News Archives for January, 2009
31 January, 2009
Ógra Shinn Féin has called for Irish citizens north and south, young and old, to support students in the 26 counties in their opposition to the introduction of student fees by joining USI's national march and rally in Dublin next Wednesday February 4th. Read full article
30 January, 2009
Cuba 50 Years on
2.00pm Pilots Row Saturday 31 January
Triumphing - Sustaining- Defending- Spreading the Revolution! Read full article
30 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA and Policing Board member Martina Anderson has stated that, regardless of Hugh Orde career path the Policing Board will face the challenges of identifying the right management team and deliver the necessary changes to policing.
Martina Anderson said: Read full article
30 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed a new campaign to further promote the 2OO7-2013 Rural Development Programme (RDP) and the opportunities that it has to offer. Read full article
30 January, 2009
Sinn Féin's Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) is urging all political representatives in the North West to unite behind a bid to site a planned new state-of-the-art telecommunications service facility in Derry. Ms Anderson seeking an urgent meeting with the Enterprise Minister, arlene Foster after Derry city was overlooked as the preferred location for a new state-of-the-art telehouse centre to service the Trans-Atlantic fibre optic telecommunications cable that it has been announced will come ashore at Portrush Read full article
29 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said that Minister Gregory Campbell's paper on the Long Kesh site will have far reaching ramifications for local sporting bodies and for the construction industry Read full article
29 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Paul Fleming said that 'if there is a willingness at the Executive to set aside the sectarian and party political point scoring that has marked this issue up to now then I believe that today we can move forward decisively and quickly in the interest of all of our children' Read full article
29 January, 2009
The need to protect children shows the necessity of all-Ireland co-operation and the transfer of policing and justice powers, Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said Read full article
29 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell area Patricia Logue has called on the DRD to reduce the height of the wall at a busy road junction under the Lecky Road Flyover after concerns from motorists who said that their vision was being obstructed in seeing traffic travelling from the Brandywell direction towards the city centre Read full article
29 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page , has today stated that more must be done to help protect the victims of Domestic Violence but in particular children and youths who are directly affected Read full article
29 January, 2009
This year's Bloody Sunday Commemorative March will stop in William Street - where the original march was stopped on its way to the Guildhall - Read full article
29 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed a commitment by the Executive to produce a strategy aimed at increasing the level of affordable childcare here Read full article
28 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has this morning welcomed indications from the EU that a dialogue has begun between member states governments on the unions current policy of no engagement with Hamas. Raymond McCartney has called on the EU to also include in this review the suspension of existing preferential trade arrangements with Israel and support for a UN investigation into human rights abuses by Israel during its brutal and devastating military attack against the people of Gaza. Read full article
28 January, 2009
On Tuesday 27th January, Ógra Shinn Féin joined the NYCI (National Youth Council of Ireland) outside Leinster house to demand that the voting age be lowered to 16. Sinn Féin TD Aengus O'Snodaigh was also in attendance to demonstrate his personal and party support for the initiative Read full article
28 January, 2009
Time for Grianan of Aileach to achieve its potential- Mac Lochlainn
Motion to be submitted to next meeting of Donegal County Council Read full article
28 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún has said that Executive Ministers developing plans to access the EU's Climate Change and Energy Package and changes to the EU's Cohesion Policy as part of the wider EU economic recovery plan could deliver millions to tackle sustainable energy, tackle fuel poverty and create jobs Read full article
28 January, 2009
Equality must be the foundation of any new strategy to end sectarianism and racism in the North, Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has insisted. Read full article
28 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has called on householders to be vigilant in the Popular Road area after another attempted burglary. Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin is to be nominated today for the chair of the Derry District Policing Partnership Board Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Human Rights and Equality spokesperson MLA Martina Anderson has stated that the comments by DUP Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson, regarding job preferences being held for people from the north of Ireland were racist and need to be withdrawn. Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has expressed his sadness at the death of Bob Doyle, the last known Irish survivor of the Spanish Civil War. Read full article
