     IRISH NEWS ROUND-UP
     Tuesday, 21 October, 1997
   
1.   Unionists resurrect gerrymandering
2.   Support for Sean Kinsella
3.   Sinn Fein in anti-water charges campaign
4.   Analysis:  Endgame for Roisin McAliskey?

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     U.S. ACTIVIST BULLETINS
     
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5.   IAUC annual convention
6.   Sinn Fein Washington DC Internship Openings
7.   N. California Events/Film Series at New College
8.   Midwestern regional INA meeting
9.   Pittsburgh IAUC meeting
10.  South Jersey INA Halloween social
11.  Lecture in New Jersey
12.  New York inquiry into Roisin's case
13.  Annual gatherings in Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh
14.  New INA unit in Brooklyn
15.  Sinn Fein speaker in Ohio 

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>>>> Unionists resurrect gerrymandering



Sinn Fein is preparing to go to court to stop a secret deal
hatched by unionists on Belfast City Council used on numerous
occasions to block the appointment of Sinn Fein councillors 
to outside bodies.

Sinn Fein is the joint largest party on the council, capturing
a record thirteen seats in the May councvil elections and helping
to elect the city's first ever nationalist mayor.  But unionists
have now admitted to a secret pact to disenfranchise Sinn Fein 
voters by the back door.

The deal struck between the Ulster Unionists (UUP), Democratic
Unionists (DUP) and the unionist Alliance party after last May's
council election is aimed at excluding Sinn Fein members from
representing the council on outside bodies.

"It is an unwelcome return to the politics of exclusion carried
on by the unionists over decades", said councillor Mick Conlon
who only last month was rejected as the Sinn Fein nominee for the
board of the prestigious Laganside.

Also during September's council meeting Sinn Fein councillors
were systematically kept off Belfast's Harbour Board, the Rent
Assessment Panel, the University of Ulster and Groundwork, a jobs
creation body.

Now the party has consulted a solicitor after a meeting on Friday
with the British minister with responsibility for local
government Lord Dubbs failed to get him to intervene to "reverse
this reactivated system of inequality". Dubbs refusedm saying he
wouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of the council.

At the meeting attended by all Belfast councillors Sinn Fein's
Alex Maskey raised the issue of discrimination against the party
and an ill-at-ease Dubbs replied that it was "an internal matter
for the council", before adding that, "any change in local
government will only come about the far side of the talks".

In a letter to Dubbsm Sinn Fein stated, "the unionist block vote,
UUP, DUP and Alliance, has been used to ensure that Sinn Fein
councillors are prevented from fulfilling one of the roles for
which the electors voted for them. Their attitudes still reflect
those of years of discriminatory, anti-nationalist rule in
Stormont. In the past countless court cases were needed before
unionists were prepared to accept that Sinn Fein councillors have
a right to participate in the working of the council itself".

And the leader of the Sinn Fein group on the councilm Tom Hartley
declared "unionists are opposed to equality and are unable to
come to terms with the political realities of Belfast City where
Sinn Fein has the largest first preference vote".

The party has also written to the outside bodies involved urging
them to deal with what is simply blatant discrimination.

The deal will almost certainly ensure a unionist mayor being
selected next year after the term of office of Alban Maginnis,
the first ever nationalist mayor, ends in May. It also guarantees
committee chairs for every party except Sinn Fein.

Meanwhile leader of the UUP council group Fred Cobain confirmed
the document was one of several brokered against Sinn Fein and
said he would make, "no apology for that".

While Mervyn Jones, Alliance group leader confirmed  his party
had been in discussion with the UUP and that Alliance was "not
prepared to support Sinn Fein at the present time".

"Unionists would do well to remember that previous attempts to
exclude Sinn Fein failed. They also need to understand that there
is no going back to the days of marginalisation and exclusion.
Unionists would serve the interests of the people of this city
better, including their own electorate, if they got on with the
business of running the Council along with Sinn Fein and the
other representatives in a democratic fashion", concluded
Hartley.


