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Tommy Crossan For Political Status

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The word “candidate” has been blanked out from this Tommy Crossan board in Divis Street, west Belfast, perhaps because he urged voters to spoil their votes rather than actually voting for him or anyone else in 2001, or perhaps because although he was not standing in 2004 (for the European Parliament), he was still in need of support in Maghaberry, where he was serving time for conspiracy to murder.

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One Hundred Years Of Revolution

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The defining objective of the Sınn Féın movement was expressed by Arthur Griffith, editor of the newspaper United Irishman, in 1905: to form a Dublin government “endowed with the moral authority of the Irish nation”. In 1907 three recently created parties united to form Sınn Féın, Cumann Na nGaedheal (1900), the Dungannon Clubs (1905), and the National Council (1903). In 2004, the organisation was looking forward to its centenary.

South Link, Andersonstown, Belfast

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Vote Sınn Féın

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Both local elections and Westminster elections were held on June 7th 2001. The first three names are of local council areas and the vote is by preference (hence the “1”), ‘South Belfast’ is a Westminster seat. Sınn Féın took one seat in each of Balmoral and Laganbank.

Dromara Street, south Belfast

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Your Winning Team

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“Votáıl Adams” and the rest of the Sınn Féın’s team. Both Westminster and local elections were held on June 7th, 2001.

This is the first photographic election ad from Sınn Féın in the collection. Up to this point, there have only been painted boards.

Andersonstown Road, west Belfast

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Tommy Crossan For Political Status

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“Support the prisoner candidate” – former PIRA volunteer and CIRA leader Tommy Crossan stood from Maghaberry Prison as a RSF candidate for West Belfast in 2001 (Éıre Nua) and urged voters to “spoil your vote” – see the posters on the wall; also Bennie et al p. 59).

In 2014 he would be killed after his expulsion from CIRA – see RIP Vol Tommy Crossan.

Divis Street, west Belfast

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