommodate everyone and everyone within a gerrymandered Ireland is not Philosophical Society, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, who opposed the motion and Conor O’Brien, Vice-Auditor. should now embrace “the politics of the way ahead. With the passage of progress”. time the question arises: ‘Would they The text of Ruairí’s speech is still be nationalists?’ carried here: “What Republicans have proposed “In opposing the motion ‘That This to meet this situation is an entirely House Believes That Irish New Ireland – Éire Nua – consisting Republicanism Has No Future’, I base of a four province federation and my argument on the premiss of the including a nine-county Ulster. Every existence of the historic Irish nation. power of government, except foreign “I quote from the contribution last affairs, national defence and overall year of Sylvie Kleinman of the financing would rest at provincial Department of Modern History, level or beneath. Trinity College, Dublin, to a volume “In a nine-county Ulster, the entitled Reinterpreting (Robert) Unionist-oriented population would Emmet with particular reference to have a working majority with the Emmet’s mission to France: “A nationalists close behind them and common thread runs through the within reach of power. With optimum extensive manuscripts detailing devolution of decision-making strong official attitudes in France towards regional boards and powerful district Ireland and the United Irishmen, councils would be controlled by the namely that they were consistently local majority. In other words, natural described as representing une nation, horizontal power-sharing would un people, which to French replace the present enforced vertical perceptions could already claim its arrangements. place among the nations of the earth.” “We do not want to back the “Documents issuing from the Irish Unionists on to a cliff-edge politically College in Louvain, in what is now where they will oppose us all the • Kathleen Lane, Joan Kennedy and Kitty o’Brien at the debate in UCC on January 28. Belgium, 400 years ago used terms more. Neither do we seek to have the Ulster situation, these proposals put to the people in referendum for body, on the lines of the Nordic “náisiún” with regard to Ireland and them as a permanent and disgruntled would bring power nearer to the acceptance or rejection. Council or the Arab League would “Éireannach” instead of “Gael” and political minority in one corner of people and help to correct east-west “The internal relations of the Irish include the New Ireland with “Gael- Ghael” in reference to an Irish Ireland. Besides, the proposals economic imbalance nationally. people with one another and their Scotland, Wales and Brittany and person. We are not a revolted colony outlined would be more in keeping Republicans submit that such external relations with Europe and the even perhaps the Isle of Mann and nor as Thomas Davis said “a sandbank with the ideas of Wolfe Tone and structures will be necessary to ensure world at large would be determined Cornwall. thrown up by caprice of wind and Thomas Davis. justice for all, including the 18% of through free and open debate. “Is the future outlined here not wave”, but an ancient people. the national population who have worth striving for? Republicans “It follows that there will always “During the 1970s, soundings were supported the unionist position. “Prior to the setting up of the would go further and advocate a be an element of the Irish people to taken with every shade of unionism to Constituent Assembly, the British Democratic Socialist Republic and a oppose English rule here. The Belfast obtain reactions. The result in all “In order to implement these Government must declare that it will Green Republic as the policy Agreement of 1998 does not provide cases was similar. ‘What would they proposals Republican Sinn Féin calls withdraw its forces and establishment documents of Republican Sinn Féin for final British government do if the British did disengage from for the establishment of a Constituent from Ireland within twelve months of show. It was boasted in 1921 that disengagement from Ireland and Ireland?’ First choice was an Assembly elected by the adult the adoption of a new Constitution by Lloyd George had solved the Irish therefore cannot be regarded as the independent Six Counties. We did not suffrage of the whole people of the people of Ireland. Coupled with Question. Yet 77 years later, the ultimate settlement. think that would be viable. In that case Ireland. Instead of two different sets the above mentioned proposals there Belfast Agreement was again “This agreement took nine years to all said they would opt for our ‘four of questions being posed in the two must be an amnesty for all political supposed to have solved it. It remains become effective and is basically an provinces idea’ as the ‘most generous parts of Ireland to determine a way prisoners and people on the wanted to be solved. And even then with the artificial arrangement to secure on offer’. As recently as last forward for the entire country, the list. struggle finally ended, the work of British rule in an artificially carved September, a delegation from the Irish people, acting as a unit, must be “The beginning of a break-up of the liberation goes on. out area of Ireland and to safeguard Ulster-Scots Society at a seminar in free to exercise their national right to ‘United Kingdom’ with the “There is a future out there!” the future of the vested interests of the Donegal town reacted in the same self-determination. establishment of a Scottish Parliament 26-County State. manner: ‘provincial government’” is “The Assembly advocated would and a Welsh Assembly marks a step A lively debate followed after “It has succeeded in creating an what interested them. have the sole function of drafting a towards a Celtic League as advocated which the motion was put to the floor ‘institutionalised sectarianism’” that “Apart from providing a solution to new Constitution and this would be by Republicans since 1976. Such a defeated by a two-thirds majority. 10 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 one of their members was refused entry into Death of George Habash in Cymru by immigration officials at Bristol Jordan International Airport, England. “EVERY Palestinian has the right to fight for his The statement continued: “The young volunteer, a citizen of the home, his land, his family, his dignity – these are US, was questioned on his reasons for wishing to visit Wales WORLD which were mainly of a tourist nature- visiting sites of historical his rights,” so spoke George Habash who died in importance to Republicans. Jordan on Saturday, January 26 aged 81. He was a “Whilst in Wales for a month he would have studied Welsh at well know figure in Arab politics. Cardiff University. His family hails from Gwynnedd. During his He was born in British-mandated Palestine but in 1948 he and short stay here he would also have visited his great-grandfather’s his family became refugees when the Israeli army cleared Lydda grave to place daffodils on the grave stone. He was not even of all Palestinians. He returned to his studies and graduated from NEWS permitted to do this – to commemorate his Welsh ancestors. After the American University of Beirut in 1951. The following year, questions from Immigration he was interviewed by English along with Hani al-Hindi (Syria) and Ahmad al-Khatib (Kuwait), Special Branch, the British Crown’s political police. From there he founded the Arab nationalist Movement (ANM), the aim of he was deported. which was to reunite Arab countries divided by Britain and France “Cymru is an ancient and civilised nation. It is right of the after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. descendents of Welsh ex-pats to visit the land of their fathers and In 1967 Habash established the Popular Front for the Liberation to further the cause of our freedom and peace through any legal of Palestine (PFLP). Lelia Khaled was a member when she means. hijacked a plane to publicise the Palestinian cause in 1969. In “Fe godwn ni eto!” 1970 the PFLP hijacked four planes, flew them to Jordan, released the passengers and blew up the planes. Jordan reacted by Cuba Support Group organising a campaign to crush the Palestinians who had challenged the King. They moved to Lebanon from which they statement on death of were expelled by Israel in 1982. In 1976 the PFLP and German revolutionaries hijacked an Aer Philip Agee France plane travelling from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted the ON January 10 the Cuba Support Group issued plane to Benghazi, Lybia and Entebbe in Uganda. They demanded the following press release: the release of Palestinians held in Israeli jails as well as in Kenya, “The members of Cuba Support Group Ireland have been France, and Switzerland, and west Germany. deeply saddened by the news of Philip Agree’s passing in Havana With the exception of the 130 Israelis on board, all passengers this week. were released. The Israelis stormed the plane and three of the “Philip had planned to visit Ireland in 2007 to speak about his hostages died along with all the hijackers. George Habash inspiring life story which was captured so well in Bernie Dwyer dismissed Wadie Haddad from the PFLP for planning the and Roberto Ruis’ film ‘One Man’s Story: Philip Agee, Cuba and hijacking without sanction. the CIA’. The excitement and interest generated by his visit was The PFLP opposed the Oslo Accord in 1993, although a testament to his internationally renowned reputation as a man of member