tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56709332009-08-30T03:48:52.034+01:00SAOIRSE32 - Archivesmicheailinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3994125http://img72.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img72&image=ie.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110302215846710432005-03-08T17:16:00.005Z2009-08-30T03:38:51.064+01:00** This URL is now an archive. Please use the Google Site Search below to find the article you need. It will work much better than the Blogger search. The old articles from the various months are accessible via the links to the right. Please scroll all the way down this page in order to reach all articles. Current posts for SAOIRSE32 are now located here: SAOIRSE32 (main site)The older archives micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/search-www-search-saoirse32.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110301615729877322005-03-08T17:06:00.000Z2005-03-08T17:06:55.730ZSinn Féin
Irish neutrality will be eroded by EU Constitution - Mary Lou McDonald
Published: 8 March, 2005
Sinn Féin Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today said that "the EU Constitution is the single biggest step towards an EU Army and which will lead to the complete irreversible erosion of Irish sovereignty since the birth of the European project."
Ms McDonald made her micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/sinn-fin-irish-neutrality-will-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110285059723729572005-03-08T12:30:00.000Z2005-03-08T12:30:59.723ZIrishExaminer.com
SF storms PSNI rights report launch in protest
08 March 2005
By Ian Graham
SINN FÉIN gate-crashed the launch of a human rights report and protested, during a brief stunt about alleged security force collusion.
Around half a dozen protesters entered the conference room in the Stormont Hotel in Belfast and unfurled a large Sinn Féin banner bearing the message “Who sanctioned micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/irishexaminer_08.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110284652113256132005-03-08T12:24:00.000Z2005-03-08T12:24:12.113ZBelfast Telegraph
'Opening wounds will hurt, not heal'
Loyalists reject plan for a 'truth process'
By Michael McHugh
08 March 2005
A South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland would risk re-igniting violent conflict instead of helping society move beyond the Troubles, a paper produced by loyalists has warned.
A policy document compiled by a number of loyalist micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/belfast-telegraph-opening-wounds-will.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110284391704717582005-03-08T12:19:00.000Z2005-03-08T12:19:51.703ZBelfast Telegraph
Trimble blasted for silence over murder
Teen's family say UUP leader did not go after UVF
>By Chris Thornton
08 March 2005
The family of a teenager murdered by rogue loyalists has blasted David Trimble for not kicking up the same storm over the boy's killing as he has over the murder of Robert McCartney.
In a statement, the family of David McIlwaine accused the UUP leader micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/belfast-telegraph-trimble-blasted-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110283764763118692005-03-08T12:09:00.000Z2005-03-08T12:09:24.763ZBreakingNews.ie
£30m to be spent reviewing unsolved NI murders
08/03/2005 - 10:03:34
The British government is set to provide up to £30m (€43m) today to allow police to review unsolved murders in Northern Ireland.
Nearly 2,000 deaths during 30 years of violence remain unsolved and the funding will be spread over a number of years, according to British government sources.
The Police micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/breakingnews_111028376476311869.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110267318786655692005-03-08T07:35:00.000Z2005-03-08T07:35:18.786ZBBC
Man is charged over hit-and-run
Car was stolen from car park owned by Belfast Education Board
An 18-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run incident in Belfast city centre.
He is due in court on Tuesday charged with attempted murder, robbery, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and driving offences.
The incident happened at a car park owned by Belfast Education and Library micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-man-is-charged-over-hit-and-run_08.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110257098240015542005-03-08T04:44:00.000Z2005-03-08T04:44:58.240ZIRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 7)
Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: saoirse@iol.ie
Date: Márta / March 7, 2005
Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE-Irish Freedom
http://saoirse.rr.nu
In this issue:
Who is the legitimate successor?
Derryman released from Maghaberry
Man chased into school bymicheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/irish-republican-information-service_08.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110253452359061802005-03-08T03:44:00.000Z2005-03-08T03:44:12.360ZBBC
Prison wing measures criticised
A separated regime was introduced at the high security prison in March 2004
A prisoners' support group has criticised the placing of non-political prisoners in wings reserved for republican inmates at Maghaberry jail.
