News Archives for August, 2010
31 August, 2010
Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP,MLA (Mid-Ulster) has extended congratulations to the Derry U18 Camogie Team who won the all-Ireland title on Saturday when they beat Antrim at Celtic Park. Read full article
31 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Human Rights & Equality spokesperson, Foyle MLA Martina Anderson commenting after Derry hosted its first ever Foyle Pride parade Read full article
31 August, 2010
Alley-gates could be installed in a bid to combat anti-social behaviour in the Lisfannon Park area of the Bogside, local Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said. Read full article
31 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the greater Shantallow area Tony Hassan has commended those behind the theft and destruction of furniture belonging to a community group in Galliagh twice in the past few weeks. Read full article
31 August, 2010
The Universities Minister will again be challenged to lift the cap on the number of students at Magee, Foyle Sinn Féin Martina Anderson has revealed. Read full article
30 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Local government Spokesperson on Tourism, Councillor Maeve Mc Laughlin has called on the NI Tourist Board (NITB) to give consideration to the establishment of a satellite Tourist Information Office in the Bogside. Read full article
29 August, 2010
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said that the continued opposition of An Garda to the commencement of an inquest into the killing of Denis Donaldson in April 2006 is "unacceptable and inexcusable". Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed calls from the Consumer Council which says that an urgent review of the Winter Fuel Payment is needed to ensure it adequately targets consumers in fuel poverty. The comments come amid claims that the qualifying age for the payment will rise to 66 and that the amount may be cut for some consumers. Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed an announcement by the British Home Office that any newly developed 'legal highs' will be temporarily banned for 12 months and called for a similar ban to be implemented here. Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell Patricia Logue has said that as a society we need to be more proactive in tackling the issue of sexually transmitted infections . Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Human Rights and Equality spokesperson Martina Anderson MLA has urged people in Derry to support the Foyle Pride 2010 Parade which will take place on Saturday (August 28th) Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has congratulated all those pupils in Derry receiving their GCSE/ BTEC results this week Read full article
27 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page said it is very worrying that the Public Health Agency has said the number of cases of skin cancer in the North has trebled over the last 25 years Read full article
26 August, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has thanked a leading delegation from the Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB) who met with local community and voluntary groups this week to discuss the future of European funding. Read full article
25 August, 2010
Education Minister congratulates GCSE students Read full article
25 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Northlands area Billy Page has congratulated the Housing Executive for removing several large concrete box's which had become overgrown with vegetation at the Carleton and Mangan Court areas of Ballymagroarty which were causing problems for motorists and pedestrians . Read full article
24 August, 2010
Speaking after the publication of the Police Ombudsman report into the Claudy bombing, Sinn Féin spokesperson on truth, Francie Molloy said Read full article
24 August, 2010
A leading delegation from the Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB) will be in Derry today August 24th to discuss funding for the community and voluntary sector, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. Read full article
24 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell Patricia Logue has encouraged people to contact any of the various agencies in Derry offering free benefit checks to ensure that they are in receipt of the maximum benefits that they are entitled to. Read full article
23 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly member Martina Anderson will be a part of a Sinn
Féin delegation to meet senior PSNI officers today (Monday 23rd August) to
discuss serious concerns about the PSNI policing operation at the loyalist
parade in Rasharkin on Friday night. Read full article
23 August, 2010
High speed broadband could be available in every home and business in Derry by 2013 with no connection costs to the householder or the local authority, Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has revealed. Read full article
23 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has expressed concerns that according to a new survey by the NSPCC that more than 100 children a week are contacting the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use Read full article
23 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Justice Committee Member, Raymond McCartney MLA (Foyle) has called on the PSNI to return the mobile phone belonging to Journalist Eamon MacDermott immediately. Read full article
20 August, 2010
Speaking today in advance of todays meeting of the DRD committee, Sinn Féin Assembly member Billy Leonard said it was time for the political parties and the SDLP in particular to state clearly whether they stand with the Minister in exposing and tackling the failures at NI Water or are they content to defend the disgraceful behaviour that went on and continue to defend those who have been called to account for their failings Read full article
20 August, 2010
A Sinn Féin delegation met with prisoners yesterday in Roe House in Maghaberry following the end of the recent protest in the prison. The delegation which met with the prisoners included Caral NíChuilin and Raymond McCartney. Read full article
20 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillior Maeve McLaughlin has congratulated all those students in Derry who received their A' and AS Level results Read full article
19 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has warned home phone users in Derry to beware of a new scam, which involves fraudsters trying to fool people into handing over their bank details. Maeve McLaughlin was speaking following a similar warning from ofcom. Read full article
19 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson and Councillor Tony Hassan has challenged the DSD to release funds immediately for a new kitchen refurbishment scheme which was due to have started in the Shantallow area in July Read full article
