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BELFAST BRIGADE

1st Battalion

Vol Tony Henderson Apr. 4th 1971
Vol Terence McDermott Oct. 2nd 1971
Vol Martin Forsythe Oct. 24th 1971
Vol Tony Jordan June 28th 1972
Vol John Finucane June 28th 1972
Vol Francis Hall Aug. 30th 1973
Vol Daniel Burke Apr. 9th 1974
Vol Gerard Fennell Nov. 8th 1974
Vol John Rooney Nov. 15th 1974
Vol Seán McDermott Apr. 5th 1976
Vol Thomas Kane July 6th 1976
Vol Danny Lennon Aug. 10th 1976
Vol Brendan O’Callaghan Apr. 23rd 1977
Vol Dan Turley June 9th 1983
Vol Tom McGill Feb. 28th 1986
Vol Jim McKernan Sept. 14th 1986
Vol Margaret McArdle June 7th 1987
Vol Kevin McCracken Mar. 14th 1988
Vol Caoimhín Mac Brádaigh Mar. 16th 1988
Vol Patricia Black Nov. 15th 1991
Vol Frankie Ryan Nov. 15th 1991
Vol Pearse Jordan Nov 25th 1992
Vol John O’Rawe Apr 4th 1994
Vol Jimmy Roe Aug. 12th 1996

2nd Battalion

Vol Liam McParland Nov. 6th 1969
Vol Jimmy Steele Aug. 9th 1970
Vol Peter Blake Oct. 27th 1970
Vol Tom McGoldrick Oct. 27th 1970
Vol Charles Hughes Mar. 8th 1971
Vol Séamus Simpson Aug. 11th 1971
Vol Danny O’Neill Jan. 7th 1972
Vol Albert Kavanagh Mar. 4th 1972
Vol Gerard Crossan Mar. 9th 1972
Vol Tony Lewis Mar. 9th 1972
Vol Seán Johnston Mar. 9th 1972
Vol Tom McCann Mar. 9th 1972
Vol Patrick Campbell Mar. 25th 1972
Vol Robert McCrudden Aug. 3rd 1972
Vol Michael Clarke Aug. 11th 1972
Vol Jimmy Quigley Sept. 29th 1972
Vol Daniel McAreavey Oct. 6th 1972
Vol Patrick Maguire Oct.10th 1972
Vol John Donaghy Oct. 10th 1972
Vol Joseph McKinney Oct. 10th 1972
Vol Stan Carberry Nov. 13th 1972
Vol Francis Liggett Jan. 18th 1973
Vol Edward O’Rawe Apr.12th 1973
Vol Joseph McKenna May 16th 1973
Vol Patrick Mulvenna Aug. 31st 1973
Vol James Bryson Sept. 22nd 1973
Vol Martin Skillen Aug. 3rd 1974
Vol John Kelly Jan. 21st 1975
Vol John Stone Jan. 21st 1975
Vol Paul Fox Dec. 1st 1975
Vol Seán Bailey Feb. 13th 1976
Vol James McGrillen Feb. 15th 1976
Vol Paul Marlowe Oct. 16th 1976
Vol Tommy Tolan July 27th 1977
Vol Billy Carson Apr. 25th 1979
Vol Kevin Delaney Jan. 17th 1980
Vol Terence O’Neill July 1st 1980
Vol Liam Hannaway Feb. 2nd 1981
Vol James Burns Feb. 23rd 1981
Vol Tony Campbell Aug. 4th 1985
Vol Brian Dempsey June 25th 1986
Vol Finbarr McKenna May 2nd 1987
Vol Proinsias Mac Airt Jan. 8th 1992
Vol Harry Burns Feb. 3rd 1999

3rd Battalion

Vol Henry McIlhone June 27th 1970
Vol Michael Kane Sept. 4th 1970
Vol James Saunders Feb. 6th 1971
Vol Billy Reid May 15th 1971
Vol Patrick McAdorey Aug. 9th 1971
Vol Tony Nolan Dec. 8th 1971
Vol Gerald McDade Dec. 21st 1971
Vol Joseph Cunningham Feb. 10th 1972
Vol Gerard Bell Feb. 21st 1972
Vol Gerard Steele Feb. 21st 1972
Vol Robert Dorrian Feb. 21st 1972
Vol Joseph Magee Feb. 21st 1972
Vol Samuel Hughes Apr. 7th 1972
Vol Charles McCrystal Apr. 7th 1972
Vol John McErlean Apr. 7th 1972
Vol Edward McDonnell May 28th 1972
Vol Jackie McIlhone May 28th 1972
Vol Joseph Fitzsimmons May 28th 1972
Vol Martin Engelen May 28th 1972
Vol Louis Scullion July 14th 1972
Vol James Reid July 15th 1972
Vol Joseph Downey July 21st 1972
Vol Séamus Cassidy July 28th 1972
Vol James Sloan Feb. 3rd 1973
Vol Tony Campbell Feb. 4th 1973
Vol James McCann Feb. 4th 1973
Vol Patrick McCabe Mar. 27th 1973
Vol Brian Smyth Apr. 17th 1973
Vol Seán McKee May 18th 1973
Vol Frederick Leonard May 7th 1974
Vol Séamus McCusker Oct. 31st 1975
Vol Martin McDonagh Jan. 13th 1976
Vol Frank Fitzsimmons Oct. 16th 1976
Vol Joseph Surgenor Oct. 16th 1976
Vol Trevor McKibbin Apr. 17th 1977
Vol Jackie McMahon Jan. 18th 1978
Vol Jackie Mailey June 21st 1978
Vol Denis Brown June 21st 1978
Vol Jim Mulvenna June 21st 1978
Vol Laurence Montgomery Jan. 5th 1979
Vol Frankie Donnelly Jan 5th 1979
Vol Martin McKenna Oct. 23rd 1979
Vol Laurence Marley Apr. 2nd 1987
Vol Brendan Davison July 25th 1988
Vol Thomas Begley Oct 23rd 1993