The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association said the authorities could turn down prisoners' requests to be accommodated in specific micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-prison-wing-measures-criticised.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110252687699557552005-03-08T03:31:00.000Z2005-03-08T03:31:27.700ZLarkspirit
**Bobby's diary - 8th day
Sunday 8th
In a few hours time I shall be twenty-seven grand years of age. Paradoxically it will be a happy enough birthday; perhaps that's because I am free in spirit. I can offer no other reason.
I was at Mass today, and saw all the lads minus their beards, etc. An American priest said Mass and I went to Communion. One of the lads collapsed before micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/larkspirit-bobbys-diary-8th-day-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110250122649600032005-03-08T02:47:00.000Z2005-03-08T02:48:42.653ZBobby Sands TrustThe Bobby Sands Trust website is BACK!click to view**Thanks to Julie for the notice :) micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bobby-sands-trust-bobby-sands-trust.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110234945593999632005-03-07T22:35:00.000Z2005-03-07T23:13:50.380ZMURDER ON THE ROCKHow the British Government got away with murderby Maxine WilliamsINTRODUCTIONMairead FarrellWhen IRA members Mairead Farrell, Daniel McCann and Sean Savage were shot dead by the SAS on a sunny afternoon in Gibraltar their deaths were immediately welcomed by the British government, the Labour Party and the press. They acclaimed the killings as a 'victory' against terrorism. The micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/murder-on-rock-how-british-government.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110233499067681712005-03-07T22:11:00.000Z2005-03-08T02:50:49.696ZBBC: ON THIS DAY**article appearing day after incident7 March 1988: IRA gang shot dead in GibraltarTwo IRA members were shot dead at this petrol stationThe IRA has confirmed the three people shot dead by security forces in Gibraltar yesterday were members of an active service unit.They are reported to have planted a 500lb car bomb near the British Governor's residence. It was primed to go off micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-on-this-day-article-appearing-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110231478527005172005-03-07T21:37:00.000Z2005-03-07T21:37:58.526ZBBC
BBC told to hand over raid tapes
Chris Ward spoke to the BBC's Spotlight programme
A judge has told the BBC to give tapes of an interview with a Northern Bank employee forced to co-operate with a gang who stole £26m to police. Chris Ward, abducted by the thieves during the robbery, gave an account of his ordeal to the Spotlight programme.
A week after the programme police applied for micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-bbc-told-to-hand-over-raid-tapes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110226805585306672005-03-07T20:20:00.000Z2005-03-07T20:20:05.586ZBBC
McCartney family get Bush invite
Robert McCartney, 33, was killed near Belfast city centre
The family of Belfast murder victim Robert McCartney will be invited to President George W Bush's St Patrick's Day reception, the BBC has learned.
The US government is not inviting local politicians to the White House bash, but is focusing attention on figures it believes are acting as peacemakersmicheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-mccartney-family-get-bush-invite.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110220807420570202005-03-07T18:40:00.000Z2005-03-07T18:40:07.420ZIrishExaminer.com
‘Brace yourselves for new beginning to policing’
07 March 2005
By Senan Hogan
SINN FÉIN has warned its supporters to brace themselves for a new beginning to policing in the North.
Delegates at the Árd Fheis in Dublin were told that if democratically accountable policing is achieved, the party will face fundamental challenges.
Party justice spokesman Gerry Kelly said a micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/irishexaminer_07.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110220029525838052005-03-07T18:27:00.000Z2005-03-07T18:27:09.526ZIrelandclick.com
Only three days left to save your vote
With only three days to the March 10 deadline to register to vote in the May elections the Falls Community Council has urged the public to ensure that they are on the Electoral Register.
A recent campaign by the Falls Community Council and the Electoral Commission has seen 1,200 local voters registered within the last few weeks.
The Fallsmicheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/irelandclick_111022002952583805.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110218793738311622005-03-07T18:06:00.000Z2005-03-07T18:06:33.736ZIrelandclick.com
West axed from City Marathon
Organisers want to make route “more attractive”
The decision not to include West Belfast in this year’s route of the Belfast City Marathon has been slammed by Sinn Féin and SDLP councillors.
Councillor Paul Maskey of Sinn Féin, who is Development Coordinator of Fáilte Feirste Thiar which promotes tourism locally, said the decision to axe West micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/irelandclick_111021879373831162.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110218097472006772005-03-07T17:54:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:58:11.920ZBBC Death inquiry delay 'outrageous'Magilligan PrisonA High Court judge has said it is "outrageous" that a Derry woman still does not know the circumstances of her husband's death in jail.Patrick Mongan was found hanged in his cell at Magilligan prison in October 2003.His widow, Julia, was granted leave by the High Court in Belfast on Monday to seek a judicial review into why the police micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/bbc-death-inquiry-delay-outrageous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110217565082897922005-03-07T17:46:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:46:05.083ZSinn Féin
TD assaulted by joyriders
Published: 7 March, 2005
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh today described 'joyriding' as an "ongoing and potentially lethal problem" in the Ballyfermot area. The Dublin South Central TD made his comments after joyriders assaulted him near his home yesterday evening.
Deputy Ó Snodaigh said, "On my return from yesterday's Ard Fheis at around 5pm I was nearly micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/sinn-fin-td-assaulted-by-joyriders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110216043541815572005-03-07T17:20:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:20:43.540ZBelfast Telegraph
Community relations week tackles the bigots
By Claire Regan
07 March 2005
Thousands of people across Northern Ireland were today set to "engage in a major assault on sectarianism and racism" during the biggest week in the community relations calendar.
Community Relations Week, organised by the Community Relations Council (CRC), will feature over 150 events across Northern micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/belfast-telegraph-community-relations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110215690628539672005-03-07T17:14:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:14:50.626ZBelfast Telegraph
Father slams unionist stance
By David Gordon
dgordon@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
07 March 2005
A campaigning father today accused unionist politicians of "hypocrisy" over their comments on the murder of Robert McCartney.
Raymond McCord, whose son Raymond Jnr was killed by the UVF in 1997, said unionists had failed to take a stand on loyalist paramilitary murders.
He asked: "Who micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/belfast-telegraph-father-slams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110215474641730962005-03-07T17:11:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:11:14.640ZBelfast Telegraph
Boy electrocuted on abandoned site
By Damien McGinley
07 March 2005
A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by a live electric cable on an abandoned site on the outskirts of Belfast, it emerged today.
Stephen McFerran from Poleglass was recovering in hospital today after he was blown off his feet on Saturday by the electric shock, which melted his clothes.
He was playing micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/belfast-telegraph-boy-electrocuted-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110215094321408832005-03-07T17:04:00.000Z2005-03-07T17:04:54.320ZDaily Ireland
Armed RIR soldiers chase man into school grounds
A 28-year-old south Armagh man feared he was going to be shot last week after being chased by a group of Royal Irish Regiment soldiers.
Local residents and concerned parents in Ballymacnab are outraged after the armed soldiers chased Gary Donnelly onto the grounds of a primary school.
The incident arose at Foley Primary School micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/daily-ireland-armed-rir-soldiers-chase.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670933.post-1110214605941772882005-03-07T16:56:00.000Z2005-03-07T16:56:45.940ZDaily Ireland
Family casts doubt on Ombudsman inquiry
An Armagh family has cast serious doubt on the impartiality of a Police Ombudsman inquiry into the conduct of RUC officers investigating the Ulster Volunteer Force murder of their sons 12 years ago.
On March 7, 1993, 18-year-old Rory Cairns and his 22-year-old brother Gerald were murdered in their Bleary home by a loyalist death squad micheailinnoreply@blogger.com0http://saoirse32.blogspot.com/2005/03/daily-ireland-family-casts-doubt-on.html