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Thursday 12 March, 1998
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Róisín campaign victoryAfter sixteen months during which she suffered brutal interrogation, transfer to an all-male prison in England, the birth of her daughter and a post-traumatic breakdown, Roisín McAliskey finally had the threat of extradition to Germany lifted this week. moreA bridge to the futureGerry Adams outlines the need for fundamental changes to reach a democratic settlement in Ireland.MI5 target studentA Belfast postgraduate student in England has been targeted in a crude attempt by British Military Intelligence to recruit agents.Sinn Fein in United StatesA strong Sinn Fein team led by party President Gerry Adams will be in the United States this coming week.RUC quick to speculate on mortar bombsFollowing Tuesday's mortar bomb attack on the RUC station in Armagh, Assistant Chief Constable Tom Craig instantly suggested that the IRA was somehow linked.Lawyer threatened againOne of those at the centre of the UN investigation into RUC threats against defence lawyers in the Six Counties has told An Phoblacht that she has again been threatened.British soldier opens fireA joint British army/RUC patrol opened fire in the Falls Park area of West Belfast on Tuesday 10 March.Prisoner still ill-treatedThe family and friends of Seamus McArdle, who is being held in Belmarsh prison in London, have told An Phoblacht that the South Armagh man is still suffering serious harassment from prison warders.Parades Commission faces judicial reviewThe Parades Commission controversy switches to Belfast High Court this Thursday as a residents submission contends the Commission is unable to operate as an impartial and independent body.Kerry remembers the Civil WarLarge crowds assembled in Kerry this month to hear Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly and Martin Ferris pay tribute to the courage and commitment of Kerry republicans during the Civil War.Key union backs CharterAn important American trade union has expressed its support for peace and justice in Ireland.ICPC inquiry into Adams beatingAn announcement that the Independent Commission for Police Complaints is to head an inquiry into a vicious RUC attack on 35 year-old Davy Adams has met with scepticism.DUP at loyalist rally``The only good IRA man is a dead one and they should be exterminated,'' Ian Paisley jnr told a thousand strong loyalist rally in Portadown last week.Longford SaoirseThe Longford branch of Saoirse elected a committee on Thursday last at a public meeting in the town.Alarm over Articles Two and ThreeRepublicans and nationalists have expressed alarm this week about the changes in Articles Two and Three of the 1937 Constitution being contemplated by the Dublin government.Policing the communityMary Nelis looks at efforts to make the RUC more acceptable to the nationalist community as part of an overall agreementThe 2% TreatyThose of us south of the border with a vote get to vote on the EU's Amsterdam Treaty on 22 May next. Maedbh Gallagher writes.SFY Spring SchoolSinn Féin Youth held a very successful National Spring School in Dublin from Friday to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the deaths of the Gibraltar Three and International Women's Day.A station once againRunning over the last three weeks, and up until St Patrick's day, Triple FM's first non-festival slot has been a brilliant success.
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