27 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called on Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to scrap new regulations which would restrict the amount of benefit payments available to pensioners here. Read full article
27 January, 2009
THE Eames/Bradley Commission into dealing with the past is due to publish its report in the coming week Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle and senior negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement, Bairbre de Brún, has described the appointment of George Mitchell as US Envoy to the Middle East as a "welcome development". Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called on people to wear a black ribbon this week and remember the dead of Bloody Sunday and purchase Palestinian flags being sold locally with all profits going directly to support Irish Medical Aid for Palestine Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has congratulated US Senator Hilary Clinton on her appointment as US Secretary of State. Martina Anderson acknowledged Senator Clinton's contribution to the Irish Peace Process and said he looks forward to working with her in her new position. Read full article
27 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has congratulated all those in the city who helped raise funds for 'Irish Medical Aid for Palestine' charity at various events held at the weekend. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún speaking at a major conference in London, 'Progressive London' organised by former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, has said that the economic downturn should embolden us to make the jump to the new, green economy more quickly. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed confirmation from Agricultural minister Michelle Gildernew that a new 'DARD Direct' office will be located in Claudy. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has accused the Minister of Social Development of dragging her feet regarding the implementation of an effective Mortgage relief scheme. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Derry Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has condemned the decision by the BBC to refuse to air a humanitarian appeal by aid groups for the people suffering in Gaza. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Gemma McKenna
Gender Equality Officer
Uladh Ógra Shinn Féin
To continue the women in struggle interviews, I sat down with the ever present and an up and coming activist of Ógra Shinn Féin Laura Gildernew. Laura, who hails from Tullysaran, County Armagh (although she considers herself a proud Tyrone women), is a 17 year old A Level student at St Catherines, Armagh Read full article
26 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that no-one should feel intimidated or be left confused by the latest initiative from the Electoral Office. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed mounting pressure on DSD Minister Margaret Ritchie, this time from her own DSD Committee, to shelve proposals that would see the centralisation of Social Security Agency Services away from frontline services and away from face to face contact with clients at local DHSS offices. Read full article
26 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has called for continued support for Macmillan Cancer Trust. The Macmillan Cancer Trust held a Coffee morning event in the Long Gallery in Stormont to highlight the effects of 'cancer poverty' Read full article
23 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will travel to London tomorrow to speak as part of a major conference in London, Progressive London, the initiative of former London Mayor Ken Livingstone. Read full article
23 January, 2009
During the 'An Chéad Dáil' Mansion House event Sinn Féin General Secretary Rita O'Hare made an emotional presentation to a number of women elected representatives to mark the election of Constance Markievicz into the first Dáil following the introduction of universal suffrage in the 1918 general elections, and also her appointment as Minister for Labour. Read full article
23 January, 2009
Derry Sinn Féin Education spokesperson Councillor Paul Fleming has called on the Western Education and Library Board to try and bring some form of unanimity to the mid term break school holiday system, which is currently leaving many parents with a logistical and financial headache due to many schools taking separate holidays Read full article
22 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that the meeting of the North South Ministerial Council tomorrow in Derry is an opportunity to showcase the city. Read full article
22 January, 2009
In his address to the Cuige Uladh AGM on Saturday , Sean Murray, the Cuige chairperson, urged the hundreds of party activists gathered in the Felons Club, West Belfast to recognise that the cutting edge of the struggle is now located in the party Read full article
22 January, 2009
A chairde, ar dtús ba mhaith liom fáilte ón chroí a chur roimh gach duine don ócáid anocht.