CLARE

Vol Hugh Hehir May 6th 1988

CORK

Vol Tony Ahern May 10th 1973
Vol Dermot Crowley June 25th 1973

CUMANN NA mBAN BELFAST

Vol Dorothy Maguire Oct. 23rd 1971
Vol Maura Meehan Oct. 23rd 1971
Vol Anne Parker Aug. 11th 1972
Vol Anne Marie Petticrew Sept. 1st 1973
Vol Bridie Dolan Feb. 9th 1975
Vol Laura Crawford Dec. 1st 1975
Vol Rosemary Bleakley Jan. 13th 1976

DOWNPATRICK

Vol Vivien Fitzsimmons Feb. 10th 1973

NEWCASTLE

Vol Pauline Kane July 21st 1973

PORTADOWN

Vol Julie Dougan July 8th 1972

DERRY BRIGADE

Vol Thomas McCool June 27th 1970
Vol Thomas Carlin June 27th 1970
Vol Joseph Coyle June 27th 1970
Vol Eamonn Lafferty Aug. 18th 1971
Vol James O’Hagan Aug. 19th 1971
Vol Colm Keenan Mar. 14th 1972
Vol Eugene McGillan Mar. 14th 1972
Vol John Starrs May 13th 1972
Vol Séamus Bradley July 31st 1972
Vol Michael Quigley Sept.17th 1972
Vol John Brady Nov. 28th 1972
Vol James Carr Nov. 28th 1972
Vol James McDaid Dec. 29th 1972
Vol Joe Walker Dec. 3rd 1973
Vol Gerard Craig June 24th 1974
Vol David Russell June 24th 1974
Vol Michael Meenan Oct. 30th 1974
Vol John McDaid Dec. 7th 1974
Vol Ethel Lynch Dec. 7th 1974
Vol Jim Gallagher May 17th 1976
Vol Brian Coyle June 30th 1976
Vol Denis Heaney June 10th 1978
Vol Pat Harkin Oct. 2nd 1978
Vol Patrick Duffy Nov. 24th 1978
Vol George McBrearty May 28th 1981
Vol Charles Maguire May 28th 1981
Vol Eamonn Bradley Aug. 25th 1982
Vol Phil O’Donnell Dec. 24th 1982
Vol Richard Quigley Apr. 21st 1984
Vol Ciarán Fleming Dec. 2nd 1984
Vol Danny Doherty Dec. 6th 1984
Vol Willie Fleming Dec. 6th 1984
Vol Charles English Aug. 6th 1985
Vol Tony Gough Feb. 22nd 1986
Vol Philip McFadden May 31st 1986
Vol Patrick O’Hagan Aug. 9th 1986
Vol Gerard Logue Mar. 22nd 1987
Vol Paddy Deery Oct. 28th 1987
Vol Eddie McSheffrey Oct. 28th 1987

COUNTY DERRY

Vol Martin Lee Dec. 18th 1971
Vol John Bateson Dec. 18th 1971
Vol James Sheridan Dec. 18th 1971
Vol Danny McMullan Feb. 7th 1982
Vol Antoine
Mac Giolla Bhrighde Dec. 2nd 1984
Vol Francis Bradley Feb 18th 1986
Vol James Kelly Mar. 25th 1993

DONEGAL

Vol Peter McElcar July 17th 1976
Vol Raymond McLaughlin Sept. 9th 1985
Vol Damien Brolly Dec 30th 1991

DUBLIN

Vol Patrick Cannon July 17th 1976
Vol Colm Daltun Jan. 15th 1983
Vol Mick Timothy Jan. 26th 1985
Vol Christy Harford May 5th 1992
Vol Martin Doherty May 21st 1994

