[An Phoblacht]

Thursday 27 March, 1997

 

Daring
escape
bid

Reports are emerging from Long Kesh that prison warders are attempting to impose a repressive regime on republican prisoners in the H-Blocks following the discovery on Sunday night of a partially completed escape tunnel. more

    

IRA
Easter
message

In their traditional Easter message the leadership of Oglaigh na hEireann has said the organisation ``remains committed to bringing the British government's undemocratic rule of the occupied part of our country to an end, once and for all.'' more

Sinn Féin launch candidates

At Belfast's Conway Mill on Monday, Gerry Adams launched Sinn Féin's panel of 16 Westminster candidates for what he described as "a defining election".

Roll of Honour

The men and women of the Republican Movement who have lost their lives in the struggle.

Customers terrorised

A covert British Intelligence operation at the Derryhirk Inn in Aghagallon near Lurgan on Friday has been linked to other covert operations in Derry's Creggan Estate, Clonoe and Derrylin.

Bombs disrupt British rail network

The effects of Wednesday morning's double bomb attack at Wilmslow in Cheshire, England were felt many miles away from the site of the two explosions.

What caused the poison?

Robert Allen finds a Limerick farmer still waiting for answers about his polluted land and sick animals

Bloody Sunday marchers to sue?

The Sunday Independent newspaper and its columnist UK Unionist Conor Cruise O'Brien may face legal action over remarks printed in last Sunday's edition.

Against the culture of privilege

The election in the 26 Counties is expected in May. Mícheál MacDonncha sees it as an historic opportunity for republicans.

Gun pointed at detainee

A Garda detective has been accused of pointing a revolver at a Sinn Féin anti-drugs activist who was arrested when his Clondalkin home was raided on Tuesday morning.

Looking behind Ancram's sofa

Spending on education shouldn't depend on the whim of a British minister, argues Laurence McKeown

Roisín not to stand

Roisin McAliskey will no longer be in the running for the mid-Ulster seat in May's Westminster election, according to the McAliskey family.

Trades Unionist threatened

A trades unionist who took part in a demonstration to Our Lady's chapel at Harryville on Saturday has been threatened by loyalists.

Vibrancy of youth leads Basque struggle

In the first of a series of articles Eoin O Broin reports from the Basque Country on a rising ferment of opposition to Spanish occupation

A new home for Féile

The opening of the new festival offices of Féile an Phobail on the Falls Road last Tuesday was hailed as another West Belfast success story.

High Court defeat for Democratic Left

The failure of Prionsias De Rossa's High Court action against the Sunday Independent represents a serious setback not only for the Minister for Social Welfare himself but also for Democratic Left, writes Micheal MacDonncha

Women's rights as human rights

Women's organisations, human and civil rights groups from around the world came together in Dublin last week for a conference on women's rights in Ireland and internationally.

Oldest republican paper relaunched

The Irish Democrat, the longest continuously published Republican newspaper, was relaunched this month with a new layout, more regular columns and an additional four pages.

Dolphin's Barn protest

Over 100 anti-drugs protesters disrupted evening rush hour traffic in Dublin's Dolphins Barn last Friday to protest Garda inaction.

Cork community fights back

The community of Fairhill, Cork has drawn together after two young men were hit and killed by a stolen car in the area.


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