SF FUNDRAISER: Featuring Drop the Anchor. Friday 17 August, Jimmy G's, Watergate Street, BANDON, County Cork. Táille £5
SEAN RUSSELL/HUNGER STRIKE COMMEMORATION: Memorial plaque unveiled at Seán Russell monument. Assemble 2pm Saturday 18 August, Five Lamps, North Strand, DUBLIN and march to Fairview Park. Speakers: Gerry McGeough. Chair: Cllr Ruth Lynch; other prominent speakers in attendance
VIGIL: In memory of Volunteers Tom Mcelwee and Michael Devine. 3pm Saturday 18 August, Daunt Square, CORK. Organised by Cork H-Block/Armagh Committee
MARCH AGAINST RACISM: Assemble 2pm Saturday 18 August, Daunt Square, CORK. Bring banners and placards. Followed by meeting in An Spailpín Fánach at 3.30pm. Sponsored by various groups, including SF
HUNGER-STRIKE TRIBUTE: 8pm till late Saturday 18 August, The Blarney Castle, PERTH, Australia. Music by Brendan Woods and Seán Roche. Organised by Australia Aid for Ireland
OGRA SHINN FEIN WEEKEND: 10.25am Saturday 18 August, Tower Hotel, WATERFORD. There will be prominent speakers form Coiste na n-Iarchimí and Sínn Féin Cuige Mumhan. Registration will begin at 10.25. There will be a Hunger Strike march through the City at 3pm with the Kevin Lynch RFB (Dungiven) and the Youghal Volunteers RFB (Cork) in attendance. Function to follow that night with Cork Rebel group Shennanagins. Everyone welcome. For further information contact Ger Murnaghan on 021 4311389 Cuige Mumhan Sínn Féin Office
HUNGER STRIKE COMMEMORATION: Saturday 18 August from 8pm till late at the Haringey Irish Centre, Pretoria Road, LONDON, England. Nearest tube: Seven Sisters BR: White Hart Lane. Buses: 149, 279, 259. Tickets: £10 door, £8 Advance. Tickets can be obtained from: Haringey Irish Centre, Four Provinces Bookshop, The Lion pub - Archway or by Tel: Peter on 020-8442 8778 or Cara on 01992-308 539. Come enjoy the unique experience of Seanchai (Irish American Rebel Hip-Hop band - ex Black 47), `67 (Irish Rebel band), and Neck at the Haringey Irish Centre in memory of the 1980/81 Hunger Strike. All funds raised for the 1980/'81 Irish Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee
HUNGER STRIKE MEETING: 8pm Wednesday 22 August, Hearmes Hotel, CLONMEL, County Tipperary. Speakers: John Pickering and Séamus Healy TD
SF FUNCTION: Kildare SF are hold a function to commemorate the 1981 Hunger Strike. Music by the Highwaymen. 9pm Thursday 23 August (note change of date), Stirrups pub, NEWBRIDGE, County Kildare. Ex-POW in attendance. Info from Siobhán on 087-9579743
DESMOND GREAVES SUMMERS SCHOOL: Commencing Friday 24 August, in Dublin. More details next week
HUNGER STRIKE ANNIVERSARY BUSES: DUBLIN: Departing Sunday 12 August, 9.30am, Ringsend Church, 9.45am Widow Scallan's, Pearse Street, 10am Municipal Gallery, Parnell Square. Táille £7 return From CAVAN TOWN to the National Hunger Strike March, Belfast. Cost £4, tickets must be booked in advance. Info from Cavan SF, 39 College Street or Cavcan `81 Committee, 049-4373510 or 087-9443899; Rostrevor 81 Hunger/Strike Committee are organising a bus to Hunger/Strike March in Belfast on Sunday 12 August. Bus will be leaving Hilltown at 11.30am Pick up points: Rostrevors Warrenpoint. Tickets £5 Under 18's free. Contact numbers for more information: Hilltown: Paddy O'Hare TEL 40631298. Rostrevor: Gerry Donan TEL 41738003: Annie Sloan TEL 41738633: Those travelling by car, allow 39 minutes extra time to get to the march; FERMANAGH Buses going from the following areas. Derrylin: 11am--Mountain Hotel. Newtownbutler: 10.30am, Parish Hall. Donagh:10.45 am, Donagh Bar. Lisnaskea: 11am. The Bank Brae. Enniskillen: 11am, Rooneys Shop. Belleek: 10.30am Jolly Farmer. Garrison: 10.50am, Main St. Belcoo :11.15am, Clancy's Shop
FUNDRAISER: Featuring Gerry Brown and the Stubliners. Friday 24 August, Gray's, Newmarket Street, DUBLIN. Táille £5
