Monthly Archives: January 2009

“The Special Branch had him (Frank Driver) on their list….his contacts, his friends and his services made possible, after 1970, an extensive net that absorbed , stored and distributed most of the imported IRA arms…” (From here.) Members and supporters … Continue reading →

THE IRA : the new IRA is younger , more radical and has seen little of life other than violence……. By Ed Moloney. From ‘Magill’ magazine, September 1980. Since the 1979 Athlone Conference , the Provisionals have spent their time … Continue reading →

We don’t normally do ‘requests’ on this blog, but…. …on this occasion , we are happy to give the above-mentioned function a wee bit of a plug! ‘Mad Kevin’ and the lads and lassies that he hangs around with are … Continue reading →

THE IRA : the new IRA is younger , more radical and has seen little of life other than violence……. By Ed Moloney. From ‘Magill’ magazine, September 1980. The unease and leftward shift in Republicanism allied to the change of … Continue reading →

90th Anniversary of An Céad Dáil Éireann (the First Dáil Éireann) : held in Wynn’s Hotel , Dublin , on Tuesday , 20th January 2009. Des agus Tomás at the ‘Top Table’ . Approximately sixty people gathered in a room … Continue reading →

90th Anniversary of An Céad Dáil Éireann (the First Dáil Éireann) (Above photo from here.) “Ireland to-day reasserts her historic nationhood the more confidently before the new world emerging from the war, because she believes in freedom and justice as … Continue reading →

THE IRA : the new IRA is younger , more radical and has seen little of life other than violence……. By Ed Moloney. From ‘Magill’ magazine, September 1980. In 1974 , Dáithi Ó Conaill praised the UWC Loyalist strikers ; … Continue reading →

90th Anniversary of An Céad Dáil Éireann(the First Dáil Éireann)– – a Lecture on this subject will be held on Tuesday 20th January 2009 , at 7.30pm , in Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey Street,Dublin 1. The Clár (Programme of Events) … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 10, 2009: Day 15 of Israeli War On Gaza… “Dear Editors, Journalists and Friends, Most of the Gaza Strip plunges into deep darkness since the start of this war. I find several hardships to send out this report … Continue reading →

THE IRA : the new IRA is younger , more radical and has seen little of life other than violence……. By Ed Moloney. From ‘Magill’ magazine, September 1980. For an Economic Resistance Campaign to be really successful it clearly needs … Continue reading →