FOUNDED 1939 Organ of the Connolly Association Page 2 PAGE OF OPINION Page 3 STINKING FISH SCIENCE M OCR AT Page 4 THE WORKERS' PARTY Page 5 FINE GAEL WANTS POWER No. 463 SEPTEMBER 1982 20p Page 6 IRISH SONGS Page 7 BOOK REVIEWS THATCHERS Page 8 DONALL MacAMHLAIGH HIROSHIMA REMEMBERED COLD WAR ON IN IRELAND URING the weekend of August D6th to 9th, those slaughtered at Hiroshima In 1945 were re- PLASTIC membered throughout Ireland, the numerous CND branches taking the Initiative. The first atom bomb was dropped IRELAND at 8.15 in the morning. At that time central Dublin churches tolled their bells. This was the opening of three days of peace ac- • nhknill/ BULLETS tivity. At 11 a.m. a plaque was un- veiled by Mr Niall Andrews, TD at the cherry tree In Merrlon PLANRELATIONSS betwee FOn IrelanRd andENDIN England are reportedlG NEUTRALITy strained, Y /*REAscandaT indignation has beeln Square and a poem in Japanese How they got that ^ aroused in the nationalist com- was read by Or Taro Matsuo, way is a sordid story of intrigue and treachery. former high school student in munity in the six counties at the decision of the Director of Public Nagasaki and now a lecturer in When in May 1980 Mr. Haughey came to London to see Mrs. out the IRA bomb. But it is hard Tokyo. Thatcher and gave her a teapot for her thoughts, Ian Paisley to avoid the conclusion that the Prosecutions not to charge the EXHIBITION thought he was being sold out and behaved more like a big kid bomb made it easier, though* that British soldier responsible for the An exhibition of photographs *of than usual with his mountainy parades and vociferation parties. was not the intention. death of the 11-year-old Stephen Hiroshima after the bombing was McConomy last April in Derry. opened by Mr Tony Gregory, Some people took him seriously. Mrs Thatcher tried to persuade It may well come out before all TD. At lunch time the CND street But there was no need to. Mrs Mr Haughey to give up the Irish is finished that there is more to Sixteen witnesses had been avail- the Connolly affair than appears theatre group performed at the Thatcher was not letting him down, claim to the six counties. When he able but the authorities did not in- corner of Stephens Green and at first sight. and he could do nothing if she- declined she urged him to give terview a single one of them. Mrs Grafton Street, enacting a simula- British residents a vote in Irish did. McConomy is talking about going tion of the effects of a Hiroshima elections. This would be a big Brendan Munnelly in "Dublin sized bomb on Dublin. MICROWAVE step towards an overall Pine Gael Now" suggests that England now on hunger strike to see if she can Some of the Dublin CND What now transpires is that Mr majority which is the object of no longer resents Irish neutrality, attract attention to the scandal of branches organized events In Haughey was being urged to give British policy. Mr Haughey is said as the radar gap has now been these murderous weapons. localities. Dublin North-east away an important element of Irish to have foolishly agreed to this. plugged. If one assumes a defen- planted a cherry tree in St Anne's neutrality. The charming lady ex- Legislation is said to have been sive war against a Soviet attack, At the time the cynical decision that may be true, and Mr Haughey Park, Raheny. Tallaght branch plained that a radar station in Co. drafted. to take no action was announced, led by its able secretary Catherine may have felt he was winning pro- Down reached out a third of the a young man Conor Campbell was Lewis organized a twelve-hour fast NO CONSULTATION gress on the North at the expense way to Iceland, and the rest of fighting for his lite in hospital. He In which many young people the Iceland gap was filled by an of a purely defensive facility. When the Falklands crisis came had been present when plastic from the district participated. American station at Reykavik. the Irish government was surprised Petitions of condolence were taken But s'nce then things have bullets were firod at demonstra- to ^.J that Mrs Thatcher inter- changed. President Reagan has from door to door and many signed But what if the Russians flew tors in Lurgan. preted the accord to involve the stated frankly that he intends an them. four miles high until they were complete subordination of Irish offensive war in which the killing On Saturday August 7th Dun opposite the coast of Kerry, and THE setting up of an enquiry in- foreign policy to British. Fianna of twenty million Americans would Laoire branch planted a cherry then swooped in low. The