News Archives for December, 2007
27 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has appealed to people to make sure they leave Blue Badge Parking spaces free.
A number of disabled people and their carers have contacted Raymond McCartney about the selfish disregard shown by non-disabled whilst using local car parks and shopping centres in Derry Read full article
19 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has today called for Margaret Ritchie Minister of Social Development to give single parents a Christmas present by wiping out any debt accumulated by the discredited Tax Credit system. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney is lobbying for a 15 minute flexibility period to be introduced for motorists issued with 'Fixed Penalty Notices' when the operation of the NCP Services Ltd contract is reviewed in early 2008. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Fein spokesperson on Equality/Human Rights, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the Equality Commission's 17th Monitoring Report of the North's workforce Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has expressed dismay that the specialist team announced by Minister Michael Mc Gimpsey in September to examine the issue of sudden cardiac death in the young has still not met 3 months on. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has called on road users and parents to be mindful of the added risks of road accidents over the festive season. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the erection of crash barriers at the junction of Whitehouse Road and Groarty Road. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that the Varney Report falls far short of what is required. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said he is extremely concerned of reports that Banks may be pressuring customers that have had financial difficulties to take out expensive loans to try and ease their debts Read full article
17 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has called for an immediate Fire safety inspection and Environmental impact assessment on a disused former recycling plant on Bligh's Lane following a number of complaints from local residents Read full article
17 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the clarification provided to the FAI guaranteeing a continuation of the right of northern born Irish citizens to represent the Republic of Ireland at international soccer level. Read full article
17 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has called on the DRD Road Service to look at the traffic calming measures for the Racecourse Road at Ballyarnett after two cars overturned one destroying a traffic island. Read full article
17 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the news that the local retail sector have reported an increase of sales in recent days after a slow month of business in November and amid fears that internet sales could hit many businesses this year Read full article
17 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has appealed for people to take up the current offer available to local news paper readers to visit the Museum of Free Derry during the month of December at a reduced admission fee of just £1.00 per person. Read full article
14 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has today called for a moratorium on tax credit repayments for low-income families. Read full article
14 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has that Sinn Féin demanded for the inclusion of drugs as a priority issue in the forthcoming Policing Plan for the Derry City Council area. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Cllr Gerry MacLochlainn, Northlands Sinn Fein councillor, has welcomed the decision by Road Service to upgrade the lighting in Maybrook Park. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that we need to do much more to involve young people in decision making. Sinn Féin are calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16 and for the establishment of a Youth Assembly. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Responding to the news that Aer Lingus shall not be using its usual Irish Language greeting on board Belfast flights, Sinn Féin Irish language activist Councillor Kevin Campbell has said that this is political correctness gone mad. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed a new campaign launched by Action Cancer/Randox Laboratories to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer and urge people to seek early medical help if they think they have any symptoms. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin representatives from North and South have met in Leinster House to discuss how greater co-operation between the PSNI and Garda Síochána can be progressed in the interests of targeting serious crime in particular drug-related gangland crime and predatory sex offenders. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has called on Margaret Richie Minister for Social Development to relax the restrictions on the Housing Executive so that they can start to build new social housing. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the decision by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to retain cancer screening services at Altnagelvin Hospital. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has thanked everyone who voted and supported the Sustrans' Connect2 scheme, her comments follow the news that Derry was successful in the People's Millions bid Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has expressed concern at the failures of the New Deal scheme to support people into employment. Read full article