of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (dominated by integrity and his great personal courage in lifting the lid on US the Fatah Movement). • George Habash human rights abuses and US-sponsored terrorism in Latin (Michael Jansen writing in the Irish Times, January 28, 2007.) America and elsewhere. for greater democratic rights. The Spanish Government are not “We were hugely disappointed that he was unable to travel to Celtic League general going to achieve peace in the Basque Country if they continue to Ireland due to ill-health in April, and again in November, but we ban political parties and organisations and arrest their members.” have the legacy of his life work as a dissident of great intellect and secretary at Basque The Iruña/Pamplona rally pre-empted another rally that took moral purpose who sacrificed his own career and personal safety place in the Basque city of Bilbo/Bilbao on the weekend of to raise international awareness of covert and destabilising US protest January 12-13 where thousands of protesters gathered under the actions in Cuba and other parts of the world. IN A statement on January 14 the Celtic League slogan “For the rights of the Basque Country. Freedom for all the “Philip will always be remembered as a strong and supportive said it had frequently given its support to political options.” friend of Cuba and the members of Cuba Support Group Ireland suppressed groups and repressed peoples The Celtic League has branches in the six Celtic Countries. It send their deepest sympathies to Philip’s wife and family. He throughout Europe and the wider world who have works to promote cooperation between these countries and will be remembered by all of our members who mourn his found themselves in situations that many people in campaigns on a broad range of political, cultural and passing. the Celtic countries can identify with. environmental matters. It highlights human rights abuse, monitors “His last known media interview was with Alan Tourney of The statement continued: “Last weekend, the Celtic League’s all military activity and focuses on socio-economic issues. RTE Radio 1 – a 1-hour interview recorded in October that has yet General Secretary Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, took part in a rally in the http://celticleague.net; to be broadcast. It would be a fitting memorial to his courage for Basque city of Iruña/Pamplona, Naforroa/Navarra, to show his http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/ it to be broadcast in full”. support for demonstrators calling for greater democracy. The full text of Philip Agee’s address to the audience at Liberty The protest followed the conviction of 46 Basque nationalists Member of Welsh Hall, Dublin on 20 Nov 2007 (which was delivered by Donal the previous week. The defendants were accused of being O’Kelly in his absence) is available on the Cuba Support Group members of left wing political and social youth organisations that Republican party refused website at: are alleged to have links with the Basque separatist organisation, entry to Cymru ETA although there was no substantial evidence of any such links. IN A statement on January 27 a spokesperson for http://www.cubasupport.com/Philip%20Agee%20Statement.ht Speaking from Iruña/Pamplona, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot said: Cymru Rhydd, Welsh Republican Party, said that ml. “There were approximately 1000 people, young and old, calling Muireann Nic Paddy Duffy Preasráiteas ó Cárthaigh THE death took place on January 12 of Paddy FUAIR Muireann Nic Cárthaigh, Dún Duffy of Dundalk. He lived in recent times in Laoghaire, bás ar an 29ú Nollaig 2007. Bean óg Dromiskin, Dundalk. Tuismitheoirí álainn a bhí inti, agus ba mhór an caillteanas a bás tobann de thaom croí. Bhí sí ina ball de chumann Mac Easmaint – Ó hAodha, Sinn Féin Paddy came from a the Provisionals made their na Gaeltachta Poblachtach. strong Republican family parliamentary move, a on both sides — the Duffys move he too opposed. Fuair sí tógail ghaelach agus TÁ achainí náisiúnta seolta ag Tuismitheoirí na and the Gaughrans were Gaeltachta agus Eagraíochtaí Gaeltachta ag lorg phoblachtach agus í ina cailín well-known Republicans. In 1987 he along with his óg. Bhí a hathair Séamus ina tacaíochta náisiúnta don Oideachas trí Ghaeilge i sister Breege and Richard Phoblachtach gníomhach agus nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne. chuaigh Muireann go Scoil His uncle Peter was on Goss’s two sisters, Lorcáin, an Ghaelscoil i active service in 1956, was Rosemary Doran and Beidh an Achainí fógartha trí Bhéarla a bhrú ar mBaile na Manach. Bhronn arrested in south Down and Barbara Bennett, issued a sna nuachtáin náisiúnta agus Phobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne Ollscoil na hÉireann céim B.A. spent time in Crumlin statement to the réigiúnacha lena n-áirítear trí shuirbhé. uirthi cúpla bliain ó shin. Bhí Road Jail in Belfast. On his Provisionals telling them to FOINSE agus LÁ NUA Má tá scoil Bhéarla á lorg sí ina ball de Chumann na release he became a Sinn stay away from the grave maraon le suíomh Gréasáin ag daoine eile, níl éinne ag cur gCailíní nuair a bhí sí ina cailín Féin councillor. of the two Republican Owww.gaelport.com¹ a stop leo ná leis an Roinn óg, agus bhí sí dílis i gcónaí do Volunteers, Richard Goss bheidh ag lorg tacaíochta do Oideachais, ach ní cheart sin a chúis na Poblachta agus do He was very opposed to and Liam Gaughran. Pholasaí Gaeilge Phobalscoil dhéanamh in áit oideachas trí • Muireann Nic Cárthaigh Chorca Dhuibhne, mar a Ghaeilge do leanaí na chúis na Gaeilge. and vocal in his opposition Bhí slua mór i láthair ag a aontaíodh d’aon ghuth ag Gaeltachta, arsa urlabhraí ón Ó Sé bláthfhleasc ar a huaigh, the Stickies ‘parliamentary A very large crowd sochraid i gCill Mochuda agus thar ceann an Chumainn. cruinniu tuismitheoirí ar an 24 eagraíocht. labhair an Sagart Ó Tuama go move’. He would have turned out to pay their Eanáir 2006. Déanaimid comhbhrón lena none of it. respects to Paddy on ceanúil tuisceanach uirthi ag an máthair Joan, agus lena beirt Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Trá Aifreann. Tá sí curtha i Reilig deartháireacha Séamus agus January 14. His coffin was Iarraimid ar mhuintir na Lí, Co Chiarraí, Eanáir 10, Ghráinseach an Déin in Fearghal. Solas na bhFlaitheas Paddy himself spent time draped in the same Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge, 2008. éineacht lena hathair a chuaigh go raibh aici. in Portlaoise Jail in the Tricolour that covered the pé áit ina bhfuilid sa tír, roimpi. Leag Cathleen — Seán Ó Brádaigh 1980s, and was there when Edentubber Martyrs. seasamh linn i gcoinne tuismitheoirinagaeltachta@ Knowles Mac Guirk agus Seán iarrachtaí an Aire, oideachas eircom.net Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 11

unlikely that Great Britain would ever be able to agree WHAT to this even if the people of Northern Ireland desired it.” THEY These sentences say in quite plain language why Her Majesty’s Government SAID still rules part of Ireland and proposes to rule it in [Paul] Bew’s stress on the future. importance of conciliation — Sunday Press, January is partially based on the 4, 1981, news item on the assumption that it is British government’s internal impossible to coerce Ulster report which was published but the fact that Ian Paisley in 1978 under the 30-year could admit in a recent rule, removed from the State interview, when asked why Papers made public one year he came to endorse the St later but restored in 1981. Andrew’s Agreement, that Libertas believes that if “The British government the Lisbon Treaty is passed, threatened me. I was there will be no ne3ed for frightened. I was frightened the EU to consult the Irish for my country” suggests people on future extensions otherwise. of its remit. — History Ireland, “Article 48 is a devious November-December 2007, self-amending clause that review by Liam Ó Ruairc of allows the European “Ireland: the politics of political elite to avoid the enmity 1789-2006” by Paul necessity for further • Cartoon featured in the Irish News (Belfast) January 22. Bew. referenda. This is One can infer, however, profoundly undemocratic provide power for a what he described as “neo- forget about getting help hundreds of thousand of from an interview [Peter] and signing this treaty is quarter of a million homes), liberals on the EU from the Irish government. Palestinians were Brooke gave to Spanish like signing a blank serious schemes can pay Commission” had — Sunday Tribune letter. displaced. academic Rogelito Alonso cheque,” according to one seriously clean dividends. undermined the unions’ There is no limit to the — Susan McKay that this (“Britain has no of its founders, Ireland derives 6% of its support for the Lisbon cruelty that Israel is willing As EU citizens, we have a selfish strategic or businessman Declan power from hydro, mostly Treaty, [Irish Congress of to inflict on the right to demand that our economic interest in staying Ganley. provided since 1927 by Trade Unions general Palestinians. It has besieged governments immediately in Ireland”) was intended — Irish Times, January Ardnacrusha on the secretary David] Begg said. the Gaza strip for six intervene to prevent mass to strengthen the hand of 7, 2008. Shannon, but also from The Irish government months and now it is death in Gaza. As human those within the Provos Now, he [Éamonn Boyce] other ESB stations on the had adopted “just as neo- escalating its illegal and beings, we have a who were pushing for a has become responsible for Liffey, lee and Erne. So we liberal” a position on