News Archives for April, 2007
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that the incident on Spencer Road in the Waterside on Saturday night was blatantly sectarian. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has hit out at vandals who have uprooted young trees in the Carnhill and Galliagh areas and used them to block roads. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn attended the launch of the new Welcome Pack for Migrants issued by Derry City Council today 30th April 2007. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed moves by up to ten organisations who have written to the British Government urging it to step in to protect children from irresponsible food marketing tricks and rising obesity levels. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has appealed to the owners of multiple occupancy buildings to ensure they have properly fitted smoke alarms on their properties. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has warned young people not to be tempted to take a drug promoted as herbal ecstasy after medical experts have once again highlighted the dangers of BZP which is sold under various names Pep Love, Cosmic Kelly and The Good Stuff which comes in pill form. Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality and Human rights spokesperson and MLA Martina Anderson has said more has be done to end the ongoing genocide that is taking place in Darfur Sudan Read full article
30 April, 2007
Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, MP, MLA, (Deputy First Minister designate in the Six Counties) has declared that dedicated cancer care provision for the North West will be a "major political priority" in the new Executive.
Mr McGuinness was speaking after his first meeting with the newly-formed Co-operating for Cancer Care (NW) group in Letterkenny over the weekend. The meeting was requested by Mr McGuinness ahead of the re-establishment of the Executive on May 8. Donegal Sinn Féin representatives, Cllr Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Cllr Pearse Doherty, accompanied Mr McGuinness to the meeting. Read full article
29 April, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams speaking in Belfast this morning said "Sinn Féin is going into this election campaign in a stronger position than every before. Over the next four weeks we will be campaigning the length and breadth of the country seeking a mandate for real change and equality. Our objective is to be in government, north and south and to deliver strong public services and to advance the peace process and preparations for Irish unity.' Read full article
27 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson and Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said recommendations that a new type of school toilet facilities for all new school build in England in an effort to cut down on bullying needs to be considered here . Read full article
27 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said the new hard hitting TV adverts campaign commissioned jointly by DOE and the Road Safety Authority are needed to get the message out about road safety and the dangers of driving at high speed Read full article
27 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson, Councillor Billy Page has said that the staggering of the pay award for healthcare professionals by the British Government will hit those being paid the lowest wages hardest. Read full article
27 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that as a society we must be more proactive in preventing the exploitation and underpayment of migrant workers .Her call comes following an investigation by Lithuanian journalist Audrius Lelkaitis for the BBC. The investigation highlighted the shocking plight of migrant workers in England Read full article
26 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has given a guarded welcome to a new wide-ranging study into the charges banks imposed on customers. The study has been undertaken by The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Read full article
26 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chair of Derry City Council Development Committee Maeve McLaughlin has paid tribute to the organisers of this years' Jazz Festival which will begin on May 3rd. Read full article
26 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson and Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said that the introduction of the new 'foundation stage' curriculum for primary one pupils next September must be well supported. Read full article
26 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed a landscaping project in the Fahan Street area which has seen the removable of bushes and shrubbery that have been used as cover for much of the anti community activity and disturbances that has blighted the area in recent times . Read full article
26 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming will be taking part in a fact finding delegation to meet with South Dublin Council to look at large scale housing projects currently underway at Adamstown. The purpose of the visit is to see if there are any ideas or lessons that may help the proposals for the new developments planned for the Buncrana Road area. Read full article
26 April, 2007
All-Ireland approach key to building North's economy-Mitchel McLaughlin MLA Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the news that the British Army has begun removing the Spy Post at the Masonic British Army Camp on Bishop Street Derry today. Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has dismissed the IMC report published today as irrelevant and called on loyalist and unionist leaders to use their influence bring a permanent end to loyalist violence Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson commenting on the Court of Appeal Case in Belfast today challenging the right of schools to discriminate against teachers on the grounds of religion has said that 'discrimination has no place within our schools'. Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has said that the level of Arts spending here is an absolute disgrace and backed calls for an increase in per head expenditure to a minimum of £10 Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has called for more stringent controls for TV companies that operate premium rate phone competitions following the BBC Panorama programme that explored the recent scandals surrounding the use of such premium rate lines Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Health Spokesperson Billy Page said he is concerned by a new report from the BMA which found that more than half of trainee doctors are ready to leave the NHS if they fail to get a training post. Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has raised concerns about response times from The Northern Ireland Housing Executive District 1 office in Waterloo Place Derry following representations she has been made on behalf of constituents. Read full article