Is ócáid tábhachtach, spéisialta é seo ina bhfuil muid ag céiliúradh noacha bhliain ón céad Dáil Éireann. Read full article
22 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area and Housing spokesperson on Derry City Council, Cllr, Tony Hassan, has expressed his deep concern that the proposed work on 280 social homes at the Skeoge lands has not yet been agreed on. Read full article
22 January, 2009
Assembly Executive Review Committee Member,Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) has welcomed the Assembly's endorsement of the recommendations from the Committee on the establishment of a Department of Justice. Read full article
22 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page, has welcomed the new grant to pregnant mothers of £190. Read full article
22 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has appealed to motorists in the city to show due care and attention on the roads during the current spell of bad weather Read full article
21 January, 2009
The following is the updated clár for the upcoming National Bloody Sunday - Youth 4 Truth Weekend organized in Derry 30 Jan - 1 Feb. Please note that the clár is subject to change and that not all events are organized by Ógra Shinn Féin. Read full article
21 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said today that the unanimous passing of a Sinn Féin motion calling for the resolution to the Palestinian/ Israeli , based on human rights, adds local representatives voices to the international chorus on this issue. Read full article
21 January, 2009
Sinn Féin councillor for the greater Shantallow Area, Tony Hassan, has welcomed the news that the Road Service are to extend the footpath beside the new travellers halting site at Ballyarnett but has called for more provisions in the way of lighting. Read full article
21 January, 2009
SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly today compared a piece of legislation in the Assembly, aimed at allowing the Executive to react quickly and bring forward financial help for those affected by the likes of flooding or other crisis, to the Special Powers Act. Read full article
21 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has said that the occupants of a car including two children were lucky to escape from serious injury when a bus collided with them after it was attacked by a gang of youths throwing snowballs in the Hazlebank area Read full article
21 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney welcoming finance Minister, Nigel Dodd's announcement of rates assistance for Councils said: Read full article
21 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has demanded action after it emerged that absenteeism within the Civil Service cost the taxpayer over £13 million during a six month period last year. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Describing as premature today's Assembly debate on a reduction of government departments Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney said that he believed that it would be better taken in the aftermath of the roll-out of the reorganisation of local government (RPA). Read full article
20 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for Foyle Bairbre de Brún speaking ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama has said that there is a sense of optimism that the new US president will bring about a new era for green energy. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Republican Youth - A Personal Political Journey
Barry McColgan
National Organiser
Ógra Shinn Féin Read full article
20 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has hit out at those people who phoned a hoax alert at the weekend from a phone box in Ballymagroarty. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has accused groups engaged in criminal actions through robbery, extortion and intimidation of creating a climate of fear within small businesses." Read full article
20 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has slammed the Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie for slashing social security services while failing to spend her budget. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has welcomed new moves to make credit card transactions safer after it was revealed by the industry that in 2008 credit card fraud could have exceeded £600 million. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has stated that the Minister for Employment and Learning, Reg Empy, must do all in his power to save jobs over the coming year. Read full article
20 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson is calling for an awareness campaign to help young carers get access to the financial assistance to which they are entitled Read full article
19 January, 2009
First Dáil - An Chéad Dáil, 90th Anniversary Read full article
19 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has said the ceasefire called by Israel must be genuine and permanent. He said Israel must take its military out of the Gaza Strip at once and no time should be wasted in building a lasting peace process based on direct dialogue, political negotiation and respect for human rights. Read full article
19 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell area Patricia Logue has condemned a distraction robbery which took place at a house in Moore Walk around 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon in which substantial amount of money was stolen Read full article
19 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said he is concerned about new statistics released this week by the charity Help the Aged which states that by 2025 there will be a big increase in the number of over-65s with heart disease, osteoporosis and dementia. Read full article
19 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has warned MFI customers locally who have paid by cash, cheque or non-VISA debit card for any items and have not received a delivery needs to make their claim for refunds before 31 January 2009 Read full article
19 January, 2009
CAOIMHE BUTTERLY Irish human rights activist working in Gaza, Palestine.She has compiled this report and sent it out for the world to know and see exactly what the conditions are for the people of the Gaza strip,despite the censorship imposed by the Israeli's,caombhe has used her initiative and shown great courage by compiling this report,we would encourage other media outlets to put reports like this out into the public arena,allowing the world to hear the truth about the slaughter of innocent human beings. Read full article
18 January, 2009
£200,000 earmarked for a key regeneration scheme in Derry has been returned unspent, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has revealed. Read full article