immoral collective responsibility to do so. ceasefire and to embrace the production of his own can do it. agency workers as the EU punishment on the — Susan McKay. the peace process rather work. — Sunday Business Post Commission, he said. impoverished people who It is a superb production than being a statement of — Sunday Business Port, Agenda. — Sunday Business Post, are trapped there. all-round, and there is as fact. January13, 2008, review by It has emerged that, January 20, 2008, article by — Susan McKay, Irish full an apparatus as one — History Ireland, Tim Pat Coogan of “The during crucial political Niamh Connolly, Political News, January 22, 2007. could want, going far review of Paul Bew’s book. Insider: the Prison Diaries of negotiations at St Andrews Reporter. On Friday it sealed the beyond index, bibliography In The geopolitics of Éamonn Boyce” edited by in the run-up to the power- He [Begg] said workers’ borders of Gaza locking in and notes. Anglo-Irish relations in the Anna Bryson, Lilliput Press, sharing agreement. Paisley rights were in doubt the one-and-a-half million Most of the key IRA 20th century) (Leicester €40. The diary from 1956 to Junior embarked on a following on the European people who are crammed executive documents from University Press 1997, GR 1962 was written in Irish and series of side deals with the Court of Justice ruling in into the tiny area. It has 1922 are appended, all Sloan, deputy head of is now translated to English. British government. the Laval case which turned what was effectively individuals names in the Strategic Studies at the First, it [1956-1962 His demands included upheld the right of a a refugee camp into what is, letters are identified, and Britannia Royal Naval campaign] accomplished – the development of a spa Latvian building effectively, a prison camp. three separate College in Dartmouth, and disquietingly, this resort with 200 homes, the contractor to hire workers Unless urgent action is introductions have been argued that the end of the should be borne in mind dropping of a judicial in Sweden at Latvian pay taken by the international included, two by the editors Cold War had not when assessing review into a contested land rates. community it will quickly [Ernie’s son Cormac and diminished Ireland’s contemporary groups such deal, and the inclusion of — Niamh Connolly, turn into a death camp. Anne Dolan of Trinity strategic importance, as the Real IRA or the private sector land in the Political Reporter. — Susan McKay College Dublin) and one by compelling the British State Continuity IRA – what Giant’s Causeway The reality for the However according to JJ Lee. Frankly, it’s just to pursue a strategic policy many physical force development being McCartneys [sisters] and John Ging, the Irishman about the best-presented of “geopolitical dualism”: Republicans regard as the proposed by Seymour the family of Paul Quinn is who heads operations for collection of letters. on the one hand ensuring essential task of staging a Sweeney, a land developer that they are on their own. the UN’s refugee agency in — Irish Times Weekend that part of Ireland rising in every generation. and DUP member. The governments now have Gaza, the situation in Gaza review, January 26, review by remains within NATO, Secondly, the campaign — Sunday Business Post, what they always wanted: a is “desperate”. He said on Peter Hart, Memorial while on the other hand threw up the founders of January 20, 2008, article by devolved government in Sunday that, already half University of Newfoundland, claiming “no selfish the Provisionals, including Colm Heatley in Belfast. Northern Ireland. the population had no of “No Surrender Here!” – strategic interests” to Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and That a senior DUP — Sunday Tribune, access to fresh water. The Civil War papers of further the peace process. Dáithí Ó Conaill, who is negotiator could have January 20, 2008, letter to — Susan McKay Ernie O’Malley, 1922-24. — History Ireland review. often cited as being the engaged in apparently editor from Edward O’Neill. Overcrowded and badly Lilliput Press, 642 pp, €55. This is what the secret inventor of the car bomb. personal and commercial The chances of either equipped hospitals are now Where would we [British] Cabinet Paper — Tim Pat Coogan. negotiations at a time when government upsetting the operating on emergency students of the Irish (CAB 128/32) of 1948 said: Hydro power, which has the political arrangements relative equilibrium is generators and, in freezing revolution be without Ernie “Now that Éire will shortly so many advantages over for the North were being practically ZERO. Why? mid-winter, there is no O'Malley? His On Another cease to owe any allegiance burning fossil fuels, must thrashed out is political Because people like Paul heating. Man's Wound is hands to the Crown, it has become be looked at as a major gold for the DUP’s unionist Quinn and Robert — Susan McKay down the most evocative a matter of first class source of power. opponents. McCartney and anybody He [Israel’s bullish memoir of the War of strategic importance to this SEI (Sustainable Energy Property revelations else who is murdered in defence minister Ehud Independence. country that the North Ireland) reckons we could about Paisley Junior have such circumstances are Barak], has stated that His frank interviews with should continue to form be drawing enough power convinced some DUP expendable. nothing will go into Gaza fellow veterans are one of part of His Majesty’s for 46,000 more homes members that he is a — Sunday Tribune, letter without his personal the key sources for dominion. from hydro – enough for all political liability. Questions to editor. approval and that his understanding the history “So far as can be the private houses in Mayo. about Ian Paisley’s My own father was military operation would of the IRA. And his career foreseen, it will never be to — Sunday Business Post continued leadership of the murdered in the bombings go on “without has inspired writing and Great Britain’s advantage Agenda, January 13, 2008. DUP have been raised, due in Dublin on 17 May 1974. compromise, without film-making by Roddy that Northern Ireland Hydro power may not mainly to the “political From several flawed and concessions and without Doyle, John McGahern and should become part of a have all the answers, but as liability” of his son, Ian deeply compromised mercy. Ken Loach. territory outside His our neighbours are about to Junior. investigations we too — Susan McKay. -- Peter Hart Review of Majesty’s jurisdiction. show (the Glendoe hydro- — Colm Heatley. realised that the only hope This May it will be 60 "No Surrender Here!" - “Indeed, it seems electric scheme at Loch A growing gulf between we had of obtaining justice years since the creation of The Civil War papers of Ness in Scotland will the labour movement and for our loved ones was to the state of Israel, when Ernie O'Malley, 1922-24. 12 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008

the prosecution counsel. Indeed Tools such as letters in when he stated that Republicans Open the difference between the newspapers, press releases, and weren’t involved in the murder defence and prosecution counsel any publication to further spread of Paul Quinn. Letter was like night and day. Defence the truth in Ireland. Protest such The murder was carried out by counsel was time and time again as white-line picket marches for local Provisional mafia-style To GAA allowed to forcibly badger our POWs, protest the coming of gangsters. The Provos gave up witnesses on the stand and this the English Queen, protest the the right to be Republicans a President was unchallenged to my disgust. cosy relations between Dublin long time ago. They are now A chara, I am further outraged by the and London. promoting and implementing As a member of Cumann prosecution counsel in that he We must continue to spread British rule in Ireland. In fact Lúthchleas Gael I feel I must firstly turned up late for court the words of truth that there is an when you look at it they are now protest at the presence of and then let the case proceed alternative called ÉIRE NUA to the new RUC and have more in Stormont minister for Culture, with no prior discussion taking the failed Stormont puppet common with the Blueshirts of Arts and Leisure Edwin Poots in place between him and his regime. No option to win is yester-year. Pairc Esler Newry on January 16 witnesses. All witnesses were withdrawn. This is a time to FR at the Donegal v Down Dr brought in to give their evidence remind those who work willingly An Dún McKenna football match. Once ‘cold’ and unprepped. This I with the occupation forces in any more senior officers of the GAA know, is not normal practise, and capacity to hold down and Banana are allowing the association’s given the aggressive approach enslave Republicans and to grounds and facilities to further adopted by the defence counsel, further copper-fasten Brit rule Republic the normalisation of British rule and allowed by the magistrate are considered traitors to Ireland. A chara in Ireland. and prosecution counsel, the Our fight is just one of many The water is contaminated. Edwin Poots used the witnesses were like lambs to the and our thoughts our also with The commuter trains that do occasion to make a public protest slaughter. I would just hope that our Breton, Basques and other exist are dangerously at the playing of Amhrán na if I was a defendant in court the freedom movements around the overcrowded. Not one inch of bhFian, and also to object to the case against me would