News Archives for February, 2007
28 February, 2007
"We have carefully interlinked our growth in political strength to promote the all-Ireland agenda and to bring our political opponents onto that ground. In this regard our greatest influence has been on other Nationalist parties. Before 2001 the all-Ireland agenda was nowhere to be seen in their electoral literature or policy documents. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly election candidate Lynn Fleming has warned people who 'top up' their mobile phones using Debit or Credit Cards to check their bank accounts as fraudsters may have been 'copying' information, which has been used to withdraw money from current accounts. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Martina Anderson has said that the 'Carrier Bag Initiative; announced today is a missed opportunity and called for the introduction of a plastic bag levy similar to the one in use in the 26 Counties. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has said that today's announcement that the Assembly would have the power to scrap the proposed Water Tax has vindicated the Sinn Féin argument against the charges and should now spur on all of the parties to share power and ensure that the Assembly works for the benefit of all of the people. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has called on BT to give priority to customers who are pensioners when phone lines are down and to the review the cost of call out charges for faulty phone lines. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said that many classroom assistants feel that if there is no change in their status that they will continue to be undervalued in what is an often demanding and responsible job. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Waterside councillor Lynn Fleming speaking in advance of a study by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to examine how our lives are affected by race, gender and age Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said that a growing number of people are seeking help with their debt problems and this highlights the worrying extent of personal debt.
Ms Anderson also said and that the added expenditure of imposed water charges and increased domestic rates will only add to that burden. Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has warned elderly and vulnerable people living on their own not to allow strangers into their home after man attempted to get into a home of an 86 year old pensioners home in Ballymagroarty. Read full article
28 February, 2007
This weekends Ard Fheis will be shown live on RTE1 Read full article
28 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Waterside councillor Lynn Fleming speaking following the launch of the Sinn Féin 'Delivering for Rural Ireland' Manifesto Read full article
27 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Raymond McCartney has welcomed a meeting between Derry City Football Club and Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún Read full article
27 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said she is greatly concerned about the latest figures released by the charity Childline that children as young as five years of age had contacted the organisation about mental health problems Read full article
27 February, 2007
Speaking this morning from Derry's Altnagelvin hospital, Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Waterside Councillor, Lynn Fleming has urged local health chiefs to prioritise the health needs of the region and to ensure that Altnagelvin builds upon existing services of healthcare delivery. Read full article
27 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said that the people who burnt the car on Fahan Street were only terrorising their own community. Read full article
27 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page said that the latest figures released by the London School of Economics and Institute of Psychiatry on a study of Dementia shows there needs to be a radical rethink on both helping those with the illness and providing the correct financial support for care that is needed Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin election candidate Martina Anderson speaking at the launch of the North West Charter. Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has called for better facilities for mothers who wish to breast feed their babies in public places and remove any stigma attached. Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has welcomed the latest move by Ofcom to ban unhealthy food and drink adverts aimed at young people from April of this year ahead of a total ban in 2008 Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for Creggan Kevin Campbell has welcomed and praised an initiative being undertaken by the NI Housing Executive in the area .The NIHE are currently engaged in a ground maintenance scheme in the Creggan and Cllr Campbell has called upon NIE to complement this work by re painting sub stations in the area Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell Patricia Logue has congratulated Derry City Council cleansing department for a clean up operation carried out in the Bogside and has called for the owners of multiple occupancy buildings to provide proper refuge facilities for their tenants. Read full article
26 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for Creggan Kevin Campbell has called on those responsible for dumping rubbish and other materials on the Glassagh road and Creevagh area to desist from this anti community behaviour Read full article
