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Noraid Rebuff For
Flannery.
By PATRICK FARRELLY
York.
sidents also demanded from
quet, the biggest event in the
group that split from the
Flannery's call came af-
the floor of the.conference
Noraid calendar, which for
Provisionals in November
A CALL by the founder of ter he and a group of Noraid
that Noraid's publicity di-
the last seventeen years has
1986. When the new chair-
Irish Northern Aid, Michael
dissidents had challenged
rector Martin Galyin and
been held at the Astorian
man of Noraid, Paul Mur-
Flannery, for the member--
the present leadership of
chairman Paul_Murray be
Manor in Queens.
ray, asked the conference
ship to withdraw support
Noraid in newspaper adver-
removed fromtheir posi-
According to reports,
for an indication of support
from the present IRA and
tisements last week. Mem-
tions. The group'was asked
O'Connell went to the hotel
for Flannery's position, no-
Sinn Fein leadership, re-
bers.of Noraid who attended
to submit this request to the
and told the management
one raised their hand.
ceived no backing at a con-
the conference described
executive, but there was no
that the dinner was being
The conference was
ference of the U.S. Republi-
the atmosphere as "hot and
indication of support for the
cancelled and that Martin
called to discuss the adver-
can support group last
heavy."
demand.
Galvin had no authority to
tisement placed by 40 No-
weekend in Queens, New
A spokesman for the dis-
In addition, peace talks
book the venue on behalf of
raid dissidents in the ‘Irish
arranged between the dissi-
Noraid. A Noraid spokes-
Voice' and “Irish Echo' last
dent leaders and members of
man said that he was “abso-
week. The signatories ofthe
the Noraid executive, to
lutely definite" that the ban--
advert, about 20 of whom
take.place the night before
quet would go ahead as . were present at the confer-
the conference, were
usual.
ence, were asked to sign a
cancelled when the dissi
Flannery was asked at the
public declaration affirm-
dents failed to turn up.
conference of about 150
ing confidence in both the
In another development,
Noraid activists to confirm
Continued On Page 25
an attempt was made by the
remarks he had made to the
former president of Noraid
“Irish Voice' last week that
and leader of .the dissidents,
he hoped dissident Noraid
Pat O'Connell, to cancel the
members would support
ALLTHEORMATIONCOITAINED
organization's annual ban-
Republican Sinn Fein, a
EREINISUNOLASSIEIED
DATE03-17-2011 BY60322UC/LP/PLJ/JCF
744701176363
Flannery.
By PATRICK FARRELLY
York.
sidents also demanded from
quet, the biggest event in the
group that split from the
Flannery's call came af-
the floor of the.conference
Noraid calendar, which for
Provisionals in November
A CALL by the founder of ter he and a group of Noraid
that Noraid's publicity di-
the last seventeen years has
1986. When the new chair-
Irish Northern Aid, Michael
dissidents had challenged
rector Martin Galyin and
been held at the Astorian
man of Noraid, Paul Mur-
Flannery, for the member--
the present leadership of
chairman Paul_Murray be
Manor in Queens.
ray, asked the conference
ship to withdraw support
Noraid in newspaper adver-
removed fromtheir posi-
According to reports,
for an indication of support
from the present IRA and
tisements last week. Mem-
tions. The group'was asked
O'Connell went to the hotel
for Flannery's position, no-
Sinn Fein leadership, re-
bers.of Noraid who attended
to submit this request to the
and told the management
one raised their hand.
ceived no backing at a con-
the conference described
executive, but there was no
that the dinner was being
The conference was
ference of the U.S. Republi-
the atmosphere as "hot and
indication of support for the
cancelled and that Martin
called to discuss the adver-
can support group last
heavy."
demand.
Galvin had no authority to
tisement placed by 40 No-
weekend in Queens, New
A spokesman for the dis-
In addition, peace talks
book the venue on behalf of
raid dissidents in the ‘Irish
arranged between the dissi-
Noraid. A Noraid spokes-
Voice' and “Irish Echo' last
dent leaders and members of
man said that he was “abso-
week. The signatories ofthe
the Noraid executive, to
lutely definite" that the ban--
advert, about 20 of whom
take.place the night before
quet would go ahead as . were present at the confer-
the conference, were
usual.
ence, were asked to sign a
cancelled when the dissi
Flannery was asked at the
public declaration affirm-
dents failed to turn up.
conference of about 150
ing confidence in both the
In another development,
Noraid activists to confirm
Continued On Page 25
an attempt was made by the
remarks he had made to the
former president of Noraid
“Irish Voice' last week that
and leader of .the dissidents,
he hoped dissident Noraid
Pat O'Connell, to cancel the
members would support
ALLTHEORMATIONCOITAINED
organization's annual ban-
Republican Sinn Fein, a
EREINISUNOLASSIEIED
DATE03-17-2011 BY60322UC/LP/PLJ/JCF
744701176363