be globe. Lastly we must never new railway line had been built – naming of GAA grounds in mismanaged in a similar fashion. forget those who have been the old lines are covered in grass. honour of Irish patriots, such as Secondly, defence counsel sacrificed in Ireland’s fight nor A woman dies in the toilet in a Casement Park in Belfast. was allowed to use the fact that I the living POWs now in the jails. hospital. Facilities for mental Whilst you were willing to helped Michael McManus Continued effort must be illness are sold off, but no new welcome Edwin Poots to Pairc during his last election campaign pursued in the fight for their facilities appear. Bright young Esler you refused to meet the and this was used to discredit me • RUC/PSNI begin use of Tasers in Six Occupied political status. Irish people die of cystic fibrosis in President of Republican Sinn in that I would apparently hold Counties. Republicans must not forget we their early twenties, ten years Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh at Páirc ‘anti-police’ views. It is an have truth, history, desire and the to give evidence ‘I hope he burns a non-lethal weapon, used for younger than in other countries. an Chrócaigh on February 24 outrage that I was allowed to be rekindled flame to fight for in hell’ emanated from an officer crowd control. History has 2007 when a letter protesting at cross-examined on my political freedom in our grasp. sat behind us in court. This was shown just how safe the plastic Children go to school in rat- the presence of the England allegiances and views. SEÁN Ó LÚBAIGH clearly heard by both myself and bullets were in the hands of the infested pre-fabricated buildings. rugby team and the playing of Seemingly the allowing of this Ohio, USA my brother. RUC. The aim of the Taser is to The body politic is shown to the English national anthem in line of questioning had been I made a complaint in good be used as a single person engage in corrupt dealings. The Páirc an Chrócaigh was handed agreed between the parties but faith about the treatment I control. The Taser is as lethal as It’s richest pay no tax at all. in. no-one from the prosecution received by a certain RUC/PSNI the person that uses it. Not a South American banana When the GAA dropped Rule bothered to inform myself, the member which I believe was It must be viewed with republic but 2008 banana 21 (which prohibited members recipient of the questioning. In All totally heavy handed and concerned that a deadly weapon republic Ireland. of the British crown forces in fact the representative in court unnecessary. As the complaint is to be issued to a deadly police A bright new motorway is Ireland from joining the GAA) in from the prosecution service Wrong! was progressed a decision was force. With its history of deadly A chara, being built; it will be completed November 2001, Republican confirmed that a decision was made to prosecute the police force, the PSNI/RUC should not It’s all right now, or so we are ahead of schedule (P Malone, Sinn Féin warned that further made for me not to be informed officer for assault. However the be allowed to become armed told, for Irish workers to be NRA chairman, Irish Times, demands would be made on the which in itself is yet another way in which the case was both with extra weapons that are a bought and sold. January 26). Money is available GAA in support of the campaign disgrace (One can only imagine managed and then handled in danger to the people of the six It’s alright now so our masters — €900 to be exact. It will feed to normalise England’s the uproar if this was to happen court rendered the whole counties. say, to work and survive on into the M50 car park. It will be occupation of Ireland. to a member of the Unionist exercise pointless. How can minimum pay. tolled twice. The intervening years have community). However, on the MICHAEL ROONEY anyone have any confidence in It’s alright now so the papers seen the staging of games other hand previous and similar Mayo this process which in my mind tell to police and protect the likes Protesters are arrested, jailed, involving members of the British complaints made against this was just a waste of time and of Shell. harassed. At least 40 forces in Ireland and the officer were not going to be money. Time It’s alright now, politicians archaeological/historical sites aforementioned England rugby introduced as evidence as what is BRÍAN O’CONNOR demand for the sake of a road to have been destroyed. Why this game in Páirc an Chrócaigh. It called similar-fact evidence. An To take motorway before all others? Fermanagh destroy our land now appears that the playing of attack on my good character was It’s alright now for Britannia Why this route? It’s aimed at the the national anthem before GAA allowed but a similar approach Stock to scorn our proud Irish nation heart of early Irish culture? If games in the Six-Counties and was not taken in relation to the Taser – A chara that once was her thorn this area can be destroyed – the naming of our grounds in officer in question, who As you read this letter the It’s alright now to keep a man nowhere is safe? Is this the Tara honour of Ireland’s patriot dead incidentally was supposed to be Lethal Celtic festival of Imbolc will in the jail who would fight for his tribunal of 20 years hence? How are the next symbols of Irish the defendant in court. It was have passed. Imbolc is when we freedom and the love of the Gael. will they negotiate Rath Lugh? nationality to be erased. It is only like the prosecution had set the Weapon pay homage to Bríd in hopes that It’s all wrong now and always Will it eventually collapse on a matter of time before the flying case up to fall from the outset A chara the Goddess will rekindle the will be, until we decide our own said motorway? of the national flag at GAA and were just going through the Concerning the arming of the fires in the earth to warm the liberty. Historians will judge Bertie grounds in the Six-Counties will motions to appease the [British] arming of the PSNI/RUC with planet so that spring will soon be NON-SELL OUT Ahern’s legacy not by his also be objected to. Police Ombudsman’s Office. the Taser weapons, Amnesty here. triumphs (sic) in the North/South The Police Ombudsman’s REPUBLICAN The GAA, an association with International has called for Imbolc is the time when the Dublin solution but as the man who deep cultural and historical handling of the case was also far further research into the lethal ewe’s milk begins to run in allowed the land of Ireland to be significance for the Irish people from satisfactory. Important nature of Taser weapons anticipation of the young to be scarred by motorways ‘criss- must not allow itself to be used relevant witnesses were not following the death of a man in born and joy to the farmer for the Provos crossing’ the country (Noel in furtherance of an anti-national interviewed by the England. The victim died after nourishment to come. It is a time Dempsey, TD, Irish Times, agenda which contradicts the Ombudsman’s office and their being shot by a Taser stun gun, when the tools of the people of Not January 26) instead of decent principles, ethos and culture exclusion was allowed to although his death was later the fields are tended too and hospitals and schools. upon which the GAA was undermine the integrity of the attributed to a self-inflicted knife prepared for the sowing season Republican Anyone for Cuba… founded. case and ultimately assisted in injury. ahead. This must also be the time A chara Venezuela? And can I have a lift? DES DALTON the case being dismissed. Had Amnesty challenged the when Irish Republicans take Surprisingly I found myself Leas-Uachtaráin these witnesses been interviewed PSNI/RUC’s current plan to arm stock of and rekindle the fires agreeing with Provo MLA for Newry and Armagh Conor MUIREANN Sinn Féin Poblachtach I believe the prosecution case its officers with Taser guns in the that that will burn in their hearts Kildare would have been enhanced, so Six Counties. A spokesperson for true freedom from the yoke Murphy. How very true he was The more their exclusion again beggars for the human rights group said of oppression from the belief, and rendered the entire that it is far from clear whether illegitimate governments of Letters to the Editor should be as short exercise pointless from the start. Taser guns should be classified Belfast and Dublin. These are the as possible and written or typed Things Finally the attitude of the as lethal weaponry. Research in puppets of the real decision- in double-spacing on one side of the page. RUC/PSNI in court was also America, where the Taser makers in Washington and Name and address must be included, but Change… disgraceful. There were around London. A chara weapons are now commonly on request will not be published. 