News Archives for March, 2007
30 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that Derry must be given equitable consideration when money is being spent by governmental departments. Read full article
30 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the news that the Playhouse will be able to use St Columb's Hall while its own premises are renovated. Read full article
29 March, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Tony Hassan has said that traffic calming measures need to be implemented on the Moss Road if lives are to be saved. Read full article
29 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA and Head of Unionist Outreach Martina Anderson will speak at an event organised by "The Junction" a community relations resource and peace building centre based in Derry established through a partnership between community relations organisations throughout North West. Read full article
29 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin, Chair of Derry City Council Development Committee has stepped up calls for better facilities for the Ring Amateur Boxing Club based at Brooke Park after meeting representatives of the club. Read full article
29 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the publication of the review into Christmas hamper and savings schemes following the collapse of the Farepak Company just before Christmas 2006 which particularly hit families on low incomes. Read full article
28 March, 2007
Sinn Fein MLA Martina Anderson has urged people to think strongly before embarking on a 40 year mortgage with a Bank or Building Society and called for the British Government to produce more affordable social housing. Read full article
28 March, 2007
Derry Republicans have this week buried a great friend to the Republican Struggle, Noel Ferguson. Noel joined the Republican movement in the early seventies and apart from his role in Sinn Fein in those early days he also became a very loyal, trusted and dedicated friend and comrade to those engaged in armed struggle on the streets of Derry, a trusted individual for which no task in those days was too great or too small. Read full article
28 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that Sinn Féin fully support 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
28 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has urged people aged 60 and over still needing to claim their Winter Fuel Payment to do so before Fridays deadline. Read full article
28 March, 2007
Historic Agreement opens up new opportunities
By -Mitchel McLaughlin MLA Read full article
27 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said the British Government must do more to tackle child poverty after it was revealed that figures set to be released today will find the British government will miss its target of halving child poverty by 2010. Read full article
27 March, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP speaking following meeting between Sinn Féin and the DUP said 'The discussions and agreement between our two parties shows the potential of what can now be achieved Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the start of the demolition of both Rosemount Barracks and Masonic British Army camp. Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has asked people to honour Irelands dead by wearing an Easter Lily between now and Easter Sunday. Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that there is a worrying increase in number of homeowners over the age 60 with outstanding mortgage debt .This follows a report by Key Retirement Solutions that found that a quarter of people in or approaching retirement had not yet paid off their home loan and owed an average £31,000 each. Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page said there needs to be more public awareness of tuberculosis after official figures show an increase in the disease. Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has warned against buying prescription drugs online, saying patients could be taking serious risks with their health. Read full article
26 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue said that there needs to be a proactive city-wide strategy to combat the rising levels of underage anti community activity. Read full article
23 March, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Billy Page has said that vandalism is preventing people moving into new homes in Hawthorn Grove a development of the Springtown Road. Read full article
22 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Head of Unionist Engagement and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson along with party colleague, South Belfast MLA Alex Maskey met with representatives of the Community Relations Council (CRC)at Stormont on Wednesday 21st March. Read full article
22 March, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Maeve Mc Laughlin says that Roads Service are not living up to their responsibly by their refusal to implement Traffic Calming measures on the Foyle Road area of the city. Read full article
22 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area Tony Hassan has called for action to be taken to make safe the wall that was damaged on the Culmore Road at the junction of O Donavan Road. Read full article
22 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA, Martina Anderson has pledged her Party's support to the organisers of anti-Racism week. Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has called for a review of the traffic management in the Hazlebank area after a 7 year old was knocked down and critically injured on Tuesday night. Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has called on people to attend the unveiling of a new Republican monument in the Waterside on Sunday at 2pm. Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féín Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that Sinn Féin are determined to tackle the serious under representation of women in public life. Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the announcement that Phoenix Gas will cut its prices by 14.6% to customers in the greater Belfast area. Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said the latest Fuel Poverty figures released by the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes (EEPH) are shocking Read full article
