Issue 082, Saoirse: Irish Freedom (February, 1994)

              irish freedom uimh.82 feabhra - february 1994 50p usa 75c 397,868 unemployed the official jobless figures in the 26 counties have risen to 297,1 00 while 1 00,768 are out of work in the six counties afterthe 26-county budget on january 26 it was revealed that more people were living in poverty today than 20 years ago hume/adams/reynolds input simply rhetoric british - unionist declaration the revelation by the ulster unionist party leader james molyneaux that he neutralised proposals from dublin during twice-weekly meetings with the british prime minister john major in the negotiations leading up to the major reynolds declaration of december 15 effectively identifies that document as a british-unionist one with nothing in it for nationalists in his interview with the scotsman minister is beholden to the ulster unionists to newspaper on january 3 1 molyneaux describes the extent that mr molyneaux indicates the london declaration as muddled tortuous and which didn't pose any threat to the union the announcement by british secretary sir _ 	 	 - patrick mayhew on february 3 that he is bringing this is not new molyneaux said as much forward plans fordevolutionandlocalgovemment immediately after the declaration was published powers during february will also be music to but he has now revealed how he had a power of molyneaux'sears it is clearer than evet that the veto over proposals from dublin in particular a ulster unionists deal with the british demand for a british/irish convention which would conservative government is holding fast there is have some power over a new stormont nothing in the declaration for nationalists or republicans you can take james molyneaux's the convention plan is believed to be word for it contained in the hume/adams document and the dublin proposal of june 1 993 which was leaked us visa to the irish press on november 1 9 last meanwhile the granting of a visa waiver to gerry adams to visit the usa is welcomed but unionist consent the conditions imposed are completely under this plan the british would agree to objectionable it must be asked what deal if any implement the recommendations of an all-ireland was done with the us consul in belfast behind convention in return provisional sinn fein would closed doors accept the principle of unionist consent , ie that 18 of the people of ireland could block the leaders of republican sinn fein are still wishes of the remaining 82 banned from the us after more than 20 years all points of view andall shades of opinion on ireland molyneaux claims to have removed this shouldbeallowedtobefreelyandfairlypresented plan from the final declaration and to have to the irish-american public and indeed to the reluctantly allowed instead the harmless reynolds american people in general . forum within the 26 counties this would mean that the second step the clarification the » » ¦ feir conclusion to reach that dynamic that gerry adams is looking for is the massive coverage given to gerry adams and • t . his associates over the past fortnight is aimed to non-existent t ,, . . , \ . .^ r i * strengthen their hands to have the declaration what we are left with then is what a former accepted by their movement in spite of the stormont ombudsman once prominent in gaa considerable opposition to it evident at ground circles identified immediately in the declaration level rhetoric for the nationalists substance for the similarly the granting ofa visa waiver to the unionists united states has to be to assist him to grind down the scotsman editorial on january 31 opposition to the declaration among irish concluded that the declaration's survival americans who have given significant supportto chances have clearly diminished if the prime the irish struggle for well over a century now publish hume-adams the ard-chomhairle of republican undisclosed paragraphs are very relevant he sinn fe in at its meeting on january says further that there is no substantial difference 15 called for the immediate between hume-adams and the london publication of the hume-adams declaration report so that the irish people may the irish people are entitled to know the assess its merits in an agreed full contents offlume-adams so that they can see statement issued after the meeting **» s stttjss £ the organisation said what isyno it is being urged in some quarters as i .^.^ document to ^ a alteniauvetothelx)ndoni>clarauonofdecernber britishdeclarationofintcnttole8veirelandand 15yetitstulrenimnslargelyundefined-aventable ^^ stands ed r hhcm sinn pig in a poke . realism demands fact not speculation as the basis for the current debate we have been treated to seiectiveexcerpts from itby gerry adams these have a republican flavour . - <„• ¦ t butseamusmallonofthesdlptellsusthatother came1 ^ "¦ mey ***™*& at «* g james molvneaux's veto pulls the rug from under the major-reynolds declaration • british crown forces intimidation at a republican funeral in derry - the london declaration aims to divide the nationalist people in the interests of british rule annual testimonial dinner and ceili friday april 15 west county hotel chapelizod co dublin kevin and maire mckearney - ulster frank grpdy - connacht gearoid o maolmhichil - leinster mick maccarthy - special honoree - elsie kerins o'connor tickets available from 41 arran quay dublin 1