Republican News · Thursday 27 November 1997

Phone for Saoirse

Saoirse 26 Counties Organisation Meeting All areas should attend 44 Parnell Square, Dublin Saturday 6 December 12 -3pm

Saoirse National Organiser Eoghan Mac Cormaic has urged all areas to follow the example of Cavan and Monaghan Saoirse groups who are conducting a concerted phone-in to kick off Prisoners' Month on 1 December.

Saoirse supporters should phone the offices of the 26 County Minister for Justice John O'Donoghue at the telephone numbers below. The groups have also outlined a list of suggested points to make.

Suggested points:

• Release of prisoners is key confidence-building measure in the peace process
• There were more releases under the Rainbow Coalition than under the present government
• How can Irish nationalists criticise the British government for inaction on prisoners when the British can reply by pointing to the lack of releases by the Irish government
• Treatment of Seán Kinsella seems motivated by vindictiveness - he has already served in England more than twice the average life sentence served in this State
• 40-year men in Portlaoise should be treated in exactly the same way as all other political prisoners - especially regarding compassionate parole. A release programme for them should being now.
• All political prisoners should be released.
• No political extradition to British injustice.

Officer of the Minister

Department of Justice
72 Stephen's Green
Dublin 2.
Phone (01) 6028202
Leinster House Office (01) 8183491

Constituency Office
14 Main Street
Caherciveen,
Co. Kerry.
Phone (066) 72631

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