ENGLAND

Vol Michael Gaughan June 3rd 1974
(Parkhurst Prison)
Vol James McDade Nov. 14th 1974
Vol Brian Fox Dec. 21st 1974
Vol Francis Stagg Feb. 12th 1976
(Wakefield Prison)
Vol Edward O’Brien Feb. 18th 1996
Vol Diarmuid O’Neill Sept. 23rd 1996

FIANNA ÉIREANN

Fian Gerald McAuley Aug. 15th 1969
Fian Michael Sloan Jan. 11th 1972
Fian Eamon McCormick Jan. 16th 1972
Fian Gerry Donaghy Jan. 30th 1972
Fian David McAuley Feb. 19th 1972
Fian Seán O’Riordan Mar. 23rd 1972
Fian Michael Magee May 13th 1972
Fian Joseph Campbell June 11th 1972
Fian John Dougal July 9th 1972
Fian Tobias Molloy July 16th 1972
Fian Joseph McComiskey Sept. 20th 1972
Fian Bernard Fox Dec. 4th 1972
Fian Seán Hughes Dec. 4th 1972
Fian Michael Marley Nov. 24th 1973
Fian Robert Allsopp Mar. 23rd 1975
Fian James Templeton Aug. 29th 1975
Fian Kevin McAuley Nov. 6th 1975
Fian James O’Neill Feb. 12th 1976
Fian Paul McWilliams Aug. 9th 1977
Fian John Dempsey July 8th 1981

GHQ STAFF

Vol Jack McCabe Dec. 27th 1971
Vol Thomas O’Donnell May 17th 1973
Vol Mairéad Farrell Mar. 6th 1988
Vol Dan McCann Mar. 6th 1988
Vol Seán Savage Mar. 6th 1988
Vol Séamus Twomey Sept. 12th 1989

LAOIS

Vol Michael Motley June 12th 1993
Vol Patrick Kelly June 11th 1997

LIMERICK

Vol Patrick Sheehy Jan. 2nd 1991

LONG KESH

Vol Francis Dodds Sept. 9th 1973
Vol Teddy Campbell May 3rd 1974
Vol Patrick Teer July 2nd 1974
Vol Hugh Coney Nov. 6th 1974
Vol James Moyne Jan. 13th 1975
Vol Henry Heaney June 4th 1978
Vol Seán Bateson June 7th 1990
Vol Pól Kinsella Dec. 13th 1994

H-BLOCK MARTYRS

Vol Bobby Sands May 5th 1981
Vol Francis Hughes May 12th 1981
Vol Raymond McCreesh May 21st 1981
Vol Patsy O’Hara (INLA) May 21st 1981
Vol Joe McDonnell July 8th 1981
Vol Martin Hurson July 13th 1981
Vol Kevin Lynch (INLA) Aug. 1st 1981
Vol Kieran Doherty Aug. 2nd 1981
Vol Thomas McElwee Aug. 8th 1981
Vol Mickey Devine (INLA) Aug. 20th 1981

MONAGHAN

Vol Seán McKenna June 5th 1975
Vol Peadar Mohan Feb. 1st 1981

NEWRY

Vol Colm Murtagh Aug. 9th 1972
Vol Patrick Hughes Aug. 22nd 1972
Vol Oliver Rowntree Aug. 22nd 1972
Vol Noel Madden Aug. 22nd 1972
Vol Brendan Quinn Dec. 24th 1973
Vol Edward Grant Dec. 24th 1973
Vol Patrick McKeown Aug. 27th 1974
Vol Michael Hughes Oct. 18th 1974
Vol Robert Carr Apr. 1st 1980
Vol Brendan Watters Aug. 8th 1984

NORTH ANTRIM

Vol Phelim Grant Feb. 5th 1972
Vol Charles McCann Feb. 5th 1972
Vol Henry Hogan Feb. 21st 1984
Vol Declan Martin Feb. 21st 1984
Vol Peter Rodden Dec. 7th 1987
Vol Gerard Casey Apr. 4th 1989

NORTH ARMAGH

Vol Michael Crossey Nov. 22nd 1971
Vol Charles Agnew Dec. 17th 1971
Vol John Francis Green Jan. 10th 1975
Vol Terry Brady Dec 5th 1975
Vol David Kennedy Dec. 10th 1975
Vol Seán Burns Nov. 11th 1982
Vol Gervase McKerr Nov. 11th 1982
Vol Eugene Toman Nov. 11th 1982
Vol Eddie Dynes Mar. 1st 1983
Vol Seán McIlvenna Dec. 17th 1984

PORTLAOISE

Vol Tom Smith Mar. 17th 1975
Vol Brendan Seery Feb. 19th 1992

SLIGO

Vol Kevin Coen Jan. 20th 1975
Vol Joseph MacManus Feb. 5th 1992

SOUTH ARMAGH

Vol Michael McVerry Nov. 15th 1973
Vol Seán Boyle Feb. 1st 1975
Vol Francis Jordan June 4th 1975
Vol Seán Campbell Dec. 6th 1975
Vol James Lochrie Dec. 6th 1975
Vol Peter Cleary Apr. 15th 1976
Vol Séamus Harvey Jan. 16th 1977
Vol Peadar McElvanna June 9th 1979
Vol Brendan Burns Feb. 29th 1988
Vol Brendan Moley Feb. 29th 1988
Vol Fergal Caraher Dec. 30th 1990
Vol Eugene Martin Apr. 8th 1996
Vol Malachy Watters Aug. 8th 1996
Vol Keith Rogers Mar 12th 2003