FLEADH CEOL WEEKEND: Commencing 10.30am Saturday 25 August, Mass in St Mary's Church, LISTOWEL, County Kerry in memory of the Hunger Strikers. Followed by parade to the Old Graveyard for plaque unveiling. Culminating in opening of North Kerry Sf Ofice in Market Street at 1pm. More info next week
HUNGER STRIKE COMMEMORATION: Cainteoirí: Owen Carron and Coireail MacCurtáin. Assemble 7.30 Saturday 25 August, Kennedy Bridge, Rossa GAA park and march to monument in square, SKIBERREEN, County Cork. Youghal RFB will head march. Commemoration will be followed by Oiche cheoil agus amhrean in Cellar Bar, various local musicians singers and followers of republican commemorations to participate .Organised by Cumann Francis Hughes, Sinn Féin
HUNGER STRIKE MEMORIAL MARCH: Assemble 3pm Sunday 26 August, Devonshire Arms Hotel, YOUGHAL, County Cork for march to 1798 Memorial Park. Speakers: Eoghan Mac Cormaic and Gerry Kelly. RFB in attendance
SF FUNDRAISER: Featuring Bik McFarlane and Cruncher O'Neill as Tuan. 8.30pm Saturday 8 September, Decie's Country Bar, Decies Road, BALLYFERMOT, County Dublin. Táille £5
HUNGER STRIKE ANNIVERSARY MARCH: Assemble 12 noon Sunday 23 September, Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, LONDON, England and march for rally to Trafalgar Square. Speakers: Gerry Kelly (SF), Dennis Goldberg (sentenced with Nelson Mandela) and john McDonnell (Labour MP). Also reps from Turkish hunger strikers and music. Organised by the `80/'81 Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee, BM Box 6191, London WC1N 3XX. Tel/Fax 020-8442-8778
SF ARD FHEIS FUNCTION: Saturday 29 September, Irish Film Centre, Temple Bar, DUBLIN (More details to follow next week)
ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR: 10am-7pm Saturday 20 October, Camden Centre, Euston Road, LONDON, England
BANJO PLAYER wanted for ballad band, Shennanagins - the Boys from Rebel Cork. Ring Michael on 087-6561050
SF SHOPS: SIOPA NA HÉALAINNE BELFAST: The Art Shop, 53 Falls Road for Arts, Crafts and books, now stocking a wide range of children's books; DERRY: SF Centre, Main St, Dungiven. Tel 028-77742488, sinnfeindungiven@eircom.net; DUBLIN: Sinn Féin Shop in 44 Parnell Square. Open six days a week 11am-4pm, Monday-Friday, and 10am-5pm on Saturdays. Website: www.sinnfeinbookshop.com; NORTH STRAND: open 10am-4,30pm weekdays and 12 noon-3.3opm Saturdays. Nicky Kehoe Advice Centre also available; MONAGHAN: Sinn Féin Siopa Monaghan Town, tel 82917/Fax 71849; KERRY: Kerry Sinn Fein's new premises, including shop and constituency office, are now open. Republican arts and crafts, t-shirts, books, badges, etc. Visitors welcome. Contact Kerry Sinn Féin, 2, Moyderwell, Tralee. Tel/Fax :066-7129545. E-Mail: kerrysinnfein@hotmail.com; New SF shop and constituency office, Market Street, Listowel. opening times, Tues -Sat, 11am-4pm, tel 068-24949; CORK: 136 Barrack Street, tel (021)4311 389, www.corksf.20m.com <http://www.corksf.20m.com> and our new E-Mail address is corcaighsinnfein@eircom.net. Prices available on badges to cumainn. Open Monday-Saturday 11-5pm; LOUTH: SF Dundalk shop open from Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, tel 042-9328859; NEWRY: 1 Kilmorey Terrace, Patrick Street. Open 10am - 4pm Mon-Fri, 10am - 12pm Sat. Tel (028) 302 68538. e-mail newrysinnfein@ireland.com. Website http://website.lineone.net/~newrysinnfein; WICKLOW: SF Shop, Wicklow Town, 086-8576409; SCOTLAND: Connolly Bookshop, 101 St Leonard Street, Edinburgh EH 8 9QY
Blanchardstown SF lotto
9 August. No winner. Jackpot £850. Nos 1,9,11. 5 x £10 consolation prizes. Hishop, Paddy Hibbets, J Fagan, Patsy, Patsy. Next week's jackpot £900.
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