News Archives for September, 2008
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned the armed robbery of the Elmwood Stores in the Bogside early on Tuesday morning
Councillor Logue also said "as a society we cannot allow these robberies to become the norm" Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed Fred Cobain's belated support for the position taken by Sinn Féin on the sale of land used by the British army and the proceeds being given to the British exchequer, not the Executive. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Speaking as "Age Awareness Week" begins Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow area Elisha McLaughlin has said that society needed to acknowledge the wealth of skills and experience which older people have. Sinn Féin Junior Minister Gerry Kelly has also emphasised the Executive's commitment to older people. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said that last nights vote by unionist members in Limavady Council to deny the freedom of the borough to Rev David Armstrong and Fr. Kevin Mullan was 'an example of the bigoted mindset which must be challenged in our society and is why the Executive must lead by example through equality and partnership government'. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has urged the Minister for Trade & Industry, Arlene Foster to investigate the possibility of accessing Venezuelan oil as a low cost alternative fuel source. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Donegal Sinn Féin Councillor Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said that "if the DUP wishes to be in government then it will be in partnership and on the basis of equality for all citizens." He delivered the blunt message in an address to the Annual West Tyrone Volunteers Commemoration held in Strabane on Saturday evening Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called on Royal Mail in Derry to clarify the situation in regards the company's new computerised delivery system "Pegasus" that is currently being introduced. His appeal follows complaints from constituents about late deliveries and concerns from staff at the Derry Sorting Office that the new system is unworkable. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has appealed for householders in the city not to tamper with their oil fired central heating systems .Her call comes after serious concerns were raised about an increasing trend of some householders upending fuel tanks and opening fuel lines to retrieve 20-30 litres of oil at the bottom of their tanks Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has called on Translink to ensure they have adequate buses to fulfil services at peak times on the Derry - Belfast route following complaints of disruption to the service on Sunday afternoon. Read full article
30 September, 2008
Sinn Fein Councillor for the rural area Paul Fleming has welcomed the announcement that the Dispensing of Continence products services will remain in Eglinton following fears that this service could be lost to the local area . Read full article
29 September, 2008
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the move by the Health Minister to abolish prescription charges in the north of Ireland by 2010 Read full article
29 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that the lack of clarity from Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie about the future of the Neighbourhood Renewal Scheme is putting hundreds of jobs at risk. Read full article
29 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has called on parents in the Bogside to insure that their children are not involved in vandalism of a worksite in and around Rossville Street/Lisfannon Park ,storing materials being used in a major sewage and pipe replacement scheme in the area. Read full article
29 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún speaking after attending the National Ploughing Championships in County Kilkenny has said that farmers and rural businesses from the North are at the heart of building sustainable rural communities. Read full article
29 September, 2008
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has demanded answers after a publicly-funded government agency was slammed by a report into its effectiveness. Read full article
29 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Culmore Area, Tony Hassan, has called on the Road Service to make an assessment of the footpath and Road going from the Magnet bar to the Ardanlee area on the Culmore Road. Read full article
28 September, 2008
ARE the SDLP and the Alliance Party serious players in progressing peace on this island? Read full article
28 September, 2008
Speaking after attending the 2008 National Ploughing Championship in Kilkenny, last Wednesday and Thursday, Sinn Féin Donegal County Councillor, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called for a "strong and focused collective lobby" to bring the National Ploughing Championship to Donegal in the near future. Cllr Mac Lochlainn understands that Donegal was on the shortlist to host the 2009 National Ploughing Championship, which has now been granted to Athy, Co Kildare. Read full article
27 September, 2008
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26 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has backed calls from the European Parliament for concrete action to be taken to reverse rising energy prices and to protect the most vulnerable this winter. Read full article
26 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called for the DUP to end their internal debates over the future of the Long Kesh site and urged the Culture Minister Gregory Campbell to get on with delivering on the sites potential and the creation thousands of much needed jobs. Read full article
26 September, 2008
Republican Dead to be remembered in Strabane on Saturday Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Fein Cllr Maeve Mc Laughlin has criticised the 2008 DPP public Consultation report. The report presented this week has a number of gaps which need immediate response Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said it's extremely worrying that the British medical journal "The Lancet" has reported that the worldwide rate of HIV infection among injecting drug users appears to be rising Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has said it is worrying that The Co-operative Bank and Places for People in a new survey have found that the average first-time buyers believe they will need to save nearly £20,000 before they can even think about buying their own home Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the call by CBI Chairperson, Brian Ambrose for decisive action to instil confidence in the Economy. Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has called on Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to follow up his suggestion that he might scrap prescription charges for cancer patients by scrapping them altogether. Read full article
