News Archives for August, 2007
31 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney (Foyle) commenting on the continuing attempts by the IFA to block northern residents declaring for the Republic of Ireland soccer team has called on the Irish government to defend rights of Northerners to be Irish Read full article
31 August, 2007
Sinn Fein MLA Martina Anderson has said that there now needs to be a full independent inquiry into the shooting dead of Daniel Hegarty on Operation Motorman in 1972. Read full article
31 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Bairbre de Brún MEP has called on Employment and Learning Minister, Reg Empey, to 'help combat climate change by investing in the vital research needed to produce a new generation of clean technology'. Read full article
31 August, 2007
Following the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain in which the EU decided wisely to treat the north as being unlinked to the British food industry, Sinn Féin's MEP Bairbre de Brún has called upon the European Commission to formalise this approach to ensure security for local produce in the future. Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the introduction of a new pedestrian crossing at the junction of Creggan Road and Westway Read full article
30 August, 2007
Derry Volunteer Commemoration Committee has organised a boat trip on the River Foyle for the 1st September. Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Regional Development Spokesperson, Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said set out the arguments for the re-development of the all-Ireland rail network and called for co-operation between Ministers in Dublin and Belfast on a comprehensive transportation strategy Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has said the latest survey on houses prices by the University of Ulster which shows that first time home buyers are continuing to be hit will rising prices has added to earlier fears of a housing crisis not seen here since the 1960,s Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement of a women's cross party assembly group visit to Hydebank Wood prison to assess the conditions for women there. Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has appealed to people to check their credit card statements over the next few months to ensure they haven't fallen foul to credit card scams whilst on holiday Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson councillor Billy Page has expressed concern at the drop in the number of beds available to treat people in our hospitals; and also the drop in occupancy rates after the publication of the Health Departments Hospital statistics for 2006/7. Read full article
29 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson councillor Billy Page has said that new images highlighting the dangers of smoking to be printed on tobacco products sold by the end of 2009 may go some way in helping persuade more people to quit smoking Read full article
29 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that a new report by the Citizens Advice Service (CAS) which found that 3 out of 4 parents and guardians find meeting their child's school costs 'very' or 'quite' difficult confirms several issues she raised recently around the costs of school uniforms, associated school costs and the impact that was having particularly with families on low income across Derry.
Ms Anderson also has raised the issue of school fees. Read full article
29 August, 2007
EAMON 'BRONCO' BRADLEY 7-A-SIDE FINAL
Thurday 30 August Read full article
28 August, 2007
Ógra Shinn Fein took part in a successful Republican youth weekend in Derry at the weekend.
Barry McNally, who spoke on behalf of Ógra said in his address said Read full article
28 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that an increase of up to five per cent in coal prices is a blow to coal users with an average rise of 40p for a bag of household coal and 35p for a bag of smokeless coal. Read full article
28 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that BT has once again been exposed as willing to overcharge their most vulnerable customers'.
It has been confirmed that they charge those people who do not pay their bill by Direct Debit an extra £4.50 each quarter. McCartney says that this practice is bound to affect their poorer and more elderly customers Read full article
27 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has appealed to anyone who is 60 or over to check if they are entitled for the Winter Fuel Payment during the qualifying week of 17-23 September 2007 Read full article
27 August, 2007
Tickets for the 2007 Sinn Féin National draw are now on sale priced £10.00 €15 from your local Sinn Féin Office or through your local Cumann Read full article
27 August, 2007
Derry Republicans hold weekend of commemorative events Read full article
27 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has said the decision by An Bord Pleanála to allow the M3 motorway to proceed along its original route is a blow to Irish heritage and history. Read full article
27 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney speaking following a vigil to mark the 25th Anniversary of the murder of Eamonn "Bronco" Bradley ,has backed the Bradley family calls for an inquiry into his murder
Eamonn 'Bronco' Bradley was shot dead by The British Army's Royal Anglican regiment on the 25th August 1982 aged 23 Read full article
25 August, 2007
Today Saturday 25th August .Dunree Gardens 2.30pm Rescheduled tour of republican plaques erected in memory of the Volunteers of Óglaigh na hÉireann who died on active service in the Creggan area. The tour will given by former comrades of the fallen volunteers, and will also take in in the republican graves in the City Cemetery Read full article
24 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson, Carál Ní Chuilín commenting on Michael McGimpsey's decision to review the provision of art in hospitals has suggested that local artists and community arts should help deliver a hospital environment that benefits patients and staff. Read full article
24 August, 2007
If you would like Irelands biggest selling political weekly newspaper delivered to your door please contact the Derry Sinn Féin constituency office 02871 377551 Read full article
24 August, 2007
Responding to media reports claiming that the UUP MLAs believe that the proposed Irish language legislation is a "republican cultural weapon in their ongoing struggle against unionism" and should not be supported, Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has said that the UUP have missed the point.said: Read full article
24 August, 2007
EAMON 'BRONCO' BRADLEY 7-A-SIDE
SEMI - FINAL FIXTURES Read full article
24 August, 2007
Sinn Féin's Equality and Human Rights spokesperson, Martina Anderson, MLA, has rubbished the so-called 'Cost of the Divide' report compiled by commercial consultants and commissioned by former British Secretary of State, Peter Hain. Read full article
24 August, 2007
A Message from Leonard Peltier
Greetings Brothers and Sisters, Read full article
23 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Policing Board Member, Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has strongly condemned last nights attack on the home of well known Derry man Liam Bradley Read full article
