SF FUNCTION: Kildare SF are to 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
SUMMER SCHOOL: 13th Desmond Greaves Summer School Friday-Sunday, 24-26 August 2001. Irish Labour History Museum, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Road, Ballsbridge, DUBLIN. Friday 24 August 7.30 pm. Global Power, Local Power: Can Globalisation be harnessed? Professor Denis O'Hearn, sociologist and economist, Queens University Belfast. Chair: Dr Treasa Galvin, Lecturer in Sociology, Trinity College Dublin; Saturday 25 August 2.30 pm. Self-determination and Democracy in the Constitution of the EU, Dr D. Rossa Phelan BL, Lecturer in European Law, TCD. Chair: Anthony Coughlan, Secretary, The National Platform; Evening 8.30 pm, Social Venue: The Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square; Sunday 26 August, 11am, The North-South economy: Paths to economic unity in Ireland, Douglas Hamilton, economist and policy adviser. Chair: Mr Robert Heatley, Lecturer, North Down Educational College; 2.30pm, Modern Republicanism, from the Hunger Strike to the Good Friday Agreement, Jim Gibney, Sinn Fein, Belfast; Mick O'Reilly, ATGW, Dublin. Chair: Kevin McCorry, lawyer and civil rights activist, former secretary NICRA; Evening 8pm, PARTY: 24 Belgrave Road, Rathmines, Dublin. Bookings @ Admission Full School: £15 Individual sessions: £4. Unwaged: half-price. Bookings to Micheál O Loingsigh, Summer School Director, 24 Belgrave Road, Dublin 6 (Tel. 298 5315)
FUNDRAISER: Featuring Gerry Brown and the Stubliners. Friday 24 August, Gray's, Newmarket Street, DUBLIN. Táille £5
BOOK LAUNCH: Family Friends and Neighbours An Irish Photobiography by Oistin Mac Bride, foreward by Gerry Adams, Dublin Launch. 6.30pm Friday 24 August, Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, DUBLIN. Author signing. All welcome
THE LAUGHTER OF OUR CHILDREN: The play on the 1981 Hunger Strikes returns to West Belfast for Saturday 25 August at 8pm. Tickets can be booked on 90202222 and from Monday 21 August at the Flower Bay
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
PUBLIC MEETING: The Truth About the Turkish Hunger Strikes. 8pm Tuesday 28 August, La Touche Hotel, GREYSTONES, County Wicklow. Videos and speakers who recently met the hunger strikers. Organised by the Wicklow Turkish Hunger Strike Solidarity Committee
SF FUNCTION: Featuring Shan Nos. Friday 31 August, Katty Neds, DUNSHAUGHLIN, County Meath. Prominent speaker. Táille £5
WEST TYRONE VOLUNTEERS AND IRSIH HUNGER STRIKERS' COMMEMORATIVE WEEK: Saturday 25 August: Irish night at Katy Daly's Nite Club with the Wolfe Tones, 9pm. Adm £12; Friday 31 August: Friday 31 August: Turkish hunger strike video and display, 7.30pm. Sigerson's GAA Club Jim McAleer Memorial Quiz. Sigerson's GAA Club. Musaic by Terry Boyle and Scotland's Gerry MacGregor; Tuesday 28 August-Friday 31 August, National H-Block Exhibition in the Cairde Centre from 9am-9pm Tuesday-Thursday and 9am-7pm Friday; Saturday 1 September: Family fun Day and Gaelic Match, 2pmSigerson's GAA Grounds. Entertainment afterwards in Clubroom with Terry Boyle. All other trad musicians welcome to perform; Sunday 2 September: Annual Volunteer March and Rally. Parade will proceed from Davy's Shop in Ballycolman Estate to West Tyrone Republican Plot in Strabane Cemetery. Bands in attendance and prominent speaker. Tea and refreshments will be served in Fountain Street Community Centre following proceedings. Fáilte Roimh Cach. Organsied by Cairde Strabane Republican Ex-Prisoners' Group
NATIONAL HUNGER STRIKE EXHIBITION: 2-9pm Tuesday 4 September, La Touche Hotel, GREYSTONES, County Wicklow; Also Royal Hotel,ARKLOW on Wednesday 5 September, 2-9pm. Organsied by the Wicklow `81 Committee
PUBLIC MEETING: Crisis in the Peace Process. 7.30pm Wednesday 5 September, Liberty Hall, DUBLIN. Speakers: Gerry Kelly and North Belfast Residents
SF FUNDRAISER: In aid of Dublin Southeast SF, featuirng Tuan (Cruncher and Bik). 8.30pm Friday 7 September, Seapoint house, Irishtown, DUBLIN. Táile £5. Further info from Daithí on 086-8534666
IRISH NIGHT: Featuring Shan Nos. Friday 7 September, Mountview Hotel, DERRYLIN, County Fermanagh. Táille £5
TURKISH HUNGER STRIKES NATINAL MARCH AND RALLY: Assemble 2pm Saturday 8 September, Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, DUBLIN and march to the GPO for music, song and messages of support from various political parties. Benefit function that night, 8:30pm, Abbey Hotel, Abbey Street, Dublin
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: Featuring country-renowned balladeers Shan Nos. 9pm Saturday 29 September, Irish Film Centre, Temple Bar, DUBLIN. Táille: £6
NATIONAL HUNGER STRIKE RALLY: Assemble 2pm Saturday 6 October, Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, DUBLIN and march to GPO
ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR: 10am-7pm Saturday 20 October, Camden Centre, Euston Road, LONDON, England
BANJO PLAYER wanted for ballad band, Shenanagins - 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
16 August. No winner. Jackpot £900. Nos 11,22,24. 5 x £10 consolation prizes. Cathy McDonagh, Rodney jones, Sandra Ballard, Barbara, Stephen Foster. Next week's jackpot £950.
Sth Derry SF Lotto
20 August. Winning nos 9,16,17,18. No jackpot winners. 1 x £50 winner. Ronan O'Neill, c/o Maghera. Next week's jackpot £2,050
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