News Archives for May, 2010
31 May, 2010
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, who had hoped to be on board the Free Gaza Flotilla which was attacked by the Israeli Army overnight leaving at least sixteen people dead, has described the attack as cold and calculated. Read full article
31 May, 2010
Commenting on the news of the Israeli attack on the Humanitarian Aid Flotilla, Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn who was deputy leader of a previous aid convoy to Gaza issued the following statement. Read full article
31 May, 2010
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has expressed her horror at the loss of life resulting from an Israeli commando attack on a flotilla of boats carrying aid to Gaza, saying nothing could justify the storming of the aid ships. Read full article
31 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Northlands Billy Page has condemned those responsible for setting fire to a car on the Cosquin Road in the early hours of Saturday morning, within yards of nearby homes and the local Irish language primary school Naíscoil Mhaol Íosa Read full article
30 May, 2010
Sinn Féin to select new Buncrana Town Councillor Read full article
30 May, 2010
The Mary Nelis Column
The royal 'We' and us little people Read full article
30 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has condemned those responsible for leaving a hoax device in the Ballymagroarty area overnight which caused widespread disruption and forced residents to leave their homes in the early hours of the morning Read full article
30 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn commenting on the bomb explosion at Strand Road PSNI station just after 12.15am on Saturday morning said Read full article
28 May, 2010
Commenting after a man was shot dead on the Shankill today, Sinn Féin Assembly member for West Belfast Paul Maskey said: Read full article
28 May, 2010
Sinn Féin MLA for south Down Caitríona Ruane has condemned those responsible for attacking the party's constituency office in Castlewellan. Read full article
28 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement of Airtricity's entry into the North's electricity Market. Read full article
28 May, 2010
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún today met with Joan Harbison, the Older People's Advocate and Irene Kingston, the AGE Platform Europe representative to discuss issues on ageing and intergenerational solidarity. Read full article
28 May, 2010
Responding to media speculation that the Irish Government is set to expel an Israeli Diplomat from the country over the use of false Irish passports in the murder of a leading member of Hamas, Read full article
28 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the news that 97% of children in the North have been able to avail of pre-school places in the year 2009/10 Read full article
28 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Billy Page has strongly criticized Minister Michael McGimpsey over his five month delay in bringing his proposals on efficiency savings to the Scrutiny Committee at the Assembly . Read full article
28 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has expressed his support for his Sinn Féin colleague Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD who is currently en route to join the Freedom Flotilla bringing much needed humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people of Gaza. Aengus left Cyprus by boat this week and is attempting to break the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza. Read full article
28 May, 2010
Derry City Mayor Paul Fleming has called on all statutory agencies to increase their support for organisations which provide aid for drugs and alcohol addiction victims Read full article
27 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor and chairperson of Lisburn DPP, Arder Carson, commenting on the playing of ice-cream van music by a PSNI officer during an incident when teenagers were involved in anti-social behavior has stated: Read full article
27 May, 2010
Commenting after defeated Tory/unionist candidate Rodney Connor lodged papers in the High Court challenging the Electoral Office conduct in the election, the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew said: Read full article
27 May, 2010
Speaking from the High Court in Belfast where the families of those killed by the RUC Shoot to Kill policy in North Armagh in the 1980s where the PSNI have lost a Judicial Review ensuring that the families legal teams get access to all relevant parts the Stalker/Sampson Reports, Sinn Féin Assembly member for Upper Bann John O'Dowd said Read full article
27 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has welcomed the introduction of the new Dogs (Amendment) Bill to the Assembly by Minister Michelle Gildernew Read full article
27 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney , has slammed the Culture Minister, Nelson McCausland, for writing a letter to the Ulster Museum putting pressure on them to introduce exhibitions marking the Orange Order, Ulster Scots and the religious belief of Creationism. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly member Gerry Kelly is currently in the Philippines meeting with negotiators from the Philippines Government, the MILF and MNLF rebel groups as part of efforts to advance the peace process in that country. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has today welcomed the news that the Saville Report into the murder of 14 civilians in Derry on Bloody Sunday is to be published on 15th June. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly member Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that Liam Hannaway has decided to end his hunger strike. Mr McCartney met with Justice Minister, David Ford, on Tuesday to discuss Mr Hannaway's situation and the conditions in which prisoners are currently held in Maghaberry. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn commenting on the removal of the Party Whip from SDLP Assembly Member, Declan O'Loan said: Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly member Raymond McCartney has met with the Justice Minister David Ford on the ongoing situation in Maghaberry prison including Liam Hannaway Read full article
