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Thursday 26 February, 1998
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Mowlam's parades farceThe attitude of the British government towards the nationalist community in the Six Counties was exposed once more by this week's appointments to the Parades Commission. more Unfinished revolution on Vinegar Hill Over five thousand people climbed Vinegar Hill in County Wexford on Sunday to hear Gerry Adams speak at Sinn Féin's commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Rising of 1798. 'Governments must rebuild confidence' Following last week's scandalous expulsion of Sinn Féin from the talks, the party has emphasised to both governments that they must move to rebuild confidence in the process. Bombs explode as peace talks falter A massive car bomb exploded in the centre of Portadown on Monday, three days after a 500lb bomb detonated late on Friday night in a small County Down town. Time for the Therapist Meadbh Gallagher wonders if the attempted loyalist bombing of a small County Louth village on Monday might have been just a dream. Disabled men attacked The targeting of nationalists by the RUC continued this week when a disabled man had his eyepatch pulled off while he was stopped and questioned by the RUC on the Cliftonville Road in North Belfast. Belfast Telegraph pulls racist `jokes' Responding to demands from Irish activists on the Internet, the Belfast Telegraph has dropped a racist and sexist St Patrick's Day page on the World Wide Web. British are protagonists, not neutrals The legacy and current reality of the British government's role in sustaining the causes is at the heart of the conflict in Ireland, argues Seán Brady. McArdle jury fails to reach verdictThe Old Bailey trial of Seamus McArdle ended on Friday 19 February with the jury being unable to reach even a majority verdict after a day and a half of deliberations.Quinn wins transfer to Port LaoisePaul Quinn has come off his hunger strike after being transferred to Port Laoise Prison last Wednesday 18 February.SF Youth expands A series of activities has seen the republican youth movement go from strength to strength. Fermanagh Saoirse is launching a new petition calling for the immediate transfer and repatriation of Irish POWs in English jails. Donnelly defends workers' rights The Sinn Féin candidate in the forthcoming Dublin North by-election has called on trade union rights to be protected. SF wants Limerick traffic strategy Sinn Féin in Limerick has called on the city Corporation to develop a comprehensive strategy to manage growing traffic congestion.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
REPUBLICAN BULLETIN BOARD
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