SF TD calls for release of H-Block Three
Caoimhghín O Caoláin TD will give the keynote address to the
Annual Congress of the Irish American Unity Conference in San
Francisco on 8 November.
While in San Francisco he is due to visit Irish prisoners Pól
Brennan, Kevin Barry Artt and Terry Kirby who on 27 November were
denied bail by a California Court. They are appealing against a
decision to extradite them to the Six Counties.
O Caoláin attended the reception in Dublin Castle on 30 October
for Hillary Clinton. Before his departure for the States O
Caoláin said:
``The role of Irish America is as vital as ever with negotiations
under way. Issues of equality as well as the central
constitutional demand for an Irish national democracy continue to
be highlighted by all the friends of Ireland in the United
States. The positive role of the Clinton administration is
ongoing and I conveyed this to Hillary Clinton when I spoke to
her on Thursday evening.
``Attempts to extradite the H-Block Three from California, like
the attempted extradition of fellow H-Block escaper Tony Kelly
from this jurisdiction, are totally inconsistent with the peace
process. The H-Block Three should be released from jail in
California and I will be using the opportunity of my visit to
support them and their families.''
O Caoláin will be meeting with elected officials in California
and a cross-section of Irish community leaders in San Francisco.
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