20 RUC/PSNI members and Foreign armies hold sway in I was recently the complainant used by law enforcement federation members in court who the north propping up the Letters printed do not necessarily and main prosecution witness in agencies, shows that over 250 had absolutely nothing to do RUC/PSNI with the help of the reflect the views and opinions of SAOIRSE. relation to a case of assault people have died by the use of with the case. This, I am led to Provos, as sectarian attacks have Postal address: 223 Parnell Street, against Constable Keith the Taser weapons. This should believe by the Ombudsman’s increased and harassment by McCabe. I am far from satisfied be proof enough for anybody Dublin 1. office, is a tactic employed by those same RUC/PSNI and both in relation to the way in that the Taser weaponry is a Letters may also be faxed to the police in such cases designed Provos harass and intimidate which the case was handled and deadly weapon. Dublin 872 9757 or sent by e-mail to [email protected] to intimidate anyone giving Irish Republicans. In the long indeed the outcome of the matter. This deadly weapon, which evidence against ‘their’ officer, haul it will not stop us from Firstly I am outraged at the shoots electric volts into the Please note that all material for publication, and indeed that is what they did. fighting for a true Republic as treatment of all prosecution body of a person, is as deadly as articles, features, news reports, comhbhróin, The comments of one of these proclaimed in 1916. witnesses by the defence the infamous plastic bullet congratulations and good wishes greetings, etc officers stands out very clearly in As the flame is lighted Irish counsel. None of the witnesses weapon used so deadly and so my mind. Whilst the Republicans must also look at must be accompanied by a name, address, were afforded any protection readily by the RUC. 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Post and packing extra. Send orders with cheques or postal orders only to Irish Freedom Press, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1; 229 Falls Road, Belfast. 14 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 BRITISH ARMY CAMP RAIDED BY IRA ON youths from the freedom and prosperity of the country”. February English hangman. The Sunday Review of February 9 reported that 50 16, 1957, The Irish Times of “charges brought by the interned TD Ruairí Ó February 14 reported Brádaigh against the [Dublin] government are to the 2,000- that Dublin City be heard by the Human Rights Tribunal in Years man strong Council at a meeting Strasbourg on St Patrick’s Day. His case will come British the pervious night before the international assembly with that of military adopted a motion by Gerald Lawless. Ago camp at Councillor Rory “Last week the Strasbourg jurists decided that Blandford, Cowan that all the Dublin Government had a case to answer and prisoners detained told the Attorney-General that the hearings would Dorset, under the Offences start on March 17. England, was seized and held for 40 Against the State Act “In the ordinary way Ó Brádaigh’s case would minutes by seven IRA Volunteers. be treated as not be heard but, the jurists decided that an Five of the freedom-fighters took over Political Prisoners. exception would be made in his case since he is the guard-room and sentries at 1.15am, binding • Dugouts discovered at Swatragh, Co Derry. Frank Sherwin, the elected representative for Longford- and gagging 10 British military, while the Independent TD, Westmeath,” the report concluded. Frederick Mullen The reason it might not have been decided to remaining two waited in cars inside the Camp Irishman, of March 1957 claimed that British (Fine Gael), Denis Larkin TD, (Labour) and hear Ó Brádaigh’s case against his internment prepartory to hauling away the arms and public opinion was amazed by the daring, Robert Briscoe TD (Fianna Fáil) all supported the without trial was that the Human Rights equipment stored in the magazine and armoury. efficiency and the planning of the freedom- motion. Convention required that “all domestic remedies But before that could be done the alarm fighters. The Lord Mayor, Councillor James Carroll, TD, must first be exhausted’ before taking a case to was raised. Two thousand troops tumbled from News correspondents noted the concern of the said that he would like to assure the mover (Rory Strasbourg. Ó Brádaigh had not gone through the their billets while at another camp half-a-mile Volunteers over the wounded British soldier and Cowan) that all persons concerned were receiving courts of the 26-County State. the valuable time that they spent attending to him. political treatment. Another initiative which raised the question of away 1,500 British military stood to. The Republican journal commented that this He went on to say that he hoped it would go out the Curragh internments to an international level Through this security network and with was in contrast to the treatment meted out to from the council and from every council in the was the visit of a representative of the sirens screaming all around them, the seven captured freedom-fighters by Crown forces in country, that similar treatment should also be International Committee of the Red Cross to the Volunteers made their withdrawal. British Occupied Ireland. given to Irishmen in prisons in the North. concentration camp during February. This will be The attack began when a car containing “Although the failure of their arms mission Councillor Cowan said that it should not be dealt with next month. the five freedom-fighters drove through the main was a great disappointment, the freedom- necessary for any of them to risk his life in a On February 23 the Sunday Independent carried fighters could be well satisfied with the blow a report headed “Old IRA will not have it”. It said: entrance and circled the magazine and armoury hunger strike to get the treatment to which he was they had struck at British military pride and entitled. (This was an obvious reference to the “The Standing Committee of the Federation of area. Then one Volunteer, dressed in British army prestige. successful hunger strike in Mountjoy which had IRA, 1916-21, considered a newspaper report that battle dress alighted and knocked on the “The lesson was not lost on the British public or concluded on December 31). a political party is being formed with the object of guardroom door. on the British Minister for War. Seven men had Councillor Con Lehane (Clann na Poblachta) bringing ‘this country’ again into the British As the door was unlocked the other four held a Camp of more than 2,000 British military stated that the prisoners were not guilty of any Commonwealth.” moved up both sides of the building and seized for 40 minutes and that was no mean performance armed activity in the 26 Counties. In a statement to the Sunday Independent the by itself alone. its garrison. They were in jail because they had gone to the Federation said that it had more than once “It was strengthened when the Commanding A flying patrol of two sentries covered the assistance of their compatriots suffering under the requested that the (Dublin) government should Officer and Adjutant of Blandford Camp magazine-armoury area and two Volunteers heel of the British Army of Occupation in the Six “protect its citizens by legislative measures announced that their security precautions could stalked them. But the sentries were alerted by the Counties. against treasonable activities of this kind”. not be improved upon”. take-over in the guardroom. They waited with James Joseph Toner, Letterkenny, Co. It should act to “avert the civil war which will The IRA Chief-of-Staff himself, Seán Cronin of fixed bayonets. Donegal – a veteran of the IRA Campaign in the inevitably follow any attempt to subvert the Irish Kerry, led the operation personally. The inside As the Volunteers closed with them, one sentry 1940s – was charged with possession of 150lbs of Republic”. The Veterans obviously felt very man at the Camp was Frank Skuse of Union Hall, attempted to run through his opponent with his gelignite at Donegal Circuit Court. The jury strongly on this point. Cork. bayonet. The latter caught the bayonet point with disagreed. He was already serving a sentence for They are badly needed today but they are all Frank had to depart with the attacking party his hand and as the sentry ran to raise the alarm he “not accounting for his movements”. safely dead and buried, as far as the pro-British because the scarf over his face had slipped during shot him in the side. In court Jim Toner asked: “You are aware the elements in our midst are concerned! Would the the confrontations and he was recognised by Meanwhile the second sentry was knocked explosives were not for use in the 26 Counties?” Queen of England be welcomed in Dublin or the enemy personnel. For two-and-a-half years since unconscious with a gun-butt. Both men were taken “Is it a lawful object to use force to free part of the Union Jack and “God Save the Queen” be seen the Arborfield Raid in August 1955 – in which he to the guardroom. The wounded man was country from foreign occupation?” and “Are you and heard in Croke Park if those veterans were also took part – he had stuck it out in the British examined and given aid. He suffered only a flesh aware that there is a campaign of resistance alive? Army. wound. against the British occupation force in the Six At the Belfast City Commission, as reported in Also taking part in the raid was the now well- The Volunteers appointed their own sentry. Counties in which explosives are used?” the Irish Times of January 21, Judge Sheil known Republican Frank MacCarry of Ballycastle Then two corporals moved across the Camp to the The judge told the police witnesses that they imposed 15-year sentences on both Eamon in North Antrim. guardroom. They were challenged by the “sentry” need not answer those questions. Toner was tried Murphy (22), Leinster Avenue, Dublin and James The Republican newspaper quoted from the but they resisted and had to be subdued. again in Dublin Circuit Court where the jury found E. Mulholland, Mary St. Lurgan, who were found English Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and News One tried to run away and a shot had to be fired him not guilty. He was promptly interned without with arms and ammunition in a dug-out near Chronicle. The British Secretary of State for War, over his head to prevent that. The shots were heard trial in the Curragh Concentration Camp. Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone, on October 17. Mr Christopher Soames, was asked in the House by a telephone operator who called the main guard Also at the Circuit Court in Letterkenny James He threatened the death penalty for arms of Commons how five Irishmen could have seized commander. Coyle, Parnell Row, Granard, Co. Longford was offences. Addressing Murphy he said: “If you had a British military Camp in the heart of England He came to investigate and was in turn seized, charged with possession of 10lbs of gelignite and been found guilty on a similar charge in the 26 garrisoned by 2,000 troops! bound and gagged. The take-over was 40 detonators at Ballybofey in November 1957. Counties during WWII you would have been dealt The Officer Commanding the Southern accomplished but with the main guard commander He took no interest in the proceedings and with by a military tribunal and executed. If crimes Command (of the British Army) thought his missing from his post an alarm was certain to be refused to plead. The jury disagreed in his case of violence continued, the courts would have no security precautions were “tip-top”. So did the raised. also. He too was already serving a sentence for alternative but to impose the death penalty. O/C of Blandford. All that remained to be done by the Volunteers refusing to account for his movements. He said he could see no reason to distinguish But five Irishmen broke through them was to break open the armoury and magazine and Then at Kilkenny Circuit Court Patrick between Mulholland and Murphy, whereupon nevertheless. It was a sorry day for British military load up. That would have taken time and time had Phelan, Chatsworth, New Houses, Clough, Mulholland commented: “Thank you, my lord.” prestige. No one was ever arrested for the run out. Castlecomer was charged with possession of 19 ½ John Robinson, Mountjoy, Stewartstown received Blandford Raid. They decided to withdraw even as the British lbs of gelignite, 26 coils of fuse and seven eight years for helping to make the dugout. At home in Ireland a Mallon-Talbot Defence security net was closing on the Camp. One car had detonators. He was employed at Deerpark Mine, Two Lurgan men, John McCann and James Fund was established to provide for the legal been parked outside the guardroom for 30 minutes Castlecomer and an agent for Castlecomer Scallon were charged at a Crimes Court with defence of Kevin Mallon and Francis Talbot who and had been examined by the two corporals who Colliers Ltd. stated that no explosives were collecting money for the dependents of internees were facing death charges in Belfast. had been seized. It was now decided to abandon it reported missing from the mines. on December 20. The higher court threw out the The fund was started in the Six Counties, one mile from the Camp. The jury found him guilty after a minimal charges. They were then brought to a Petty although underground of necessity. A Committee Despite the security cordon thrown up by police period of consideration. He was sentenced to 12 Sessions court and fined £3 each. The “offences” was established after Owen Robinson – mentioned everywhere throughout the South of England, the months imprisonment. It was the only case in the took place at Aughacommon, Lurgan. in one of the RUC-written statements – of Volunteers slipped through the network of check- 26 Counties during the 1956-62 campaign in During February an election was announced for Mountjoy, Coalisland, Co Tyrone who was on the points and road-blocks. which a Republican was convicted by a jury. Stormont on March 20. “Sinn Féin declared this run 50 years ago, wrote letters to the newspapers. All bus and rail depots, airports and seaports As in the case of Jim Toner, Patrick Phelan was week that their members are not giving an No Dublin newspapers carried the letters. were heavily guarded. Irish areas in Britain were sent to the Curragh Concentration Camp on the undertaking to sit in the Six County parliament The Fund’s Trustees were: Donal O’Connor of combed. Places of Irish employment were completion of his sentence in September 1958. (sic). This automatically disqualifies them from the Castle Hotel, Dublin (the chair of the watched. “People in Ireland,” he told the jury as reported being nominated as candidates,” said a report in Republican Aid Committee); Seán Fitzpatrick Reinforcements of troops with tracker dogs and in the Irish Times of February 26, “had the same the Sunday Review of February 9. More on this (Secretary of National Graves Association); police searched woods and countryside. All rights as anybody else, or in any other country, to subject next month. Séamus MacGiobúin (IRA Veteran); Simon London-bound cars were stopped and checked resist aggression, and they had as much right to do Donnelly (1916 Veteran); Lil Russell (Cumann na (Refs. An t-Éireannach Aontaithe/The United along the main highways from the south and west. so as had the Hungarians, the Cypriots, the mBan Veteran) and Austin Stack (accountant). Irishman, January, February & March 1958: All traffic westward to Irish seaports was likewise Algerians or Greeks. An appeal was made to Irish people at home Sunday Review (Dublin) February 9; Sunday checked. “My actions and conduct were motivated by a and abroad to subscribe in order to obtain the best Independent, February 23 and Irish Times, An t-Éireannach Aontaithe/The United sincere desire to see all Irish people enjoying the possible legal defence to save the two Co Tyrone February 14 and 26, January 21.) Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 15 control this administration and prevail be watchful of their neighbours who upon Bush to use this network to spy are too secular in their beliefs. on their competition to gain unfair Some are in the pay of the private Fenian Notes advantage, but the Bushites will claim firms involved in the domestic spying there is a suspicion that there might be under the new Bush initiative. They terrorism afoot or that some national are not going to stop attacking the From our Washington Correspondent security threat is imminent. basic right to speech, assembly and It is nice to have the tools of spying privacy as long as no one cries out HE United States government War is a great way for businessmen available to you by your association and there are not leaders taking the has so many spy agencies that to become very rich and Lincoln took with Bush. This whole operation initiative to challenge the abuses. Tthey constantly step on each care of his friends. All materials of stinks, but so far there has been no other’s toes which is utterly self- war were contracted out to those agencies with no responsibilities for hue and cry of another attempt to DEMONISED defeating and if that isn’t enough friends and associates on Lincoln’s the national security or law disrupt the normal political progress. Dissent has been demonised by the there is a new intelligence institution list without any public bidding. They enforcement. Now this is changing. One thing that has been apparent Bush administration, but this age of being promoted by the Bush were rigged. The products from boots Bush is setting up an intelligence during the Bush years is that his fear has silenced those one would Administration. to uniforms to weapons were all made system to be managed the NAO people are capable of anything and expect to speak out, and when the It will encourage government cheap and inferior. relying on private contractors, the opposition has been cowering in average citizen does not hear their spying agencies to conduct far- Many were killed as a result but including companies very friendly to fear of confronting them because they leaders speak out, they too remain reaching surveillance and Lincoln’s friends were made wealthy. the Bush Junta. These companies fear to be seen as weak on terrorism. silent. When the average citizen sees reconnaissance within the United The same happened during the already provide technology and This card of fear has been well played laws that allow privacy breached, States. Such activity has always been Administrations of Grant, Harding, personnel to US Agencies involved in by Bush. speech questioned and other political vigorously denied making this a first Reagan and the two Bushs, all in the foreign intelligence and the NAO will As the presidential race heats up activity monitored closely and the being officially sanctioned by the same political party. greatly expand their markets. there are few who challenge the opposition standing silent, their fears government. The present Bush and his second- This was discussed at a recent draconian laws put forth by this are enhanced. The proposal to Congress is to set in-command Dick Cheney have made conference in Bush’s home state of administration and their affect on the There is a broad network of up a National Applications Office all their campaign contributors Texas. The industry was lobbying US. People have given up basic rights government agencies supported by (NAO) that will rely heavily on extremely wealthy. The main Bush intelligence officials to buy to be protected from terrorism, some Bush-friendly private companies who private security contractors to contributors were the oil and drug products specifically designed for real and some imagined, and where use citizens as a network, and even conduct surveillance on Americans in industries and they have had friendly domestic spying. are those who would normally churches getting