17 January, 2009
Remembering the Past: The First Dáil and Soloheadbeg Read full article
17 January, 2009
PÁDRAIG MAC LOCHLAINN (35) is a Sinn Féin councillor for County Donegal and is also a Buncrana Town councillor. Read full article
17 January, 2009
Ógra Shinn Féin in Strabane have called on people of conscience in the local community to boycott Israeli goods and companies, in protest at Israel's murderous onslaught on the people of Gaza. Read full article
16 January, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MLA, MP today announced to the media details of Sinn Féin's celebrations events to be held on January 21st in the historic Round Room in the Mansion House to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the first Dáil. Mr Adams also spoke about his attendance at next week's inauguration in Washington for President elect Barak Obama. Read full article
16 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the news that work on the replacement of the watermain in parts of the Bogside will begin on Monday 26th January Read full article
16 January, 2009
Councillor Lynn Fleming, (Sinn Féin, Waterside) speaking today before a meeting of the P&R committee said: Read full article
16 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Fin MLA Martina Anderson has urged people to be wary of an e-mail and phone text circular encouraging people to apply for possible child benefit back payments Read full article
16 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has stated that he welcomes the Audit Office report on Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the North, which examines how effective DHSSPS's investment in health promotion has been in preventing the occurrence of Type 2 diabetes Read full article
16 January, 2009
As many as half of all pensioners here may not be receiving the benefits to which they are entitled, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has revealed. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Ógra Shinn Féin Doire have organised another weekend of events around Bloody Sunday demanding Truth for the 14 innocent civilians Killed on the 31st of January 1972. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Spokesperson, Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) today confirmed that a motion tabled in his name calling for a ceasefire in Gaza has been accepted for debate in the Assembly next Tuesday January 20th. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP MLA, told a conference in Derry today that urban regeneration activities will help transform not just the city, but the hopes and prospects of all the people living there. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that he is concerned for the long term future of the Seagate plant following today's announcement of pay decreases and lay offs. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has said that the economic downturn being experienced by the Housing Executive is a direct result of a change of policy in selling on homes and will impact on the number of new homes being built this year. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has welcomed the announcement by Ryanair of a new flight to Alicante from the City of Derry Airport. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has called for people in Derry to support the appeal by the Blood Transfusion Service for blood donations due to a recent fall in stocks caused by the current Flu that has gripped the country. Read full article
15 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has said concerns have been raised with him over the sudden rise of advertising for online gambling and online bingo sites since the start of the New Year Read full article
14 January, 2009
90th Anniversary of the first Dáil Read full article
14 January, 2009
Participating in the European Parliament debate on the urgent situation in Gaza, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has roundly condemned Israeli aggression in Gaza and called for the European Union to take strong action. Read full article
14 January, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA will attend next weeks inauguration in Washington for President elect Barak Obama and Vice President elect Senator Joe Biden. Read full article
14 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has called on the people of Derry to attend a candlelight vigil at Free Derry Wall on Friday 16th January at 4.30pm to mark the continuing plight of the Palestinian people besieged in Gaza. Read full article
14 January, 2009
Cúige Uladh Ógra Shinn Féin held their AGM on Sunday Jan 11 in Newcastle, Co. Down; the concluding event of the Newcastle Republican Youth Weekend Read full article
14 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has called on the Minister of Social Development to explain why all repairs, adaptations and new tenant repairs have been suspended across the North Read full article
14 January, 2009
Community representatives are being priced out of attending keynote conferences which could have a major bearing on the regeneration of Derry, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said Read full article
13 January, 2009
At present the Palestinian death toll has reached 830 (figures 12th January) many of whom are women and children.
In opposition to this latest wave of aggression, Ógra Shinn Féin in Strabane will hold a public talk on the Middle East conflict in the town library's civic room on Thursday 15th January at 7:30pm. Read full article
13 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Human Rights and Equality spokesperson Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has appealed to people in Derry and Donegal to support Irish charities working on the ground in Gaza in efforts to help the tens of thousands affected by the unfolding humanitarian crisis there, and to get food, water and urgent medical supplies in. Read full article
13 January, 2009
Sinn Féin councillor for the Greater Shantallow Area, Cllr,Tony Hassan, has called on the Road Service to carry out the necessary repair work to the Racecourse Road that has been damage by the resent snap of cold weather Read full article
13 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has said it's important that people continue to play their part in The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety "Clean your hands" campaign against the backdrop of increased levels of flu admissions and risk to infections to hospitals across the North . Read full article
13 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called for the city visitors' agency (tourist information centre) to be located in the Guildhall Read full article