25 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson -speaking after attending the NICVA consultation event regarding an Anti Poverty Strategy held at Clooney Hall in Derry Read full article
25 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson speaking after meeting with a number of community and voluntary sector groups whose existence is under threat due to new guidelines on Neighbourhood Renewal funding which will come into operation in April 2007. Read full article
25 February, 2007
Raymond McCartney MLA undertook a day-long series of engagements and visits within Galliagh and the Greater Shantallow area. Speaking after these engagements, Mr. McCartney said that he was very encouraged by the work being carried out by Galliagh Development Trust Read full article
25 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly election candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has called for a rebalance of the current structure of child benefit to increase payments for larger families. Read full article
24 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has expressed deep concern at proposals which are suggesting Community amenities under council ownership be passed to community organisations to sustain themselves or even worse,be demolished. Read full article
23 February, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will be visiting Derry on Tuesday 27th February Read full article
23 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly election candidate Martina Anderson believes additional resources must be made available to fund more imaginative initiatives for young people. Ms Anderson made her comments after the findings of a survey entitled 'Young people's views on youth-friendly facilities in east Cork' were published earlier this month. Read full article
22 February, 2007
Monday 26th February 2007
Time 9.15 am
Venue -Sinn Féin Party Headquarters & Foyle Constituency Service Ráth Mór Business Park , Bligh's Lane, Derry Read full article
22 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has called for statutory departments to commit themselves seriously to investing in the Creggan area in a joint up approach with the community and voluntary sector and residents of the estate Read full article
22 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly election candidate and councillor Lynn Fleming said that Water Charges will hit rural communities, particularly farmers hard . Read full article
22 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond Mc Cartney has called on all the people of Galliagh to do all in their power to ensure that attacks on the Fire Service are stopped and that they are allowed to do their jobs with out fear and go about the business of making our community safer. Read full article
22 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said in the absence of a finalised plan for the future of Brooke Park that the green space available there must be fully utilised to its full potential in the interim period Read full article
21 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Election Candidate Lynn Fleming believes that the creation of a Rural Affairs Task Force needs to be an urgent priority of the Assembly so as to counteract what she describes as the relentless onslaught by the NIO against the fabric that sustains our rural communities Read full article
21 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called for better provision for residents parking in parts of the city .This follows complaints from residents of Abercorn Road and the surrounding area who are facing ongoing problems with parking issues outside their homes Read full article
21 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that there needs to be an urgent review of facilities available for visiting tourists in the Waterside area of Derry .A plan of action needs to be put in place to ensure the Waterside gets its fair share of that trade. Read full article
21 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said that if ILEX is to maximise the potential of the Fort George, Ebrington and Rosemount Barracks sites then they must ensure that potential development schemes are evaluated not only on the overall financial viability of the proposal but also on the 'community benefit' that accrues through the construction phase of the project. Read full article
20 February, 2007
Commenting on remarks made by the Chairperson of the Policing Board Des Rea regarding dealing with the past, Sinn Féin Foyle Representative Raymond McCartney, who is attending a Policing Conference in the Waterfront Hall, Read full article
20 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has said the relegation of Shelbourne by the FAI should focus minds on the need to get the future of the Brandywell Stadium resolved. Read full article
20 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has welcomed the commencement of work to remove the Rosemount Watch Tower Read full article
20 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly election candidate Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that the marketing industry must be held accountable for the impact of its marketing campaigns after a BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat and 1xtra's TXU survey that asked 25,000 people, mostly aged 17 to 34, how they felt about their bodies showed that mass marketing was having a damaging impact on the health of young women.
