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POSITIVE OUTCOME TO AIDAN HULME CAMPAIGN

The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association (IRPWA)welcome the latest development in the Aidan Hulme campaign whereby the Prison Governor in Portlaoise Gaol has agreed with the prisoners and Aidan that the OC and Adjutant will be allowed access to accompany Aidan when he is visited by a doctor or when visited by the Governor.

Today (15/10/08) such a visit took place and it is confirmed that gangrene is not present in Aidan’s foot rather the symptoms are a result of a severe infection for which Aidan is now being treated.

Staff from the hospital will now visit Aidan to clean the infected areas of his foot and renew dressings to prevent further spread of infection.

An assurance is also given that Aidan will have a consultant assessment before the end of the month and an agreed care plan is being implemented and developed. This will allow for a proper consultant led care management package.

This positive and jointly agreed approach to Aidan’s welfare will ensure early intervention in the event of deterioration and will allow for continuous monitoring of his condition.

The negative effects of the medication will also be closely monitored and with Aidan’s agreement can be reduced depending on his individual needs at any given time.

The IRPWA on behalf of the POW’s would like at this time to thank most sincerely the many people who moved to support Aidan in his time of need and to those who sent greetings.

We would like to extend this thanks to other republican organisations who pledged their support and advice to ensure that Aidan received immediate professional intervention.

Aidan is indeed most grateful for all the support he has received and extends his heartfelt appreciation to everyone involved.

Marion Price

IRPWA

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September/October Beir Bua

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Galway32CSM says "Artistic Licence Taken Too Far"

There is a difference between a controversial work of art and a work of art that needs controversy to promote it. True art provokes, mediocre art exploits. The recent inclusion in Galway’s Earwig Arts Festival of a piece employing a mural glorifying the sectarian murder gangs the UFF/UDA is a case in point of the latter. If particular artists or festivals wish to portray aspects of the Anglo Irish conflict at least let them do so with a degree of honesty and insight rather than use the suffering of others as a means solely to promote either the individual artist or the festival itself. Retrospective attempts at ‘explaining’ away the use of the mural by saying it is intended as an anti violence piece or, more bizarrely, a work opposing violence against women only serves to denigrate all those who actively campaign at the coal face of such issues. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement would urge all artists and festival organisers to honestly engage on the subject of the Anglo Irish conflict so that a true understanding of its origins, dynamics and politics can be gleaned by using their different perspectives. It is only by understanding the problem that we can hope to reach a final and just settlement.

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August/September Sovereign Nation

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August 9th Internment Protest

Tuam Martyrs Commemoration 2008

Liam Mellows 32CSM Galway would like to Thank all people who contributed in any way to the success of the Tuam Martyrs Commemoration 2008.

A special thanks to those who gave orations Francie Mackey and Brian McFadden Republican Network for Unity.

Internment Commemoration

Whilst The Occupation Remains, Resistance Will Remain

The revelations that the people of Derry City are to be petitioned in order to put pressure on Anti Agreement Republican Separatists to disband is disingenuous in the extreme and smacks not only of political opportunism but also no small measure of desperation.

It is clear that those behind this political stunt are using the understandable anger in the community at the murder of Emmet Sheils to further their own political objectives, namely an end to opposition to support for the RUC/PSNI and the British Administration in Stormont.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement will not be deflected from our political work by such ill conceived political posturing nor will any other Anti Agreement Republican groupings.

Those who have sought to ferment community tensions by deliberately and falsely attributing blame for the murder of Emmet Sheils will be exposed for what they are as will their cynical use of his death for their own narrow agenda. Republicans will not be intimidated from upholding the Republican position and the 32 County Sovereignty Movement are resolute in our intention to continue our work in Derry City and across the nation.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement are attracting disillusioned and disenfranchised Republicans right across Ireland and further a field as are other Republican organisations and the cynical manipulation of this tragic event illustrates how low Pro State Nationalists will go to undermine this growth, they will fail.