19 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell area Patricia Logue has appealed to anyone who has laser pens not to use to them against motorists Read full article
19 August, 2010
A Sinn Féin delegation will visit the prisoners in Roe House in Maghaberry today . The delegation with include Caral Ní Chuilin and Raymond McCartney. Read full article
19 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly Member, Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has written to Minister Reg Empey requesting an update on promised plans to relax the MASN cap on student numbers at Magee Campus of the University of Ulster. Read full article
18 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy MP, MLA has this evening stated that the position of Paul Priestly as Permanent Secretary of his Department is now untenable. Read full article
17 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has wished all those who are due to receive exam results in the next few days the best of luck and urged all those who do not get the results they expected to explore other avenues and not to give up. Read full article
17 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson on Derry City Council; Cllr Tony Hassan has renewed his call on the Department of Social Development to publicly state the number of people on the waiting list for social housing in the Derry City Council area. Read full article
17 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell Patricia Logue has praised the all those involved in local summer festivals which haven taken place over the past week Read full article
17 August, 2010
Sinn Féin representative Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has called for the coming together of representatives of the Loyal Orders, the Derry Business Community, including the Chamber of Commerce, Trades Council, City Centre Management and Elected representatives, to discuss arrangements for future parades in the City that would recognise the fact that the Right to Parade must be accompanied by the Right to Trade. Read full article
17 August, 2010
Commenting after the Apprentice Boys parade passed off peacefully Martin McGuinness said that the young people of Derry are to be commended for their discipline and good behaviour at a very sensitive time. Read full article
17 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn is hopeful that a resolution to the temporary traffic problems along William Street has been found while the improvement scheme is being carried out. Read full article
16 August, 2010
I want to take this opportunity to extend a huge welcome to you all, it is a great honour and privilege for me to address you here at what is always a hugely important, significant and emotional event for us all. Read full article
16 August, 2010
Sinn Fein Justice Committee Member Raymond McCartney has said that his party would actively oppose SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie's plan for a Special Branch Mark 2 to operate within the PSNI Read full article
14 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Lynn Fleming has said it is fortunate that no-one was injured in the petrol bomb attack in Curryneirn Read full article
14 August, 2010
Bellaghy Club Hall beside the exhibition at 6pm this sunday, (following the commemoration) will be the venue for a dicussion on the changing nature of Youth, entitled, Times a Changing. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Spokesperson for Ógra Shinn Féin in Derry has hailed the success of a youth Q&A session entitled "From The Armalite To The Ballot Box" which took place as part of the 2010 Gasyard Féile , young people from across Derry questioned the Sinn Féin leadership and a number of community activists in the city about a wide range of issues . Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Foyle Martina Anderson has welcomed the ending of the protest in Roe House after a deal was worked out between the Prison Administration and the prisoners. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Equality and Human Rights spokesperson Martina Anderson MLA has said plans announced this week by the British Prime minister David Cameron to check the household bills and credit card bills of people on benefits smacks of a Tory version of Big Brother and once again is targeting the most vulnerable people in society. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin MP MLA Martin McGuinness has called on party members and supporters and the wider Republican community to turn out in huge numbers for the annual Hunger Strike Commemoration which takes place in Bellaghy, County Derry this coming Sunday, 15th August. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has called for calm ,restraint and commonsense before, during and after the Apprentice Boys' march in Derry on Saturday. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has urged people in Derry and Donegal to support the Irish charity Trócaire in helping getting aid to Pakistan, where over 14 million people are struggling to survive after the worst flooding in living memory. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Foyle Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement by the First Minister and deputy First Minister that following the consultation on the Parades Bill a number of changes have been made to ensure that the primary purpose of the legislation - dealing with contentious parades is guaranteed. Read full article
13 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Waterside Lynn Fleming commenting after a hoax device was left in the Corrody Road area of the Top of the Hill last night which resulted in a number of homes being evacuated Read full article
12 August, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has encouraged the public to support the Gasyard Féile which takes place this week. Read full article
12 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has appealed to parents in the Bogside to make sure that their children are not getting caught up with groups that are involved in targeting cars and vans driving along Rossville street and Free Derry corner area with "Water Balloons". Read full article
12 August, 2010
The problems accessing benefits by people living in border areas is to be probed by the North South Ministerial Council, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. Read full article
12 August, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has called on the British government to provide additional funding to alleviate the housing shortages in the North of Ireland and stimulate the local construction industry. Read full article
12 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Glen and Rosemount areas Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the introduction of a new lights operated pedestrian crossing on the Northland Road Read full article
11 August, 2010
