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éirígí Sligeach: October 2011
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Friday, October 14, 2011. Dublin conference remembers 1981 hunger strike. One of those who participated in the 1980 hunger strike was Tyrone man Tommy McKearney, author of the recently published and well received book. The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament. Other speakers on the day included éirígí general secretary Breandán Mac Cionnaith, who looked back at the events that precipitated the hunger strike and the lessons that can be drawn from that momentous year. Also keen to draw less...
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éirígí Sligeach: Dublin conference remembers 1981 hunger strike
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Friday, October 14, 2011. Dublin conference remembers 1981 hunger strike. One of those who participated in the 1980 hunger strike was Tyrone man Tommy McKearney, author of the recently published and well received book. The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament. Other speakers on the day included éirígí general secretary Breandán Mac Cionnaith, who looked back at the events that precipitated the hunger strike and the lessons that can be drawn from that momentous year. Also keen to draw less...
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éirígí Sligeach: Newry Protest Against PSNI Harassment
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Saturday, July 9, 2011. Newry Protest Against PSNI Harassment. Once again republicans have been forced to take to the streets to stand up against MI5/PSNI harassment in Newry. Over 70 people took part in yesterday’s [July 2] protest at Ardmore PSNI barracks in Newry, in direct response to a relentless campaign of harassment and intimidation directed towards republicans in the area by the PSNI. Speaking at the protest éirígí’s Stephen Murney thanked all those who attended. 8220;In November 2001, amid much...
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éirígí Sligeach: Sligo Protest Demands Fracking Ban
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Sunday, September 18, 2011. Sligo Protest Demands Fracking Ban. Sligo éirígí activist Gerry Casey has re-iterated the party's continued opposition to the giveaway of our natural resources. He also expressed support for calls to ban the process of extracting natural gas called hydraulic fracturing, also known as 'fracking'. The Lough Allen Basin covers parts of counties Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone, covering an area of 8000 square kilometres in total.
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éirígí Sligeach: éirígí warn of potential conflict over onshore gas exploration in north-west
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Éirígí warn of potential conflict over onshore gas exploration in north-west. Sligo éirígí activist Gerry Casey has slammed the Fianna Fáil/ Green party coalition for inviting applications for licences to carry out onshore prospecting for natural gas in the north-west. He also highlighted the potential for disputes similar to that ongoing in the Rossport area of north Mayo if they proceed under the current licencing arrangements. Casey said: “Such exploration and extraction...
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éirígí Sligeach: Israeli Embassy protest demands release of Palestinian political prisoners
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Sunday, April 18, 2010. Israeli Embassy protest demands release of Palestinian political prisoners. The annual Palestinian prisoners day (April 17) was marked in Dublin with a demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy. The protest was jointly organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and éirígí. The Palestinian Prisoner day protests took place within hours of the death of Palestinian prisoner Raed Abu Hamad in his cell. Those prisoners who were ‘convicted’ did not receive ...Speaking ...
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éirígí Sligeach: Candlelit Vigil for Palestinian Hunger Strikers
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Friday, October 14, 2011. Candlelit Vigil for Palestinian Hunger Strikers. On Wednesday evening [October 5] éirígí held a successful candlelight vigil in support of Palestinian prisoners who have embarked on a hunger strike in protest against the way in which they are being detained and treated. According to the Israeli Human Rights Group B’Tselem, Palestinian prisoners are routinely subjected to far more widespread mistreatment that involves. He concluded by reiterating éirígí’s support for the &#...
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éirígí Sligeach: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. MacCionnaith Condemns Lurgan Raids. Éirígí general secretary Breandán MacCionnaith has condemned the continuing harassment of Lurgan republicans after three homes were raided this morning. The PSNI arrived at the homes at 7am and were continuing with one raid this afternoon. Among the homes raided were those belonging to relatives of imprisoned Armagh republican Colin Duffy. Around 100 PSNI officers were involved in the searches. 8220; This morning. Should be left alone to ...
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éirígí Sligeach: Vigil for Palestinian Hunger Strikers at Israeli Embassy in Dublin
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Vigil for Palestinian Hunger Strikers at Israeli Embassy in Dublin. Palestinian prisoners associated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) began a hunger strike last week on September 27 against conditions imposed on detainees by the zionist regime. The Israeli prison regime responded immediately by threatening to increase repression against striking prisoners, by moving them into isolation or to other prisons entirely. This prison transfer tactic has...
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éirígí Sligeach: 'Fracking' in the Lough Allen & Clare Basins
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Thursday, June 16, 2011. Fracking' in the Lough Allen and Clare Basins. Fracking' is a term that not everyone may be aware of. It is used to describe a method of shale gas extraction known as Hydraulic Fracturing. Unfortunately it is a term we are very likely to hear a lot more about in the coming months and years. Northwest Carboniferous Basin (more commonly known as the Lough Allen basin) and the Clare basin. The Lough Allen Basin is a huge area that covers parts of counties Cavan, Donegal, Fermana...
