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Thursday 18 September, 1997 |
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Ready for real talksThis week, despite all the posturing of David Trimble and his loyalist allies, the momentum of the peace process drove the UUP, UDP and PUP into Stormont. Behind that momentum was the popular desire of those parties' own constituents to see all-party talks. The stage is now set. Give or take more antics from Trimble and Co, there will soon be face-to-face negotiations. It has truly been an historic week. Sinn Féin took their place at the talks table on Monday. They are there because of their electoral mandate. They are there as of right and they are ready to put the republican position. Warning to South Down nationalists Current loyalist paramilitary activity in the South Down area has been described as a ``grim repetition'' of activity which preceeded the brutal sectarian murder of 16-year-old James Morgan six weeks ago. Huge Saoirse rally calls for freedom for POWs There was a massive turnout at the Saoirse rally on the eve of all-party talks, Sunday 14 September, at Belfast City Hall. Bullet in post for Ardoyne family Last Saturday morning's post brought fear to a young Ardoyne family when they opened a brown envelope posted on 11 September and found a Russian made Kynocm 7.65 bullet inside. Spy bunker uncovered The discovery of a British Army bunker under a derelict house in South Armagh is the most sinister in a series of incidents which have alarmed nationalists in the South Armagh area. New group to `promote understanding of Irish revolution' The new Irish Institute for Historical and Cultural Studies will seek to lift the study of Irish history out of a narrowly Anglocentric field of force. Ken and the spindoctors Mary Nelis questions the largely uncritical media opportunities afforded to Ulster Unionist spokesman Ken Maginnis to put his particular spin on eventsi n the North. Brutal English prison unit still operates Contrary to recent media reports, one of the widely condemned Special Secure Units (SSU) used to hold Irish political prisoners still operates at Belmarsh Prison in London. IRA deny Markethill bomb The IRA has said it was not involved in the car bomb attack on the County Armagh town of Markethill on Tuesday. Children hurt in spate of sectarian attacks Over a dozen children have been injured in a series of sectarian attacks on Catholic school pupils in Belfast and Lisburn last week. O'Caoláin slams ``dealings of political class'' Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín O'Caoláin called in Leinster House last week for much wider terms of reference for the new `payments to politicians' tribunal. A Nation Once Again? Does the Scottish referendum result herald independence? David Hewitt writes. A large crowd of young people and parents attended a meeting in Tralee on 10 September to discuss the issue of drug addiction and young people.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
REPUBLICAN BULLETIN BOARD
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