25 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Waterside Lynn Fleming has called on Derry City Council to have a rethink on the cycle patterns of bins collections in the Gobnascale area after complaints from residents about problems caused by a build up of rubbish with the collection of the black bins being currently done on a fortnightly basis. Read full article
24 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned those involved in a suspected arson attack on several vans at the Royal Mail Sorting Office on Great James Street Derry Read full article
24 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and Councillor Billy Page has said that the British Government need to move now to address the concerns of thousands of health workers to avert possible strike action. His call comes after delegates at Unison's health conference rejected the latest pay deal on offer and agreed to ballot members for industrial action . Read full article
24 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson and Councillor Maeve McLaughlin speaking ahead of the release today of a report by The Northern Ireland chief inspector of schools into 1500 schools across the North which is expected to say that vulnerable and low achieving pupils need more help in schools and training organisations Read full article
24 April, 2007
Creggan Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has strongly condemned the shooting that occurred in Foyle Hill last night. Read full article
24 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has condemned the early morning attacks on a man and woman in High Park, Creggan and said that anyone with information should bring it forward. Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has congratulated NIE for their quick response following a power cut in the Creggan area this morning . Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chair of the Development committee Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the news that the The North West Region Cross Border Group has changed its constitution to include the Magherafelt Council area Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillors for the Greater Shantallow area, Tony Hassan and Elisha Mc Laughlin have called on the Road Service to immediately put in place traffic calming and safety measures on the main thoroughfares in the Galliagh area Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin today announced that it would be nominating Assembly members Alex Maskey, Martina Anderson and Daithí McKay to the Policing Board once the Board was reconstituted after the political institutions go live on May 8th. Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Fein's Raymond McCartney MLA and Paul Butler MLA have said talk of plans to build a stadium at the former Long Kesh prison site cannot proceed unless there is agreement on opening up the preserved part of the jail to the public. Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Tony Hassan, has called on the Road Service to make an assessment of the footpath going from O Donavan Road to Thornhill Park with the view of having it upgraded Read full article
23 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Waterside Lynn Fleming has called on those responsible for petrol bomb attacks on the Irish Street Estate to desist immediately from this sectarian behaviour. Councillor Fleming was speaking following incidents which took place in the area on Sunday Night Read full article
22 April, 2007
Derry Republican Graves - Annual Grand Draw Read full article
20 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said that the PSNI need to be more pro active if we are to stop the attacks emanating from the Fountain Estate. Read full article
20 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson and MLA for Foyle Martina Anderson has welcomed the drop in the number of homophobic attacks in Derry but said more needs to be done to tackle attitudes towards homophobic and racist attacks Read full article
20 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has condemned an attack on the Airporter Bus on the Foyle Expressway on Thursday night in which the driver was injured. Read full article
19 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that Audit Office Report into 'Missed Appointments and Cancelled Clinics' from the Comptroller and Auditor General graphically highlights the costs of missed appointments. Read full article
19 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has called on Derry City Council to hold an open day that would allow disability support groups prepare a submission to the Equality Commission. Read full article
19 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said that she intends to call on Derry City Council to oppose the decision by British Telecom to charge those people who do not pay by direct debit. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the work being carried out by the Housing Executive to install solar panels in homes in Ederowen and Elaghmore Park areas of the city. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that he fully supported the right of the residents of the Old Creggan Road to erect signs on the main roadway urging motorists to slow down until such times official signage is erected. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has backed calls by the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group for the investment of £1 billion per year in a need to hit British Government targets of wiping out fuel poverty by 2016. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson said that she intends to get answers from the Department of Finance and Personnel as to why its workshops on 'Consultation on Guiding Principles for the Location of Public Sector Jobs' failed to include Derry - the North's second City - in its preferred locations. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has urged bank customers to check the charges their banks levy after its was discovered bank customers in the North could have paid out up to £210m in unauthorised overdraft charges in the past six years Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has called for the foundations of the recently erected signage on the city's walls to be made secure .This follows concerns raised by local community workers that stones could be removed from the foundations of the signs and used in periodical disturbances that take place in the area. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said the British Government should deliver on its 2.5% pay rise for nurses immediately rather than it being done in stages. Read full article