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>>>> Support for Sean Kinsella


A candle-lit procession through the streets of Clones, Co.
Monaghan, on Thursday night is the latest in a series of local
actions to highlight the plight of Portlaoise prisoner, Sean
Kinsella. Following almost 22 years of incarceration, Kinsella's
family and supporters argue that he should be released
immediately.

There was widespread surprise and considerable anger on 4 March
last, when Kinsella was re-arrested while cycling to his sister's
home in Redhills, County Cavan, where he had been helping to take
care of his aged and ill mother. Contrary to media reports
suggesting that he had been living the life of a fugitive, the
Clones man had in fact been living openly during the 12 months
since his return to Ireland in March 1996 after 21-years
imprisonment in England. At the time of his re-arrest, Kinsella
was in the process of establishing a social support service for
former prisoners in the border counties which would help them
re-integrate into society. It was widely felt that because of the
length of his imprisonment in British jails, the authorities here
would set aside the life sentence he had been serving in
Portlaoise prior to his escape along with 18 other prisoners in
1974. A sustained and virulent campaign by an Irish Times
journalist, however, is thought to have prompted the then Fine
Gael/Labour/Democratic Left coalition government to order his
re-arrest.

Support for Kinsella has come from all shades of political
opinion in his native community and a local support group has
been formed to mobilise pressure on the Fianna Fail/Progressive
Democrat government to set him free. Describing her brother's
continued incarceration as a great injustice, Pearl Mulvaney has
called on the government to demonstrate their compassion by
releasing Sean without delay.

Direct appeals to the Minister of Justice and Law Reform has been
unsuccessful so far, but the family and support group hope that a
massive letter-writing campaign on the issue will demonstrate the
extent of public concern on the issue. Details of this will be
distributed shortly.


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>>>> Sinn Fein in anti-water charges campaign

A packed public meeting at the Clonsilla Inn in West Dublin heard
local Sinn Fein representative Paul Donnelly pledge the party's
continuing support for the campaign against water charges.

Paul Donnelly told the meeting, organised by the Federation of
Anti Water Charges Campaigns, that only the prevoius week the
controller and auditor general disclosed that they were prepared
yet again to write off #1,141 of the #1,690 million that is owed
in unpaid taxes, therefore estimating that they will only collect
#549 million of taxes owed. "Compare that to the hounding of
ordinary, decent PAYE taxpayers who refused to pay taxes through
the backdoor. If the government can write off hundreds of
millions in back taxes, then they must also write of the arrears
of those who refused to be intimidated", he said.

Donnelly said Sinn Fein would continue to expose the double
standards regarding taxation and said that the issue would be
raised with the two local Fianna Fail TDs.


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>>>> Analysis:  Endgame for Roisin McAliskey?


By Lin Solomon


In the excitement over the renewed Peace Process the case of
Roisin McALiskey has been largely forgotten. The daughter of
former MP Bernadette McAliskey is still wanted by the Germans,
who say she took part in the IRA attack at Osnabruck barracks on
June 28th, 1996. The charge is attempted murder of over one
hundred British soldiers. The possible sentence - fourteen years
to life imprisonment.

Last Tuesday in London the long delayed estradition hearing
commenced only to be delayed yet again. Although Roisin had
agreed that proceedings could go ahead in her absence, stipendary
magistrate Nicholas Evans ruled that he would hear the procedural
evidence for the commital to extradite, but could not sign the
final papers unless she was physically brought into the court.
Roisin still resides at a secure mother and baby clinic in a
psychiatric hospital, and the doctors had informed the court that
she was still too ill to attend in person. Barristers were left
with the task of working out a mechanism whereby, in all
probability, the magistrate will travel to the hospital to
process the paperwork. Another farcical suggestion is that a
nurse from the hospital will appear at Bow Street as a "proxy".
Last May Roisin was granted bail, set at 193,000 lbs, after a
titanic battle in the High Court which saw Commissioner for the
Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Condon, called to account for
police opposition.

