RACE NIGHT: In aid of the Cuba Health and Education Project to
fund the National Asthma Centre, Havana. 8pm Thursday 30 April,
Teacher's Club, Parnell Square, DUBLIN. Tickets £3
FUASCAILT FUNCTION: 8.30pm Thursday 30 April, Victoria pub,
Holloway Road, LONDON, England. Music by Banna Strand. Táille
£3/£2
BOBBY SANDS Memorial Lecture: 8pm Friday 1 May. Felons' Club,
Falls Road, BELFAST, County Antrim. Speaker: Martin Ferris.
Táille £3
SAOIRSE FUNCTION: 8pm Friday 1 May, Richmond Inn, CLONDRA, County
Longford. Everyone welcome
MAY DAY MARCH: Theme: Trade Union recognition, £5 minimum wage,
political/financial corruption, drugs crisis. 6.30pm Friday 1
May, Parnell Square, DUBLIN. Gala May Day Social Evening: Ierne
Ballroom, 9pm til late. Raffle, spot prizes, bar. Admission £5.
Organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions
FUNDRAISING NIGHT: In aid of Dungiven Saoirse. Saturday 2 May,
Carrickarua, DUNGIVEN, County Derry. Music by Gael Force. Táille
£3
HUNGER-STRIKE MARCH AND RALLY: Assemble 3pm Sunday 3 May,
Dunville Park, Falls Road, BELFAST, County Antrim. Local
assemblies: 12.30pm Gardenmore Road, Twinbrook; Assemble 1pm
Lenadoon Avenue; Assemble 1.30pm Connolly House; Assemble 2pm
Bottom of Whiterock Road; Assemble 2pm Beechmount Avenue
VOLUNTEER COMMEMORATION: Tenth Volunteer Hugh Hehir
commemoration. Assemble 3pm Sunday 3 May, Clarecastle Church,
CLARECASTLE, County Clare. Speaker: Martin Ferris
COMMEMORATION: Annual Bobby Sands commemoration. Assemble 12pm
Sunday 3 May, Hodpital Street, Gorbals, GLASGOW, Scotland. Six
RFBs in attendance. March leaves at 12.30pm for rally in Clada
Club, Westmoreland Street. Speaker will be former friend and
comrade of Bobby Sands. Music by Blarney Pilgrims. Organised by
the West of Scotland Band Alliance and Southwest Support Group
FUASCAILT PICKET: To demand the release of POWs. 12-1.30pm Sunday
3 May, Downing Street, LONDON, England
ENGLAND SPEAKING TOUR: With Sinn Féin speaker Francie Molloy.
7.30pm Friday 1 May, Irish Centre, Brunswick Road, SHEFFIELD; 1pm
Saturday 2 May, May Day rally, Trade Union Club, Pershore Road,
BIRMINGHAM. Followed by workshop on Ireland; 8pm Sunday 3 May,
Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate, LEICESTER; 1pm Monday 4 May,
Urban Studies Centre, Market Hall, CHESTERFIELD
H-BLOCK MARTYRS WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY: Assemble 7.30pm, Tuesday
5 May, Bedford Row, LIMERICK. Organised by Limerick Sinn Féin
BENEFIT NIGHT: In aid of Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign and
Loughgall Martyrs anniversary function. Friday 8 May, Galbally
Community Centre, GALBALLY, County Tyrone. Music by Justice.
Prominent Sinn Féin speaker. Táille £5
VOLUNTEER COMMEMORATION: Volunteer Billy Reid commemoration.
Assemble 10am Saturday 9 May, Holywell Street, GLASGOW,
Scotland.Leaves at 10.30am. This is the bands 20th anniversary
PLAY: The Sionnach Theatre Company presents The Country Boy.
Directed and designed by Robert Lane. Opens Thursday 12 May, New
Theatre, Essex Street, Temple Bar, DUBLIN. Tickets: £7/£5
concessions. Bookings on (01) 670 3361
PUBLIC MEETING: With the Garvaghy Road Residents. 8pm Thursday 14
May, Parochial Hall, LAYTOWN, County Meath. Music afterwards
REPUBLICAN COMMEMORATION: 7.30pm Friday 15 May, Valley of
Knockanure, GORTAGLENA, County Kerry. Prominent speaker
SOLIDARITE IRLANDE: Demonstration to demand the release of all
POWs, abolition of the sectarian RUC police force and British
withdrawal. Assemble 3pm Saturday 16 May, outside the British
Embassy, Rue de 769, St Horore, 75008, PARIS, France. All
enquiries to Michael on 01-48260646
VOLUNTEER COMMEMORATION: 25th Volunteer Tony Ahern commemoration.