involved to judge the the United States. This just does not regulators to help them. The Bush people do not trust those question them? They are hiding in words and deeds of others. It presents sound like a positive thing. who question their policies and see fear too. a scary picture. The so-called fight against LUCRATIVE them as the enemy who must be Americans who are in contact with Spy satellites are able to monitor terrorism is not a fight against CONTRACTS monitored. The NAO will be involved foreign organisations that do not activity from the sky and technology agree with the policy of the US and its allows phone calls to be heard and Americans who do not support Cheney’s old firm, Halliburton, in domestic spying which will include allies are suspect and are considered a interpreted in a way to justify present government policies. One have been given all the lucrative legitimate dissenters. potential national security threat and domestic spying on any group that must question whether Bush is really contracts in Iraq and they continue It will oversee how classified must be monitored. does not conform to government serious or is it another diversion from even after many scams have been information is collected and used The use of private rather than policy in these volatile times. what must seriously be done. detected. Cheney was able to protect within the United States during government sources takes the The aftermath of 9/11 has People are asking if this is just his former colleagues. The former natural disasters, terrorist attacks and spotlight from questionable activity destroyed the fabric of American another situation where Bush is President Bush has benefited from his other events affecting national and when the private firms are in the society that was open and rewarding his campaign contributors son and his company has been security. The latter category is a pay of Bush and his people they are forthcoming and now it has closed the with more government contracts. The involved in oil. general catchall for political spying loyalists who have common interests. society and put it under the eye of Big simple answer is yes. The entire Bush Blackwater, a private security which has been the hallmark of the Bush and his advisors have the Bother. administration has been to reward company, has supplied thousands of Bush years. long-range goal of having their Americans need to fight for friends and relatives with exorbitant mercenaries to back up American The Bush junta sees its opposition people well placed in sensitive America, the one the founders government contracts. forces and to do the dirty work that as the unholy enemy and treats them positions after they leave office so intended, where dissent was the order It is no different from stealing the official forces cannot such as as an enemy in wartime. By saying there is a continuation of the right- of the day and expected and money out of the US Treasury at the assassinations, and they are not someone, some organisations or an wing Christian conservatism. encouraged. What are all the anti- expense of the US taxpayer who accountable. It has been revealed that incident is harmful to national We know of Bush claiming to terror laws and new domestic spying always gets screwed. The American they have killed many innocent security offers the excuse to pursue speak directly to God to get approval going to achieve and what are they Republican Party of Bush and civilians who get in the way of their surveillance of purely political for his actions and the core of his protecting? associates has been the party of the dirty war. entities. supporters want the US to be the The way of life depicted by wealthy and he has carried on that Now the friends of Bush are going RITICAL information will be instrument of God in the world. This American idealists is one where all tradition. to benefit from the spying industry. supplied by the US Spy sounds like bad fiction, but there are ideas can be debated and all policy Stealing from the Treasury under Under the new plan, the NAO will Cagencies operating millions of fundamentalist believers questioned until a consensus can be guise of government contracts has initiate the legal mechanism for an domestically against US Citizens who who have stated the messianic reached and the common good been going on since the US Civil war. unprecedented move into domestic may merely be opposed to the Iraq purpose of the US under proper espoused. I do not recognise the President Abe Lincoln was the intelligence gathering that would invasion. Christian leadership. America of George Bush and I do not product of American industrialists. render the United States one of the The National Security Agency, In the present election campaign, like it. He was not the poor boy that history worlds most closely monitored through a global network of listening those running are embracing religion Spying on domestic groups and US portrays. That is myth. nations like the totalitarian ones and posts, surveillance planes and because of the influence of these citizens for what they say or who they Lincoln was the lawyer for the word because they do not have the satellites capture signals from phone fanatics getting into the mainstream. talk to is not the so-called American railroads whose owners were part of technology processed by the United calls, e-mails and Internet traffic and Evangelical Christians are all way, or is it? Dissent must reassert the robber barons who were States. translates and analyzes them for US multimillionaires and Abe Lincoln’s officials. potential spies on their neighbours itself for the common good. The use of spy satellites was and their pastors encourage them to mentors. He did their bidding. previously limited to scientific Now the monied interests that — Peadar Mac Fhínín

CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is sister Ursula Dennison. From extended to the family of Eddie Barnes and James McCormick, hanged Seamus Cull O/C, and Pat Tymon, extended to the Curneen family, Leitrim Republican Sinn Féin, Belfast. Moynihan, Dublin who died recently. at Winston Green Jail, Birmingham, Arigna Batt, nth Roscommon Brigade Comhbhrón on the death of Declan on January DENNISON, Deepest sympathy is From Comhairle Laighean, Sinn Féin February 7, 1940. Always remembered IRA who was murdered by Free State 31.From Geraldine Taylor and family, extended to Brendan Magill and the Poblachtach. by the members and supporters of Sinn troops at Arigna, February 1923. ARTHURS: Deepest sympathy is Belfast. Dennison family on the death of his MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is Féin Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle Always remembered by the members extended to the entire Arthurs family on CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is sister Ursula Dennison. From Josephine extended to the family of Eddie Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige and supporters of Sinn Féin the death of Amelia, mother of extended to the wife and family of our and Róisín Hayden. Moynihan, Dublin who died recently. Chonnacht. Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle Volunteer Declan Arthurs, East Tyrone comrade Declan Curneen. From the DENNISON, Deepest sympathy is From the Ard Chomhairle, Sinn Féin BIBBY – 83rd Anniversary. In loving Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige Brigade, Óglaigh na hÉireann. From the Kilcullen Cumannn, Co Kildare, Sinn extended to Brendan McGill on the Poblachtach. memory of Father Albert Bibby who Chonnacht. Joe Conway Cumann, Sinn Féin Féin Poblachtach. death of his sister. From the Kilcullen MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is administered to the men and women of MORRISEY – 87th Anniversary. In Poblachtach, Newry. CURNEEN, Sincere condolences to Cumannn, Co Kildare, Sinn Féin extended to the family of Eddie the Republican Movement. Men like Fr loving memory of Vol Joseph Morrisey, CURNEEN, The Ard Chomhairle, the Curneen family on the death of Poblachtach. Moynihan, Dublin who died recently. Albert and Fr Dominic and Fr Athlone, killed on February 20, 1921. Republican Sinn Féin extends deepest Declan. From Des Dalton. DOHERTY, The Ard Chomhairle, From Cumainn Joe McDonnell, Wolfe Augustine are never forgotten. Fr Albert Always remembered by the members sympathy to the Curneen family, Co CURNEEN, Sincere condolences to Republican Sinn Féin extends deepest Tone, Ó Conaill/Sands, Pat Cannon, died in Santa Barbara, California in and supporters of Sinn Féin Leitrim on the death of Declan on the Curneen family on the death of sympathy to the family of Alfie Casement/Hughes, Carroll/O’Donovan, February 1925 and was re-interred in Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle January 31. Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí Declan. From Geraldine McNamara Doherty, Belfast, father of hunger strike Sinn Féin Poblachtach. Rochestown, Co Cork in June 1958 Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige dá anam dílis. and family., Tipperary. martyrs Kieran Doherty who died MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is along with his fellow Capuchians. Chonnacht. CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is DENNISON, The Ard Chomhairle, recently. extended to the family of Eddie Always remembered by the members McGUINN – 85th Anniversary. In extended to the Curneen family, Leitrim Republican Sinn Féin extends deepest DOHERTY, Deepest sympathy is Moynihan who died recently. From and supporters of Sinn Féin loving memory of Vol James McGuinn, on the death of Declan on January sympathy to Brendan Magill and extended to the family of Alfie Doherty, Kilcullen Cumann, Sinn Féin Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle Sligo, killed in action February 4, 1923. 