Monthly Archives: May 2008

VOTE NO TO THE LISBON CONSTITUTION/TREATY ON THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2008! The presence of 26-County troops in Chad , supporting a French colonial proxy war with China – who are propping-up the regime in neighbouring Sudan – over oil reserves … Continue reading →

Ernie O’Malley, pictured during his arrest in Dublin Castle in 1921 . He was using the alias ‘Bernard Stewart’ . ERNIE O’MALLEY : SOLDIER OF OGLAIGH na hEIREANN ……. Following the recent publication of O’Malley’s third book ‘Raids And Rallies’, … Continue reading →

” Eighty-six years ago, in December 1922, the Curragh Camp was the scene of a terrible tragedy; it was the execution, by firing squad, of seven young men in the Military Detention Barracks, now the Curragh Prison. The full story … Continue reading →

Ernie O’Malley, pictured during his arrest in Dublin Castle in 1921 . He was using the alias ‘Bernard Stewart’ . ERNIE O’MALLEY : SOLDIER OF OGLAIGH na hEIREANN ……. Following the recent publication of O’Malley’s third book ‘Raids And Rallies’, … Continue reading →

The annual CABHAIR Testimonial Dinner was held last night (Saturday May 17th 2008) in ‘The Royal Dublin Hotel’ in O’ Connell Street , Dublin , and was a fantastic success : every seat (over 100 of them!) was taken and … Continue reading →

Ernie O’Malley, pictured during his arrest in Dublin Castle in 1921 . He was using the alias ‘Bernard Stewart’ . ERNIE O’MALLEY : SOLDIER OF OGLAIGH na hEIREANN ……. Following the recent publication of O’Malley’s third book ‘Raids And Rallies’, … Continue reading →

…and we’re back . From New York , that is…. ! Well , that’s not strictly true : John stayed in Dublin , catching-up with other things , and ‘Junior’ spent most(some?) of the time studying for his college exams … Continue reading →

BOBBY SANDS 1954-1981. Between the years 1917 and 1981 , twenty-two Irish men died on hunger-strike in our on-going fight for Irish freedom – Thomas Ashe, Kerry, 5 days, 25 September 1917(force fed by tube , died as a result). … Continue reading →