18 April, 2007
Derry Sinn Fein Councillor Billy Page has condemned "those responsible for a spate of vandalism and burnings at an unoccupied travellers halting site on Derrys Letterkenny Road Read full article
18 April, 2007
Derry Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney today said that there was a clear problem within the Office of the DPP when it came to prosecuting members of British State Forces who have been involved in killing citizens here. Read full article
17 April, 2007
Councillor McLaughlin also stressed the urgency of a formal sustainable school policy. Speaking at Tuesdays Regional Services meeting at Derry City Council Councillor Mc Laughlin said Read full article
17 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and Councillor Billy Page said the latest findings in a study by Royal College of Nursing that lives are being put at risk because student nurses are being left on their own with patients without adequate back up was very worrying Read full article
17 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has said the rise of internet sites showing the most severe forms of child sex abuse is shocking following figures just released by the Internet Watch Foundation. Read full article
16 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has paid tribute the family of Paul Whitters who was killed by a plastic bullet in April 1981. Read full article
13 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and MLA Martina Anderson has said that the intimidation of Council Staff and users of Bull Park plus the mess caused at the park by a very small unrepresentative number of young people has to stop. Read full article
13 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said its was worrying that reported identity fraud in the second half of 2006 was up almost 70% on the same period a year earlier in figures released by global information solutions provider Experian Read full article
13 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chairperson of Development Committee Maeve Mc Laughlin on the close of the consultation on Peace III - said that the implementation local labour clauses could make an enormous contribution to financial benefits of Peace III in Derry and wider region. Read full article
12 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has welcomed that the news that the work to complete the Skeoge Road will begin in early May and said this will result in the whole area being opened up for social housing and business opportunities. Read full article
12 April, 2007
With less than three weeks to go to the smoking ban in public places and workplaces Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has called on businesses finding the change difficult to liaise with Derry City Council so that the transition can be done with as little disruption as possible. Read full article
12 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality and Human Rights spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson is to meet with Officials from the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister on the status of the Single Equality Bill Read full article
12 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Environmental Spokesperson Gerry MacLochlainn has called on N.I.E to introduce new electricity monitors showing the real-time cost of electricity Read full article
12 April, 2007
DONEGAL SINN FÉIN TO LAUNCH ELECTION CAMPAIGN Read full article
12 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has welcomed a ruling by The Advertising Standards Authority against several companies who advertised Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) for people in debt and told them to stop making exaggerated claims in adverts. Read full article
12 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Health Spokesperson Billy Page has said the latest survey by "Hospital Doctor magazine" which found that morale among doctors was at an all time low and that nearly two thirds of doctors wouldn't recommend a career in medicine as very worrying. Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Tony Hassan has said that the market review by the Housing Executive is another example of more reports and no action. Report after report and reviews after reviews has not made any difference to the shocking housing crisis that the North of Ireland is being faced with. Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the project in Dublin to highlight and honour the role of women in the 1916 Rising. Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed a new campaign by Age Concern called "Your Rights" which is aimed at helping older people claim an extra £100m in benefits by April of 2008 Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has appealed to those involved in an escalating graffiti writing problem in the Bogside area to stop . Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chairperson of Development Committee Maeve Mc Laughlin has said there needs to be a major investment and refurbishment programme for the Templemore Sports Complex Read full article
11 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said there needs be immediate improvements at one of the city's busiest roads junctions -Lone Moor Road /Westland Street /New Road -and that repeated representations on behalf of local residents to have improvements implemented at junction by the DRD Roads Service have so far failed Read full article
9 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson Easter Address -Carrickmore County Tyrone Read full article
9 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Mitchell McLaughlin to unveil plaque to the memory of local republican Patrick (Paddy) Sheils on the 50th Anniversary of his death.
