Tyrone Hunger Strike Commemoration Weekend '09

National Hungerstrike Youth Weekend Tir Éoghain 2009 Bígí Linn!

The National Hungerstrike Youth Weekend 2009 is taking place in Tyrone from the 14 16 August. The weekend of events is being organised to coincide with the National Hungerstrike March, and will also fall on the actual 100th Anniversary of Na Fianna Éireann, Sunday 16th August.

The main themes of the weekend will be the 1981 Hungerstrike, and A Century of Youth in Struggle, with public talks, a republican tour, Na Fianna Éireann dinner dance, mural and plaque unveiling, rebel night, and the National Hungerstrike march helping bring people together and educate them on both.

The weekend is expected to be Ógra Shinn Féins biggest event of the year, with the republican youth movement and international guests turning out in numbers to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Na Fianna Éireann on Sunday the 16th August. They will unveil a plaque to the first national republican youth organisation, and then form up in a large Na Fianna contingent in the Hungerstrike march.

Encouraging maximum attendance, Chairperson of the Tyrone Hungerstrike Youth Committee, Kerry McColgan said,

The weekend will be an excellent opportunity for young republicans and our international comrades to come together in remembering Na Fianna and the Hungerstrikers. The many events throughout the weekend will be spread across Tyrone, and will be open to the public to ensure the maximum number of people are educated on these significant themes.

We are very proud of Martin Hurson and all the other Hungerstrikers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for Irish Freedom. We have put together a clár which we hope can honour their bravery and keep their memory alive, and we ask that you join with us in ensuring that the legacy of the Hungerstrikers and Na Fianna continues to burn strong in Irish youth today. Bígí Linn!

Clár

Friday 14th August

5pm: Delegates arrive and registration in Omagh Sinn Féin Office

6pm: Failte and introduction in Omagh Sinn Féin Office

6.30pm: Dinner

8pm: The Dermot Crowley Memorial Lecture The 1981 Hunger Strike Talk and DVD Showing in Omagh Strule Arts Centre

10.30pm: Irish Night with Poitín in the INF Omagh


Saturday 15th August

8am: Breakfast

9am: Republican Tour of Tyrone

1pm: Lunch in Strabane

2pm: A century of youth in struggle public talk and DVD showing in Strabane Library

7.30pm: Na Fianna Éireann 100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in Quinns Corner with music by The Spirit of Freedom


Sunday 16th August

10am: Breakfast

12pm: Unveiling plaque to Na Fianna in Carrickmore

1.00pm: Sunday Lunch

3.30pm: Assemble for National Hunger Strike March in Galbally

The weekend will cost £40/45E which covers Na Fianna Dinner Dance, all meals, accommodation, republican tour, and entrance to rebel night.

The weekend fee will need to be paid no later than Friday 31st July.

If you are interested in attending or would like more information please contact osfnational@yahoo.ie, or 07885569940.

www.osf.ie

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• Ógra Shinn Féin
• Bobby Sands
• Martin Hurson
• Tyrone
• Ireland
• Sinn Féin
• IRA
• Hunger Strike
• 1981
• Tir
• Éoghain
• Omagh
• Strabane
• Dungannon
• Galbally
• Cappagh

[phoenix1916]

@MrMichaelCavlan No now temper son, ur moving ur argument from the great CONTOs, 26 years at war and ONE fatality, what freedom fighters u support, all the time them calling the people that died on our streets sell outs, there are none so blind as those that cannot see, fight ur fight from ur PC yankie lol!!!

[MrMichaelCavlan]

@phoenix1916

But it gets better than that. McGuinness is seen mugging it with Henry Kissinger. Of war crimes against the Vietnamese and other oppressed people by US foreign policy. Pictures are there with him mugging it with Kissinger.

What great glorious "socialist" leaders they are. James Connolly would be ashamed of them and deny them. As any real Republican would. I originally bought their line of shit. I thought "OK, trust the leadership."

Not no more.

So fuck off son and get a clue

[MrMichaelCavlan]

@phoenix1916

Oh, I will be happy to keep this in the United States.

Your great, glorious Provo "socialist" leaders (Adams and McGuinness) had a certain US Congressman helping them. His name is Congressman Peter King from New Jersey. He is a rabid, right wing, racist (American) Republican. Who is now here in the US trying to pass anti-Muslim laws because of their "terrorism"

[phoenix1916]

@MrMichaelCavlan I gave the steak knife comment the credit it deserved and ignored it...wasnt it a Brit propoganda leak??? LOL the Contos as u call them were around since 1986 u clown calling the provos sell outs while they were dying on the streets of Ulster fool...at least know ur history it was after this loughgal happened...christ keep to affairs of the USA!!

[MrMichaelCavlan]

@phoenix1916 Do I really have to do this? Tiocfaidh Ar La is pronounced CHUCKY Our Law

As for the gangster comment, isn't that always the official Brit position. The IRA are gangsters, Godfathers etc? Seems your Brit masters taught you well. Oh and the dissidents were not even around at the time of his death

As for my cousin and his death, well you obviously (or not) missed the subtle comment of McGuinness using a STEAK KNIFE

Get a clue son

[phoenix1916]

@MrMichaelCavlan Again the word is Tiocfaidh ok yank, gaining my ass, take a look at the real republican vote for Sinn fein and therein lies the support, as i said u support a group of gangsters who said delcan sold out in 1986 when the provos were bleeding on our streets!!

[MrMichaelCavlan]

@phoenix1916

When I visted my cousin, Brian Arthurs who was OC of H-5, each and every screw we met were greeted with chucky. Oh and some of us suspect that the lads at Loughall had a STEAK KNIFE placed in their backs. Martin McGuinness has a steak knife eating at Stormont. Oh and wearing a Chucky Armani suit.

Wise up son. You know that the Republican community is divided over this. The dissidents are gaining strength.

Some of us feel that the GFA was counterinsurgency at it's best

[phoenix1916]

@MrMichaelCavlan Obviously you are as i have never seen the word "chucky" before usless its ur nick name...Tiocfaidh ar la...i know many people from Cappagh, i know blanket men, strikers, lifers in POW camps all supporting peace!! where is the Contos war mate, they were calling people like Delcan traitors in 1986 when the provos were spilling blood, some heros u support!!

[MrMichaelCavlan]

@phoenix1916

and now Marcella is a dissident.

Up The Contos!

As an aside, my cousin was Declan Arthurs, one of the Loughall Martyrs.

Chucky Ar La

From America

[phoenix1916]

Its called a song for marcella!!! Written in Long kesh!