The Weekly Digest from Sinn Féin: Annual Edentubber Martyrs Commemoration

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Annual Edentubber Martyrs Commemoration

On Monday 11th November 1957, five republicans were killed in an explosion which demolished a small cottage at the foot of Edentubber Mountain in County Louth.

The five were; Volunteers George Keegan, Paul Smith, Oliver Craven, Paddy Parle and republican Michael Watters. 

The men became known as the Edentubber Martyrs. 

At their funeral in St Patrick’s Cemetery, John Joe McGirl, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo/Leitrim, delivered the graveside oration stating:

„The tragedy which brought to a sudden end the lives of five great Irishmen is a tragedy of the Irish nation, the tragedy of an Ireland that is unfree and divided. These men came from the North and the South to join together to end the tragedy of our nation and our people.”

This year’s commemoration takes place on Sunday 14th November at 2.30pm. The keynote speaker will be Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD.

Fáilte roimh chách.

Sweetheart deals for investment funds but nothing for renters

Speaking in the Dáil this week Taoiseach again refused to answer straightforward questions from on cutting rents and banning rent increases. Meanwhile, his Ministers will host a roadshow to entice cuckoo funds to Ireland. Sweetheart deals for Investment funds. Blah blah blah for renters.

Watch Mary Lou McDonald challenging the Taoiseach here: https://fb.watch/9e61D1jPy0/

Eamon Ryan must explain the process used to appoint two friends to Climate Change Advisory Council

Pearse Doherty has this week called on Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan to come before the Dáil to explainthe process by which he appointed two of his friends to the Climate Change Advisory Council.

Watch Pearse here: https://fb.watch/9e6lAmc32v/

Sinn Féin plan for paid leave for parents who suffer miscarriage

Sinn Féin has brought forward a proposal to provide paid leave to parents who suffer a miscarriage in the North. 

This legislation will ensure that the North will be leading the way in this part of the world by introducing paid leave following a miscarriage.

Watch Michelle O’Neill here: https://fb.watch/9e6FzE7NqL/

Scrap VAT on energy bills

The North’s Finance Minister, Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy, has called on the British government to cut VAT on energy bills to immediately cut household costs by 5%.

He said ordinary, hard-working families are feeling the burden of the cost of living crisis and energy price hikes.

Watch Conor here: https://fb.watch/9e7DjFqHSn/

An Phoblacht Podcast – The Anguish of Gaza – Out now!

The latest An Phoblacht Podcast is out now – The Anguish of Gaza – an interview with former Gaza Health Minister, Dr Basem Naim.

Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774240/9502441-the-anguish-of-gaza-interview-with-basem-naim

Republican Resistance Calendar 2022

The 2022 Republican Resistance Calendar marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Derry and the Centenary of the Irish Civil War. In the tragic year 1922 the British government’s Partition of Ireland was consolidated with the formal establishment of the 'Free State’ in the 26 Counties and 'Northern Ireland’ in the Six Counties.

Republicans opposed this outworking of the Treaty signed in London the previous December which sharply divided the Dáil and the IRA. British pressure on the Free State led to the attack on the IRA in the Four Courts and the outbreak of the Civil War.

Fifty years later in 1972 the price of the disaster of Partition was paid on the streets of Derry as the occupying British Army murdered Irish civilians at a Civil Rights demonstration against internment without trial.

Purchase your 2022 Republican Resistance Calendar for just €6 here: 

https://www.sinnfeinbookshop.com/republican-resistance-calendar-2022-feilire-poblachtanach-2022/

Bulk rates available for areas contact: briandowling@sinnfein.ie or 00353 87 2301882