26 May, 2010
A highlight of the republican youth calendar, Ógra Shinn Féin's National Youth Camp is set for Sunny South Down from 18th - 20th June. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness today called on all Ministers in the Executive and those civil servants on the highest paid grades to take a 5% pay cut in the wake of yesterdays statement detailing planned Tory cuts. Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney responding on the announced £128million cuts to the Assembly Budget said: Read full article
26 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy, today addressed the 7th International Rail Forum in Spain. Read full article
25 May, 2010
A Sinn Féin delegation led by Martin McGuinness and Raymond McCartney will this afternoon meet with the Justice Minister David Ford to discuss the situation in Maghaberry. Read full article
25 May, 2010
Commenting on a statement from SDLP MLA Declan O'Loan calling for a single
natiobalist party in the six counties, Sinn Féin Assembly member John O'Dowd
said: Read full article
25 May, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the extra funding made available by the Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane, to help boost the provision of pre-school places for the forthcoming year. Read full article
25 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor and education spokesperson Maeve McLaughlin has stated that the report presented this week to the four political parties who established their own group on academic selection will contain few surprises given that this group were given their terms of reference by parties all in favour of a return to state sponsored testing. Read full article
25 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has expressed disappointment at today's news that Foyelville Home on Academy Road is set to close next month on June 14th Read full article
25 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson and Councillor for the greater Shantallow area Tony Hassan has condemned a shocking attack on Omega employee in the Altcar Park area on Sunday night. Read full article
24 May, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has a welcomed a decision to provide additional funding to local sexual abuse councelling and support group, the Nexus Institute. Read full article
24 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called for a dedicated approach from various agencies to revamp the appearance of one of the major gateways into Derry City centre. Read full article
22 May, 2010
There are thirty-two republican prisoners in Roe House in Maghaberry Prison living in appalling conditions and one prisoner, Liam Hannaway, has been on hunger strike in another part of the prison for the past month. Read full article
22 May, 2010
A campaign being orchestrated by a group going under the heading of STOP in the North seems more intent on creating misinformation rather than resolution to the issue of contentious parades Read full article
22 May, 2010
Speaking today after the Belfast Trust intervened to fly home a North Belfast man from Spain after life saving treatment, fellow Executive Minister Gerry Kelly said, Read full article
21 May, 2010
Spokesperson for the Derry Republican Graves Volunteers Commemorative Committee, Mickey Kinsella speaking at the launch of their annual grand draw with a total prize fund of £20,000 with a first prize of £10,000
Mr Kinsella said Read full article
21 May, 2010
Ógra Shinn Fein has announced details of their forthcoming National Youth Unemployment Conference, to be held in the Teachers Club in Dublin on Saturday the 5th of June @ 11am. Read full article
21 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has raised concerns as to the continual opposition of Unionists to develop the full potential of the Long Kesh Site. Read full article
21 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Rosemount area Maeve McLaughlin commenting on the news that a number of cars were vandalised in the Northland Estate at the weekend Read full article
20 May, 2010
Commenting after it was revealed today in court that Kevin Kennedy was forced to resign from a position with the Policing Board in 2004 because his brother was a member of Sinn Féin, party policing spokesperson Alex Maskey said: Read full article
20 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Human Rights Spokesperson, Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has accused Health Minister Michael McGimpsey of snubbing Breast Cancer campaign group, 'The Pink Ladies' after he turned down a request to meet them. Read full article
20 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow area, Tony Hassan, has welcomed news from the Housing Executive that homes in Moyola Drive, Moyola Walk, and the Crescent areas of Shantallow are to get new kitchens replacements at the end of June Read full article
20 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell Patricia Logue has said people in the area should not have to put up with large groups of young people engaged in underage drinking just yards from their homes at the weekend Read full article
20 May, 2010
Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney was part of a Sinn Féin delegation which entered Maghaberry Gaol last Friday. The delegation included Mr McCartney, Carál Ní Chuilín MLA, Paul Maskey MLA and John O'Dowd MLA. The Sinn Féin team was accompanied by Michael Culbert of Coiste na nIarchimí. Read full article
20 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Waterside, Lynn Fleming has condemned those responsible for hurling sectarian abuse at a U14 football soccer team from Newbuildings taking part in a match at the Daisyfield playing fields in Derry Read full article
19 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the announcement today from the Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey of the introduction of free ICT classes for anyone wishing to improve their computer skills. Read full article
19 May, 2010
Bairbre de Brún MEP has called on the EU to ensure adequate climate finance for developing countries following a report that the 'early start' funding in the Copenhagen Accord could fall short of what was promised at that time. Read full article
19 May, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina has revealed that the Assembly will today be urged to tackle insurance companies over the high premiums charged to customers here, Read full article
18 May, 2010
"A very comradely initiative" is how guest speaker Barry McElduff MLA described Ógra Shinn Féin's 'celebrating the women of struggle' dinner dance. Read full article
18 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed proposals by Energy Regulators North and South to harmonise energy prices through the introduction of an all-Ireland retail energy market. Read full article
18 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed discussions between officials from the Department for Regional Development and representatives of Magee University about ongoing parking and traffic issues in the University area Read full article
18 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor and Tourism spokesperson Maeve McLaughlin commenting after a bus carrying tourists in the Bogside was reportedly rammed by a hit and run driver at lunchtime on Saturday. Read full article
18 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Tony Hassan has welcomed the news that home repossessions in the North have fallen by a quarter since this time last year. Read full article
17 May, 2010
A Sinn Féin delegation, consisting of Raymond McCartney MLA, Caral Ní Chuilin MLA; John O Dowd MLA and Paul Maskey MLA has visited Maghaberry Prison to see at first hand the prison conditions. Read full article
17 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed news from her party colleague MLA and Chair of the Finance and Personnel committee in the Assembly Jennifer McCann that she intends to call for a meeting with the major fuel suppliers for the North of Ireland in order to ascertain what they are doing to help reduce the high price of fuel at the moment. Read full article
17 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Northlands Maeve McLaughlin has called on the Housing Executive in Derry to carry out major refurbishment work on homes in the Glen Estate known locally as the "Prefab" houses Read full article
16 May, 2010
Making history in Fermanagh & south Tyrone Read full article
16 May, 2010
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has revealed that a Sinn Féin delegation, including Caral Ní Chuilin MLA; John O Dowd MLA; Paul Maskey MLA; and Raymond McCartney MLA is visiting Maghaberry Read full article
16 May, 2010
The media in the North has largely portrayed the SDLP's results in the 6 May Westminster election as a victory for the party - or a halt of its decline - and an endorsement of its new leader Margaret Ritchie. Read full article
16 May, 2010
As elections go the campaign to take seats in the British Parliament at Westminster, was a fairly mundane affair, illuminated only by the Fermanagh/South Tyrone result, now known as Michelle and 'the famous four'. Read full article
16 May, 2010
West Tyrone Sinn Féin members are coming to terms with news of the sudden death of one of their members, Liam Coyle. Read full article
14 May, 2010
Sinn Féin west Belfast MP Gerry Adams today facilitated a meeting in Ballymurphy between Micheál Martin TD, Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Ballymurphy Massacre Family Committee which represents the families of 11 victims killed by the British Army's Parachute Regiment in August 1971. Read full article
14 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson commenting on the news from the Department of Trade and Investment that figures for April 2010 show the first decrease for 27 months in the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits said: Read full article
13 May, 2010
Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun has stressed that the new British government needs to move away from the present stance of seeking cuts in the EU agriculture budget in order to boost other sectors of the economy. Read full article
13 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Justice Committee vice-Chair, Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) has called on British Secretary of State Designate, Owen Patterson to publish the Saville Report into the Bloody Sunday massacre as a matter of urgency. Read full article
13 May, 2010
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness this evening spoke with the new British Prime Minister David Cameron, after the appointment of Owen Patterson as the British Secretary of State. Read full article
13 May, 2010
'Women in Struggle' Posthumous Honouree - Paula Murphy Read full article
