Republican News · Thursday 11 September 1997

[An Phoblacht]

 

PUBLIC MEETING: To relaunch the Saoirse campaign in Sligo. 8pm Thursday 11 September, Silver Swan Hotel, SLIGO. Speakers include: Edel Kelly (wife of POW). Everyone welcome

SAOIRSE PROTEST: 7-7.30pm Friday 12 September, TOOMEBRIDGE, County Antrim

MEMORIAL UNVEILING: Republican Memorial unveiling. Assemble 7pm Saturday 12 September, Francis Street and march to Doran's Hill, Barcroft, NEWRY, County Down. Prominent speakers and bands

SAOIRSE PICKET: Release all political prisoners. Assemble 1pm Saturday 13 September, Widow Scallan's, Pearse Street, DUBLIN. Organised by the Mairéad Farrell Sinn Féin Cumann

CARNIVAL: Rage Against Racism. Assemble 2.30pm Saturday 13 September, Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, DUBLIN and march to Civic Offices, Wood Quay. Speakers: Tommy Broughan (TD), Helen Lewis (Holocaust survivor) and Mohamed Al Sader (Centre for the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors). Organised by Anti Nazi League

RALLY: Release the prisoners. 8pm Sunday 14 September, Market Square, DUNDALK, County Louth. Prominent speaker. Followed by traditional session in Cheers. Táille £1. Organised by the Sinn Féin POW Dept.

SAOIRSE RALLY: Release all political prisoners now. Sunday 14 September, to City Hall, BELFAST, County Antrim. Contact your local Saoirse group or cumann for further details. Show your support for our POWs

PUBLIC DEBATE: How do we Achieve a Lasting Peace in Ireland? 8pm Tuesday 16 September, Imperial Hotel, South Mall, CORK. Debaters: Kieran McCarthy (Sinn Féin) and Stephen Boyd (Socialist Party)

PLAY PREMIERE: Troilus and Cressida by William Shakepeare. Irish professional premiere. Opens in the week of the first all-party talks to take place in the North. the production is designed to bring to the attention of the theatre going public in Dublin the enormity of the issues that the parties are trying to resolve. As such it will provide a profound artistic statement and a cry for sanity amongst the persistent news-speak and posturing that drowns out so much sensible debate. 16-27 September, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, DUBLIN. Tickets: £8, £5 concessions. Previews on 16-17 September. Bookings Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, ph 6082461

LECTURE: The Republican Idea - Past and Future by Thomas Kennealy. 7.30pm Friday 19 September, Usher Theatre, Trinity College, DUBLIN. Organised by the Ireland Institute

FAILTE ABHAILE: Irish Night, 9.30pm Saturday 20 September, St Enda's GAA Centre, OMAGH, County Tyrone. Music by Justice. Admission £2.50

COMMEMORATION: annual Counties Derry and Antrim commemoration. Assemble 2.30pm Sunday 21 September, St Mary's Church, LAVEY, County Derry. Speaker: Martin McGuinness

VOLUNTEERS AHERN/CROWLEY WEEKEND: Ahern/Crowley Memorial Lecture - A New Phase of Struggle, Sinn Féin's entry into Peace Talks. 2pm Saturday 27 September, Allen Room, Moore's Hotel, MORRISON'S ISLAND, County Cork. Speaker: Gerry Kelly; FUNDRAISER: 8pm Saturday 27 September, Spailpin Fanac, South Mian Street. Ballads by Roisín De Bow and Strabane Martyrs RFB, Tyrone. Táille £3; AHERN/CROWLEY COMMEMORATION: 2pm Sunday 28 September, Sinn Féin office, 136 Barrack Street, CORK and march to Republican Plot, St Finbarr's Cemetery. Prominent speaker. FUNDRAISER: 8pm Sunday 28 September, Spailpin Fanac. Ballads by Molly Maguires and Strabane RFB. Táille £3. GAELIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT: For the Ahern/Crowley Perpetual Trophy. Details from Sinn Féin office closer to the date. Organised by the Ahern/Crowley Commemoration Committee

PAPER SELLER: Paper seller urgently required for Lurgan/Portadown/Craigavon. Contact any Sinn Féin member for details

TICKET SWAP: Ten-year Cusack Stand All-Ireland ticket, hurling, to swap for a football ticket. Contact Owen Smyth on Monaghan 047-82917

JOE McDONNELL SF CUMANN LOTTO RESULTS, BLANCHARDSTOWN

Thursday 4 September. Nos: 2,10,17. No winner. 5 x £10 winners: 1st: B & J, 14742; 2nd: tucker McGovern, 14596; 3rd: Pat Byrne, 14781; 4th: Barry Scanlon, 14721; 5th: Deirdre Arnold, 14731. Next weeks jackpot £200.

Cork SF Lotto Results, 8 September

Nos: 2,5,7. Jackpot £425.

DUBLIN CENTRAL SF DRAW RESULTS
1st: Kevin Byrne, £50; 2nd: Jim Sloan, Historical Tour of Dublin; Ritchie McDermot, six months subscription to AP/RN; 4th: Tenants' Association, Hardwicke Street, six months sub to AP/RN; 5th: Catherine Carter, Ballad tape.

SOUTH DERRY SF LOTTO RESULTS
25 August: Nos 4,10,12,19. C Convery, Draperstown; M O'Kane, Maghera; B Brolly, c/o Dungiven; F Shaw, c/o Newbridge; S Ledgewood, Maghera. 1 September: Nos 2,5,8,13. H Kelly, c/o Kilrea; N Donnolly, c/o Newbridge; McPeake family, Maghera; N Groogan, Draperstown; S McKenna, Draperstown. Jackpot £850. 8 September: Nos 7,9,15,18. P McPeake, Maghera; M Shaw, c/o Newbridge; A Murphy, c/o Newbridge; K McCann, Draperstown; a McGuigan, Draperstown. Jackpot £900.


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