Moore St belongs to the people

The importance of the Moore Street 1916 Battlefield site was best summed up by Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins who said: “This area belongs to no one individual, group or party. It belongs to the people”.

If you want to protect this hugely important part of our revolutionary history with its many exceptional links to the dramatic events in Dublin at Easter 1916 then support the Urgent Public Meeting being held by the Moore Street Preservation Trust in Liberty Hall, Dublin on the 23 February. Belfast film maker Seán Murray will produce a short documentary with Oscar nominated actor Stephen Rea to be launched in the Urgent Public Meeting.

Prison Books

News that some books have been banned by the Prison Service in the North comes as no surprise. The books are Joe Cahill A life in the IRA. Joe would be amused. Dessie; The life and Legacy of Volunteer Dessie Grew, and No Greater Love. The Memoirs of Seamus Kearney.

The banning of these books is stupid. No accident that they are written by or about republicans. Former prisoner and hungerstriker Pat Sheehan MLA has written to the prison authorities seeking the unbanning of these titles. Good man Pat.

 Donegal Peoples Assembly - Have your Say

On Tuesday 13 February Have Your Say in the exciting discussion on the future of Ireland. The Donegal Peoples Assembly will take place at 7pm in the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey.

Opening remarks will be by Pearse Doherty TD and the independent chairperson is Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh, the former CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta and a former Director of Services with Donegal County Council. There will be a panel of well known Donegal people.