Cllr Fleming also called for more resources and services support young women Read full article
20 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called for a major road resurfacing programme in the greater Rosemount area after complaints from local residents Read full article
20 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney speaking after the party held a protest at Strand Road PSNI Station over collusion Read full article
19 February, 2007
Tomorrow a Sinn Féin delegation including Policing spokesperson Gerry Kelly and Raymond McCartney will attend the conference on Policing in the Waterfront Hall organised by the Policing Board. The delegation will also attend the Hilton Hotel conference on collusion which has been timed to coincide with this Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has said that only a locally accountable Executive will deliver of local manufacturers and indigenous businesses. Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly election candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has welcomed the long-overdue introduction of free travel for elderly people on an all-Ireland basis Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has welcomed a new pilot health scheme to allow patients better access to alternative and complementary therapies at the Shantallow Health Centre in Derry .The scheme will be run by Get Well UK, a not-for-profit organisation which promotes greater access to complementary and alternative medicine. Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming said that there is clear need for a third Road Bridge in Derry to ease traffic gridlock as peak times of the day. The Bridge also needs to be incorporated into a major new ring road around the city linking up with the Skeoge development and Donegal. Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin assembly candidate Martina Anderson speaking after meeting with "The friends of the Stardust" a group who are lobbying to save the Stardust (St Eugene's Parish Hall) from closure Read full article
19 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned those involved in the second vandalism attack on the new pelican crossing at the junction of Stanley's Walk and Lone Moor Road Read full article
16 February, 2007
Sinn Féin's Assembly candidate, Lynn Fleming has said that legislation in place that provides a lesser standard of protection for children and young people against assault than for adults is clearly in violation of equality and human rights law. Read full article
16 February, 2007
Sinn Fein Assembly Candidate Martina Anderson has welcomed the recent report by The European Parliament exposing the illegal practice of transferring detainees through European airports to secret prisons and interrogation centres in various countries around the world. Read full article
16 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Election Candidate, Martina Anderson and her Donegal counterpart Councillor Padraig MacLochlainn have called for support for an anti-Collusion picket to be held at Strand Road PSNI Station on Monday February 19th at 1pm. Read full article
15 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Raymond McCartney has accused the SDLP's Alex Attwood of living in a policing fantasy land. Mr McCartney's remarks came after Mr Attwood claimed a secret deal on the issue of OTRs had been done. Read full article
15 February, 2007
Sinn Feín Candidate Martina Anderson has called for an urgent review of Housing Benefit for private sector tenants to combat the emergence of a new form of 'poverty trap.' Read full article
15 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Lynn Fleming has said that the UNICEF Report into Child Welfare that places the 'UK' at the bottom of all affluent Western Counties is a challenge to all political leaders that requires a long-term response. Read full article
15 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Raymond McCartney today welcomed the comments made by Finance Minister Brian Cowen this morning on the BBC when he confirmed money would be made available from the National Development Plan for the upgrading of the Derry - Letterkenny - Dublin road. Read full article
14 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond McCartney has called for the scrapping of legislation, which allows employers to discriminate against former political prisoners. Read full article
14 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly Candidate, Martina Anderson has said that dialogue and discourse between the parties, especially between the DUP and Sinn Féin is the single absolutely essential step-change required to achieve political and economic stability. Read full article
14 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said that the dispersal of civil service jobs is not just an important part of a balanced approach to regional development but that it is a fundamental necessity in tackling the deep and lasting inequalities across the north and in bringing civil servants much closer to the communities they serve. Read full article
14 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has called for the new regional council headquarters to be located in Derry's Waterside ahead of Coleraine, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane Read full article
14 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond McCartney said that his party will use an increased mandate from the March 7th Assembly elections to block imposed Water charges at every opportunity Read full article
13 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly candidate Lynn Fleming is publicly supporting the University and College Union (UCU) in their campaign to compel employers to honour a pay agreement moving lecturers towards parity with school teachers Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Election Candidate, Martina Anderson has called on the British government to scrap its proposals to replace Road Tax with a system of 'road pricing'. Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond McCartney has welcomed to Ireland the leader of the Basque political party Batasuna,Arnaldo Otegi and party colleague Pernando Barrena. Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has stated that the concerned that the attack on the Fire Service at the weekend was organised in advance as some of the attackers wore ski masks Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Councillor Lynn Fleming said teachers who are victims of cyber bullying need as much help and support possible and that there is a need for the implementation of awareness programmes to be put in place to highlight the dangers of unsupervised use of internet chat rooms Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has called for the development of a site in the Waterside that could help the local tourist industry and enhance a local country park for the benefit of the local community Read full article