Although the frantic behind-the-scenes activity with the new
Labour government helped tip the balance in favour of bail, the
court will have to accede to the German request for extradition -
any attempt to raise up the material facts of the case has been
ruled out. This is an invidious and perplexing situation - the
proper place for evidence to be heard and evaluated is in court,
but the strict letter of the law on extradition denies McAliskey
that fundamental human right. In practice this will mean that
Roisin McAliskey can be transported to and imprisoned in Germany
for a probable two years until the case is heard.

International Commission

In an unusual and bold move, an Independent International
Commission chaired by former US Attorney General, Ramsey Clarke,
has taken up the case. Mr. Clarke is also a lawyer of
international renown. The commission's establishment demonstrates
that the McAliskey case is viewed in many quarters as mere local
matter. The team will seek to establish whether in their view a
prima facie case against Roisin McAliskey is sustainable, and
will travel to London, Ireland and Germany to hear witnesses and
assess the evidence.

The documentation includes the details of Roisin McAliskey's
whereabouts for the period in question. Papers only recently
disclosed by the Germans show that neither they or the RUC have,
in the fifteen months since the bombing at Osnabruck in June
1996, made any attempt to determine whether or not it was
possible that McAliskey could have been in Germany on the dates
specified.

Alibi Evidence Not to Be Heard by UK Courts

Prior to her arrest, and at the time of the attack, Roisin worked
for the Irish World organization based in Dungannon. Set up with
UK government funding, Irish World provides training places for
the long term unemployed. Roisin's job during June 1996 was to
check up and report back to head office on the trainees at their
places of work. Daily worksheets were kept. Affadavits confirming
Roisin's presence at work on crucial dates between the 14th and
28th of June 1996 have been taken from Irish World's managing
director, finance director, and other employees.

The main pillar of the German warrant of arrest is the evidence
of Manfred Schmidt, the landlord of a holiday home near
Osnabruck, which the IRA unit were alleged to have rented. The
warrant says that Schmidt identified one of the women called
'Beth', as Roisin .

In March, Manfred Schmidt retracted that evidence on German TV.
Recently translated German prosecution papers show that there
were three further witnesses, Mrs. Schmidt, her 13 year old
daughter and Mr. Beckermann, who saw 'Beth' before the attack.
Yet when police showed them photos of Roisin, they were positive
that she was not the same woman.

Mr. Schmidt is quite clear in his police interview that he saw
'Beth' on Wednesday, the 19th of June, at 6pm at the holiday
home. The affadavits from Roisin's employer show that she was at
work on the 19th of June, a Wednesday. It would have been
impossible for her to arrive at the holiday home by 6pm to be
seen by Manfred Schmidt, unless she took the 19th off. The travel
connections required simply do not fit the time available for
such a journey. The Schmidt police interview also states that on
the 17th or 18th of June, a Monday and Tuesday, he entered the
holiday cottage when 'Beth' was out, and looked at her passport,
which was lying on one of the beds. 'Beth' couldn't travel
without a passport, so she was clearly in the vicinity on those
dates, too. Mr. Beckerman also says he saw 'Beth' on one of those
dates. But Roisin's workplace records confirm that she was at
work.

Amusingly, the German documents reveal that Mrs. Schmidt noted
that 'Beth' was afraid of the chickens kept on the property.
Although it is unlikely that a chicken will be asked to
participate in any court room antics, Roisin McAliskey was raised
around these birds and has never displayed the slightest fear of
them.

