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Joan Burton has betrayed the men and women of 1916 – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has accused Joan Burton and the Labour Party of betraying the men and women of 1916. Speaking at an Easter Commemoration in Arbour Hill in Dublin today Deputy McDonald said; “It was James … Continue reading
Detroit Water Brigade memento from Dublin Sinn Féin councillors
THE Detroit Water Brigade, who travelled more than 4,000 miles from the United States to show solidarity with the Right2Water campaign, were given a special ‘James Connolly connection’ presentation by Sinn Féin. The gesture was made at an event hosted … Continue reading
Adams slams Bruton remarks on 1916 and asks Taoiseach to ‘clarify position’
Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD has criticised the suggestion by former Taoiseach and Fine Gael a Leader John Bruton that the 1916 Rising was a mistake. He called on the Taoiseach to clarify his own position and that of … Continue reading
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Celebrate Irish History
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers hosted a two night Irish History and Cultural event on May 20th and 21st at the IBEW Local 3 Union Hall in Queens New York. There were enthusiastic audiences of more than 200 members of the Union … Continue reading
Labour’s Bloody Sunday
Labour’s Bloody Sunday John_Dorney 31 August, 2013 Irish History, Today In Irish History “Reproduced with the permission of TheIrishStory.com” The ‘Bloody Sunday’ riot of August 1913. The first ‘Bloody Sunday’ in twentieth century Ireland, during the Lockout of 1913. By … Continue reading
“The vast possibilities of the mighty future”
The mess the country’s in couldn’t be more clearly defined than with the latest figures presented by Colm Kelpie in today’s Irish Independent. He reports: “IRELAND’s long-term government debt increased to €115.6bn in June – up 39pc on the same … Continue reading
“We, at least, are not loyal men” James Connolly on who sits on the thone of England
“We, at least, are not loyal men: we confess to having more respect and honour for the raggedest child of the poorest labourer in Ireland today than for any, even the most virtuous, descendant of the long array of murderers, … Continue reading
Sinn Fein’s Toibin: Roosevelt Saved U.S. with “The New Deal”, Not Austerity
“History demonstrates that if the United States was signed up to this treaty in the great depression Roosevelt’s New Deal would not have seen the light of day and the United States would not have been lifted out of the great depression.”
“If this government is comfortable with the idea of becoming provincial administrators accountable to Brussels then let them be honest. But that is not the vision of Sinn Féin. It was never the vision of Collins, Pearce or Connolly.” Continue reading
FLASH—Change of mood in Ireland ahead of “Austerity Treaty” referendum – Where is the poster boy for austerity now?
At least 7 thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Galway City on Saturday, April 14, to protest the coalition Government’s austerity program. Many proceeded to the conference hall where the junior coalition partners, the Labour Party, were holding their … Continue reading
