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Dublin City Council to Debate War

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday February 03, 2003 17:36author by Justin Moran - Sinn Feinauthor email maigh_nuad at yahoo dot com

Dublin City Council will tonight debate a motion put by the Sinn Féin Group condemning the proposed war on Iraq. Last week, Derry City Council approved a similar motion also put by the Sinn Féin Group there joining Galway in the number of cities opposed to war. I know of no protest planned for the outside.

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Sinn Fein to put Anti-War Motion to Dublin City Council.
author by Republicanpublication date Mon Feb 03, 2003 17:51author address author phone

Sinn Féin to put Anti-War Motion to Dublin City Council.

Sinn Féin has called for cross-party support to facilitate the debate of a motion the Sinn Féin Group intends putting to the Council tonight calling for a halt to the drive towards war on the Iraqi people.

Cllr Larry O’Toole said: “Last week Sinn Féin in Derry were successful in passing a motion condemning the war at City Council, joining Galway to become the second city in Ireland to come out against the war. That motion was passed with the support of the SDLP and we hope that tonight all parties can put aside their political differences and vote for peace.

“It is my hope that tonight Dublin will be added to the growing list of cities, including 57 American cities like Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco, that oppose the war. I have put down an emergency motion and I would ask for cross-party support to facilitate the debate of the motion and for this support to also extend to passing it in order to send a message that the people of Dublin are absolutely opposed to this war.

The motion reads:

‘That this Council supports the anti-war rally called for the 15th of February and calls for a stop to the drive towards war on the Iraqi people.’

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author by davy carlin - swppublication date Mon Feb 03, 2003 19:23author address author phone

Good to see. Hope it can be done in Belfast and else where.

John Hume and the Catholic bishops to strongly condemn US and British terrorism and violence
author by strongly condemn vahlensepublication date Tue Feb 04, 2003 01:02author address author phone

Yes the crowd of hypocrites who condemned 'violence' for 20 odd years are strangly quiet. Where is their condemnation of the USA? Their silence is deafening, I remmember when they used to come out every second day criticising the provos.

Be consistent Mr Trimble, condemn the Yanks
author by unionist watcherpublication date Tue Feb 04, 2003 01:07author address author phone

I suppose davey Trimble and Paisley and all the other characters will be consistent and call for British and yankee decommissioning of weapons?

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