Monthly Archives: May 2012

VOTE AGAINST THIS ‘POVERTY TREATY’.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. There is no way of telling now what section of the people considered themselves bound by that decision , but it happened that some time later … Continue reading →

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“GONE OVER” FROM REPUBLICANISM TO ANTI-REPUBLICAN : MARTIN McGUINNESS.

Posted on May 23, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. While the British Government had an easy way of overcoming default , the individual landlord had either to invoke the courts or go without his rent … Continue reading →

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IMF EMPLOYEES TO BE TOLD ‘NO!’ ON MAY 31ST 2012.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by 11sixtynine

PUBLIC MEETING RE ‘FISCAL TREATY’ , DUBLIN , WEDNESDAY 23RD MAY 2012. On Wednesday 23rd May , RSF will hold a public meeting in relation to the ‘Fiscal Treaty’ , which is due to be put to a public vote … Continue reading →

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CABHAIR TESTIMONIAL , 19TH MAY 2012 : BRIEF REPORT AND PICS….

Posted on May 20, 2012 by 11sixtynine

CABHAIR TESTIMONIAL 2012. One of the six Belfast Crystal pieces awarded to the Honorees on the night. The CABHAIR 2012 Testimonial was held yesterday (Saturday 19th May) in the Academy Plaza Hotel in Dublin city centre and was a fantastic … Continue reading →

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A TRUSTED FREE STATER – AND IRA LEADER.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The Irish countryside never knew James Connolly , but it stirred the live embers of Fenian radicalism that was its own share of the natural tradition … Continue reading →

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RAFFLE RESULTS AND ‘VOTE NO’ LEAFLET PACKS.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘JOB’ GETS A FEW BOB….! …..Jimmy O’Brien (‘JOB’) , a “near local” , or so he told us , and not a regular customer of the hotel in which the usual 650-ticket Irish Republican raffle was held in today : … Continue reading →

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FOOL ME onCe , SHAME ON U(2)…….

Posted on May 9, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I lost touch with the trade union movement towards the end of 1920 , but I never doubted for a moment that it was on watch … Continue reading →

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MAY 5TH 2012 , DUBLIN : RSF COMMEMORATE BOBBY SANDS.

Posted on May 5, 2012 by 11sixtynine

HUNGER-STRIKERS COMMEMORATION , DUBLIN , 5TH MAY 2012. Lectern front used by RSF in Dublin , 5th May 2012. The Annual RSF-organised Bobby Sands Commemoration was held today in Dublin on the traffic-isle in front of the GPO , watched … Continue reading →

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400 X 3 + 250 X 4 + 50 X 5 = 2,450….

Posted on May 2, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Trade union leaders in Dublin were undoubtedly on friendly terms with IRA officers , who trusted them absolutely : trade union rooms were used for IRA … Continue reading →

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BRITAIN CONTINUES TO TRY AND DENY ITS ROLE IN IRELAND.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by 11sixtynine

BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND ‘LOST’ IRISH FILES…. Interesting article here in connection with the on-going ‘dirty tricks’ campaign which Westminster is running in relation to its political and military interference in Ireland : “The first claims came from those illegally arrested … Continue reading →

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