AN PHOBLACHT/REPUBLICAN NEWS


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.	All systems go The longest phoney election campaign in living memory has ended. Polling has been set for 17th May and Sinn Féin candidates throughout the 26 Counties have been straining at the leash. more Besieged but defiant An exclusive interview from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, by SILVIO CERULLI. IRA refutes allegations A senior republican speaking with the authority of the IRA leadership addressed the media earlier this week refuting recent allegations. Concerted effort to undermine Peace Process Dungannon arrest part of ongoing PSNI/RUC campaign Adams declines Colombia Hearings invite Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP has explained why declined an invitation to the Committee on International Relations Hearing. IRA reiterates Colombia position Secret papers and British guilt Secret government documents have revealed British plans to cover up their role in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombing. Crossmaglen man needed seven stitches Peter Caraher, a member of the South Armagh Farmers and Residents' Committee, was severely beaten while in RUC/PSNI custody last week. Pensioners terrorised in North Belfast Two elderly pensioners suffered shock after a UDA bomb exploded at the rear of their houses and set fire to an oil tank, which erupted in flames. Woman and children terrorised by helicopter A local woman and her children were subjected to a terrifying ordeal by the crew of a British Army helicopter. If you are going to tell a lie, tell a big one The people of north Belfast must be wondering today whether their lives and the lives of their children are worth a damn, writes JIM GIBNEY. The killing of Roseanne Mallon Further media revelations have emerged concerning a secret internal report into the investigation of the killing of a Catholic pensioner in 1994. Man suicidal over informer pressure A Strabane man is suicidal following RUC/PSNI pressure to go wear a "wire tap" and frequent certain selected bars. Loyalists sighted in Twinbrook A well known loyalist was seen driving around a West Belfast estate accompanied by two younger men. Abbeylara inquiry welcomed A tribunal of Inquiry is to be established into the shooting by gardaí of John Carthy at Abbeylara two years ago this month. De Brún supports Ashton funding bid The Ashton Centre in the New Lodge area of North Belfast has been left reeling after two separate funding applications totalling Ł240,000 were both turned down. House 7 out of 10 Local authorities shoulod be helped to reach targets of housing seven out of ten applicants on the waiting lists within two years, said Seán Crowe. SDLP in Derry part of policing problem The row between Sinn Féin and the SDLP over the RUC/PSNI attending meetings of Derry City council seems set to continue. Close Divis spypost campaign Sinn Féin councillor Fra McCann has called for people to join in the campaign to have the joint British Army/PSNI spypost removed from the top of Divis Tower in West Belfast. Women - Full speed ahead Dungiven's Sinn Féin centre hosted a Women's Forum on Saturday 20 April. Early school leavers unchanged The National and Social Economic Forum (NESF) report on early school leavers this week has given a snapshot of the situation. Fermanagh farming facing bleak future Fewer young people than ever are choosing to follow their parents into the farming industry in Fermanagh. Callanan calls for radical approach to crime The people of Galway are becoming 'increasingly concerned' by what they see as an increase in anti-social behaviour. Sinn Féin launches radical housing plan Sinn Féin last week launched the party's 13-point plan to address the housing crisis. Investing for Health endorsed In a landmark achievement, Bairbre de Brún has managed to persuade the northern Executive to endorse the Investing for Health strategy, launched on 27 March. Women in an Ireland of Equals A busy press conference in Dublin on Wednesday saw the launched of a policy documentcompiled by Sinn Féin's Election Directorate Women's Committee. Níl saoirse gan saoirse na mban Adams to raise Kerry farmers' concerns Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Kerry North candidate Martin Ferris met with farmers in Tralee on Saturday last. Why the establishment parties fear SF's growth The real significance of certain events leading up to my election as MP for West Tyrone in last year's Westminster Election are now fully apparent, writes PAT DOHERTY. PDs engaged in 'pawn shop' economics Mary Harney's election manifesto plan to sell off semi-state interests has been described as "pawn shop economics". PDs reinvent the wheel Mairead Keane to contest Wicklow Sinn Féin has chosen Mairead Keane to contest the Wicklow constituency for the party. A party member since 1984, Keane has held many leadership positions. Low paid workers are the new poor The latest economic commentary published this week shows that the 26-County economy is growing but is also threatened by inflationary pressures. ti-toll petition submitted to NRA A 5,000-strong petition was submitted to the National Roads Authority on Wednesday on the planned second river crossing for Waterford. DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE Try it for free. Just fill in your e-mail address below. Sinn Féin · Republican News Home Page · Archives · Recent Issues Published on the web by aprnweb@irlnet.com	.	Le Pen profits as Left splits Support for Palestine on Washington streets Béalghrá na Scrúduithe Cainte Caoimhghín Mac Cathmhaoil	.

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