25 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that any new Tesco must commit to addressing the concerns of the local residents if a new store is to built on the Buncrana Road. Read full article
24 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has backed a motion on 'Planning in Residential areas', aimed at restricting replacing a house with buildings of multiple occupancy Read full article
24 September, 2008
Speaking on the success of the Freshers week at Magee University Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said, Read full article
24 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has stated that the British Security Minister, Paul Goggins revelation that remaining British Army sites will be sold off to finance British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan is unacceptable. Read full article
24 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the announcement by Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew of the publication of the Government Response to the Independent Flood Management Policy Review. Read full article
24 September, 2008
All levels of government must do more to end the 'scandal' of child poverty here, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has challenged DUP Environment Minister to listen to the experts instead of stubbornly refuting that climate change is happening and that humans are largely responsible for it. Ms de Brún made the challenge as the Met Office Hadley Centre makes clear that "the long-term trend in global temperatures is rising, and humans are largely responsible for this rise." Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has welcomed news that Foras na Gaeilge is to make additional funding available for the publication of a weekly Irish language newspaper. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed proposals from the European Commission to cut the costs of using mobile phones abroad, for text, data and voice calls roaming costs and for a ceiling to be placed on text charges. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has stated that Sinn Féin will today (Tuesday 23rd) put forward a motion calling for a 20mph speed limit outside schools across the North of Ireland. Read full article
23 September, 2008
The Annual West Tyrone Volunteers Commemoration will be held in Strabane on Saturday 27th September and organisers have called for local people to turn out in large numbers to pay fitting tribute to all local republicans who have laid down their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page said it is very worrying that researchers have found that cases of Malignant melanoma skin cancer in the North have trebled in the since the mid-1980s. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Arlene Foster, to lift the barriers for Credit Unions to offer enhanced financial services inline with CU's in the South of Ireland and England. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has called on Banks and Building Societies to provide Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) as a service to customers not as another source of revenue. Read full article
23 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that the ambulance that broke down for a second time must be removed from the fleet immediately. Read full article
21 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said those involved in an armed robbery of a service station on Creggan Road in which a member of staff was injured are enemies of the entire community Read full article
21 September, 2008
Cora Harvey confirmed as new Sinn Féin Donegal County Councillor
New Cllr also selected as party candidate in Stranorlar Electoral Area Read full article
20 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Natural Resources Martin Ferris TD has welcomed news that Maura Harrington has come off her hunger strike. Read full article
20 September, 2008
Breakout-BBC 1 Monday night 9.00pm
The inside story of the 1983 H-Block Escape The Great Escape from the H-Blocks of Long Kesh on 25 September 1983 was one of the most exceptional IRA operations ever carried out in the history of the struggle against British occupation. Read full article
20 September, 2008
Speaking after comments in today's media from PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA and Policing Board member Martina Anderson has criticised his blatantly political intervention Read full article
18 September, 2008
The month of September marks the 10th anniversary of the arrests of Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González. Read full article
18 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has stated the proposed review of the electricity tariff setting process does not go far enough. Read full article
18 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Enniskillen by-election candidate Debbie Coyle speaking after the DUP Minister Arlene Foster MLA was elected to Fermanagh Council has said that the Sinn Féin vote came out and that she was pleased with the slight increase in the Sinn Féin share of the vote Read full article
18 September, 2008
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the launch of a new, confidential Rapid HIV Testing Service by the HIV Support Centre. Read full article
18 September, 2008
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed commitments from Ilex Chief Executive Bill Kirk to ensure that disadvantaged communities benefit from Derry's regeneration. Read full article
18 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA for Foyle Martina Anderson has appealed for students returning to University and living in private rented accommodation to ensure that there is a properly working smoke alarm system in their building and for landlords to have adequate fire safety measures in place for tenants Read full article
17 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney for has slammed the SDLP's Dolores Kelly's remarks in the assembly on Tuesday which insinuate that Neighbourhood Renewal programmes were there as nothing more than 'jobs for the boys and girls' in Sinn Féin. Read full article
17 September, 2008
Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) accompanied Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams yesterday when he met with British Minister Paul Goggins to discuss the problems facing ex-political prisoners, particularly around employment.
