SIX-COUNTY WIDE SAOIRSE DEMOS: 29 March, ARMAGH CITY,
County Armagh; 26 April, CROSSMAGLEN, County Armagh; 31
May, CUSHENDALL, County Antrim
1798 IRISH NIGHT: Thursday 12 March, Newtown Country
Club, LOBINSTOWN, County Meath
INDENPENDENCE RALLY: Assemble 1.30pm Saturday 14 March,
Castle Street, BELFAST, County Antrim. Prominent
speakers. Organised by Sinn Féin Youth. Please show
your support
CIVIL WAR COMMEMORATION: 75th Bahaghs Massacre
commemoration. Assemble Sunday 15 March, Republican
Memorial, CAHIRCIVEEN, County Kerry. Speaker: Martin
Ferris
FUNCTION: The Dan Breen Celtic Supporters' Club present
the Blarney Pilgrims. Monday 16 March, Munster Hotel,
THURLES, County Tipperary. Táille £7.50. Further
details from Ger on 0504 23534 after 7pm
PUBLIC FORUM: Northern Ireland - Can There be Peace
Without British Withdrawal? 7.30pm Monday 16 March,
Stockland Green Leisure Centre, Marsh Hill, BIRMINGHAM,
England. Speakers: Margaret Wells (Councillor,
Stockland Green), Mary Pearson (TOM). Chair: John
Robinson (Councillor Stockland Green)
SF FUNDRAISER: St Patrick's night ballad session with
Tintean from Kerry. Tuesday 17 March. Táille £3.
Contact Cork Sinn Féin for further details on 311 389
LEACHT STAIRE: 7.30 Céadaoin 18 Márta Michéal Og O
Longáin agus filíocht Ghaelach 1798 le Ronán O
Donnchadha; Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, 42 Sráid
Chill Dara, BAILE ATHA CLIATH. Tuilleadh eolais o
Aengus O Snodaigh 6763222
SINN FÉIN YOUTH: Meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 18 March.
Contact Matt at 8724858 for details
FUASCAILT MEETING: 8pm Thursday 19 March, Camden Irish
Centre, Murray St, LONDON, England
WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY: In honour of Volunteer Jimmy
Kelly. Assemble 11.45am Sunday 22 March, St Patrick's
Church, Glen, MAGHERA, County Derry. Prominent Sinn
Féin speaker
TABLE QUIZ: In aid of Sinn Féin Youth. 8pm Tuesday 24
March, Conway's pub, Parnell Street, DUBLIN. Tables of
3-4 £20. £100s of prizes. All welcome
PUBLIC MEETING: Consensus Partnership - The Demise of
Irish Labour. 8pm Tuesday 24 March, ATGWU Hall, Middle
Abbey Street, DUBLIN. Panel of Trade Unionists in
attendance. Organised by the James Connolly Education
Trust
FUASCAILT BENEFIT SOCIAL: For the release of all Irish
political prisoners. Thursday 26 March, Victoria Pub,
Holloway Rd, LONDON, England. Music from Seán Brady.
Tickets £3/2 adv. Write to Fuascailt PO Box 3923,
London NW5 1RA
WELCOME-HOME FUNCTION: For ex-POWs James Hughes and
Connor O'Neill. Saturday 28 March, Emyvale Inn,
MONAGHAN. Music by Summerfly. Táille: £5
DEMONSTRATION: Free all Irish POWs - Freedom for Roisín
McAliskey, Saturday 28 March, ZURICH, Switzerland
FUASCAILT PICKET: Demand the release of all Irish
Political Prisoners. 12-1.30pm Sunday 5 April, Downing
Street, LONDON, England. Contact Fuascailt on 0181-442
8778 or Fuascailt, PO Box 3923, London NW5 1RA.
LONDON SOCIALIST FILM CO-OP: Film screenings: Sunday 15
March, Michael Collins; Sunday 5 April, The Day the Sun
Blowed up and March to Aldermaston; Sunday 10 May,
Selections from Co-operative Young Film-makers
Festivals. All screenings at 1.30pm in Whitechapel Art
Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel Road, LONDON, England
PUBLIC MEETING: the dis-Uniting Kingdom - Scottish ad
Welsh Devolution. 8pm Tuesday 7 April, ATGWU Hall,
Middle Abbey Street, DUBLIN. Speakers: Owen Bennety and
William Wallace (Connolly Association, Glasgow).
