SF 1989 + NY office split · p.20
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1989 Noraid Belfast , Northern Ireland Tour August 5-14 , 1989
During the afternoon of August 5 , 1989 the tour proceeded utilizing two rental buses obtained in Dublin, ROI to Armagh and Dundalk ROI _
Dundalk he met with PSF local at the Ravensdale House Carrickcarnon County Dundalk ROI telephone number 71-30571828 Source was of the opinion that the owners of this establishment were pro-PIRA and had advance notice of the tour' s arrivalin ,
The tour remained in the South Armagh area until August 7 , 1989 when it traveled to Newry , Northern Ireland (NI) checkpoint traveling through Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was heard to abuse the RUC and some members of the tour taunted the British soldiers who were also stationed at the checkpoint Source reported that the RUC officer who boarded the tour buses was extremely polite and requested the tour participants not to photograph any British military installations or RUC installations Source reported that this request was verbally assaulted and subsequently ignored by the tour participants _
The tour then continued from Newry returning to South Armagh _ ROI and Crossmaglen NI where half of the participants were dropped off at 0 'Donalds Bar in Crossmaglen Source noted that PSE read the names of the individuals dropped off at Crossmaglen where they were housed with local PIRA/ PSE supporters as was done throughout the tour
On August 8 , 1989 the tour regrouped and traveled to Monaghan ROI where it was met by PSF counsellor first name unknown FMU ) at a local hotel (unidentified) At this location the tour was met by PIRA leaders Joseph Cahill _ All 0 these individuals with the exception commented that PSE was not a Catholic organization" and Ehat "many loyalists voted for PSE" He further commented that many of the younger Irish individuals were ex tremely against the Fianna Fail political party.
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During the afternoon of August 5 , 1989 the tour proceeded utilizing two rental buses obtained in Dublin, ROI to Armagh and Dundalk ROI _
Dundalk he met with PSF local at the Ravensdale House Carrickcarnon County Dundalk ROI telephone number 71-30571828 Source was of the opinion that the owners of this establishment were pro-PIRA and had advance notice of the tour' s arrivalin ,
The tour remained in the South Armagh area until August 7 , 1989 when it traveled to Newry , Northern Ireland (NI) checkpoint traveling through Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was heard to abuse the RUC and some members of the tour taunted the British soldiers who were also stationed at the checkpoint Source reported that the RUC officer who boarded the tour buses was extremely polite and requested the tour participants not to photograph any British military installations or RUC installations Source reported that this request was verbally assaulted and subsequently ignored by the tour participants _
The tour then continued from Newry returning to South Armagh _ ROI and Crossmaglen NI where half of the participants were dropped off at 0 'Donalds Bar in Crossmaglen Source noted that PSE read the names of the individuals dropped off at Crossmaglen where they were housed with local PIRA/ PSE supporters as was done throughout the tour
On August 8 , 1989 the tour regrouped and traveled to Monaghan ROI where it was met by PSF counsellor first name unknown FMU ) at a local hotel (unidentified) At this location the tour was met by PIRA leaders Joseph Cahill _ All 0 these individuals with the exception commented that PSE was not a Catholic organization" and Ehat "many loyalists voted for PSE" He further commented that many of the younger Irish individuals were ex tremely against the Fianna Fail political party.
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