21 March, 2007
Sinn Féin councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Tony Hassan has welcome the news that the Road Service have finally agreed to upgrade the Ballynagard Road in Culmore and the work is to commence this coming week Read full article
20 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the launch of the 10-year Children and Young People's Strategy and added that the eradication of child poverty is one of the most powerful ways to improve the opportunities and outcomes particularly for children from socially deprived backgrounds Read full article
20 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that while there are many positives in the new legislation on private tenancies that there is a very real concern that it will still allow unscrupulous landlords to abuse the system Read full article
20 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has warned young people not to be tempted to take a drug promoted as herbal ecstasy. Read full article
20 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Environmental spokesperson Gerry MacLochlainn said that new figures released by the Countryside Alliance that nearly 2.5 million incidents of unlawful rubbish dumping were recorded in the past year comes will come as no surprise to many Councils here. Read full article
16 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Environmental spokesperson Gerry MacLochlainn" said that a new labelling scheme being launched to help shoppers identify firms committed to environmentally-friendly policies will help in the fight against climate change Read full article
16 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin said as a society we must face up the problem of binge drinking after a new survey exploring attitudes to alcohol has indicated that Ireland has the highest rates of binge-drinking in the European Union Read full article
16 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed plans by The Department of Health who pledged to do more in the next year to support parents in encouraging healthy eating and physical activity Read full article
15 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the announcement by mobile phone company O2 that calls to the pilot suicide prevention helpline will be free. Read full article
15 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney commenting on Translinks review of fare prices, has said that he welcomes the relatively unchanged pricing review and hoped that the current public passenger trends continue to alleviate over reliance on the car. Read full article
15 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA and Head of Unionist Outreach Martina Anderson accompanied by Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy will represent Sinn Féin at the Enthronement of The Most Reverend Alan Edwin Thomas Harper as the 104th Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland . The ceremony will take place in Armagh City on Read full article
14 March, 2007
The results of the Northern election once more showed an overwhelming endorsement for continued political and social change.
Nobody can deny that the DUP received an exceptional endorsement by its electorate and that mandate must be respected. But the DUP must also recognise that 70% of the electorate voted for representatives committed to the restitution of the Political Institutions. They should also consider the fact that those voters who oppose power sharing had the opportunity to vote for candidates who stood on a platform of resistance to sharing power. These candidates received a derisory vote from an electorate demanding that local politicians take charge. Implicit in the unionist electorate's rejection of the anti-power sharing candidates is a message to the DUP to form an Executive by the 26th of March. Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin candidates Martina Anderson Lynn Fleming and Raymond McCartney would like to thank all those who voted for them last Wednesday. Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson speaking about the outcome of the recent Assembly elections has expressed disappointment that only 18 women Assembly members were elected on March 7th. Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has wished Derry boxer John Duddy all the best as he prepares for his fight with Italian American boxer Anthony Bonsante on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said that a new relaxation of a ban on TV and radio adverts for casinos, betting shops and online gambling sites may lead to more problems for people with gambling addictions Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the news from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton on new proposals to provide faster compensation to all people diagnosed with Mesothelioma. Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has condemned those involved in an attempt to burn a work van parked on the Lecky Road belonging to a Derry City supporter attending the Drogheda United game Read full article
14 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said those involved in an orgy of destruction in the Bogside are unrepresentative of the local community. Read full article
13 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for people locally to think of the disenfranchised and vulnerable Irish diaspora on St Patrick's Day as well as the newly arrived immigrants to Ireland. Read full article
12 March, 2007
Speaking be four to-days Regional Services Committee meeting Sinn Féin councillor Tony Hassan responding to the five year strategy review launched by the Housing Executive last month has said Read full article
12 March, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that MacMillan Cancer Charity has come together with Galliagh Integrated Advice Centre to offer social security advice to the people suffering from cancer and their families. Read full article
12 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that the people who carried out the burglary in the Greater Shantallow Arts Centres were enemies of the community Read full article