12 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has urged those working in the local Agricultural and Forestry industries to avail of a new £21.5 million grant scheme announced by Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew . Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said it is very worrying a new study by the University of Lausanne found that smoking could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that the British government's commitment to the devolution of Policing and Justice Powers by May 2008 was central to the decision of republicans and nationalists to engage with the policing structures earlier this year. Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the introduction of two new pedestrian crossings in the Bogside area Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Equality and Human rights spokesperson Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has called for new procedures to protect peoples' personal information when transferring data between government Agencies and Departments following the loss of the personal details of 6,000 people by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Paul Fleming has said that the UUP decision to vote against a Employment and Learning Committee 'Prayer of Annulment' motion to block an increase in Student Fees proposed by Reg Empey represents a u-turn. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has welcomed the news that Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA will lead a party delegation, including Aengus O Snodaig TD and Francie Brolly MLA to meet with the Gaeltacht Minister Éamon Ó Cuiv in Dublin on Thursday morning December 13th. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that unionists need to recognise that any attempt to undermine the Good Friday Agreement will be blocked Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has appealed to consumers to heed the warning just issued about some online ticket agencies by the Trading Standards Service helpline Consumerline Read full article
11 December, 2007
Commenting before a scheduled Ulster Unionist motion today(Tuesday) on the recent eligibility proposal outlined by FIFA regarding young Irish soccer players Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said that not only should sport be a non-controversial issue but also it should be promoted by the assembly. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams MP MLA addressing the party's 'Engaging Modern Ireland' conference said:
Bhí cruinniú maith againn inniu achairde. Bhí an bhliain seo, bliain mór I saol ár muintir agus i saol Sinn Féin agus sna stáit seo bhí muid I mbun próiseas comhreiteach a bhí chomh tabhachtach is abhí linn a riamh. Tá an próiseas déanta anois. Tá muid ag bogadh ar aghaidh arís. Tá mé cinnte go bhfuil ceannairí polaitiúla an lae inniu anseo agus ceannairí polaitiúla amárach fosta. Is sibhse na ceannairí seo Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Tony Hassan, is calling on N.I.E to act immediately so as work being carried out in Ballyarnett Village is completed as soon as possible. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that attempts to airbrush collusion out of the murders of the Miami Showband Members, Tony Geraghty, Fran O'Toole and Brian McCoy is unacceptable Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has expressed his concern at the effect that the draft Health budget will have on the Fire and Rescue Service across the north especially in rural areas. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has said that until society treats cocaine with the same distain as heroin then the problem will never be addressed. Following the tragic deaths of a leading socialite and two young men in the Republic linked to cocaine Councillor McLaughlin said, Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has congratulated everyone involved in the 10,001 Santa World record attempt which took place in Derry on Sunday. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page is calling on the Minister of Health Michael McGimpsey set up a pilot programme to ensure that cancer patients and their carers get the support they need throughout the palliative care period. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney said Sinn Féin will move a 'Prayer of Annulment' motion to block an increase in Student Fees proposed by Reg Empey on Monday, December 10th. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Policing Board member Martina Anderson has said that the PSNI must set its targets for clearing up crime much higher. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has expressed serious concerns at the news that the Warm Homes Scheme waiting list is expected to reach over 8,000 by March 2008. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney congratulating Derry Middleweight Boxer John Duddy on extending his winning run to 23 fights at the Kings Hall on Saturday night Read full article
8 December, 2007
Seasaigí Suas do Dhoire Read full article
8 December, 2007
Regaining Momentum: The Sinn Féin fightback in strategic context
We don't 'do' setbacks
BY DECLAN KEARNEY Read full article
7 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for the creation of a new Commissioner with responsibility for ensuring the rights of disabled people are protected and promoted. Read full article
7 December, 2007
Councillor Kevin Campbell has described as scandalous the bogus collectors who were doing door to door collections in the Foyle Hill area last weekend on behalf of the Foyle Hospice. Read full article
7 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Spokesperson, Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) has said that now that the Education Minister has cleared the decks and ended all uncertainty by saying that there will be no more academic selection and next year will be the last 11+ that it is time for unionists in particular to move on and play a full role in delivering the new education system. Read full article
7 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Christmas Post was launched in Derry today by veteran Shantallow Republican Seamus Breslin. Read full article
7 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Policing Board member Martina Anderson has called on Hugh Orde to desist from deploying TASERS and fulfill the Patten requirement of acquiring a non-lethal alternative to plastic bullets. Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has stated that bus services are an integral part of the community and should not be attacked in any form. Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has congratulated Education Minister Caitríona Ruane after she launched a new schools information pack on homelessness. Read full article