Magical Fingeprints

The Ramsey Clarke commission will study the case of Irish actor
James Corry, arrested on a German warrant in Dublin. Corry was
freed when the Germans would not cough up the evidence, and it
was shown that he could prove he was elsewhere on the dates
cited. The question of reciprocity was also a factor, as Germany
has opted out that part of the Extradition Treaty which requires
it to extradite its own nationals. Corry's warrant, like that of
Roisin, said that his fingerprints had been found on an item at
the house in Germany. But as Corry was able to prove his fingers
were still attached to his body in Ireland on the dates
specified. He would have to be an exceptionally talented actor to
have been able to leave his fingerprints in Germany on those same
dates.

Despite repeated requests, the German authorities are still
unwilling to disclose the full fingerprint file to Roisin
McAliskey's lawyers. The logic of Corry's case applies to
McALiskey as well - if she was in Northern Ireland on the dates
in the warrant, how could she have left a fingerprint in Germany
?

Apart from the discredited identification and fingerprint
evidence, there is one more item said to link Roisin to the
Osnabruck attack. Mr. Schmidt's daughter says that the woman
'Beth' gave her a slip of paper upon which she had written an
address in Scotland. The Germans say the handwriting is
McAliskey's. However, the German forensic report which was
disclosed in May actually states that because the handwriting is
in block capitals it would be difficult to either rule anyone out
or in as its author. Further, the German authorities only
received a sample of Roisin 's handwriting from the RUC in
Northern Ireland eight weeks ago. It is difficult to see how
their expert report could gave come to any conclusion at all
without such a central theme.

Hall of Mirrors

Mystery and confusion surrounds the entire Osnabruck scenario.
The attack appeared to be bungled. The German documents reveal
that two of the 'barrack - buster' mortars contained sand instead
of explosive. Within days reports in the English press named
'Michael Dickson' as the IRA man who had led the attack. Why
would the Germans release the name and photograph of a man they
were in hot pursuit of ? The effect would lead him to scurry to a
place of safety. The documents show that 'Dickson' left an
unusual Hansel and Gretel paper trail in his wake, hiring
vehicles with his own passport, broadcasting his own name across
Germany and Ireland. The documents say he took a ferry from
Roscoff to Cork on the 30th of June two days after the attack -
but no ferries sailed that route on that date. The press reports,
citing only 'security' sources. declared that he was a well known
ex-British Army soldier from Glasgow , who joined the Wolfe Tone
Republican flute band, bragged and blagged his way round the
pubs, and loudly proclaimed his Republican credentials and active
service status. The most recent press report, citing 'reliable'
Republican and 'security' sources in Belfast, states that the IRA
recently killed 'Dickson' because he had bungled Osnabruck. This
is hardly the known common practice of the IRA. But careful
analysis of the timing and lack of checkable sourcing in these
reports suggests that the information ab0ut 'Dickson' has been
deliberately placed. The whereabouts of all those named on the
warrant are all well known. All those except 'Dickson', and we
are now to believe he is dead. The story does not display the
contours of truth.

The Theipval Connection

But why is it that Roisin McAliskey is in the frame at all? To
begin to answer that, we have to return to her original arrest.
Roisin was swept up in the rash of detentions which occurred
after the 7th of October IRA attack on Theipval Barracks in
Lisburn, where one soldier died and thirty-one were injured.
Unlike Osnabruck, this attack was no cock-up. Bombing the
headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland could not
have been more significant for both the Army and the RUC. Put
simply, the enemy had breached the citadel wall and swaggered
away. As the RUC press release of 8th October put it - "This
attack should be seen for what it was - the IRA's version fo the
unprovoked and undeclared attack on Pearl Harbor".

To carry it out demanded sophisticated intelligence and audacity.
The RUC have detained a well known ex-Republican prisoner from
West Belfast, who they believe is central. They also detained
Roisin and a number of other young women who they think met this
man in the course of socialising or work. Although they brought
forward no evidence to back it up, the RUC line was that the
women had supplied the broad intelligence necessary to carry out
the bombing. At no point in the questioning of the women was
Osnabruck ever raised. It was only after several days of
interrogation that extradition was mentioned. Roisin was then
told that unless she signed a statement admitting that she had
'directed acts of terrorism', she would find herself in Germany.
A day later, she was flown to London, and at the instigation of
the RUC, the extradition warrant winged its way from Germany. Her
interrogators had made a point of telling her that they would
find something for 'Bernie's' daughter.

