United Irishmen remembered in Fermanagh
Two centuries were bridged last weekend
as people attending a
commemorative parade en route to the graves of three United Irishmen endured a series
of attacks by loyalists.
Sinn Féin Vice President Pat Doherty was part of the delegation
which met Tony Blair. He describes the historic meeting.
We publish the content of Sinn Féin's submission to Strand One of the
peace talks at Stormont.
Tony Blair refusal to comment on media speculation over Bloody Sunday
during his first visit to Derry on Monday has been descried as ``ominous'' by relatives of
those killed.
Loyal sons go marching....where?
Despite the bridging of a 70-year-gap, last week had the familiar negative sound
of marching
unionist bands and negative rhetoric,
writes Peadar Whelan
RUC plot to `set up' Belfast republican
The RUC offered a £5,000 bribe and said they would overlook a
driving offence if a West Belfast man agreed to ``set up'' a named
senior republican, it has been revealed.
UN to investigate harassment of lawyers
Monday morning sees the arrival of a UN human rights investigator
who is looking into abuses
suffered by defence lawyers acting for persons charged with
republican activity.
Shake on it
While most responsible sections of the media
recognised the historic significance of Blair's handshake with
Gerry Adams, some of the reaction was hysterical. Mary Nelis writes.
Garvaghy Residents Coalition snubbed
Breandan MacCionnaith, chairperson of the Garvaghy Road Residents
Coalition, was manhandled and prevented from handing a letter of
protest to the British Prime Minister at Craigavon Civic Centre
on Monday.
McVeigh book launched
Sunshine and a fiddler gave a perfect atmosphere for the launch
of `Crying Out for Justice' by Fr Joe McVeigh.
New Lodge mural unveiled
Ex-POW Brendan `Bik' McFarlane
unveiled a stunning new Belfast mural on Sunday.
Flying its brightest colours
An Phoblacht vists the renovated Felons Club in West Belfast
Sinn Féin supports new services for addicts
A new community support service for drug addicts and their
families proposed for the Donore area of Dublin was debated at
public meetings in the area last week.
Protests against dangerous foods
Robert Allen reports on growing direct action action against global food corporations