13 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney today supported an Assembly motion designed to address the problems experienced by local Councils when striking the District Rates. Read full article
12 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the decision to hold a public consultation meeting to help develop the District Policing Plan. Read full article
12 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP, Bairbre de Brún has called for a greater emphasis on waste reduction and the creation of a larger EU market for recycled materials following a sudden fall in demand for recyclables in countries with a strong manufacturing base such as China. The plunge is due to a reduction in output in line with the global downturn. Read full article
12 January, 2009
Gerry Adams - Speech at Free Gaza rally, Dublin 2009 Read full article
12 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed confirmation from the Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew that the £15 million Farm Modernisation Scheme will be open to farmers from January 28th. Read full article
12 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell area Patricia Logue commenting on a car being set on fire on Sunday night at the Lecky Road close to several local amenities Read full article
12 January, 2009
The Sinn Féin Assembly Team today held a solidarity event for the people of Gaza on the steps of Stormont. Read full article
12 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Rosemount area Maeve McLaughlin has condemned the robbery of an Off Licence on Rosemount Avenue - Friday afternoon and has appealed for anyone with information to bring it forward straight away. Read full article
10 January, 2009
Sinn Fein Policing Board member Martina Anderson today said that it was vital that all the recommendations being made by the Prison Ombudsman in her report into the suicide of an inmate, Colin Bell, in Maghaberry last August are implemented including disciplinary procedures. Read full article
10 January, 2009
Sinn Féin in County Donegal will be holding a protest against the ongoing illegal actions of Israel in Gaza. The protest will be part of a National Day of Action organised by the party this Saturday, 10th January. Protests will take place at 2pm in Letterkenny (Station Roundabout), Buncrana (Westend)and Donegal Town. Everyone is welcome to attend. Read full article
9 January, 2009
Sinn Féin deliver letter of protest to Raytheon
Speaking in Derry today, Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn said:
"Derry Sinn Féin today held a picket outside of weapons systems manufacturer Raytheon to protest the slaughter in Gaza aided and abetted by weapons developed by Raytheon. A Delegation handed in a letter of protest to the Company Management reminding them of the commitment that only non-military applications would be developed at the Derry site - a committment that Raytheon has clearly not honoured." Read full article
9 January, 2009
Sinn Féin's Assembly Team will hold an event this Monday (12th) at 11:30am on the steps of Stormont to highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Speaking ahead of the event Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said that this was a 'simple' expression of solidarity with the beleaguered people of Gaza Read full article
9 January, 2009
Solidarity actions that have taken place for the brutalised people of Gaza over the last 2 weeks. Read full article
9 January, 2009
Sinn Fein Policing Board member Martina Anderson today said that it was vital that all the recommendations being made by the Prison Ombudsman in her report into the suicide of an inmate, Colin Bell, in Maghaberry last August were implemented including disciplinary procedures. Read full article
9 January, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has paid tribute to Pat Doherty who is standing down as Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán at the party's Ard Fheis in February. Read full article
8 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has today criticised the three hour daily window that Israeli forces said they would allow for Humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Read full article
8 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson has expressed concerns that a new survey by comparison website MoneyExpert.com has found that more than one in eight people have recently sought advice on debt after struggling to keep up with their repayments Read full article
8 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney today gave details of a Sinn Féin motion to the Assembly stating 'This Assembly condemns the appalling loss of life in Gaza and calls on those responsible for all attacks on civilians to cease.' Read full article
8 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has said that the planners need to apply common sense when approaching applications which could be detrimental to other facilities Read full article
8 January, 2009
At least thirty five percent of all homes in the North of Ireland are in fuel poverty. That is one of the shock findings in the Public Accounts Committee's report on the Warm Homes Scheme Read full article
8 January, 2009
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has expressed concern at the increased levels of flu admission to hospitals throughout the Six Counties and the impact this could have on surgical operations in the time ahead Read full article
8 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell areas Patricia Logue has appealed to DRD Roads Service to undertake an urgent review of road markings, signage and lighting at three busy pedestrian crossings in the Bogside area Read full article
7 January, 2009
A number of Sinn Féin Assembly Members, Councillors and Party support staff today met with representatives from the Trade Union NIPSA to discuss potential redeployment of Social Security Office staff emerging from the business review into the social security agency. Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Creggan area Kevin Campbell has welcomed the announcement that the football pitch at Bishops Field is to resurfaced Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Rosemount area Maeve McLaughlin has called for an "Alley-gating" scheme to be introduced there in efforts to help reduce anti community behaviour ,illegal dumping which has blighted the area and help provide extra security for local residents Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, MP MLA has condemned the rising death toll in Gaza. Read full article
7 January, 2009
The Belfry, Newcastle, Co. Down