Endgame

After Roisin is finally committed for extradition, the case will
land upon the desk of British Home Secretary Jack Straw. A full
dossier of the material and evidential facts of the case will be
presented to him. It is within his power to stop the proceedings
- or allow them to go forward. Ramsey Clarke's international
Commission will also report to the wider community. Other parties
who will receive the dossier denied an airing in the UK courts
include the German Justice Minister, Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig,
Irelan's Foreign Minister, Ray Burke, Irish Justice Minister,
John O'Donoghue, the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus, and
the European Union Civil Liberties Committee. Jack Straw may
decide that in the interests of justice, and with international
interest in the case swiftly swelling towards Birmingham Six
proportions, that he will stay proceedings, and Roisin will
finally go home. Many questions will remain unanswered. How is it
that huge public resources, now most certainly amounting to many
hundreds of thousands of pounds, were used so extravagantly when
the evidence to indict was so poor ? But whatever the uncertain
future, the reality for Roisin McAliskey is that for the past ten
months she has been caught at the centre of the Kafkaesque legal
web that is UK Extradition law, with her life indelibly marred by
a pregnancy spent in custody, and the birth of her daughter
Loinnir used as a bargaining chip for her freedom.


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     ACTIVIST BULLETINS
     
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>>>> IAUC annual convention

The annual convention of the Irish American Unity Conference is
being held the weekend of November 7-9 in the Clarion Hotel at
the San Francisco airport.

Speakers include: Caoimghin O'Caolain, Sinn Fein Councillor Mary
Nelis, Bloody Sunday author Don Mullan, Garvaghy Road residents
representative Breandan Mac Cionnaith, Lower Ormeau residents
representative Gerard Rice, and US Senator Tom Hayden.

Events start Friday evening, the 7th, with the presentation of
the famine poster. For information call Coleen Quinn at (415)
243-4018 or Nuala at (800) 947-4282.    


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>>>> Sinn Fein Washington DC Internship Openings


Sinn Fein is looking for interns for the Winter/Spring and Summer
semesters 1998.

Vacancies are available for one full time and one part time
intern during each semester.

Students should submit a letter describing why they are
interested in working with Sinn Fein, what attracted them to
study the political situation in Ireland and what types of
activities related to Irish issues they have participated in. 
Additionally students should submit a resume and brief writing
sample.  The writing sample does not have to be pecific for Sinn
Fein or about Ireland.  It may be a part of a research paper or
even an article published in the school newspaper.

Specific Intern Qualifications

*3rd or 4th year university students majoring in political
science, history, law, international relations, conflict analysis
and resolution or related areas.

*computer literacy; ability to use an assortment of software
packages and familiarity with internet research.

*strong writing skills.

*ability to function in a fast paced, hectic environment.

*ability to juggle multiple tasks and to work independently.

The duties include administrative duties such as answering the
phones and filing. However, specific substantive projects will be
assigned to the intern based on the interests and experience of
each individual and the current needs of the office.

Sinn Fein is committed to ensuring that each intern gains a
valuable educational experience. Autonomy and responsibility are
given to all individuals. The office staff is small and therefore
requires that everyone participate in the administration of the
office as well as specific projects. Mairead Keane is the Sinn
Fein Representative to the United States and Kieran Clifford is
the Director of the Washington office. Interns will work directly
under the supervision of Ms. Clifford.

Sinn Fein is committed to a culturally, ethnically and
religiously diverse work place.  We do not discriminate on any of
the above issues and welcome applicants from all communities.

There are no stipends available for interns.  Interviews and
preliminary screenings are required for all interns.

