News Archives for January, 2007
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate in the Assembly elections, Councillor Lynn Fleming has accused the PSNI Chief Constable High Orde of insulting those families who have suffered at the hands of Special Branch collusion with unionist death squads. Read full article
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin has stepped up the party's campaign for movement on plans for the future of the Brandywell Stadium Read full article
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidates Martina Anderson and Raymond McCartney have joined with the workers of the Inland Revenue at Foyle House to give their support to their campaign to stop the slippage of jobs from the North West region. Read full article
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Martina Anderson has challenged the decision of British direct rule Education Minister Maria Eagle to cap the number of full time under graduate places in Higher Education - the Maximum Student Number (MaSN). Read full article
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the news that statuary holidays for workers will be increased to six weeks over the next two years. Read full article
31 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has said that Irish reunification can benefit everyone across the island of Ireland. Read full article
31 January, 2007
Councillor Lynn Fleming and Assembly Candidate has called on every registered voter who will be unable to make it to the polling station in person on Wednesday 7th March to ensure that they secure their vote by applying for a proxy or postal vote before Valentines Day, Thursday 14th February. Read full article
31 January, 2007
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30 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Ard Fheis to decide policy on policing after historic consultation proces and policital leadership of the people Read full article
30 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Water Charges, Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has expressed concern that the full contents of the Report from the Assembly Programme for Government Committee on the Comprehensive Spending Review, Water Charges and Rates will not be made public. Read full article
30 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the fact that the pelican crossing at the junction of Stanley's Walk and Lone Moor Road is now operational. Read full article
30 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Director of Unionist engagement Martina Anderson has met with the leadership of the Methodist Church in Ireland today, Read full article
29 January, 2007
With the Irish Government having announced its intentions to spend some 1Billion Euro on North - South infrastructure over the period 2007 - 2013, Sinn Féin Regional Development spokesperson Raymond McCartney has insisted that every government department, North and South must unveil and specify projects and budgets. Read full article
26 January, 2007
The SDLP must be hoping that the nationalist community is suffering from memory loss if they expect their recent comments on policing, plastic bullets and collusion to be taken seriously Read full article
26 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement that both the British and Irish Government will each contribute equally to a grant of £14 million for the upgrading of The City of Derry Airport. Read full article
26 January, 2007
Sinn Féin General Secretary Mitchel McLaughlin MLA has described the Report published today by Bertha McDougall as 'disappointing' and 'unacceptable'. Read full article
25 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said that all Department of Education decisions should be rural proofed and that decisions must be taken in the 'best educational interests of the child' and that parental choice should not be undermined. Read full article
25 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the announcement of a consultation aimed at the introduction of a voluntary accreditation scheme for organisations and groups who work with children in various sectors such as the sports, community, church, arts and leisure. Read full article
25 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has expressed his disappointment that the High Court has determined that the name of the city was not changed when the council changed its name in 1984. Read full article
24 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson Martina Anderson has welcomed the news that nearly 41,000 people have been put back on the electoral register but added that it does not diminish serious concerns that thousands of people are still being disenfranchised. Read full article
24 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming today called on the Government to support the development of an all-Ireland campaign on suicide prevention. She was speaking in support of Aware's Nationwide Depression Awareness week, and following commitments received by party President Gerry Adams MP MLA from the British government about taking an all-Ireland approach to the problem. Read full article
24 January, 2007
Foyle Sinn Fein Assembly Member Raymond McCartney says that the announcement today by Regional Development Minister David Cairns that an additional £12 million will be provided in the Road Services overall structural maintenance budget of £65m for 2006/7, is to be welcomed but in reality only represents the re-instating the finances that were stripped from the road maintenance budget in this present financial year. Read full article
23 January, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness this afternoon held an urgent meeting with the British Secretary of State Peter Hain.
Speaking before the meeting Mr. mcGuinness said: "We met the British secretary of State to discuss with him the issues raised by the publication of the Ombudsman's report this morning. We wanted to establish what the British government is going to do in relation to the demands of bereaved families." Read full article
22 January, 2007
Chairperson of Derry Sinn Féin Cllr Paul Fleming stating that the consultation process on the Extraordinary Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in the city has begun. Read full article
22 January, 2007
Sinn Féin councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Elisha Mc Laughlin, has called all relevant agencies to get together and finally sort out the drainage problem at the field adjacent to Fergleen Park and the Galliagh Co - Op. Read full article
22 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Economy Spokesperson has said that the arguments about strengthening the all-Ireland approach across a range of areas including the economy, health, the environment, transport and infrastructure have already been won. Read full article
22 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly member Raymond McCartney has accused the SDLP leader Mark Durkan of 'insulting the intelligence of victims of collusion'. Mr McCartney, himself made his remarks after the SDLP leader claimed that the release of the Police Ombudsman report into the murder of Raymond McCord Junior would finally prove allegations of collusion where true. Mr Durkan however ignored the fact that for two decades when collusion was at its height the SDLP dismissed collusion as 'republican propaganda'. Read full article
19 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said that while the figures for homophobic, racist and sectarian attacks are on the decline we cannot afford to stop the campaign to eradicate these scourges from our society. Read full article
18 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has welcomed the decision by the Housing Executive to carry out a £500,000 revamp on homes in the Bogside and Creggan area. Read full article
18 January, 2007
Sinn Fein Spokesperson for Equality Martina Anderson has said that the vast majority of the young people in this city are a credit to it and should be congratulated and encouraged more. Read full article
17 January, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that affordable and social housing must be a priority for any incoming Executive and that dealing with the problem of vacant properties would have a significant impact in the provision of both affordable and social housing and in eradicating homelessness. Read full article
17 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson Martina Anderson said the needs of children and young people in Derry has to be looked at urgently as the fallout from the failure to address their needs is leading to problems right across the City. Read full article
17 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming said while there was a perception that housing waiting lists was an urban problem, the housing crisis was damaging to rural communities as well. Read full article
17 January, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the mature debate in the Transitional Assembly today on Social Disadvantage and Educational Attainment. Read full article
17 January, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that his party will be submitting a comprehensive response to the consultation on the Health and Social Services (Reform) Order 2007, which was announced today by direct-rule minister, Paul Goggins. Read full article
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