Item 13 - Statement issued by the Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, the statement includes sections on the following subjects: 'The Taoiseach Éamon de Valera's statement [on the internment of a number of Sinn Fein members]', a black-out of newspaper coverage on Sinn Fein protest meetings, the alleged torture of I.R.A. suspects in Northern Ireland and searches carried out by British forces in Tyrone.

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UGA POL/POL28/1/13

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Statement issued by the Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, the statement includes sections on the following subjects: 'The Taoiseach Éamon de Valera's statement [on the internment of a number of Sinn Fein members]', a black-out of newspaper coverage on Sinn Fein protest meetings, the alleged torture of I.R.A. suspects in Northern Ireland and searches carried out by British forces in Tyrone.

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  • 27/07/1957

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Statement issued by the Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, the statement includes sections on the following subjects: 'The Taoiseach Éamon de Valera's statement [on the internment of a number of Sinn Féin members]', a black-out of newspaper coverage on Sinn Féin protest meetings, the alleged torture of I.R.A. suspects in Northern Ireland and searches carried out by British forces in Tyrone. In relation to Sinn Féin meetings the statement mentions that 'One of the biggest meetings of all was held in Longford - home town of Rory Brady [Ó Brádaigh], Sinn Féin T.D. for Longford-Westmeath.' The meeting was held to mark Ó Brádaigh's release from prison, however he was rearrested with 14 others and sent to the Curragh prison camp.

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      2116; 13

      POL28/13

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      27/06/2013
      29/07/2025

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