The Sinn Féin delegation put to the Minister the need to resolve these problems. Read full article
17 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has warned older people to be vigilant after reports of unknown callers offering to carry out repair work Read full article
17 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement of £2.4 million to tackle fuel poverty in rural areas following agreement between Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA and the Social Development Minister. Read full article
17 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that the ETI Minister Arlene Foster has serious questions in relation to her role in agreeing to the massive increases in energy prices. Read full article
17 September, 2008
Derry Sinn Féin Policing and Justice Spokesperson Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has today commented on the report carried out by Dr Patricia Lundy for the University of Ulster into the Historical Enquiries Team (HET). Read full article
17 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has warned the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson that he is setting himself on a collision course with Europe over the stance he has taken on global warning. Read full article
16 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Foyle Raymond McCartney today said the leadership of SDLP leader Mark Durkan was 'descending into farce'. Mr McCartney's remarks come after Mr Durkan this morning claimed on a radio programme 'that the DUP are wrong - but it is Sinn Féin's fault'. Read full article
16 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has welcomed the intervention of the Irish Government in raising concerns with the Scottish Government over chanting a song about the Irish Famine by a section of the Rangers support at last month's Old Firm match. Read full article
16 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page said there is a need to be more proactive in helping people improve their daily food intake and also take a properly balanced diet after a survey by global market insight group TNS found that just 12% of those surveyed take the recommended five-a-day fruit and veg. Read full article
16 September, 2008
Doherty takes West's Awake campaign to Donegal this week Read full article
16 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has congratulated Derry sprinter Jason Smyth on achieving a Gold medal for Ireland at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Read full article
16 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has called on those responsible for a number of reported sectarian attacks in the City over the weekend to stop before someone is killed or seriously injured. Read full article
15 September, 2008
Ógra Shinn Féin from Derry , Donegal and Tyrone took to the streets of Strabane and Lifford last Saturday 13th September, to highlight the escalating situation in Rossport County Mayo. Read full article
15 September, 2008
Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has written to the First Minister Peter Robinson outlining a number of proposals aimed at tackling the growing burden on households arising from rises in the cost of fuel prices, electricity and gas. Read full article
15 September, 2008
It's a Ruddy and Mac Lochlainn Sinn Féin ticket in Inishowen for next year's county council elections Read full article
15 September, 2008
The annual Vol Eamon Bronco Bradley cup took place at the Leafair pitches on Friday night Read full article
15 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney speaking at the launch of the Sinn Féin National Draw 2008 .The draw has a total prize fund of €31,000 with 50 prizes and a first prize of €20,000 Read full article
15 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said that she is meeting with the Derry City Council Officers and the North West Development Office in order to have the problems associated with Jacqueline Way resolved Read full article
15 September, 2008
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA and Policing Board member Martina Anderson has welcomed today's legal ruling in the bid to overturn the introduction of Tasers by the PSNI. Read full article
15 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Billy Page has welcomed the publication of interim findings from the Registry of Deliberate Self Harm Read full article
15 September, 2008
Donegal Sinn Féin Cllr Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called on the fishing community of Killybegs to boycott the controversial pipelaying vessel, the Solitaire, currently employed in the Corrib Gas debacle. The solitaire returned to Killybegs in recent days after " experiencing technical difficulties". Read full article
15 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has appealed to other parties to support increased fiscal autonomy for the Assembly. Read full article
13 September, 2008
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
13 September, 2008
GARDAÍ arrested local fishermen off the Corrib coast in County Mayo on Wednesday for being near the world's largest pipe-laying vessel, brought in by the Shell multinational oil giant to develop its controversial gas pipeline. Read full article
13 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MEP Bairbre de Brún has supported the calls by the Ulster Farmers Union to have the ban on using heavy farm machinery on waterlogged ground to be temporarily waived. This follows the sustained period of unprecedented rain levels and recent floods. Read full article
12 September, 2008
A new web site has been set up in support of H Block Escapee Pól Brennan Read full article
11 September, 2008
A Disability Action delegation from the North of Ireland held discussions in the European Parliament today on new anti-discrimination legislation proposals that could improve the lives of people with disabilities throughout Europe. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Fri 12th Sept -Tomorrow night sees the conclusion of the Eamon Bronco Bradley 7 Aside Read full article
11 September, 2008
Speaking after hearing the of the 33% increase in electricity prices introduced throughout the 6 Counties from next month Derry Sinn Féin Cllr Gerry MacLochlainn said:
"I am appalled at this huge rise in electricity prices so soon after the most recent 14% increase a few months ago. It comes at a time when Derry people are already reeling from job losses and other price hikes in the midst of a severe credit crunch. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has called on pupils to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects as six NASA astronauts touched down in the North. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has called for Banks and Building societies in Derry to expand the facility of being able to access Euro to all cash machines throughout the city. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Speaking after hearing the of the 33% increase in electricity prices introduced throughout the 6 Counties from next month Derry Sinn Féin Cllr Gerry MacLochlainn said: Read full article
11 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed calls from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for regulators to take more action to stop the mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance Read full article
11 September, 2008
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has hit out after the Social Development Minister revealed that community heating schemes would not be considered as part of the Fuel Poverty Taskforce's remit. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Tá ráite ag an Aire Oideachais Caitríona Ruane gur gné ríthábhachtach dár gcóras oideachais í an Ghaelscolaíocht.
