Thursday 27 March, 1997
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. 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 Roisin McAliskey will no longer be in the running for the mid-Ulster seat in May's Westminster election, according to the McAliskey family. 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. 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.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
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Make neutrality an election issue
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