23 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has called on drivers to be extra careful on the roads over the Bank Holiday weekend. Read full article
23 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said more financial help needs to be given to many families in Derry to ease the burden of the cost of school uniforms. Read full article
23 August, 2007
Vigil to mark the 25th Anniversary of the murder of Eamon "Bronco" Bradley Read full article
23 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that the judicial review process where decisions made by any public authority, including the NIO, can be challenged on the grounds that it is illegal, unreasonable or illogical provide important democratic protections and are essential in building public confidence in the judicial process Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area Tony Hassan ,has called on DRD Road Service to start the upgrading of the Ballynagard Road in the Culmore area before the winter months set in. Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said the closure of the Cuan Mhuire addiction unit in Newry will have an impact in the Derry area. Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the setting up of a helpline by the Council for the Curriculum Examinations & Assessment(CCEA) for worried students and parents following the release of GCE and GCSE results this week Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Regional Development Spokesperson, Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) has congratulated the Belfast Airport Workers on their successful action in an industrial tribunal case against their unfair dismissal. Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Northlands Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has written to the Education Minister Caitríona Ruane to raise concerns about the future use of the Foyle College site on the Northland Road , she has also requested details of the timescale involved in the Colleges proposed move to the East Bank of Derry Read full article
21 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney , has warned the Irish Football Association 'to step back from putting obstacles in the way of nationalists opting to represent the Republic of Ireland at international football level or run the risk of being labelled anti-Agreement unionists.' Read full article
21 August, 2007
EAMON 'BRONCO' BRADLEY 7-A-SIDE
QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES Read full article
21 August, 2007
A Sinn Féin delegation in Derry has held a follow up meeting with the PSNI to discuss the Apprentice Boys Parade which took place recently in the City
The delegation included Raymond McCartney MLA and Waterside Councillor Lynn Fleming Read full article
21 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has welcomed the report from Which? Magazine which highlights the use of cartoon characters in advertising unhealthy foods targeted at children and called for a new approach to guidelines for advertisers and food manufacturers Read full article
21 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin commenting on the GCSE examinations results Read full article
21 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has appealed to people who may feel they have the systems of high blood pressure to go and get checked out after it was revealed by The Lancet medical journal that high blood pressure worldwide is out of control with the number of sufferers worldwide expected to soar past the billion mark in the next 20 years
It also found the lifetime risk of developing high blood pressure is now more than 90% Read full article
21 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said anyone concerned about relatives who are holidaying or working in the Caribbean and may have been caught up in Hurricane Dean should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin Read full article
20 August, 2007
Tickets for the 2007 Sinn Féin National draw are now on sale priced £10.00 €15 from your local Sinn Féin Office or through your local Cumann
Total prize fund of € 31, 000 Read full article
20 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said news from Analysis Industry fraud advisers MarkMonitor about the safety of buying prescription drugs online has confirmed earlier fears he had raised about the issue Read full article
20 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has welcomed an apology from Translink
following an incident when a Canadian tourist was told by transport company Translink that "Derry did not exist" when she asked about a bus to the city from Belfast. Read full article
20 August, 2007
Derry Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, Cllr Tony Hassan has called for the transfer and responsibility for a new building program of social housing to be given the Housing Executive. Cllr.Hassan said Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn praises all those who helped the 15th pass off peacefully. Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that there remain serious concerns about the capacity, efficiency and even integrity of the Forensic Service after the publication of reports into forensics. She also said that the priority must be to build public confidence in the justice and policing structures and that the transfer of Policing and Justice powers would enable progress Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has expressed her best wishes to all those who are receiving their A level results today Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson and Assembly Education committee member Paul Butler MLA has expressed his best wishes to all those who are receiving their A level results today Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Waterside Councillor Lynn Fleming commenting following an attack on a Donegal Registered car in the Newbuildings area Read full article
16 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney commenting on news that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen to 3.7% - the lowest rate on record, has said that despite this good news that there are still many areas experiencing much higher rates of unemployment and that the increasing and very high level of economic inactivity remains a fundamental problem Read full article
15 August, 2007
EAMON 'BRONCO' BRADLEY 7-A-SIDE
2nd ROUND FIXTURES Read full article
15 August, 2007
Creggan -Weekend of commemorative events
Annual Eamonn Lafferty Commemoration
Tour of Republican Plaques and Graves in the City Cemetery Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has urged parents to support their children waiting on exam results regardless of the outcome over the next few weeks. Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the greater Shantallow area Tony Hassan has condemned those involved in several attacks on the Fires services in the area in the past week Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the news of greater co operation to develop and expand education as an area of North-South co-operation following a reply from the Education Minister Caitríona Ruane Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned vandals who damaged safety railings and brickwork surrounding the car park and garages at Gartan Square just of Westland Street Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that the first 100 days of the Executive have demonstrated the importance of having decision making in the hands of locally elected politicians.