SOUTH FERMANAGH

Vol Louis Leonard Dec. 15th 1972
Vol Séamus McElwain Apr. 26th 1986

SOUTH DOWN

Vol Peter McNulty Jan. 26th 1972
Vol James Carlin Aug. 26th 1972
Vol Martin Curran Aug. 26th 1972
Vol Leo O’Hanlon Feb. 10th 1973
Vol Francis Rice May 18th 1973
Vol Alphonsus Cunningham July 21st 1973
Vol Paul Magorrian Aug. 14th 1974
Vol Colum Marks Apr. 10th 1991

TYRONE

Vol Denis Quinn July 3rd 1972
Vol Hugh Heron Oct. 16th 1972
Vol John Patrick Mullan Oct. 16th 1972
Vol Eugene Devlin Dec. 27th 1972
Vol Kevin Kilpatrick May 13th 1973
Vol Seán Loughran June 25th 1973
Vol Patrick Carty June 25th 1973
Vol Gerard McGlynn Aug. 11th 1973
Vol Séamus Harvey Aug. 11th 1973
Vol Daniel McAnallen Aug. 16th 1973
Vol Patrick Quinn Aug. 16th 1973
Vol Desmond Morgan Nov. 26th 1973
Vol Jim McGinn Dec. 15th 1973
Vol Patrick McDonald Mar. 15th 1974
Vol Kevin Murray Mar. 15th 1974
Vol Eugene Martin May 13th 1974
Vol Seán McKearney May 13th 1974
Vol Neil Lafferty April 26th 1975
Vol Paul Duffy Feb. 26th 1978
Vol Brian Campbell Dec. 4th 1983
Vol Colm McGirr Dec. 4th 1983
Vol William Price July 13th 1984
Vol Charlie Breslin Feb. 23rd 1985
Vol David Devine Feb. 23rd 1985
Vol Michael Devine Feb. 23rd 1985
Vol Declan Arthurs May 8th 1987
Vol Séamus Donnelly May 8th 1987
Vol Tony Gormley May 8th 1987
Vol Eugene Kelly May 8th 1987
Vol Paddy Kelly May 8th 1987
Vol Jim Lynagh May 8th 1987
Vol Pádraig McKearney May 8th 1987
Vol Gerard O’Callaghan May 8th 1987
Vol Séamus Woods July 7th 1988
Vol Brian Mullin Aug. 30th 1988
Vol Gerard Harte Aug. 30th 1988
Vol Martin Harte Aug. 30th 1988
Vol James Joseph Connolly Feb. 6th 1989
Vol Liam Ryan Nov. 29th 1989
Vol Dessie Grew Oct. 9th 1990
Vol Martin McCaughey Oct. 9th 1990
Vol Noel Wilkinson Mar. 3rd 1991
Vol John Quinn Mar. 3rd 1991
Vol Malcolm Nugent Mar. 3rd 1991
Vol Dwayne O’Donnell Mar. 3rd 1991
Vol Tony Doris June 3rd 1991
Vol Lawrence McNally June 3rd 1991
Vol Pete Ryan June 3rd 1991
Vol Danny McCauley June 4th 1991
Vol Seán O’Farrell Feb. 16th 1992
Vol Kevin Barry O’Donnell Feb. 16th 1992
Vol Patrick Vincent Feb. 16th 1992
Vol Peter Clancy Feb. 16th 1992

SINN FÉIN

Jim Murphy Apr. 24th 1974
Paul Best Feb. 18th 1976
Colm Mulgrew June 5th 1976
Derek Highstead July 16th 1976
Noel Jenkinson Oct. 9th 1976
(Leicester Prison)
Maire Drumm Oct. 28th 1976
Seán Ó Conaill Oct. 1st 1977
(Parkhurst Prison)
Peter Corrigan Oct. 25th 1982
Jeff McKenna Nov. 8th 1982
Paddy Brady Nov. 16th 1984
John Davey Feb. 14th 1989
Tommy Casey Oct. 26th 1990
Sam Marshall Mar. 7th 1990
Eddie Fullerton May 24th 1991
Pádraig O Seanacháin Aug. 12th 1991
Tommy Donaghy Aug. 16th 1991
Bernard O’Hagan Sept. 16th 1991
Pat McBride Feb. 4th 1992
Paddy Loughran Feb. 4th 1992
Danny Cassidy Apr. 2nd 1992
Sheena Campbell Oct. 16th 1992
Malachy Carey Dec 12th 1992
Peter Gallagher Mar. 24th 1993
Alan Lundy May 1st 1993
Pat McGeown Oct. 1st 1996

