Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Links between Scotland and Ireland stretch back many centuries Des Dalton Speaking at Republican Sinn Fein Féin's annual 1916 Commemoration in Glasgow on Easter Sunday, April 20, RSF Ard Chomhairle member, Des Dalton said:Eighty Seven years ago, a small but gallant band of men and women, including a contingent from Scotland, unfurled in Ireland the banner of national independence, freedom and democracy, in defiance of what was then the most powerful empire on the globe. From their Head Quarters in Dublin's GPO, the 'Provisional Government of the Irish Republic' led by P.H.Pearse, Tom Clarke, and James Connolly, issued a document which has come to serve as the cornerstone of Irish Republicanism, a document which inspired not only the Irish people, but freedom loving peoples throughout the world, to throw off the shackles of empire and take up the struggle of national liberation. 'The Proclamation of the Irish Republic' is a document which in the words of Tomas MacDonagh, springs from Ireland's vivid intellect, it lays out for us the democratic principles on which we base our struggle, The right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indeafisible. [Saoirse: Glasgow -- Links between Scotland and Ireland stretch back many centuries (original), Glasgow -- Links between Scotland and Ireland stretch back many centuries (permalink)] Comments: Google It! 3:41:08 PM

I Don't Get Angry Anymore Anthony McIntyre George Orwell was seldom short of something to say on most matters. His discourse would come to be incessantly plundered by a posterity hunting pearls of seemingly universal wisdom. When Gerry Kelly first introduced me to Orwell?s work in the cages of Long Kesh in 1978 I found a lifelong friend - George, not Gerry. Along with the intro came a recommendation that I should approach Orwell as a means to understand all political leaderships, which if not challenged and held to account will screw their rank and file. Since then I have constantly revisited writings like 1984 or Collected Essays for purposes of reflection. I have never felt disappointed. [The Blanket: I Don't Get Angry Anymore] Comments: Google It! 7:46:58 AM

Crunch week for process As we go to print on Wednesday night, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern are expected to issue a joint declaration on Thursday afternoon. This follows ongoing meetings between Sinn Féin and the two goverments and other pro-Agreement parties. [AP/RN: Crunch week for process] Comments: Google It! 7:40:29 AM

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