Organised by the James Connolly Education Trust
PLAY DATES: For the Dubblejoint production of a Moon
for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill. 14 March,
BELFAST, tel 01232 328631 or 01232 202222; 16 March,
NEWRY, tel 01693 66232; 18/19 March, CARRIGALLEN, tel
049 39612; 20/21 March COLERAINE, tel 01265 51388; 23
March BALLYCASTLE, 01232 62225; 24 March, To be
confirmed, tel 01232 202222; 25 March, STRABANE, 01 504
885681 or 382422; 26 March, COOTEHILL, tel 049 52605;
27/28 March, ARMAGH, 01861 521800; 30 March, WESTPORT,
098 25327; 31 March, BALLINASLOE, 0905 43423
LEACHT STAIRE: 7.30 Céadaoin 1 Aibreán 1798 agus an
Larthuaisceart le Breandán Mac Suibhne; Comhdháil
Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, 42 Sráid Chill Dara, BAILE ATHA
CLIATH. Tuilleadh eolais o Aengus O Snodaigh 6763222
FUASCAILT MONTHLY PICKET: For the release of All Irish
POWs. 12-1.30pm Sunday 5 April, Downing St, LONDON,
England
EASTER FUNCTION: saturday 11 April, Widow Scallan's,
Pearse Street, DUBLIN. Music by Clann Rí. Organised by
Dublin South Central Sinn Féin
CORK EASTER EVENTS: Saturday 11 April: Function, 8pm,
Spailpín Fanac. Ballads by Roisín the Bow and James
Connolly RFB. Táille £3; EASTER SUNDAY 12 APRIL:
Commemoration, YOUGHAL, County Cork. Assemble 11am
Devonshire Arms and march to Republican Plot, North
Abbey Cemetery; Commemoration, CORK CITY. Assemble 2pm
National monument, Grand Parade and march to Republican
Plot in St Finbarr's Cemetery. Ahern/Crowly and James
Connolly RFBs in attendance; Function, 8pm CIE Club,
Arcadia. Ballads by Roisín the Bow and James Connolly
RFB. Táille £4; EASTER MONDAY 13 APRIL: Commemoration,
COBH, County Cork. Assemble 12pm Harbour Row, and march
to Republican Plot, Old Church Cemetery.
LOUGHGALL BADGE: To commemorate the eight IRA
Volunteers murdered at loughgall in 1987 a badge, `The
Loughgall Cross' is now on sale. It can be obtained
from: The Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign, 62 St
John's Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Please enclose
a cheque or postal order made payable to Mairéad Kelly,
Campaign Director for £2.50 sterling or IR £3 plus p&p.
Tenth anniversary memorial cards and keyrings available
at £2
THE VOLUNTEERS Smith/Harford/Doherty RFB, Dublin are
seeking new members. Training provided on the flute or
drums. Contact Ciarán in AP/RN for details on 8733 611
SF SIOPA MONAGHAN: In stock at the moment is a large
range of books, music tapes and CDs, leathercraft and
woodcraft. Wholesale prices available. Contact Oliver
at 047-82917 or fax 047-71849
JOE McDONNELL CUMANN LOTTO DRAW, BLANCHARDSTOWN
Thursday 5 March 1998. Nos: 15,17,21. No winner: Des
Farrell, 21397; Paul Lyons, 21351; Matt, c/o Roy,
21259; Jackie Cunningham, 21437; Mary Geraghty, 21279.
Next week's jackpot £500.
NEWRY MEMORIAL GRAND LOTTO DRAW, 9 March
Nos drawn: 9,15,16,20. 5 Match 3. Michael I Feely, J
McParland, P McGivern, J Rowntree. Seller's prize £50,
B Turley. Next week's jackpot is £1,200.
AN CUMANN CABHRACH HARP DRAW
Winner, 27 February: Valerie Black, c/o Cheer's Bar.
Many thanks to all who participated in the draw.
Special thanks to Rory at the Cúchalainn, Harry at
Cheers; Oweny at the Emerald; Marie at the Bridge Inn;
Charlie o'Brien; Alan Brown and not forgetting Izza
from An Cumann Cabhrach, Dun Dealgan.
PLEASE NOTE: Bexcause our offices are closed on Tuesday
17 March, all notices for next week's paper must be in
before 5pm on Monday 16 March.
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