2008 Republican Roll of Remembrance

• Vol. Jim O’Hanlon, Belfast
• Vol. Terry Toolan, Belfast
• Vol. Jackie Mooney, Belfast
• Vol. Michael Neil, Belfast
• Vol. John Joe Martin, Leitrim
• Vol. Colm Mulvihill, Leitrim
• Cathy McGartland, Belfast
(Cumann na gCailíní)
• Vol. Gerry McKiernan, Armagh
• Vol. Paddy Mulligan, Lisnaslea
• Vol. Jimmy Connolly, Fermanagh
• Vol. Stevie Scullion, Belfast
• Vol. Jackie McCartan, Belfast
• Vol. James E McKenna, Roslea
• Vol. Charlie McGlade, Dublin
• Vo.l Joe Buckley, Dublin
• Vol. John Joe McGirl, Leitrim
• Vol. Bridie O’Neill, Belfast
• Vol. Liam McDonagh, Belfast
• Vol. Tim McGarry, Donegal
• Vol. Liam Mullholland, Belfast
• Vol. Francie McGirl, Leitrim
• Vol. Packie Duffy, Monaghan
• Vol. Tim Daly, Monaghan
• Vol. Damien McFadden, Donegal
• Vol. Mick Sheehan, Dublin
• Vol. Bob Smith, Dublin
• Vol. Paddy McManus, Belfast
• Vol. Rita McGlynn, Dublin
• Vol. Mick Murray, Dublin
• Vol. Terry Clarke, Belfast
• Vol. Seán Rehill, Leitrim
• Vol. Gary Toner, Armagh
• Vol. Patrick Rooney, Roslea
• Vol. Tom Cahill, Belfast
• Vol. JB O’Hagan, Lurgan
• Vol. Jimmy Drumm, Belfast
• Vol. Barney McFadden, Derry
• Vol. Paddy O’Hagan, Tyrone
• Vol. Johnny Copeland, Belfast
• Vol. Danny O’Hagan, Belfast
• Vol. Barney McKenna, Belfast
• Vol. Seán Campbell, Tyrone
• Vol. Anne McCoy, Toome
• Fian Neil McCrory, Belfast
• Vol. Eddie Brophy, Belfast
• Vol. Seán O’Neill, Belfast
• Vol. Kathleen Thompson, Belfast
• Vol. Kathleen Carmichael, Belfast
• Vol. Con McHugh, Belfast
• Vol. Paddy Mullan, Derry
• Vol. Jim Friel, Derry
• Vol. Harry McCartney, Armagh
• Vol. Joe Cahill, Belfast
• Vol. Marie Wright, Belfast
• Vol. Hugh Duffy, Derry
• Vol. Liam Casey, South Derry
• Vol. Raymond Wilkinson, Belfast
• Alfie Hannaway, Belfast
• Tony Curry, Belfast
• Mary Hughes, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• Joe Ennis, Cavan, Sinn Féin
• Jackie Callaghan, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• John Huddleston, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• Pat O’Hare, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• Margaret McKenna, South Derry, Sinn Féin
• Gerry Loughran, Monaghan, Sinn Féin
• Harry Crawford, Belfast
• Mary McGreevy, Belfast
• Geraldine McMahon, Belfast
• Paddy Shanahan, Dublin
• Gerry Campbell, Belfast
• Gonne Carmichael, Belfast
• David Thompson, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• Joe McGilloway, Derry, Sinn Féin
• Matt Devlin, Tyrone, Sinn Féin
• Brendan Dorris, Tyrone, Sinn Féin
• Vol. Daithí Forde, Wexford
• Vol. Kevin Fallon, Leitrim
• Philip McDonald, Monaghan
• Vol. Francie Caraher, South Armagh
• Vol. Kevin Caherty, South Armagh
• Brian Campbell, Newry
• Vol. Siobhán O’Hanlon Belfast
• Vol. Eileen Hickey Belfast
• Vol. Billy Reid Belfast
• Vol. Robert Murphy Belfast
• Vol. Gerald Fearon South Armagh
• Vol. Liam Farrelly South Armagh
• Vol. Jackie McGrane Dundalk
• Vol. Eamonn McCann Lurgan
• Vol. Eugene McMahon Fermanagh
• Vol. Cathal Quinn Tyrone
• Patsy McMahon, Tyrone, Sinn Féin
• Barney McAleer, Tyrone, Sinn Féin
• Michael Ferguson, Belfast, Sinn Féin
• Mary McGuigan, Ardoyne
• Sally Kearney, Turf Lodge
• Geordie Shannon, Turf Lodge
• Volunteer Martin Meehan (Belfast)
• Volunteer Owen McCaughey (Tyrone)
• Volunteer Mickey McAnespie (Tyrone)
• Benny Connolly (Dublin)
• Brian O’Gorman (Dublin)
• Jim Hyland (Laois)

