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We reprint below an appeal from those campaigning in support of a struggle by the Irish anarchists Noel and Marie Murray for conjugal rights.

In SP 124 we outlined the way in which Noel and Marie were railroaded into prison on dubious" • evidence for their supposed involvement in a bank raid in which a garda was killed.

The trial was held before the -Special Criminal Court where there is no jury and the sole evidence was a 'confession' which the anarchists claimed was secured under duress.

One of the campaigners acquitted during the trial Dear Friends, A group of concerned people in Ireland have decided to raise funds in support of a legal action which is being taken by a prisoner there.

Marie Murray is a prisoner serving a life sentence in Limerick prison in the south of Ireland. Through the Irish and Strasburg courts she is trying to win conjugal rights with her husband Noël Murray who is also serving a life sentence in the Curragh Military Prison.

At present they have only one hour visit every three or four months.

There are conjugal rights to a certain degree in South Ameri can and Scandinavian countries. If Marie Murray's legal case is successful it would change the existing situation for all prisoners in the staté.

The costs involved in taking a case of this; nature to has subsequently tumed his attention towards Noel and Marie's defence.

As we later reportad the appeals procedure has been exhausted to no avail. The comrades have decidad to focus attention on the inhuman treatment that they are suffering.

While our slogan remains "Free Noel and Marie Murray' we think that their current cam. paign can play a useful part in focussing attention on the plight of political prisoners both in Ireland and elsewhere and we urge readers of Socialist Press to help where they can.

Copies of SP 124 can be obtained from Socialist Press price 25p including postage.

Strasbourg are very substantial and will costs thousands of pounds (anything up to (£7,000). As it is impossible for any prisoner to obtain legal aid for a civil action to procure this type of money on their own, we have set up a committee and opened a bank account where money can be sent.

If you wish to support this legal action, more information can be obtained from the address below. If you could send information about-conjugal rights in your own country it: would help us in our case.

Crossed cheques to W. Gaj and R.D. Stenson, account no. 48034381, Bank of Ireland, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2: If you wish to sond informa tion and literature please send it only to R.D. Stenson, 15 St. Aiden Park Road, Fairview, Dublin 3.