The Archive · 1934

Victories Over De Valera

Dublin, Mar. 21.

'The Irish Froe State Senate today rejected the Bill banning the' use of blue shirts to denote me bership of a political organization, the vote being 20 to eighteen.

The measure, which was spot sored by the Government under Mr. Eamon de Valera, was designed against the Blue Shirts, a body led by Gen. E, O'Dufty Previously, the Bill had gone through all its stages in the Dail High Court Decision Dublin, Mar, The Dublin High Court yesterday ruled that the military court formed by the Ministry of Interio> to try Gen. O'Duffy is incompetent hear the charges against the Blae rt chief.

This is a heavy blow to the istry of Interior and the realization of its plan to create a sort of extraordinary, court martial for the trial. of Gen. O'Duffy who charged with seditious activity and instigation to murder—Havas, {Sole Agents

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