first to deaths caused by plastic Fail did not see it that way. So be ' acceptable '. Can we be sure tree in the People's Park. Coun- England would know about them the cold war against Ireland began, he would not like to have the use bullets is being demanded, and it cillor Jack Loughran officiated on was when they struck South Wales. and the Prior initiative in the six of Irish territory for that? is being asked, very pertinently, behalf of the Dun Laoire Corpora- Wouldn't. Mr Haughey put a micro- counties was taken without con- why the vote of the European As- tion. Among other local represen- wave station In West Cork—only a sultation with Dublin, though Eng- Pressure is being constantly step- sembly condemning these weapons tatives present were Sean Bar- little one—and he could be sure land continued to claim telecom- ped up. British soldiers fired across rett TD and Councillors John of the blessing of a grateful munications privileges. the bows of an Irish yacht in Car- has been treated with such arro- O'Sullivan and Anne Brady. England. hngford Lough and troops de- gant contempt. JAPANESE CAGEY The result was a drying up of manded to be allowed on board, enthusiasm for giving Englishmen Representatives of the Japanese Well, he fell for it. The station but did not persist when it was Although it is widely appreciated the vote in Ireland. The next Embassy, despite pressing invita- is now open at Ballydehob. Mes- pointed out that the yacht (and the that plastic bullets are unsuitable move in London was a campaign of tions, were conspicuous by their sages are sent via Youghal, Dun- soldiers) were in Irish territorial weapons for so-called "riot control" threats to deprive the Irish in absence. When members of Tall- garvan, Waterford, Wexford, En- waters. the Thatcher government is deter- Britain of their vote If the Irish aght CND visited a factory with a niscorthy, Arklow, Three Rock mined to continue their use. This government did not comply. The aim of Tory policy, as the view to enlisting the support of its Mountain and Holyhead. What's Is partly from a desire to bolster more if anything goes wrong with constant sniping over the Connolly Japanese management they didn't Meanwhile discussions were held Unionism in the six counties. It the Bishopscourt (Co. Down) trans- resignation shows, is to topple want to know. It would seem that with the Fine Gael leader who is also from the desire to create mitter which links to Portpatrick in Charles Haughey and instal Garret official Japanese policy is to get promised to do whatever England a precedent for using them in 1945 forgotten as quickly as pos- Galloway, the message is beamed Fitzgerald who would then abandon wanted. Britain, and having available a sible. It is an unwelcome warning to Holyhead via the huge micro- the claim to unity of Ireland and force trained in this dubious art. about what militarism leads to, and wave dome between Gt Georges This would have happened with- abandon neutrality. what It might lead to again. Street and Grafton Street, Dublin. SEX SHOP PROTEST BY BOTH COMMUNITIES BEAUTIFUL IRELAND rpHE first sex shop in Ireland Apparently the aim is to estab- will have no protection against has been opened in the "Bible lish a number of such outlets the importation of unemploy- belt" of East Belfast. throughout Belfast, though ment, militarism and perversion. CALENDAR _ 1983 The owners are an English whether they ^et into the national- The proliferation of these estab- chain operating a number of such ist areas is very doubtful. lishments "is a symptom of a sick SHORTLY AVAILABLE AT: emporia, and the manager is an society reminiscent of ancient Englishman Mr Graham Bacon, of The unfortunate Protestant Rome where hypertrophied sex 177 LAVENDER HILL, SWl 1 whom East Belfast M.P. Mr. Peter population, who have so many good stood against a background of PERSONAL CALLERS, £1.40 Robinson declares "He Is going to points, cannot yet realise that un- bread and circuses — today drugs get his bacon cooked on this one." til they join the Republic they and television. September 1982 September 1982 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT 2 ABORTION Science I I I II 1% I WOULD like to reply to your A MOUNTAIN OF STINKING FISH ? ' article iAugust issuei opposing TIMONEYS the proposed Pro-Life Amendment the Commission proposals included 1: no agreement is reached on a \\ r*\URiNG the war years in Britain to tin Constitution of the twenty More EEC a 12-mile limit. Britain wanted a CFP by the time current regula- I read the DEMOCRAT. That six counties.