Interested parties are encouraged to forward their information or
requests for additional information to:


Sinn Fein
510 C Street NE
Washington D.C. 20002
Attn:  Padraigin Newell, Internship Program

Ph:	202-657-8883
Fax:	202-547-7889
sinnfein@erols.com


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>>>> N. California Events/Film Series at New College


New College of California 
Irish Studies Program
Monday Night Film Series

The New College Irish Studies Program is pleased to announce its Fall 1997
Monday Night Film Series.  All films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the New
College Theater, 777 Valencia Street (near 19th Street) in San Francisco.

We will present the West Coast Premier of T.L. Thousand's
documentary:

"Brutality & Peace in Paradise:  One Woman with a Camera - Three
Years in Search of the Truth in Northern Ireland"

"Brutality & Peace in Paradise" is the definitive history of the
conflict in Northern Ireland--a humanistic story of survival in
an urban warzone, punctuated with the raw energy of
"in-the-trenches" camera work.

Three years in the making, this brilliant film will be shown in three
parts:  Part 1, October 20th; Part 2, October 27th, and Part 3, November
3rd. 

On November 10th, at 7:30 p.m., we will show Irish Studies Program faculty
member Daniel Cassidy's Emmy-nominated "Rights & Wrongs - A Special on
Northern Ireland", and his award-winning documentary, "Uncensored Voices -
War or Peace in Ireland". 

"Uncensored Voices", the story of Jimmy Smyth and the H-Block 4, was
re-censored by PBS in 1996, when the network refused to air the
documentary after a critically acclaimed premiere showing on Public
Television KTEH/San Jose in December 1995.  PBS claimed the film "lacked
balance" because the British viewpoint was not portrayed in "Uncensored
Voices".  Cassidy replied to PBS that the British government was not
censored for 25 years. 

All films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the New College Theatre, 777
Valencia Street, San Francisco.  Donation:  $5.00

Schedule: 

October 20th:	Brutality & Peace in Paradise, Part 1
October 27th:	Brutality & Peace in Paradise, Part 2
November 3rd:	Brutality & Peace in Paradise, Part 3
November 10th:	Uncensored Voices and
                Rights & Wrongs:  A Special on Northern Ireland

Info:  (415) 241-1302 ext. 427


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>>>> Midwestern regional INA meeting

The St. Louis NORAID Unit will host the Fall Midwestern Regional 
Meeting on November 29, 1997 at the Embassy Suites, 901 N. First St., 
 St. Louis, MO, from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. The registration fee 
of $35.00 includes the meeting, afternoon workshops and discussions, 
and a celebratory Irish breakfast on Sunday, November 30. All paid up 
members of NORAID living in the Midwest are invited to this important 
meeting and celebration.

The room rate is $80.00 per night, which includes a happy hour each
evening and a complimentary breakfast each morning.  This rate is
based on a block of 30 rooms being reserved by October 29, so if there
is even a remote chance that you may be attending, please make your
reservation with Embassy Suites (1-800-367-2779) by October 29.  You
can cancel your reservation up until 6:00 P.M. Friday November 28,
1997.

The Embassy Suites is located in an entertainment district on the
riverfront of St. Louis about 2 blocks from the President Casino
riverboat. It is convenient to shopping centers, restaurants, and the
Arch. 

Workshops and talks are currently being organized and scheduled. Also,
on Sunday November 30, the Matt Morrison Defense Fund will host the
last Sunday Irish Breakfast at the White House Reception Center on
Gravois and Laclede Station Rd. There will be Irish entertainment and
a cash bar.  Transportation to this event from the hotel will be
provided. This final breakfast will be a celebration of the suspension
of Matt Morrison's deportation and will be free of charge.

Anyone needing transportation from the airport can e-mail Jennifer 
Furey at stlouisina@hotmail.com in advance, noting arrival flight, 
airline, and time of arrival.  Please write to this e-mail if you 
have any questions about the upcoming Regional.


