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Remember the POWs this Christmas

category national | miscellaneous | opinion/analysis author Monday December 11, 2006 19:31author by Saoirse - Ógra Shinn Féinauthor email osfnational at yahoo dot ie Report this post to the editors

Barry McNally

It is all to easy to get wound up in the festive cheer and hype in the run up to Christmas and while I do no advocate going ‘cold turkey’ (excuse the Pun) on Christmas altogether I do ask everyone as you sit around your table this Christmas spare a thought for republican prisoners who spend yet another Christmas away from home and loved ones.
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In years gone by Christmas for republican POWs were a time of comradary, prisoners understood each other’s position. During the festive season candles would glow on windows throughout Ireland, in memory of the republican prisoners.

However 8 years on from the signing of the GFA agreement and over 10 years on from the IRA cessation the fact still remains that these men have to face Christmas in the bleak dark setting of a prison cell. The decision by the leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann in July 2005 in calling an end to that phase of the armed conflict removed and precondition for IRA POWS to be held incarcerated. History has shown that the end of any military campaign heralds the release of political hostages, why so is this not the case in Ireland.

The Dublin government, in particular have yet to fulfil its part in releasing IRA POWS in Portlaoise and Castlerea. Other prisoners who face Christmas behind bars are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, friends and comrades.

Ógra Shinn Fein have been campaigning, along with it other groups to ensure the men do not have to spend another Christmas away from home and loved ones.

This Christmas we will again highlight their plight by having protests and vigils in the west Tyrone area in the run up to Christmas to show our support to our republican comrades who face the dreadful task of facing Christmas away from home.

The onus is firmly on the London and Dublin Governments to ensure that these men are released so that they too can enjoy Christmas with friends and family.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   supporting Republican PoWs     cahermurphy    Mon Dec 11, 2006 21:59 
   What prisoners?     Pete B    Mon Dec 11, 2006 22:14 
   us support for the prisoners     cahermurphy    Mon Dec 11, 2006 22:20 
   Cabhair - Irish Republican Prisoners Dependants Fund     Saer    Mon Dec 11, 2006 22:33 
   30 years on the side of the Grand Canal !     Sharon .    Mon Dec 11, 2006 23:32 
   Has Aiden Hulme been repatriated?     Please    Tue Dec 12, 2006 00:51 
   re:aidan hulme     info    Tue Dec 12, 2006 04:21 
   free all republican prisoners     saoirsebhoy    Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:32 
   Wanted - Justice     Wanted - Justice    Tue Dec 12, 2006 17:26 
 10   Hear Hear     James    Tue Dec 12, 2006 18:54 
 11   RPAG pickets this month     KEERA    Tue Dec 12, 2006 19:40 
 12   Christmas cards     izzyn72@yahoo.co.uk    Tue Dec 19, 2006 23:00 
 13   Increase awareness of today's POWs     Jane    Thu Dec 04, 2008 16:27 
 14   Fund-Raising Events.     Sharon.    Sat Dec 06, 2008 00:16 
 15   NornIron solution in Afghan war?     Mac Kitson    Sun Dec 07, 2008 01:27 


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