We note also the presence of the so called Deputy First Minister in Iraq. Just recently the same Minister greeted the US President to the Six Counties without a whimper of protest from him against the occupation and wholesale slaughter in that country. This reluctance to petition for protest against these blatant injustices is at least consistent with their equal reluctance to petition for protest against other high profile murders here because they do not afford him the same opportunity for cheap political kudos


The Irish Resistance Movement will not be forced to disband and anyone endeavouring to do so is not only naïve but is also acting in a dangerous manner. Attempts to foster a civil war mentality will also fail as all previous attempts have done.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement have this pledge to make to Republicans,
While the British Occupation remains so too will Irish Resistance to that Occupation

Galway 32CSM Commemoration

Tuam Martyrs Commemoration 2008

Liam Mellows 32CSM Galway, are pleased to announce a solidarity commemoration which will take place on Sunday 20th July 2008. Assemble at 1:30p.m. at the 1916 Monument on Bishop Street, Tuam, Co. Galway (Supervalu Car Park) and march to the Old Workhouse Monument in Dublin Road, Tuam, where six brave volunteers were executed by Free State Forces in April 1923. The six men executed, five from Galway and one from Mayo, were shot by a free state firing squad in the old workhouse in Tuam, Co. Galway on the 11th April 1923 towards the end of the civil war in Connaught.

32CSM Canvassing in Galway for NO Vote to the Lisbon Treaty

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement in Galway would like to thank the people of Galway for their support against the Lisbon Treaty. As a result of our engagement with them we would like to thank all those who expressed an interest in joining the 32CSM. Whilst canvassing the people of Galway today we are in no doubt that they will return a No Vote against the Lisbon Treaty.

Below are some pictures of todays 32CSM campaign against the Lisbon Treaty in Galway

32CSM in Eyre Square



32CSM and Free Palestine Movement in Shop Street Galway

32CSM Members Leaflet Eyre Square

32CSM Galway Vote NO to Lisbon

1. British Parliamentary and European Parliamentary activity in Ireland is not democratically accountable to the Irish people.

2. The Lisbon Referendum is being put to a section of the Irish people and is not a valid expression of Irish self determination. Ireland is a 32 County Sovereign Nation whose sovereignty is violated by a foreign power.

3. The rights supposedly 'defended' by Lisbon excludes the Irish people's right to self determination.

4. Lisbon seeks a common Foreign and Defence policy amongst EU members which will negate the British Governments spurious stance of 'having not selfish, strategic or economic reasons' to remain in Ireland.

5. Common EU positions in Defence, Economics and Taxation will inevitable mean control by the larger Military and Economic Members of the EU. Neutrality will be made redundant.

6. The terms of the Lisbon Treaty have already been democratically rejected.

Liam Mellows addressing the Dáil on 28 April 1922

Liam Mellows addressing the Dáil on the approach to the Irish Civil War on 28th April 1922
"There would no question of civil war here now were it not for the undermining of the Republic. The Republic has been deserted by those who state they still intend to work for a Republic. The Volunteers can have very little faith at this moment in the Government that assembles here, because all they can see in it is a chameleon Government. One moment, when they look at it, it is the green, white and orange of the Republic, and at another moment, when they look at it, it is the red, white and blue of the British Empire. We in the Army, who have taken this step, have been termed “mutineers,” “irregulars,” and so forth. We are not mutineers, because we have remained loyal to our trust. We are not mutineers except against the British Government in this country. We may be “irregular” in the sense that funds are not forthcoming to maintain us, but we were always like that and it is no disgrace to be called “irregulars” in that sense. We are not wild people."

Liam Mellows Cumann Constituted

At a meeting in Galway on the 25th of May 2008 the National Chairperson of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement Francie Mackey presided over the inaugural meeting of the Liam Mellows Cumann. Speaking of the event Mr. Mackey expressed his deep satisfaction and appreciation at Galway republicans for forming this new cumann as part of the 32CSM. A schedule of work was agreed and first item on that agenda was the upcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum to which the Liam Mellows cumann has set itself in opposition to. Details of our activities on this issue will be published here as they come to hand. Beir Bua.