The plaque unveiling will take place on Wednesday 11th April at 1pm at the bottom of the Bog Road/Glenfada Park close to where he lived Read full article
8 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned a vandalism attack on the Seán Ó Cianáin monument at Fahan Street Read full article
7 April, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will address a major commemoration in Dublin on Sunday 8th April to mark the 91st anniversary of the 1916 Rising. The commemoration will assemble at 1.30pm at the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square and proceed to the GPO on O'Connell Street. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that the council must bring together a strategy that will limit the environmental impact of bonfires. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has congratulated Daleview House for being the first recipient in Derry of the Eat Safe Awards since the award has been extended to cover all aspects of catering. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the introduction of new legislation that affords working greater parents or those with caring responsibilities more rights in demanding flexible working. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the news that the Gender Equality Duty comes into force today, Friday 6th April 2007 Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has welcomed the decision by Derry City Council to award a grant to the Free Derry Museum situated in the Bogside. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed comments made by British Education Secretary Alan Johnson while speaking at Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference in Bournemouth that the issue of cyber bullying of teachers will be put at the top of the agenda. Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said the latest figures released by the Halifax that show house prices are still rising at a strong pace despite recent interest rate rises was worrying Read full article
6 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming said there needs to be 'Equality for Rural Communities' that deals with issues such as agriculture, off-farm employment, investment in rural infrastructure and public services, fisheries and the right to rural housing and went on to say that North and South rural communities were facing many difficult challenges. Read full article
5 April, 2007
Local Sinn Fein Health Spokesperson, Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the progress on hospital waiting lists but said that new commitments on further improvements must be matched by new commitments to funding increases in the provision of community care. Read full article
5 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said the announcement by Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton that lie detectors machines will be used in an effort to help catch benefit claimants is unworkable and will place barriers on genuine people making claims for a broad ranch of benefits. Read full article
5 April, 2007
Easter Sunday Commemorations Times Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the removal of the spy tower from Rosemount Barracks. Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chair of the Development Committee on Council Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the new jobs created with the opening of the Primark store in city centre ,but said more needs to be done to create additional sustainable jobs in other sectors . Read full article
4 April, 2007
Local Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has said that there can be no equivocation on the need to challenge property developers and the impact they are having on the housing market. Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson and MLA Martina Anderson reacting to Social Development Minister David Hanson MP plans to support the work of the Community Convention Development Company (CCDC) which works in Protestant communities has said that the constant drip-feed of announcements and decisions that have not been properly equality proofed has to stop. Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that attacks on buses in Curryneirn estate have succeeded in getting the service temporarily halted. Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin's newly appointed spokesperson on Equality and Human Rights, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that the first meeting of the Bill of Rights Forum in Belfast today , Wednesday April 4th, should send out the positive message that the process of delivering a Bill of Rights is underway Read full article
4 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson speaking ahead of this weekends annual Republican Easter commemorations Read full article
3 April, 2007
Those attending the launch included Pat Doherty MLA, SF Vice-President and
West Tyrone MP, Bairbre de Brun MEP, and Martina Anderson MLA. The party's
Derry City Council leader, Cllr Maeve McLaughlin, was also present for the
launch, which was chaired by Donegal South West representative, Cllr Pearse
Doherty, and addressed by Donegal North East representative, Cllr Padraig
Mac Lochlainn. Read full article
3 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Chair of Derry City Council's Development Committee Maeve McLaughlin has stated that the applicants for Grant Aid should be informed as to why their applications have been delayed. Read full article
3 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has offered his sincere condolences to the family of the man who died as a result of a house fire in Malin Gardens this morning. Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA today unveiled the team of Sinn Féin Assembly members that will take on portfolios within the new power sharing Executive on May 8th including the briefs that local MLA's Martina Anderson and Raymond McCartney will hold. Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson said more needs to be done to help young people understand money management after a recent survey carried out for the Department for Education and Skills (DFES) found that 40% of 16-21 year olds did not know what APR stood for and the basic aspects of money and finance are still baffling to many young people. Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the long-overdue introduction of free travel for elderly people on an all-Ireland basis which begins today Read full article
2 April, 2007
Spokesperson for the Derry Republican Graves Volunteers Commemorative Committee, Mickey Kinsella speaking at the launch of their annual grand draw which has a first prize of £10,000 in the £20,000 prize Draw Read full article
2 April, 2007
History of The Easter Lily Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned those involved in a serious of incidents in the Bogside on Saturday night when a number of fires were started including one at the Pat Finucane Centre on Westend Park Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has congratulated Derry City Council cleansing department following the prompt action taken after complaints from residents in the Glen area about rubbish that had been dumped in several laneways there . Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said a "Residents only parking" scheme may be the only way to solve the rising problem around parking issues many residents in the greater Bogside area and in others parts of city are encountering on a daily basis. Read full article
2 April, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor and Health Spokesperson Billy Page has welcomed the call from Macmillan Cancer for the introduction of free prescriptions Read full article
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