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Joint Oireachtas Good Friday Committee to UK Gov: Withdraw Legacy Bill
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane echoes call to scrap UK Gov plan to deny truth and justice The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Wish You Were Here
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, What a time to be in Ireland. Summer has arrived. We are three weeks into a mini heat wave. In Ireland, a...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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United States policy and the Good Friday Agreement
It was a Friday like no other. President Biden was speaking in Mayo and former President Clinton had just landed in Belfast to take part...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan condemns British "Legacy" Bill at Council of Europe
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan has roundly condemned the British Government’s so-called “Legacy” Bill during a debate in the Parliamentary...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Mary Lou McDonald calls on Irish government to take European case against British legacy bill
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD raised the British government's Legacy Bill with the Taoiseach...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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“As we enter a new phase of our cause, that of the endgame of partition” - MacManus at Bodenstown
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands-Northwest, Chris MacManus, has said we are in the endgame of partition, while addressing crowds gathered in...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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Remembering
A letter from Ireland a Chara, The past has been weighing heavy over the past week. Sinn Féin MP John Finucane spoke at an event on...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Brehon Law Society of New York releases Statement on Torture by British Government Security Forces
The Brehon Law Society of New York released a statement this week saluting the determination and tenacity of the Hooded Men and decrying...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Remarks by John Finucane MP at South Armagh commemoration
11 June 2023 A chairde, I want to begin by thanking you for the invitation to be with you here today and for the welcome, as we gather on...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 15, 20237 min read
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President of Ancient Order of Hibernians sends letter to British PM Sunak: Pull Legacy Legislation
The President of The Ancient Order of Hibernians, the largest and oldest Irish Catholic organization in America, delivered a letter today...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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Kelly pays tribute to Hooded Men for 'determined campaign' for truth and justice
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has paid tribute to the Hooded Men for their determined campaign for truth and justice. The North Belfast MLA...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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British government should listen to victims and survivors and scrap cruel legacy bill - Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has criticised the flawed British government’s Legacy Bill and said it should be scrapped. The North Belfast...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 13, 20231 min read
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Watch AOH emergency legacy justice appeal webinar
By its appointment of former Chief Justice Declan Morgan to head its new legacy commission, the British government is clearly signaling...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Watershed election underlines need to prepare for a new future
By Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearny It’s now three weeks since the council elections in the north of Ireland. This was...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 11, 20236 min read
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Hope & optimism on both sides of the aisle
A Letter from Washington a Chara, It’s five in the morning. I am wide awake and jet-lagged, both tired and awake. I travel a lot so I...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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Legacy Bill a travesty aimed at ending citizens’ rights to due process – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said tonight that the British government’s release of its amendments to its fundamentally flawed and cruel...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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"Strong support from Congressional leaders for restoration of the Executive." - Michelle O'Neill
First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill continued her series of meetings in Washington, DC today with senior congressional leaders and...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Stunning council election sees Sinn Féin become largest party
By Caolán McGinley The 2023 council elections saw Sinn Féin become the largest party in local government in the north for the first time...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 5, 20233 min read
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O’Neill to urge US administration to press British government to halt irresponsible political drift
First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill is travelling to Washington on Monday morning to meet with senior US officials and members of...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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The British Government - the root cause of the current crisis
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, It is summer in Ireland. It doesn’t last long so we have to make the most of it. Ireland is glorious in...

Greg O'Loughlin
Jun 3, 20233 min read
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