Cabhair Mid-year Sustainer Appeal launched
The National Irish
Freedom Committee has launched its mid-year Cabhair Sustainer
Appeal for the benefit of the families and dependants of Irish
Republican political prisoners incarcerated in H.M. Maghaberry
Prison in Co Antrim in British occupied Ireland and in other
prisons throughout Ireland’s 32 counties
(Click here for details)
New Jersey’s Champions of Irish
Freedom Commemoration
The Fenian Graves Association will host a commemoration on
October 17. 2010 at 3.00 pm at Cryans Restaurant,
24 First Street,
South Orange,
NJ to celebrate and
honor the lives of John Cryan,
Mike Long, Peter Quinn, Bernie Mackle, Bart Dougherty
and
Peter and Ellen Farley, one
and all, unrepentant Champions of Irish Freedom.
More details will be posted in due course
Cabhair (Help) Fundraiser Benefit
On
Friday August 20th (later that day) a fundraiser will
be held at 9:00 pm at the LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSE, 457 West Main
Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, featuring Boston's Érín Óg
Buffet served:
Suggested donation $10.00
All proceeds to
benefit the families of Irish Republicans political prisoners
held in H.M. Maghaberry Jail and other dungeons in Ireland !
For More information;
Please call Joe at; 203 206 7199 Or email
irelandfirst04@gmail.com
For updates listen
to Radio Free Eireann WBAI 99.5 Fm Sat at 1pm
The 29th commemoration of the
1981 Hunger Strike
The NIFC will
participate in a commemoration hosted by the Freedom For All
Ireland Committee that will be held On Friday August 20th
at 10.00 am at BOBBY SANDS CIRCLE at the corner of Freeman St.
and Maple Ave Hartford, Connecticut.
The Commemoration
will include a selection of readings, along with statements from
current Irish political prisoners. A wreath will be laid in
dedication.
A reception will be
held at The Maples Bar- across the street immediately after the
memorial ceremony.
IPOW's
protest outside British Consulate in Manhattan
On Saturday, June 26,,
NIFC members and supporters will stage a protest in
support of Republican POWs in Maghaberry Jail, Co. Antrim,
outside the British Consulate in Manhattan. The group will
display posters protesting the treatment of Republican
prisoners by prison authorities in the north of Ireland and
will hand out leaflets to passersby.
The 15th Annual Michael Flannery Testimonial
Awards Dinner
The 15th Annual Michael Flannery Testimonial Awards Dinner
will be held on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM
at Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant, 121 West 45th
Street in New York City. This event organized by Cumann Na
Saoirse Náisiúnta, honors Irish Americans and others for
their contributions to the promotion of Irish history,
culture, traditional Irish Republican principles, human
rights and Irish freedom. The theme of this year’s dinner is
Countdown to 2016: the Centenary of the 1916 Easter
Rising.
Connolly's is conveniently located in the heart of Times
Square and is accessible by public transportation. This
event includes 3 hours of top shelf open bar with hot
appetizers followed by a buffet dinner with dessert, coffee
and tea. *** Traditional Irish music will be performed by
Mary Courtney and Bernadette Fee of Morningstar and Gerry
Enright. ***
2010 Annual Easter Commemoration
On
Sunday, April 4th at 9 A.M. the
annual Easter Commemoration will be held at the graveside of Joe Stynes
in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Stynes was a lifelong Republican and Tan War veteran. From his immigration to America in 1927 to his death in the year 1991, he remained committed to the All-Ireland Republic proclaimed during Easter Week, 1916. Joe was active in Clan Na Gael and later in Irish Northern Aid. Remaining true to Republican principles, he helped found CnSN, which he remained a trustee of until his death.
Remembering the Life and Work of John A. Costelloe
(1961
- 2008)
On Sunday, December 13th
at 3 PM, Cumann Na Saoirse Náısıúnta and the O'Donovan Rossa
Society will co-host an event to honor the life and work of our
late friend, John A. Costelloe, who passed away last December 18th. This event will be held at Rocky Sullivan’s,
34 Van Dyke Street,
Brooklyn, NY (718-246-8050).
John was a long-time and active
member of both organizations. In addition to his work in the
Irish Republican movement, John was a retired New York City
firefighter and an accomplished actor. He was a member of the
Screen Actors Guild and appeared in many movies and television
programs. As an actor, he was most well known for his role in
The Sopranos, in which he played Jim “Johnny Cakes”
Witowski. John also appeared in several productions with the
renowned La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in Manhattan.
