Mary Kelly to receive Continuity IRA support group award in absentia

national | miscellaneous | news report Saturday January 25, 2003 22:12 by A. O'H.

The peace activist Mary Kelly said today on Wbai's radio free Eireann, New York, that she would not be able to attend the dinner dance of the Irish National Freedom Committee, the New York support group of Republican Sinn Fein. She is to receive the Michael Flannery award. The proceeds of the event, to be held in Queens on Jan.31 are to go to Continuity IRA prisoners, including Colm Murhphy convicted in connection with the Omagh bombing. Ms. Kelly said she is too busy with the Shannon anti-war camp to attend. The Continuity IRA is at war with Britain and has refused to call a ceasefire.