An Phoblacht 20/3/2008
Compiled 19/3/2008

On this the 92nd Anniversary of the 1916 Rising, the leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann extends solidarity to the families of our patriot dead.
We remember, with pride, our comrades from every generation who have given their lives for the cause of Irish freedom and independence.
We extend solidarity to our imprisoned comrades and their families.
This year marks a number of important anniversaries in the republican calendar. We applaud those across the country who have organised in their local areas to commemorate these events.
When we gather to honour our patriot dead, we do so to celebrate their lives and to recommit ourselves to achieving our republican objectives.
We are proud of our patriot dead and we are proud of their families.
Our task and that of all Irish republicans is to shape the future through our commitment to achieving our goal of a united Ireland.
Since 28 July 2005 IRA Volunteers are playing a positive role in the new phase of our struggle. You have entered into this with energy and vigour. We commend this work and appeal to everyone to continue until we achieve our objectives.
The ideals and principles enshrined in the Proclamation of 1916 remain as relevant today as they ever were.
We have proven that together, in unity and with comradeship, we can advance our struggle. Let us rededicate ourselves to that goal.

Ar an lá seo, an 92ú bliain de Chomóradh Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 tugann ceannairacht Óglaigh na hÉireann dlúthphairtíocht do chlanna ár mairtírigh.
Cuimhnímid le bród ar ár gcuid comrádaithe ó gach glúin a d’éag ar son saoirse agus neamhspleachais na hÉireann.
Tugaimid dlúthphairtíocht dár gcomrádaithe i ngeibhinn agus dá gclanna.
Sonraíonn an bhliain seo roinnt ócáidí comóradh a bhí tabhachtach san fhéilire phoblachtach. Molaimid iad siud ar fud na tíre a d’eagraigh imeachtaí ina gceantair áitiúla.
Nuair a chruinnímid le chéile le hómos a thabhairt d’ár gcomrádaithe marbh déanaimid seo chun saolta na ndaoine seo a cheiliúradh agus chun sinn féin a tiomnú d’ár gcuspóirí poblachtacha.
Tá muid bródúil as ár laochra marbh agus bródúil as a gclanna.
‘S é an tasc atá romhainn agus atá roimh gach phoblachtánach ná an todhchaí a mhúnlú tríd an tiomantas atá againn le baint amach an sprioc ‘s againn d’Éire Aontaithe.
Tá Ógláigh d’en IRA ag imirt róil dearfach sa treimhse úr seo d’en streachtailt ó bhí 28ú Iúil 2005 ann.
Tá sibh i ndiaidh bheith páirteach ann le brí agus fuinneamh. Treaslaímid sibhse san obair seo agus guímid ar gach duine leanúint leis an obair go mbainfidh muid amach ár gcuid spriocanna.
Tá na hidéil agus na prionsabail cumhdaithe san Fhorógra 1916 chomh bainteach leis an saol atá inniu ann ná mar a bhí siad riamh.
Tá muid i ndiaidh taispeaint le chéile, in aontas agus le comrádachas gur féidir an streachailt s’againn a bhrú chun tosaigh. Atiomnaímís sinn féin d’en chuspóir sin.

P. O’Neill
Irish Republican Publicity Bureau,
Dublin.

Belfast Telegraph
Thursday, March 20, 2008

Irish President Mary McAleese was at the centre of another political storm last night - sparked by comments she made about a potential visit to the Republic by the Queen.

The Queen inadvertently walked into the latest row sparked by remarks from Mrs McAleese, who was forced to cancel a trip to Belfast four years ago even though she apologised for suggesting children in the province had been taught to hate Catholics in the same way Nazis learned to despise Jews.

Though the two heads of state appear to have made significant progress towards a Dublin visit - which would be the first by a reigning British monarch since partition in 1921 - Mrs McAleese said yesterday it could not happen until devolution is complete.

And she made clear that she meant when the devolution of policing and justice responsibilities takes place.

“I think the day is significantly closer,” said Mrs McAleese after meeting the Queen.

“We know that it is dependent on the completion of devolution, which hopefully will not be too far away. That means the return of policing and criminal justice responsibility to the Executive in Northern Ireland.

“We had hoped that would be May. Now we are not entirely sure what the time scale is. We hope it will keep closely to the timetable. When that is done, when devolution is completed, I think then anything is possible.”

Mrs McAleese said she thought it unlikely that a visit would take place this year, but she hoped one could take place “sooner rather than later.”

Outraged unionists last night slammed the President’s statement and warned it would prove counterproductive for the policing and justice hand-over.

Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey said he was angered by the statement which he said would be interpreted as pressuring unionists over policing and justice, which had been the “most sensitive issue” over the past 30 years.

And the DUP’s Stephen Moutray said it seemed almost every statement by Mrs McAleese actively sought “to antagonise the unionist population.”