Asemble 2.30pm Sunday 17 May, Carrigaline Church and march to
cemetery, CORK. Speaker: Barry McElduff (Tyrone). Ahern/Crowley
RFB in attendance. Ballad session that night in Passage with
Rosin the Bow at 8pm. Details from Niall O'Sullivan at 863077
1798 COMMEMORATION: Assemble 2.30pm Sunday 17 May, Dunlavin
Green, DUNLAVIN, County Wicklow. Speaker: Larry O'Toole
SAOIRSE MOBILISATIONS. SIX-COUNTY MOBILISATION CUSHENDALL. Sunday
May 31; ALL-IRELAND MOBILISATION DUBLIN. Sunday June 27; LOCAL
COMMITTEES will organise a series of events throughout the month
of June. SIX-COUNTY MOBILISATION DERRY CITY. Sunday July 19;
Lurgan town centre, Sunday 30 August
HUNGER-STRIKE EXHIBITION: Available for display. For further
information contact Una Gillespie, c/o Sinn Féin Six-County
office on 439300
THE James Larkin `Liverpool Irish' RFB, practices on Mondays at
7pm, Marybone Youth & Community Centre, Holy Cross School,
Fontenoy Street, LIVERPOOL, England. New members are always
welcome.Tuition given on instruments and flagbearers are always
needed
PORTLAOISE VIDEO APPEAL: I wish to make a general appeal for
donations of video tapes to the video library in Portlaoise
Prison. Films and documentaries would be appreciated. All video
tapes are non-returnable. Donations may be sent directly to John
Crawley, Republican POW, Portlaoise Prison or to the POW Dept, 44
Parnell Sq, Dublin. Thanking you in anticipation, John Crawley,
Portlaoise Prison.
GUIDED WALKING TOUR: Easter 1916 walking tour. Meet at 3pm GPO,
O'Connell Street, DUBLIN, Sunday 19, 26 April & 3, 10 May. From
the GPO to the Four Courts.
CORRECTION: The name of Volunteer Tom Magill, Belfast Brigade,
Oglaigh na hÉireann was mistakenly left off the Roll of Honour in
our Easter issue
JOE McDONNELL CUMANN LOTTO DRAW, BLANCHARDSTOWN
Thursday 9 April 1998. 1st: Alan Gary, 2966; 2nd: Lisa and Mick,
22782; 3rd: Nuala Bollard, 22946; 4th: George Costello, 22786;
5th: Sharon Boland, 22346; 6th: Olly and Dina, 22367; 7th:
Delores Flaherty, 22834; 8th: Fab Five, 22983; Noel Burke; 10th:
Paul Fetterson, 22421; Jordan Duffy, 22423; 12th: Nam, 22989;
Aoife Hogan, 22842; Bernie Geraghty, 22750.
NEWRY MEMORIAL LOTTO DRAW
27 April. Nos drawn 2,16,17,21. 5 match 3. J Rodgers, F Doherty,
N O'Hare, A McAleavey, B Small. Next week's jckpot £1,900.
STH DERRY SF LOTTO
20 April. Nos: 11,13,18,19. D Kelly, Draperstown; S Kinlay,
Dungiven; G O'Kane, c/o Dungiven; J Shison, Newbridge; S Milne
c/o Newbridge. 27 April. Nos: 2,5,14,15. S McNamara, Draperstown;
M McGarry, Newbridge; S Mullholland, Maghera; J McShane, Kilrea;
J Kelly, Draperstown. Jackpot £500.
Duffy/Ryan Sinn Féin Cumann, Ardboe, Easter Draw.
1st prize 100 S. Teague, c/o INF Cookstown; 2nd prize 50 Leo M
Kelly, Moortown; 3rd prize £10 Charlie Quinn, Toome. £10 Mary
Magee, Gortgonis, Coalisland. £10 Kevin Coney, 36 Killycanavan
Rd, Ardboe. £10 Rosie Heron, 28 Derrychrin, Ballinderry. £10 Bill
Coney, c/o Club.
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