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.	Orange Order must end siege Calls for the Orange Order to end their siege of the Garvaghy Road have intensified this week as loyalist violence has erupted in Portadown and Belfast. more Orange Order tactics `unacceptable' Mac Cionnaith arrest outs RUC bigots Catholic forced out in sectarian attack Observer status Order attracts sinister elements The calm before the storm Congratulations Mr Mayor! Sinn Féin made a number of significant and historic advances on local authorities throughout the 26 Counties this week, including the election of Sean MacManus as Mayor of Sligo. Coalition banger blunders on Having scraped through last week's confidence vote in the Dáil, the coalition government is now more than ever like a car with no brakes, writes Micheal MacDonncha. Red Hand Defenders defy Parades Commission Loyalists have raised tension in South Down while the RHD ignored restrictions placed upon a march in Downpatrick last weekend. More chopper harassment Just one week after a British Army helicopter crash landed in South Armagh, stirring local anger, two aircraft landed in a residential area of Crossmaglen. Crowe says `jail corrupt politicians' South Dublin County Councillor Seán Crowe has said said that the communities he represents are angry at the scale of corruption uncovered by the tribunals. Public Meeting Hears Call to Disband Paras A public meeting took place in Derry last week to take stock of he first phase of the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday. Lifting the curtain on gender specific persecution A startling 75%-90% of the world's refugee population is estimated by the UNHCR to be women and children. A women refugee's thoughts The challenge facing the Equality Commission Tbe North's stringent equal opportunities and fair employment legislation has achieved very little, Fern Lane. Adams opposes EU military alliance Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP has challenged the Dublin government to state ``without any ambiguity'' if it is moving towards joining an EU military alliance. Euro Parliament lobby for support on policing Sinn Féin met with Irish MEPs and group leaders at the European Parliament on Tuesday. At least 170,000 children living in poverty Up to 370,000 children under the age of six are suffering some degree of poverty. Not very healthy at all Michael Pierse reports on the crisis in health, north and south. Equality in health care abandoned Workers picket in support of sacked colleagues Four workers employed by the MKF company in Newry were suspended on full pay to await a disciplinary hearing. RUC forced to return Felons chairs The Felons Club in Belfast was returned 50 chairs taken by the RUC last year. ESB defeats Cobh people Democracy received a severe knock last Wednesday when the High Court upheld the ESB's challenge to a Cork County Council decision. DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE Try it for free. Just fill in your e-mail address below. REPUBLICAN BULLETIN BOARD Discussion forum for subscribers. Click here. Sinn Féin · Republican News Home Page · Archives · Recent Issues Published on the web by aprnweb@irlnet.com	.	Wounded Orange lashes out Flags and nationality Only the faces have changed in Mexico Bové V McDonalds H-Block appeal	.

Orange Ordermust end siege

Orange Order
must end siege