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Blair bows to
unionist pressure
On Wednesday, the British Prime Minister and his Secretary of
State, John Reid, bowed to unionist pressure and told the House
of Commons that "more rigorous standards" would be applied in
future when the integrity of the IRA cessation was
considered.
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A Catholic teenager was shot
dead, a Catholic man was seriously injured and a number of other
Catholics narrowly escaped death in many other serious
attacks.
More Travelling families sought sanctuary on
the lawn of Bishop Walsh's residence in Ennis to
escape the Guards and the Department of Justice.
A UN report shows the
26 Counties as having the highest level of poverty and the second most
unequal society in the industrialised world.
Five IRA prisoners, eligible for parole under the Good Friday
Agreement, remain incarcerated in Castlerea Prison, Roscommon.
GERRY KELLY continues his series
of articles with an examination of the flawed powers
of accountability available to the Policing Board.
The families of Gervaise McKerr and Pearse Jordan both shot dead
by the RUC have called on
the British government to tell the truth.
The date set for the start of the trial for
the three Irishmen in Colombia is now set for 4 October.
Development Workers in Global Solidarity: Ireland have launched a booklet entitled `Understanding
Female Genital Mutilation'.
On Monday, two County
Managers did their bit to subvert local democracy.
The Irish Glass workers held a march on Saturday demanding that
the Ardagh company pays the Labour Relations Court recommendation
of five weeks per year of service to each worker.
The Kerry Women's Forum last
week launched a newsletter entitled 'Speaking Out: Women in the
Community'.
Sinn Féin councillor
Martin Cunningham has called on Unionist politicians to support the removal of loyalist graffiti death
threats in Kilkeel.
Sinn Féin General
Secretary Lucilita Bhreatnach announced that she
will be moving into a new position within the party next spring.
Alex Maskey took a campaign against the siting of
phone masts to the Ballynafeigh area of the
Upper Ormeau Road last Wednesday.
The EU has
told the Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy that he cannot use
a Û600 million windfall from the currency changeover.
Dublin Sinn Féin has
organised a protest against the latest cuts and cost rises
imposed by Health Minister Mícheal Martin.
Sinn Féin in Waterford is growing at a phenomenal rate,
according to local representative David Cullinane.
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