Wednesday 15th August will mark the first 100 days of the power-sharing Executive led by Ian Paisley snr and martin McGuinness. Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has said that the incorporation of energy efficiency and proper insulation measures into homes are vital elements in the battle against fuel poverty Read full article
14 August, 2007
Following a number of requests
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14 August, 2007
Sheol Uachtarán Sinn Féin Gerry Adams MP MLA Slógadh bliantúil Shinn Féin i mBaile Átha Cliath (19-21 Deireadh Fómhair) inniu agus mhol sé do Ghaeilgeoirí agus do fhoghlaimeoirí a bheith páirteach agus sult a bhaint as na himeachtaí éagsúla. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has said the news that house prices in the North continue to rise will be of no comfort to first time buyers trying to get on the property ladder Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has described as staggering the findings of a new study by the insurer Scottish Widows that found pensioners collectively owe £57 billion on mortgages credit cards and loans. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Tony Hassan, has congratulated the organisers on the success of this years Earhart Festival and said Derry City Council should look at putting more resources into the Ballyarnett Country Park so it could be used by the entire city for more outdoor events on an ongoing basis Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has described the latest statistics on Drug and Alcohol abuse as extremely worrying Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page speaking following a protest held this morning outside Bishop Street Court House (13th August ) following complaints and concerns the party have received from members of the public about the use of CS gas spray by the PSNI in the city Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said more needs to done to tackle racism and intolerance in the aftermath of an attack on visiting Italian students in the city centre Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor of Derry Councillor Patricia Logue has appealed for drivers to slow down and show more care on one of the busiest streets in the City Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson wishing the organisers of Foyle Pride well as the festival begins in the city Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney speaking following attending the March for Truth rally at Belfast City Hall, Sunday March 12th. Several hundred from Derry and Donegal travel to yesterdays rally Read full article
13 August, 2007
Protest today Monday 13th August
Sinn Féin will be holding a protest at Bishop Street Court House this morning at 9.30am -Protest over PSNI use of CS spray Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has appealed for people in the city to go and get checked out when the Action Cancer's BIG BUS is at various locations over the next few weeks. Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Fein Councillor Billy Page has said that vandalism is preventing people moving into new homes in Hawthorn Drive a development of the Springtown Road Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney commenting on the announcement by SDLP Minister Margaret Ritchie on Loyalist funding has said that while many will have very serious concerns about the funding that Margaret Ritchie needs to take a decision about how public money is spent Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the publication of the joint Criminal Justice Inspection and Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Report into the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) that highlights serious flaws in the operation of the PPS. Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said the decision by Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to spend £30 million on artwork for hospitals across the North is getting their priorities all wrong. Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson Martina Anderson has said it's ridiculous that the British Government is set to press ahead with a proposed ID card after a catalogue of well publicised concerns over civil liberties and the billions of pounds wasted on its production so far. Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that following a meeting between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) that the planned industrial action has been postponed in an effort to reach a resolution to the dispute. Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for vigilance after a young couple was attacked by a sectarian mob at Downhill Beach in County Derry. Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson said there needs to be a strategic plan for education provision in the Derry area for the next five to ten years. The plan needs to take into account demographic changes in the city , over subscriptions for some schools and the implications of falling student numbers at others Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the decision to grant a Gaelscoil in his constituency formal recognition status Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has called on people to heed warnings about skin cancer after it was revealed by Cancer Research that there has been a steep rise in the number of cancers ,particularly melanoma Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has welcomed the news that action has been taken by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over claims that the online advertising by several of the leading airlines was misleading Read full article
9 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has described SDLP MLA Declan O'Loan's criticism of Sunday's March for Truth to Belfast City Hall as 'deeply offensive and hurtful to the many hundreds of victims and victims families who will be participating in the march and rally' Read full article
9 August, 2007
36th Anniversary Internment Read full article
9 August, 2007
This year will see the 25th Anniversary of the death of Vol. Eamon 'Bronco' Bradley. In memory of Bronco a Dinner Dance has been arranged in his honour. Read full article
8 August, 2007
For anyone travelling to the March for Truth
in Belfast at the weekend Read full article
8 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the commencement of several road safety measures at one of the city's busiest roads junctions but said there needs to be a major overhaul of the entire road junction at Elmwood Terrace /Westland Street and Laburnum Terrace. Read full article
8 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality spokesperson Martina Anderson has called for an immediate scrapping to British Government plans for on a new ID card scheme after an academic predicted widespread technology failures.
