106. Ard Fheis of Sinn Féin held in Dublin

ON Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14 delegates and visitors of Republican Sinn Féin from all over Ireland and from England as well as members of the International Affairs Bureau from Austria, Germany, Italy and France and from the USA assembled in Dublin for the 106th Ard-Fheis of Sinn Féin.

The Ard-Fheis began with a seminar entitled Developing Sinn Féin through Technology, chaired by Fergal Moore. It was addressed by Dieter Blumenfeld of the International Affairs Bureau and by Brian Quinn of Wexford.

The new SAOIRSE website which is being created at present was given a preview and was well received. A new Republican Sinn Féin website is also in preparation.

The Ard-Fheis was address by representatives of CABHAIR, Irish Republican Prisoners Dependants Fund, Cumann na mBan and Na Fianna Éireann and all three organisation praised Republican Sinn Féin for its steadfastness during what was a very difficult year.

Plenary sessions took place on Saturday afternoon and throughout Sunday but the highlight of the Ard-Fheis was the address by President Des Dalton. The Ard-Fheis was one of the best attended in recent years.

An edited version of his address is available here . . .