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>>>> Pittsburgh IAUC meeting

The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Irish American Unity Conference
will hold its October meeting on Wednesday, October 22 at the
Harp & Fiddle.  The meeting begins at 6p.  For more information
contact Sarah at sarahm+@pitt.edu

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>>>> South Jersey INA Halloween social

The newly formed South Jersey Pinelands Irish Northern Aid
Committee will hold its' first fund-raising event on Thursday,
October 30th at 7:00 pm.  This "Halloween Social" will feature
music by well-known Irish Republican supporter "Irish" Billy
Briggs of TirNaNog fame and this year's grand-marshall of the
Trenton St. Patrick's Day Parade.

The event will be held at the Eagleswood Volunteer Firehouse,
Railroad Avenue West Creek,NJ.  Donation:  $5 in advance & $7 at
the door.

Other special guests planned are be 2 area Irish American authors
will recently published books on Ireland & her emigrants.

Organizer, Sean Kinnevy, will provide up to date info on the
Peace Talks. A pleasant, informative evening is promised for all.
Help Support Peace & Unity in Ireland.

For more info, contact Sean or Noirin at

609-294-2333 or celticdragon@msn.com

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>>>> Lecture in New Jersey


The Irish American Unity Conference, North Jersey Chapter will
sponsor a lecture on the "Coffin Ships" of the Great Irish
Hunger. Shillelagh Club, 648 Prospect Ave., West Orange, NJ on
Wed., Oct. 22nd, No admission charge. For information (201)
748-2111.

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>>>> New York inquiry into Roisin's case

Ramsey Clark's Report on the International Inquiry into the case
of Roisin McAliskey with guest speakers Ramsey Clark and Mary
Nelis will take place at Hunter College, West, Room 511,
Southwest corner of Lexington & 68th St., NYC at 7:30pm  on 
Friday, Oct. 24th

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>>>> Annual gatherings in Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh


Philadelphia INA will be holding it's 15th Annual Testimonial
Dinner at Keller's/Dugan's, 7900 Roosevelt Blvd. Cocktails start
at 7:00pm dinner at 8:00 on Friday, Oct. 24th, Tickets are
$50.00. Honorees will be Gerry Hoy, INA; Jim McPaul, INA; Maureen
Garvin, INA; Matt Regan, Clan na Gael; Mary Beth Cooney, Ladies
AOH. Music by Misty Isle. For reservations call (215) 535-1909,
(215) 742-4632 or (215) 482-9290.

Rhode Island INA Annual Banquet to be held at APWU Hall, 1192
Plainfield Street, Johnstown, RI at 6:30pm on Saturday, Oct.
25th. Music by the Moonshiners, hot buffet. Donation $20.00. For
tickets call Maureen at (401) 737-7390 or Mavis at (401)
353-1073.

Clan Na Gael will hold its Annual Dance at the Irish Center of
Pittsburgh, Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill at 8:00pm on Saturday,
Oct. 25th. A light buffet, beverages and set-ups are included.
Tickets are $15.00. For information call Jack Gavin (412)
961-0335.

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>>>> New INA unit in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is forming a new INA unit. There will be a planning
meeting at Kitty Kiernan's, 3rd Ave & 97th Street in Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn. For more information please call Vicki McFadyen at
(718) 680-2981.


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>>>> Sinn Fein speaker in Ohio 


Mairead Keane, Sinn Fein Representative to the United States,
will be speaking at the Law School Auditorium, Ohio State
University on October 31, 7:30 p.m.  The speaker event is
sponsored by the Diarmuid O'Neill Unit (INA), Columbus, Ohio, and
the event is Free.  For information or directions, please call
either David Fanning at (614) 488-3914 or Chris Ward at (614)
344-9651.  Information is also made available at the Unit web
site at http://www.netset.com/~brycum




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