This follows on from the controversy over the amount of money squandered so far by the British Government on a new ID card scheme which has gone over the £5 billion mark Read full article
8 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLAs Martina Anderson and Raymond McCartney have made a joint appeal for the people of Derry to support the demand that the British government finally admits that collusion and shoot to kill were official government policies by attending the National Hunger Strike Commemoration being held in Belfast on Sunday 12th August Read full article
8 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said it is worrying that a study by the Ulster Bank has found its become more expensive for students living in Belfast since last year .This will affect many students from the Derry area who study in Belfast Read full article
7 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that the practice of big companies of charging people who do not pay their bills by direct debit discriminates against people who do not have a bank account. Read full article
7 August, 2007
Derry Sinn Féin in a joint delegation with the Bogside Residents Group (BRG) have met today with the PSNI in the city to discuss the policing operation around this weekends forthcoming Apprentice Boys Parade Read full article
7 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has praised the Farm Minister Michelle Gildernew after it was confirmed that the EU ban on British food imports, following the confirmed outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in England, will not hit our local farmers in the North Read full article
7 August, 2007
If you would like Irelands biggest selling political weekly newspaper delivered to your door please contact the Derry Sinn Féin constituency office 02871 377551 Read full article
7 August, 2007
McCartney to lead delegation to meet PSNI Read full article
6 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside area Peter Anderson has called on those responsible for sectarian petrol and paint attacks on the city's Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall to desist immediately from this sectarian behaviour. Councillor Anderson was speaking following incidents which took place in the area at the weekend. Read full article
6 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has described the figures just released on the number of home repossessions by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) as very worrying Read full article
6 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the swift response of party colleague, Farm Minister Michelle Gildernew to the confirmation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Surrey, England. Read full article
6 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Transport spokesperson Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed Ógra Shinn Féin's new National Road Safety Campaign titled -"Moilligh Síos Read full article
5 August, 2007
1st Round Bronco Bradley Football Tournament Read full article
4 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has said that the Creggan community is in deep shock after the news that a man died overnight after what is believed to have been an altercation in the Linsfort Drive area. Read full article
3 August, 2007
Mc Cartney calls for end of British army special powers Read full article
3 August, 2007
Three senior members of Sinn Féin are in Cape Town South Africa at a conflict resolution conference; Bairbre de Brún MEP, Raymond Mc Cartney MLA and former political prisoner Seanna Walsh are attending a conference organised by the Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management based in Berlin Read full article
2 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA for Foyle, Raymond McCartney, has today called for a co-ordinated approach on the issue of organ transplants within the context of the all-Ireland agenda. Read full article
2 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the commitment by Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy to the Derry Belfast rail link. Read full article
2 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that it is time for the Executive to deliver a genuine anti-poverty strategy after the 'Households Below Average Income' report published by the Department of Social Development showed persistent and increasing levels of poverty. Read full article
2 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has called on the people of Derry to support the demand that the British government finally admits that collusion and shoot to kill were official government policies by attending the National Hunger Strike Commemoration being held in Belfast on Sunday 12th August. Read full article
2 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that the social unrest in Bangor was a perfect opportunity for Gregory Campbell to set the standard in how elected representatives deal with public unrest. Read full article
1 August, 2007
Sinn Fein Equality spokesperson Martina Anderson speaking after the launch of Foyle Pride festival which will run from the 13th -18th August Read full article
1 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has highlighted the importance of Derry positioning itself as the regional capital of the North West. Read full article
1 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for zero tolerance and the full rigours of the law to be brought to bear on drug dealers Read full article
1 August, 2007
Sat 4th Aug.
Picnic in the Park Read full article
1 August, 2007
HASSAN WELCOMES EARHART FESTIVAL Read full article
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