13 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor and member of the local DPP Elisha McLaughlin commenting following a device being left at the Templemore Sports complex Read full article
13 May, 2010
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed a commitment from the DETI Minister Arlene Foster to meet any new owners of First Trust bank to discuss existing staffs job security and continued investment by the bank. Read full article
13 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Culmore area Tony Hassan has called for a collective response from various agencies including Derry City Council to prevent the site of the Amelia Earhart Museum being used to gain access to start gorse fires. Read full article
12 May, 2010
Commenting this evening after the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned, bringing an end to 13 years of Labour rule in Britain, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said: Read full article
12 May, 2010
Speaking this evening as speculation grows that a Tory/Lib Dem coalition is to be formed, deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said that developing a common approach across the Executive to any proposed British Government cuts would be a priority issue in the days ahead. Read full article
12 May, 2010
Speaking today after the killers of North Belfast teenager Thomas Devlin were sentenced to 30 years and 22 years in gaol, Executive Minister and North Belfast M.L.A. Gerry Kelly said, Read full article
11 May, 2010
Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has welcomed Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP, MLA approach to the other party leaders seeking a meeting to discuss an agreed strategy against any proposed cuts by the British Government. Read full article
11 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has called for an urgent review of the provision of temporary and emergency accommodation in the city. His call comes after it was revealed that nearly 450 people needed temporary accommodation in Derry over the past 3 years with 150 people currently in temporary accommodation Read full article
11 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed confirmation from BT that work is well underway in the progress regarding the rollout of the Next Generation Broadband (NGB) project. Read full article
11 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has condemned a malicious fire at a house in the Moss Park area of Galliagh in early hours of Sunday morning. Read full article
11 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has called on DRD Roads Service for a resolution of the long running delay of the Marlborough/Oakfield traffic calming scheme Read full article
10 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has appealed for an end to illegal dumping in the Springtown Road area of Derry . He made his call after being contacted by a number of residents concerned about the environmental impact and public health implications it was having there Read full article
9 May, 2010
Another Bloody Sunday relative passes away Read full article
9 May, 2010
BELFAST SINN FÉIN chairperson Bobby Storey addressed the annual Bobby Sands lecture held in the Andersonstown Social Club on Sunday, Read full article
8 May, 2010
Speaking after being re-elected as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew said: Read full article
7 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle Martina Anderson has welcomed confirmation this week that the following presentations made by her to the Minister for Social Development Margret Ritchie raising the plight of people suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses who are currently not getting the winter fuel payment , that the minister has now taken up the issue with Minister of State for Employment and Welfare in the Department for Work and Pensions Jim Knight Read full article
7 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Billy Page has called on Firmus Energy to review the way it carries out pipe laying work after being inundated with complaints about that state of the roadway in several areas of Ballymagroarty. Read full article
5 May, 2010
Hanging on for a hung parliament-
The Mary Nelis Column Read full article
5 May, 2010
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams was today joined by party colleagues Gerry Kelly, Bairbre deBrún and Alex Maskey for a walkabout in Andersonstown. Read full article
5 May, 2010
Sinn Féin will be holding a number of White Line pickets today in Belfast and Dublin to mark the 29th Anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands MP following sixty-six days on hunger strike. Read full article
4 May, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle Martina Anderson has welcomed confirmation this week that the following presentations made by her to the Minister for Social Development Margret Ritchie raising the plight of people suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses who are currently not getting the winter fuel payment , that the minister has now taken up the issue with Minister of State for Employment and Welfare in the Department for Work and Pensions Jim Knight Read full article
3 May, 2010
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has expressed shock at the sudden death of Gerry Ryan. Mr Adams said his thoughts are with Gerry Ryan's family at this time. Read full article
3 May, 2010
Campbell commends quick action of Water Board Read full article
3 May, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said that she is increasingly concerned that there are elements within Invest NI and the University of Ulster actively working against the interests of Derry. Read full article
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