On the issue of the Queen visiting Dublin, however, Mrs McAleese three years ago revealed the British and Irish Governments were agreed it should take place and that the timing would be for them to decide.

But speaking after a Cooperation North venture in London with the Queen, she also said it would be depended on the “successful development” of the political process in Northern Ireland “over time.”

Mrs McAleese, who is expected to be present again today at the first Royal Maundy Thursday money to be distributed in Northern Ireland, is known to be in regular contact with UDA chief Jackie McDonald, who has played golf with her husband, and to have supported several loyalist projects.

But Mr Empey last night argued: “I cannot fathom what this is designed to achieve and why there is all this pressure over this issue, which is even being linked into the economic conference in May. It is only likely to prove counter-productive.”

There was no immediate SDLP reaction but Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness warned: “…if we can’t reach agreement, we are going to be in big trouble.”

Irish Newsl
Eye of Newt…
By Newton Emerson
20/03/08

What difference would devolved policing and justice powers have made for Frank McGreevy, who was fatally assaulted in his West Belfast home? Potentially a great deal. In fact, the proposed powers would easily allow our elected politicians to save lives.

Official proposals for devolved policing and justice powers were first published two years ago in an NIO discussion paper attached to the enabling legislation. This is the paper that was finally debated last week by the assembly and executive review committee, following an eight-month inquiry and consultation period.

The debate was reported as a failure because the parties failed to agree on a timetable. However, they broadly agreed on the nature of the devolved powers so timing is really all that is at stake. From the contents of the discussion paper, the inquiry and the debate it is possible to be quite precise on what powers will be available once the timing issue is resolved.

Youth custody and probation are key areas for delivering justice to West Belfast and other areas like it. Thomas Valliday, the 20-year-old man who handed himself in for questioning after the attack on Frank McGreevy, had been unlawfully at large from Hydebank Wood young offender’s centre for two weeks. One of the youths charged with the murder last year of West Belfast grocer Harry Holland had also just been released from youth custody, which should have meant probationary supervision.

Under the proposals for devolved policing and justice powers, a new ministerial department would have full control over the prison service, the probation board and the youth justice agency. The minister would appoint senior staff and determine policy. The assembly could legislate to change the structure and functions of these bodies and it could also bring in new offences and penalties. In short, Stormont could completely transform the approach to juvenile and youth offending.

Unfortunately, Sinn Fein has made it easy for the DUP to stall the devolution of these powers through its stance on the murders of Robert McCartney and Paul Quinn. The murder of Dennis Donaldson, while less of an issue with the electorate, is a matter of more concern within political circles because of what it suggests about the status and capability of the IRA. It must also be noted that Mr McGreevy was himself convicted of an IRA murder and republican eulogies about his character ring rather hollow alongside republican complaints about crime.

Nevertheless, Sinn Fein could still outflank the DUP on this issue by calling its bluff as the law and order party. Is Jeffrey Donaldson really prepared to let the Shinners paint him, accurately, as the man who lets hoods off the hook? The problem for Sinn Fein is that this tactic would call its own bluff as the human rights party. Is Gerry Kelly really prepared to let the human rights industry paint him as the man who locks up poor disadvantaged children?

The good news for Mr Kelly is that this accusation will not be accurate and it will not be made by the DUP. Devolution proposals have stated from the outset that neither the justice minister nor the assembly can take any action or pass any legislation which contravenes the European Convention on Human Rights. All boards and agencies within the new ministerial department must comply fully with the Human Rights Act while the department and every organisation within it will be automatically covered by the statutory equality provisions of the Good Friday Agreement.

Nothing in these rights and provisions would prevent a new minister from tightening up youth justice policy, which is why the local human rights industry is currently trying to replace them with a Bill of Rights that raises the age of
criminal responsibility to 18 and effectively abolishes youth and female custody. It is a scenario that places Sinn Fein and the human rights industry on a collision course. But crime in republican areas has placed Sinn Fein and its own electorate on a collision course so the only course ahead is clear.

Sinn Fein must distance itself from a taxpayer-funded human rights industry which has exceeded its remit and assumed a role that rightly belongs to our elected representatives. The fact that Sinn Fein would be able to sell this move to the DUP as a compromise is merely an added bonus.

newton@irishnews.com

Guardian
Henry McDonald
20 March 2008

An unprecedented attack was launched today on the Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, in a west Belfast newspaper normally known to be fiercely loyal to the area’s MP and the republican movement.

“Squinter”, a columnist with the pro-Sinn Féin Andersonstown News, said that Adams is in part to blame for an upsurge in crime within the republican-dominated constituency.

The charge is significant because the paper has been a strong supporter of Adams and his political project for decades.

In the column, “Squinter”, who is in fact the brother of a Provisional IRA icon, criticised Adams for failing to tackle the crime issue in west Belfast.

