Ógra shinn Féin activists travelled to Castlerea on Saturday 12th January to visit the Irish Republican Prisoners of War. Activists travelled from Counties Tyrone, Armagh, Down and Louth to make to journey to the county Roscommon jail. The visit was a part of a more concerted campaign by Ógra Shinn Fein to highlight the plight of IRA POWs who remain incarcerated despite an end being brought to the armed campaign.
Speaking on the Visit Councillor Johnny McGibbon said
“These men should have been released under the good Friday agreement however the inflexibility of the Dublin government has seen the men continue to be held. A number of motions in front of the Ógra Congress during next weekend will once again call for their immediate release. The men in Castlerea have said they are prepared to serve their time and have removed themselves from the negotiating table.
However for republicans the issue of republican POWs being held in jail is an issue of great concern and anger.”
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It is good to see OGRA is still very active in this campaigan. EC
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