12 March, 2007
Sinn Féin's Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness speaking following a meeting of the partys Ard Chomhairle in Dublin said 'This is a time of great hope and opportunity. The people clearly want the process to move forward. Sinn Féin will be there and ready to form a government on March 26th." Read full article
10 March, 2007
ELECTED
Martina Anderson
Raymond McCartney Read full article
6 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney has said there needs to be a multi agency approach to resolving the ongoing problems of flooding at an underpass on the Glengalliagh Road in the city Read full article
6 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson said as a society we have to ask ourselves if it is right that children - just because they are children - have lesser rights than adults. That they have less protection against physical attack or violence. Read full article
6 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and councillor Lynn Fleming has said more resources need to be made available for mental health support and services. Read full article
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that AXA Insurance is to set up an office in Derry. Read full article
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Raymond McCartney 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
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Lynn Fleming 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
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Martina Anderson has said that plans to be unveiled today by Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton to make single parents return to work when their child reaches 11 and other planned reforms to the benefits system are wrong and that these proposals will once again take the focus of the incompetence of successive British Governments to deal with decades of underinvestment in job creation, child care provision and a proper benefits system Read full article
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has appealed to all interested parties to make sure they have submitted objections to the closure of hundreds of rural post offices before Thursdays 8th March deadline Read full article
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Raymond McCartney has called on voters to use their mandate on Wednesday and for anyone going out to watch any of the Champions League games to make sure they vote early Read full article
5 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Martina Anderson speaking after meeting students at Magee University in Derry Read full article
4 March, 2007
GERRY ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 2007 Read full article
4 March, 2007
Sinn Féin have launched a new leaflet on Water Charges, Rates Increases and the Economy Read full article
3 March, 2007
Speaking after handing in Sinn Féin's proposals on the Irish Language Act which was promised by the British government at St Andrews, to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún said: Read full article
2 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Candidate Raymond McCartney has welcomed the decision by Basque prisoner Iñaki de Juana to end his hunger strike, but has expressed concern about the circumstances that led to the hunger strike in the first place. Read full article
2 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Lynn Fleming has said that investment in nursing is the key to addressing many of the problems that confront the health and social services Read full article
2 March, 2007
Sinn Féin assembly candidate and Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that the decline of rural areas must be halted and rural life protected Read full article
2 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly election candidate Martina Anderson has said more resources need to be provided for schools here after a new survey ' The Young Life and Times Survey' found that 30 % of 16-year-olds in North were bullied at school within a two month period Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féins Foyle Assembly candidate Raymond Mc Cartney speaking after the launch of a new Sinn Féin leaflet on Water Charges, Rates Increases and the Economy this morning has said that a power sharing Executive on March 26th is the only way to stop water charges and secure a genuine peace dividend. Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle Candidates Lynn Fleming, Raymond McCartney and Martina Anderson attended the launch of the Sinn Féin Manifesto in Belfast
. Launching the manifesto Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said:
"This manifesto is Sinn Féin's contract with the electorate.
It is our agenda for government.
It contains the pledges we want to take into the heart of fully functioning political institutions. Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the move by taxi drivers in the city to set up a suicide watch initiative. Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate Lynn Fleming has welcomed the news that two travellers have won their case for discrimination in the work place. Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate for Foyle Martina Anderson has said that Inadequate Housing Benefit and rising costs of accommodation in the private rented sector is creating a poverty trap Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Regional Development and Assembly election candidate Raymond McCartney has yet again expressed his disappointment over the failure of all those with a political responsibility to deliver an effective programme to deal with the totally unnecessary loss of life on our roads.
Mr McCartney made his appeal in response to the rising loss of life in the region over the past number of days Read full article
1 March, 2007
Sinn Féin Assembly candidate and Waterside councillor Lynn Fleming responding the news that Tesco plan to invest some £40million at the Lisnagelvin site
Ms Fleming has also commented that this development will allow for obvious and much needed job creation in the Waterside area. Read full article
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