Commenting on the murder last year of local shopkeeper Harry Holland and latterly the killing of ex-IRA prisoner Frank McGreevy last weekend, “Squinter” wrote: “Who’s to blame for the failure to press home the Harry Holland momentum? Gerry Adams is to blame, that’s who.

“He’s not the only one to blame, of course. But Gerry Adams is the MP, has been for 20 years. He’s supposed to know how to marshal and direct; he’s supposed to give us the ideas and the leadership; he’s supposed to make things better.

“When he asks for, and gets, our votes he accepts a host of very onerous responsibilities, and the most basic of those responsibilities is to make his constituency a good place for decent people to live and for parents to bring up their families. In that he has failed terribly.”

The republican writer who has been a strong supporter of Adams and Sinn Féin in the past said the west Belfast MP should “shoulder his share of the blame for the mess we’re in and stop blaming everybody else”.

He said: “Squinter has to say that he has never heard Adams accepting any responsibility for the fact that large parts of his constituency are no-go areas.”

In language unthinkable of the pro-republican newspaper even a year ago, “Squinter” described Adams as the “Oprah Winfrey of Irish-America” adding that come the next election he will “stay in the house in solidarity with those w ho are staying in their homes simply because they’re afraid to leave”.

By ROSS LYDALL
Scotsman
22 March 2008

NORTHERN Ireland has enjoyed a massive fall in unemployment and an influx of new workers in the decade since the historic Good Friday agreement, new figures show.

It now outperforms every region of the UK except for the south-west, with only 4.2 per cent of its population out of work.

At the same time, the “peace dividend” has seen a long-standing pattern of emigration swapped for immigration, as it attracts migrants from new European Union member states such as Poland.

Figures from Westminster dramatically illustrate the effects on both sides of the religious divide since paramilitary action ended.

Some 18,558 people claimed unemployment benefit in the four Belfast parliamentary constituencies in January 1997.

But by January, this had fallen to 6,698 – an astonishing 64 per cent drop.

Across the province, around 100,000 more people are in work and the 4.2 per cent unemployment rate outperforms Scotland (4.9 per cent), the UK (5.2 per cent) and London (6.6 per cent).

Northern Ireland economics consultant John Simpson said the economic recovery had been “dramatic”. But he warned that the economic turn-around “cannot be date-stamped at Easter 1998″ and there was still widespread deprivation. Average weekly earnings in Northern Ireland stood at £330 last year – compared with £375 for the UK as a whole.

The figures emerged as politicians yesterday debated the legacy of the Good Friday agreement that restored – after several faltering starts – a devolved government and assembly to Northern Ireland.

The deal was struck in 1998 after many days and nights of painstaking negotiations and with the encouragement of the then prime minister Tony Blair and the former US president Bill Clinton.

The 108-member assembly took power in December 1999, though direct rule from London resumed temporarily in 2002 when devolution collapsed due to bitter arguments about the refusal of the IRA to decommission its weapons and the suspicion of a republican spy ring existing at Stormont.

Power returned in 2007 after an election left Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists and Martin McGuinness’s Sinn Fein in command. This saw men who were once the bitterest of enemies work alongside each other as First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

Concerns remain about the presence of sectarian hatred and violence. However, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, reformed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland, is well on its way to the target of having 30 per cent Catholic officers by 2011.

Of the 450 loyalist and republican prisoners released early under the Good Friday deal, only 20 have had their licences revoked.

In 2005 the IRA ended its armed campaign and British troops now number 5,000.

Billy Hutchinson, a former Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) assembly member from north Belfast, said: “Sectarianism is still alive and well. People are still living in disadvantage and the only thing changed is the more peaceful atmosphere.”

But former Northern Ireland minister Paul Murphy said: “The Good Friday agreement has most certainly stood the test of time. We must remember that without the agreement, none of this would have been possible.”

Memories of a new dawn

DAVID ANDREWS (Irish Government – Fianna Fail): “I remember politicians desperately trying to grab some sleep in the negotiation rooms as the deadline for agreement loomed.

“I also recall the conclusion was very sudden. I remember George Mitchell set the final deadline and then a phone call from (US President) Bill Clinton to (Ulster Unionist leader) David Trimble sealed the deal.

EILEEN BELL (Alliance Party): “I suppose one of the m
ost striking memories I have is of some pretty senior republicans and loyalists queuing up for food that week and watching them engage each other in conversation. It may have only been only about the food, but it was remarkable to see former enemies engaging.”

MARTIN McGUINNESS (Sinn Fein): “After the agreement was forged… I ran into a republican ex-woman prisoner in my home city who had spent a long time in Armagh Jail and I asked her ‘What do you think?’

“Her response was ‘Martin, what do you think?’ and when I said I thought we had done the right thing, she said: ‘That’s all right for me’.

“I have to say it was bit scary and humbling that people were putting so much faith in our leadership.”

LIZ O’DONNELL (Irish Government – Progressive Democrats): “The people who made the greatest political sacrifices suffered most. I think history will be fairer to David Trimble.”