North Antrim ÓSF Weekend '06
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Monday August 07, 2006 02:13
by Roisin - Ógra Shinn Féin
Determined Youth on a 'Giant Cause!'
If you think of North Antrim, or Indeed Ireland, then the first natural wonder that you think about is the Giant's Causeway. So where better to send a message of solidarity to the oppressed people of Lebanon from, than the stoney steps of the Giants Causeway. This was one of only a number of events held at in North Antrim this weekend.
North Antrim Ógra Shinn Féin organised a very successful, packed weekend of events recently (4-6 August).
Events at the weekend included an exhibition, DVD showing and lecture on the life of Roger Casement. The lecture on Roger Casement was delivered by Roger's great grand nephew Patrick Casement.
There was also a Roger Casement commemoration organised in Ballycastle on the Saturday and on Sunday morning before setting of Home, Billy Leonard, Coleraine Sinn Féin Councillor spoke about his extroardinary life journey from a unionist upbringing, RUC reserve to joining Sinn Féin.
The following is a photo report of the weekend.
Getting organised for the protest!
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On top of the Cause(way)
ÓSF engaging with visitors to the Giants Causeway!
Hundreds of Visitors witnessed the protest!
North Antrim ÓSF's Colm 'O Neill opens Casement Commemoration
Crowd listens intently!
More photos from Weekend!
Galway ÓSF activist Conor McGuinness delivers ÓSF statement!
Moyle Councillor and ÓSF activist Cara McShane receits Casement poem!
North Antrim RFB play 'The Lonely Banastrand'
Main oration was delivered by Sinn Féin's Joe Austin!
Joe urged people to challenge injustices in Lebanon!
Please stop it!
It's taking away from the sense of what you're writing!
You don't have to use them so much!
Okay?
The last pictures of the weekend!
North Antrim ÓSF name their cumann in memory of Roger Casement!
Patrick Casement delivered an entralling talk on life of Roger Casement!
Ógra activists engage on interesting lecture!
North Antrim ÓSF's Colm O'Neill presents Patrick with appreciative gift!
Beautiful North Antrim, setting for the ÓSF Weekend!
Oh! indeed, the Giant's Causeway isn't the only great wonder in this article surely?
Billy (The ex-RUC Man) Leonard joining/being accepted by Sinn Féin Nua has to surpass the Giant's Causeway itself in the wonderous stakes surely, no doubt a touch of the Roger (ex-British Foreign Service) Casement (he of 'Black Diaries' fame?) about him or is there? -what's he really doing in the party?
Did ye visit Bushmills as well? If ye did, well that can be added to the ever increasing great wonders' list (along with the Antrim team being sponsored by Bushmills).
Very scenic photos, indeed, although I have yet to meet anyone that is impressed with the Giant's Causeway, usually the only great wonder visitors have on arrival there is, why the hell did we travel all those fucking miles to see feck all!
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