Ag labhairt di Dé Luain ag Comhdháil ar an Ghaelscolaíocht a bhí ar siúl in Óstán Clarion i mBaile Átha Cliath, dúirt an tAire: Read full article
11 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the launch by Education Minister Cáitríona Ruane of the Electoral Office's 'Schools Initiative' aimed at getting young people to register to vote. Read full article
11 September, 2008
Drogheda Hungerstrike Rally Read full article
10 September, 2008
A look back at the original Civil Rights march and its significance for the struggle for justice and equality 40 years on. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the news that Ring Amateur Boxing Club has been designated a centre of excellence for the 2012 Olympics. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has said that Bull Park will be utilised more efficiently following the decision by Sport NI to fund an employee to promote sport in the park. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has stated that monies spent on an advertising campaign with regards to Child Maintenance payments could be better used to pursue parents who have not paid maintenance or to address the £80m deficit owed to our children Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that the people who attacked the Fire Service at the entrance of Fernabbey last night need to get a life. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the consultation and monitoring system put in place by the DRD Road Service in the Bishop Street area. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said that the grant of £20,160 awarded by BBC Children in Need towards the North West Carnival Initiative will allow the council to develop existing and new carnivals to promote the city. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has stated that Queens University report highlighting that there may be an over subscription of calming drugs such as tranquilisers within local nursing homes raises serious concerns. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the news that party colleague Barry McElduff MLA is to host a lobbying day aimed at addressing urgent concerns of the local construction industry at Stormont next Monday 15 September. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has slammed the failure of the DSD to collect and deliver child maintenance amounting to over £80m. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called on the Energy Regulator to explain the rationale behind approval for the massive increase in NIE prices. Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that ambulances operating in the North West must be road worthy. Read full article
10 September, 2008
JOIN DERRY ÓGRA SINN FÉIN Read full article
10 September, 2008
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson, Councillor Tony Hassan has called on Margaret Ritchie to show where her promised 1500 social houses detailed in the budget are. Read full article
9 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson (Foyle) has accused local MP Mark Durkan of indulging in fantasy politics if he thinks that unionists are ready to treat nationalist rights and entitlements with respect never mind equality.
Ms. Anderson was speaking after the Foyle MP called for the scrapping of the safeguards contained in the Good Friday Agreement, which were introduced to protect the rights of nationalists against a repeat of the unionist hegemony of the past Read full article
9 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP, Bairbre de Brún will this week host a 27 person delegation from Disability Action NI in the European Parliament in Brussels. Delegation members will today depart from different locations throughout the north for a series of meetings which will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 10 September) with MEPs and key campaigners involved in lobbying at a European level. Read full article
9 September, 2008
Inishowen Sinn Féin's election convention this Sunday Read full article
9 September, 2008
Níl an streachailt ar son an Achta críochnaithe go fóill - Sinn Féin
Ag caint inniu dúirt Uachtarán Shinn Féin nach bhfuil streachailt ar son Acht na Gaeilge críochnaithe go fóill. Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that the vandals who smashed bottles beside the Inchview Community House and damaged the street lighting were idiots who had nothing to offer the community. Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called on Derry City Council to convene a meeting between Derry City Council, tour operators, NITB, Community Safety and the PSNI to ensure the safety of tourists and their transport. Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson is encouraging constituents to help a charity celebrate the 18th birthday of its biggest fundraising event. Read full article
8 September, 2008
''Register now to secure your vote in any upcoming election.''
That is the message from Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has encouraged local schools to take part in the Young Scientist award 2009. Read full article
8 September, 2008
Martina Anderson speaking following the launch of the "Murals of Derry" by the Guildhall press Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has called for a pilot project at two schools in Counties Antrim and Derry which will see the introduction of a part-time 20mph speed limit on the roadway outside to be extended to schools in the city Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the start of the consultation process on provision of additional dental services in specific areas of the North. Read full article
8 September, 2008
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8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said that continued attacks on vehicles belonging to both tourists and tour companies in the Fahan Street area will ultimately damage the tourist industry in Derry Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the extension of the opening hours at the Central Library on Foyle Street and urged more people to use and support the Library Services in Derry Read full article
8 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has congratulated all those involved in a community mural project between youth projects in Derry and Portrush Read full article
6 September, 2008
West Belfast Ógra Shinn Féin are gearing up for a Republican Youth Weekend from 19 - 21 September.
