Burning of Long Kesh exhibition deemed Great Success

Coalisland Clonoe Ógra has recently held a successful exhibition weekend from Friday the 6th to Sunday the 8th of November.

The event which saw the launch of the new Coney Kilpatrick cumann, kicked off on Friday night with a presentation from former internees Joe Docherty and Joe Barnes.

The two men who are part of the Ceartais group, which deals with exposing Britain's misuse of CR gas, presented their information expertly and everyone in attendance could undeniably say it left a lasting impression.

Over 150 people attended the exhibition over the weekend, which highlighted not only the suffering of the Long Kesh prisoners but the widespread support that they received from the public. The event proved to be very successful and acted as a great first début for the new cumann.



Speaking on the weekend local Ógra activist Padraig Quinn had this to say:

“Coalisland Clonoe is an area full of young republicans eager to become more involved in the struggle for Irish unity, and Ógra gives them this opportunity. By launching the new cumann we have made our presence known in the community and so far we have been met with a lot of positive feedback. In the upcoming months we will be tackling issues that Ógra have justly made a priority, such as suicide prevention, drug awareness and promoting aspects of our Irish culture, such as music, language and sport. We look forward to making a continuous, lasting impression on the community and we would encourage anyone interested in getting more involved to contact their local cumann and join Ógra.”