31.Declan was a great Leitrim man, family, Lurgan, Co Armagh on the Belfast, father of hunger strike martyrs Poblachtach. Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige Always remembered by the members Irishman and Republican. May he rest death of his sister Ursula Dennison. Go Kieran Doherty who died recently. MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is Chonnacht. and supporters of Sinn Féin in peace in Glenade, Gods Heaven. ndéana Dia trócaire ar a hanam. From Geraldine Taylor and family, extended to the family of Eddie BREHONY – 85th Anniversary. In Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle From Michael Logan, England. DENNISON, Deepest sympathy is Belfast. Moynihan, Dublin who died recently. loving memory of Harry Brehony, Vice Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is extended to Brendan Magill and the DONOHUE, Deepest sympathy is From Des Dalton, Kildare O/C Sligo Brigade IRA, killed in action Chonnacht. extended to Eileen and the Curneen Dennison family on the death of his extended to Anto and the Donohue MOYNIHAN: Sympathy to the February 16, 1923. Always STAGG – 32nd Anniversary. In loving family, Leitrim on the death of Declan sister Ursula Dennison. From Líta Ní family on the death of his mother Moynihan family on the sudden death remembered by the members and memory of Frank Stagg, Mayo who on January 31. From Josephine and Chathmhaoil. Bridget on January 31. From the Ard of Eddie. From Peig and Paddy King. supporters of Sinn Féin Poblachtach died on hunger strike in Wakefield Róisín Hayden. DENNISON, Sincere sympathy is Chomhairle, Republican Sinn Féin. MOYNIHAN: Sympathy to the Cumainn, Comhairle Ceantair and Prison, February 12, 1976. Always CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is extended to Brendan Magill and the MAGILL: We wish to express our Moynihan family on the death of Eddie. Comhairle Chúige Chonnacht. remembered by the members and extended to the Curneen family, Leitrim Dennison family on the death of his deepest sympathy to the entire Magill From Comhairle Átha Cliath. BURNS and MOLEY – 20th supporters of Sinn Féin Poblachtach on the death of Declan on January 31. sister Ursula Dennison. From the Joe family on the death of Rita, Co MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is Anniversary. In loving memory of Cumainn, Comhairle Ceantair and From Michael Kennedy, London. Conway Cumann, Newry. Armagh) From the Republican extended to the family of Eddie Brendan Burns AND Brendan Moley Comhairle Chúige Chonnacht. CURNEEN, Sincere sympathy is DENNISON, Sincere sympathy is Movement Newry/South Down, Moynihan, Dublin who died recently. who gave their lives for Irish freedom in TORMEY- 87th Anniversary. In loving extended to the Curneen family, Leitrim extended to Brendan Magill and the Armagh and north Louth. From Líta Ní Chathmhaoil. February 1988. Always remembered by memory of James Tormey, O/C Athlone on the death of Declan on January 31. Dennison family on the death of his MAGILL: Deepest sympathy is the members and supporters of Sinn Flying Column, killed at Cornafulla From the Joe Conway Cumann, Newry. sister Ursula Dennison. From the White extended to our friend and comrade Féin Poblachtach Cumainn, Comhairle Ambush, February 2, 1921. Always CURNEEN, Deepest sympathy is family, Newry. Tony on the death of his mother Rita. I gCuimhne Ceantair and Comhairle Chúige remembered by the members and extended to the Curneen family, Leitrim DENNISON, Deepest sympathy is From the Joe Conway Cumann, Sinn Chonnacht. supporters of Sinn Féin Poblachtach on the death of Declan on January extended to Brendan Magill and the Féin Poblachtach Newry. BARNES and McCORMICK – 68th CULL and TYMON – 85th Cumainn, Comhairle Ceantair and 31.From Republican Sinn Féin, Belfast. Dennison family on the death of his MOYNIHAN: Deepest sympathy is Anniversary. In loving memory of Peter Anniversary. In loving memory of Comhairle Chúige Chonnacht. 16 Saoirse-Irish Freedom — Feabhra/February 2008 Limited Intelligence… some of your people are missing

(In case you Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. Of having the crap beat out of theory begs the question why becoming clear to many of The Provos have many hadn’t noticed) course occasionally they do him by those who missed an they would mess up their them that the new slogan is missing people… If their HERE have all the appear but rarely. electoral seat. electoral chances and follow ‘we killed off the Army… leadership re-emerge it will Provos gone? The question is, Why? Others believe that what is it immediately with a ban of now lets kill off the Party!’. be for a purpose and it will WPeople who are Well, some believe that happening is the carefully any of their ‘brightest and Gerry and Martin not be to revitalise more observant than me when Gerry Adams made a choreographed demise of the best’ having a chance to promised that following their Republicanism… have brought this to my mess of Limited Provos as a political entity… build a public following by electoral disaster they were If you are one of their attention. The Provos have Intelligence’s chances of 10 and that far from making a appearing on media outlets going ‘South’ to do there supporters ask yourself a taken themselves off the TV Dáil seats he lost his nerve ‘mistake’ Gerry acted very as often as possible. what they did in the ‘North’. question. What have they and radio and are and is at present up in deliberately when he ruined OME Provos believed Fianna Fail of course said done with the mandate you ‘unavailable’ for comment to Gortahork counting sheep in the party at election time. that following the final they were going ‘North’ to gave them? Is this ‘Invisible the newspapers. an attempt to get an This theory stems from the Ssurrender of weapons finish the job of destroying Man’ syndrome what you They have adopted a untroubled night’s sleep. premise that while the the new Limited Intelligence Republicanism. It seems that really voted for? policy which means that Dáil Others believe he is at this Provos undoubtedly have slogan was going to be ‘the somewhere in between lies matters are commented on moment tied to a chair in a Limited Intelligence they are Army is dead — long live the truth. by the ‘senior Dáil member’ building in Parnell Square not entirely stupid. This the Party!’ however it is One thing is for sure… — Mac Cool Manchester Martyrs commemorated at Moston Cemetery ON Sunday, December 2, Republicans Republican Sinn Féin, England and other gathered at Moston Cemetery, Manchester to Republicans from other hold a commemoration in honour of the areas. Manchester Martyrs – William Allen, Michael Larkin and Michael O’Brien – who An oration was given by were cruelly executed by the British in 1867 Michael Logan in which he gave a detailed account of in retaliation for the death of a police officer the events of 1867. A wreath during the daring rescue of Col Burke. was laid by Debbie Grew on Despite strong winds and the monument raised in behalf of the Manchester driving rain a successful honour of the three martyrs Martyrs Committee. commemoration was held at with representatives from Debbie has worked tirelessly to promote the REPUBLICAN GARDEN commemoration of the BUNDORAN Manchester Martyrs and had sought to preserve the CO DONEGAL impressive monument Special Appeal for Funds - to pay off our loan of €2,000 which was recently renovated following an The committee and trustees of the Republican attack by loyalists in which Garden in Bundoran, Co Donegal are pleased to blue and gold paint was announce that plans are being drawn up for the next thrown over its structure. stage of development at the garden. It is proposed that six commemorative plaques will be erected in the coming year. To date, the garden A wreath was also laid by has had visitors from all over Ireland, America, Liam Ó Ceallaigh on behalf Europe and beyond, and the response has been • (left to right) Michael Logan (Lincoln), Liam Ó Ceallaigh (Wirral), Patrick of Republican Sinn Féin. O’Hanlon (Liverpool), Debbie Grew (Manchester) and Paul O’Connolly (Walton). positive. The proceedings attracted In the weeks running up to Easter, the gates and railings, seats and flagpoles were all painted. New great interest from passing of Republican Sinn Féin to gave an account of her own commemoration time was flags were erected and additional flowers and members of the public who express their gratitude that late father’s participation in taken to visit the nearby shrubs were added. This in in keeping with the joined in the minute’s the commemoration was the Republican Movement. graves of other Republicans continued development and is only fitting silence and following this considering the Republicans who are remembered held. One lady in particular Following the buried nearby. there. many approached members We would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way small or big and ask anyone who wishes to make further donations to forward them to any Don t sell out to committee member, head office or Joe O'Neill directly. Stormont NB. DVDs and Videos of the opening ceremony are or Leinster House . . . available, price €20. Buy SAOIRSE every month! SUBSCRIPTION RATES PER YEAR Ireland ...... 24.00 Britain ...... Stg £25.00 Ainm ...... Rest of Europe ...... 35.00 World (airmail) ...... 35.00 Seoladh ...... 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