6 December, 2007
Commenting on the plans for Fort George announced by Ilex today, Sinn Féin's Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) said: Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the speedy removal of sectarian graffiti that was daubed on walls in the Long Tower Court area Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that young people need to be part of the process in coming up with solutions to address the effects of poverty and other problems in communities across Derry Read full article
6 December, 2007
Ógra Shinn Fein national Organiser, Barry McColgan has urged Ógra Shinn Féin to get active throughout the month of December to remember POWs who are still held in jail this Christmas Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Policing Board member Martina Anderson has said that the recent death of a man in Canada from the use of TASERs provides further evidence of the lethal nature of these weapons. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said she will be raising a number of issues relating to traffic management in the greater Bishop Street area with the DRD Road Service when she presents a petition to them. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the commitment of the Health Minister to public health at an 'Investing for Health' conference in Armagh City Hotel today but warned Michael McGimpsey that the to key improving health outcomes and taking pressure of the Health Service is to ensure the effective implementation of Bairbre de Brún's Investing for Health Strategy. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has criticised sensationalist reporting of alleged sectarian attacks in Derry which later emerged to be nothing of the sort. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that the time is right for the monitoring of Health and Environmental data to be done on an all Ireland basis. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has expressed concern over the future of the community adult education sector. Read full article
4 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has praised the work of Top of the Hill Community Forum following a meeting with the Housing Executive which has agrred a programme of work for the area Read full article
4 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson speaking in the Assembly today has said that the dislocation of the 'United Kingdom' has been a slow but steady process and encouraged unionists to begin to debate a new future within the context of Irish Unity. Read full article
4 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue has said people should heed new warnings from the Charity Commission that consumers should be wary of bogus clothing collections which are costing charities millions of pounds each year Read full article
4 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed today's "visionary statement on the future of six county education" from Caitríona Ruane. Read full article
4 December, 2007
Speaking at the Launch of the Derry Republican Graves Association Calendar 2008 at the annual Pól Kinsella Sinn Féin Cumann Function Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney encouraged republicans to support the important work of the Graves Association. Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin MEP, Bairbre de Brún has congratulated St Mary's College in Creggan, Derry on winning this year's all-Ireland photo competition on climate change which was co-sponsored by the European Parliament and the Departments of Environment, North and South. Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has urged people to support the Salvation Army/St. Vincent de Paul Family Appeal. Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has called for the Minister of Health to make date rape prevention kits available free of charge in response to the growing problem of drinks being spiked.
Sinn Féin have tabled a motion that will be debated by the Assembly this week Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has appealed for people to come forward and help the annual blood donor appeal to keep stocks high over the festive season Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has appealed to people in Derry to shop local this Christmas and spend their money in the local economy to safeguard jobs
Her comments follow new reports that more people are buying online for Christmas and its estimated that £4bn will be spent on the internet sales this year. Read full article
2 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the EU decision to authorise direct government aid to support the postal service. Read full article
2 December, 2007
Responding to a ruling by Brian Kerr who said that the monitoring of such conversations will be unlawful Sinn Féin Policing Board Member and Human rights spokesperson Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that the police should never bug client conversations and that changing the legacy of bad policing is the responsibility of all. Read full article
1 December, 2007
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed this week's public consultation on the Assembly's draft programme for government, investment strategy and budget Read full article
1 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said the city is in shock after the news that two women lost their lives and others were injured in a road traffic accident on the Culmore Road this morning Read full article
1 December, 2007
The launch of Ógra Shinn Féin Doire took place at a packed Rath Mór Sinn Féin office with young activists from Derry, Donegal and Tyrone present. As well as the launch of the new cumann, activists also vowed to play a leading role in the'Stand Up For Derry' campaign. Read full article
1 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor Councillor Patricia Logue commenting on World Aids Day Read full article
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