The action packed weekend which is open to everyone, will include public talks, political tours, a republican march, craic agus ceol and much more. Read full article
6 September, 2008
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA has tonight expressed his amazement at comments by the SDLP leader Mark Durkan that power sharing arrangements in Stormont should be scrapped. Read full article
6 September, 2008
Sinn Féin's Assembly team in the North have held a planning day in Gulladuff, County Derry.
The meeting was attended by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams; Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness; as well as all of the party's Ministers; MLAs; support staff and the party's MEP for the North Bairbre de Brun. Read full article
6 September, 2008
European Parliament Climate Change Committee and Environment Committee member Bairbre de Brún MEP for Foyle has branded as "disgraceful" Environment Minister Sammy Wilson's suggestion that the debate on whether humans have contributed to climate change is overdue. "That debate has happened and has been concluded" said Ms de Brún Read full article
5 September, 2008
Power-sharing is the real challenge-Mitchel McLaughlin MLA Read full article
4 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has called for action in support of Palestinian political prisoners being held by Israel as the European Parliament accepted a resolution co-signed by the Sinn Féin MEP on the plight of Palestinian prisoners Read full article
4 September, 2008
Officials from the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) are to be grilled over a tendering decision which could cost up to 100 jobs in Derry, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. Read full article
4 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle and former executive Health Minister Bairbre de Brún has today called for greater EU support for mental health promotion. Ms de Brun called on the European Commission and governments across Europe to place a much greater focus on tackling the problem of mental ill-health across Europe Read full article
4 September, 2008
Following a meeting of the OFM/DFM committee at Stormont , Committee Member Martina Anderson has called on Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson to get serious about reducing the carbon emissions. Read full article
4 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has congratulated the staff at William Street Residential home after being awarded an "Eat Safe Award" by Environmental Health Services (EHS) in conjunction with the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland. Read full article
4 September, 2008
Ógra Shinn Féin Cuige Uladh International officer Barry McNally has welcomed the release of Arnaldo Otegi, who was arrested as leader of Basque political party Batasuna in June 2007. Read full article
4 September, 2008
Sinn Féin responds to latest IMC report
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA responding to today's IMC report Read full article
3 September, 2008
In response to the debate in the European Parliament , Bairbre de Brún MEP for Foyle has welcomed to the European Commission's renewed interest in social issues while warning that the so-called social package "falls a long way short of peoples' expectations". Read full article
3 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page commenting on the latest findings from a survey by the charity DrugScope and fears from local pharmacists of a rise in the number people purchasing drugs and medicines over the internet. Read full article
3 September, 2008
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson today argues how new legislation must be utilised to ensure Derry's regeneration benefits all of the people Read full article
3 September, 2008
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the introduction of a new programme to offer vaccination against cervical cancer for 12 and 13-year-old girls in the North from this week . Read full article
3 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called on the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson to intervene after discovering that money, time and energy is being wasted by planners working on plans for local councils that will become redundant when the new councils come into existence in 3 years. Read full article
3 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has today called for MEPs to stand up for privacy rights of internet users. She made her comments as the European Parliament discussed the E-privacy directive. Read full article
3 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve Mc Laughlin has accused the Tourist Board corporate plan 2008 - 2011 of ignoring the potential of cultural tourism in Derry. Read full article
3 September, 2008
Bairbre de Brún MEP for Foyle has signed up to a campaign for decent work and underlined Sinn Féin's support for the elimination of poverty Read full article
2 September, 2008
Ógra Shinn Féin activists Barry McColgan and Sean Gillespie recently attended the Inter Isles Forum in Belfast's Farset International on 22 - 24 August. The forum, organized by St Columb's Park in Derry, brings together political youth wings from across Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales to discuss important and pressing issues relevant to young people Read full article
2 September, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has questioned the validity of the claim by the PSNI that a hostage type situation was the instigation of the use of a Taser on a Derry man. Read full article
1 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has called on Margaret Ritchie to legislate for the mandatory Registration of the private rented sector. Read full article
1 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson commenting on reports over the weekend that Northern Ireland Electricity ( NIE) is set increase its prices by 30% has said that the most vulnerable people in our society will be worst affected by any price hikes . Read full article
1 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed the news that the legal age to purchase cigarettes will rise to 18 today (1st September) in the North Read full article
1 September, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has appealed for drivers to be cautious as children across the city start returning to school this week. Read full article
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