Sunday 11 January 2009, 12pm
This weekend marks the first Republican Youth Weekend of 2009. Part of this weekend in Newcastle, themed "From Prisons to Politics", will be the Cúige Uladh Ógra AGM. Read full article
7 January, 2009
Speaking on the news that a new sub-marine fibre optic cable connecting Ireland with North America, Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said that it will 'actively benefit business and the telecommunications sector across Ireland Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has said that Sinn Féin will bring an emergency motion to Derry City Council today opposing the Israeli war on Gaza and will also hold a protest outside of Raytheon Building in Springtown on Thursday at 1pm to highlight the company's role in the ongoing slaughter in Gaza. Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has thanked all those who are participating in the effort to have road gritters in the Ballymagroarty area free from attack. Read full article
7 January, 2009
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has criticised the SDLP for failing to support new legislation which will see £150 fuel hardship payments made to vulnerable households here. Read full article
7 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has described those involved in the theft of home heating oil as being below contempt. Her comments follow a number of reported thefts of home heating oil in the Bogside and the Brandywell areas over the New Year period Read full article
6 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, on Derry city council Cllr Tony Hassan has called for the transfer and responsibility for a new building program of social housing to be given the Housing Executive in 2009. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the reduced figure of road deaths for 2008, with the lowest figure in 80 years, but has said it is still too high and more can still be done to increase road safety. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Fuel payments of £150 to vulnerable households yesterday moved a step closer to becoming a reality, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Elisha McLaughlin has said that, as the cold snap continues this week, people should consider calling to their elderly neighbours and relatives. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn called on the people of Derry to boycott Israeli goods in support of the people of Gaza who are being butchered by Israeli forces. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve Mc Laughlin has welcomed news from DRD Roads Service that work will begin this week to address the issue of weeds growing on main streets and footpaths in the Rosemount area. Read full article
6 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has said that people worried about the loss of the "Parish Savings" schemes in Derry need to know that there are other local alternatives out there to help them budget for next year . Read full article
5 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has extended solidarity greetings to the people of Cuba who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.
Raymond McCartney was part of a recent delegation from Derry Sinn Féin which visited Cuba Read full article
5 January, 2009
Derry Ógra Shinn Féin are set to step up their campaign to highlight the Israeli attacks on the people of Gaza and the carnage being carried out there. The latest death toll being upwards of 500 people and 3000 injured (Sunday 4th ) Read full article
5 January, 2009
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has expressed shock at the statistics revealed in the media highlighting that, last year, Pest control experts were called more than 800 times by health trusts across the Six Counties. Read full article
4 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Press Statement Saturday January 3rd 2009:
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, MP MLA has condemned the Israeli ground offensive into Gaza and called on the International community to focus diplomatic efforts on persuading Israel to cease hostilities in Gaza. Read full article
3 January, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has described the death of Independent TD Tony Gregory as a "painful blow to his family, friends and the wider community of Dublin Central." Read full article
2 January, 2009
Derry Republican Graves 2009 Calendar on sale at the following venues
Price £5.00 Read full article
2 January, 2009
On New Year's Eve, Ógra Shinn Féin mobilised at the Diamond in Derry City alongside other political groups, to demonstrate solidarity with the beleaguered people of Gaza, who are being, murdered and injured in their hundreds daily by Israeli rockets. Read full article
2 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has today described the thousands of Irish in America facing yet another New Year unable to visit friends and families at home as simply wrong. Read full article
2 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called on the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to provide specialist facilities to deal with eating disorders in the North Read full article
1 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called on people in Derry to join a public rally this coming Saturday (3rd January) at 3.00pm in Guildhall Square against the Israeli actions in Gaza and to show their solidarity with the people of the Gaza. The rally is being supported by various groups from throughout the city following a meeting hosted by the Derry Anti War Coalition (DAWC) on New Years Eve to discuss the current situation in Gaza Read full article
1 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan, welcoming the traffic management measures to be implemented at the Culmore Roundabout, said that they should to be introduced in this financial year 2009. Read full article
1 January, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that Sinn Féin will embark on a campaign in the New Year to ensure that everyone gets the benefits that they are entitled to. Read full article
1 January, 2009
Sinn Féin Councillor for Creggan Kevin Campbell commenting on news that a 14-year-old girl has been indecently assaulted in the area Read full article
1 January, 2009
Ógra Shinn Féin held a protest in Dublin as part of Prisoners' month. The protest took place at the GPO attracting the attention of thousands of shoppers who thronged O'Connell Street in the lead up to festive holidays . Read full article
1 January, 2009
SINN FÉIN President Gerry Adams MP MLA in a New Year message said: Read full article
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