12 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond McCartney has said that Derry should be seeking its own version of the LUAS light rail system that is being developed in Dublin, as part of a wider proposal to put forward a proper 21st century integrated transport plan for the city. Read full article
9 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Lynn Fleming has hit out at those who attacked a house in the Irish Street area which had previously been the target of an arson attack. Read full article
9 February, 2007
Speaking following a meeting with Department of Employment and Learning to discuss the issue of the Electrical Training Trust Cllr Maeve Mc Laughlin has said she is not satisfied with the official response. Read full article
9 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that he is relieved that no one was injured in the attempt to burn a house down in Galliagh Park last night. Read full article
9 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney commenting after a recent meeting with the British Government about its commitment to the Demilitarisation process Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Director of Unionist engagement and candidate for the local assembly elections, Martina Anderson has extended her
congratulations to the new Presbyterian Moderate Designate. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has said the future of the Lecky Road Flyover needs to be included in any plans by the DRD for future traffic management consideration in Derry. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney said the future plans for the Brandywell Stadium holds the key to unlocking massive opportunities for Derry as seen in other cities where new multipurpose stadiums have been built. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Fein Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has called on the Irish and British Governments to move rapidly ahead with the implementation of findings of the NSMC report into Cross Border Mobility in healthcare and provision first published in 2002. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Cllr Lynn Fleming has said that the revelation that house prices increased 36% here last year, faster than anywhere else in Western Europe, was further evidence of the corruption of the housing market by property speculators and the but-to-let market and warned that it was damaging the social fabric of many communities. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has said that he is encouraged after the latest council meeting that the name of the city will eventually be changed to Derry. Read full article
7 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Martina Anderson has welcomed the decision by the makers of Mars, to end advertising directed at under12s. Mr. McLaughlin observed that this decision would reopen the debate about the need for legislation to ban advertising directed at children. Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has called on people using chip and pin credit and debit cards to be careful after BBC Watchdog programme has shown that they are not entirely infallible. Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said the British Government should follow the example of the Welsh Assembly and provide more funding to help Victims of sexual violence in the North Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has called for the beginning of a consultation process on the future of the Fort George site. Read full article
6 February, 2007
The latest fines by the European Court of Justice over environmental breaches from waste water discharged here has been created by years of neglect by the British Government according to Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Raymond McCartney Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Martina Anderson has accused the DUP of allowing its fear of sharing power with republicans to fail its own electorate. Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan responding to the five year strategy review launched last Wednesday 31st Jan by the Derry Housing executive Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin's Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has expressed concerns at the draft legislation relating to Justice issues, which is currently passing through the British parliament. Read full article
6 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Lynn Fleming has called for a number of immediate steps to protect both the farming community and the populace at large from the threat of avian flu. Read full article
5 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Election candidate Raymond McCartney and Party spokesperson on Regional Development clearly outlined his Party's position over non-payment of the controversial water charging system due to come into effect in April of this year. Read full article
5 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson has called for a better support system for "carers" and financial packages to be put in place for the work they do. Read full article
3 February, 2007
Foyle assembly candidate Raymond Mc Cartney, speaking after the party's Ard Chomhairle met in Dublin this morning,after which it announced details of a major conference on collusion and truth recovery which will take place in Dublin next weekend He said "this conference was part of a wider campaign to step up pressure on the British government and to get to the truth about their role in the deaths of hundreds of Irish citizens". Read full article
2 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate in the Assembly Elections, Martina Anderson has described Irish Government proposals for representation in the Dáil for MPs from the Six Counties as a long delayed first step which must be built upon in the time ahead. But Ms Anderson said it was disappointing that the Government proposals fell short of what the Taoiseach and other parties in the Dáil had previously agreed. Read full article
2 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Assembly candidate Lynn Fleming said there needs to be measures put in place to stop the continuing problems facing our rural communities. Read full article
1 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that agreement has been reached between Postal workers and Royal Mail in Derry on payment for delivery of election material ahead of the Assembly elections on 7th March Read full article
1 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has called on British Direct Rule Minister Paul Goggins to follow the example of the Welsh Assembly and abolish prescription fees here. Read full article
1 February, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that she is deeply concerned at reports that the testing laboratories in Altnagelvin hospital are to close and moved to Belfast. Read full article
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