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for the creation of a one-stop-shop to deal with welfare rights queries from members of the public who live along the border. Read full article
11 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Foyle Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news that talks between the Prison Administration and the prisoners in Roe House have resumed. Read full article
10 August, 2010
Commenting on the decision by the Parades Commission to allow an Apprentice Boys feeder parade to pass Ardoyne North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly said; Read full article
10 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed an initiative by the Consumer Council, which allows people to report possible scams in order to prevent others from being ripped off. Read full article
10 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has today restated the party's position that with the necessary political will the issues involving prisoners in Roe House can be resolved. Read full article
10 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has welcomed the commitment from contractors to minimise disruption to the local community during the construction of a wind farm on Curryfree Hill. Read full article
9 August, 2010
Derry Ógra Shinn Féin spokesperson Adrian Og Kelly said Read full article
9 August, 2010
Commenting on Sinn Féin efforts to engage in dialogue with the with the political representatives of those linked to armed republican factions Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said: Read full article
7 August, 2010
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has called for a full review after the death of a 19 year old man in custody in Hydebank Young offenders. Read full article
6 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has appealed for school buildings to be left free from graffiti ,her call comes after being contacted by members of public concerned that the wall at St Johns Primary school on Bligh's Lane had been dubbed by paint over in the past few days. Read full article
6 August, 2010
Last week saw the Scottish government call for more financial powers for Scotland if they are to grow the Scottish economy in this period and tackle the challenges that lie ahead Read full article
6 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Bogside and Brandywell area Patricia Logue has urged parents who applied for school uniform grants to check if the entitlement payment has been made for the coming new school term. Read full article
6 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has welcomed the announcement by Education Minister Caitriona Ruane that she has secured another £13 million for new school builds across the North . Read full article
5 August, 2010
West Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Paul Maskey has spoken of his and the wider community's outrage after the Republican plot in Milltown was desecrated last night. Read full article
5 August, 2010
Gas Yard Féile Hunger Strike Exhibition-This Friday 6th August Read full article
5 August, 2010
This year is the 27th year of the annual Eamon 'Bronco' Bradley football competition and tournament organiser Martin Mc Gilloway has urged all managers interested in entering teams to do so as soon as possible. Read full article
5 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow area Tony Hassan has welcomed a new scheme between a number of local groups and Derry City Council to put together a Street Football Initiative for local young people ,to be run over the first two weeks in August. Read full article
5 August, 2010
Hundreds of people turned out in Andersonstown for a series of events last weekend to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of Volunteer Kieran Doherty. Kieran died on August 2, 1981, aged 25 years old, and was elected as TD for Cavan/Monaghan while on his 73-day hunger strike. Read full article
5 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Local Government Spokesperson on Tourism, Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called on regeneration Body ILEX to reprioritise its plans for upgrading Derry City Centre. Read full article
5 August, 2010
As part of the 2010 Gasyard Féile a night of commemoration and tribute to the life of Óglach Charles English who died on active service on the 6th August 1985, will take place in the Gasyard Centre this Friday night at 7.00pm(6th August) Read full article
5 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Ballymagroarty area Billy Page has condemned vandals who set fire to a local play park in the Shaw Court area Read full article
5 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for Rosemount Maeve McLaughlin has said that the "No Alcohol" signs which were removed in the Baldrick Crescent area will be replaced as soon as possible. Read full article
4 August, 2010
Martina Anderson MLA (Foyle) has extended Comhghairdeas do Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, the Irish language educational facility on Great James Street, on its nomination in the World Building of the Year architectural awards. Read full article
4 August, 2010
Sinn Féin East Derry MLA Billy Leonard has sent his deepest sympathies to the families of the two young men found dead at a holiday apartment in Castlerock. Read full article
3 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA and Policing Board member Martina Anderson commenting on last nights bomb attack on Strand Road PSNI station in Derry City Read full article
3 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Greater Shantallow area Tony Hassan, has welcomed the clean up programme for the Galliagh, Carnhill and Shantallow areas of the city over the last week. Read full article
3 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has warned people in Derry to be careful of potential skimming devices when using cash machines. Read full article
3 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Billy Page has welcomed Asda's decision not to continue offering below cost price alcohol and has encouraged all other supermarkets to follow their lead in an effort to reduce anti-social behaviour and to reduce the damage alcohol is doing to society. Read full article
3 August, 2010
Derry Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan speaking after it was announced that over 1,800 homes were repossessed in the north over the last year, has said that lenders must do more to accommodate those having difficulties making repayments. Read full article
2 August, 2010
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the news from the Office of First and deputy First Minister that an application is to proceed to see the development of a conflict resolution centre on the former Long Kesh Prison site, as well as the retention of the listed buildings. Read full article
2 August, 2010
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Gerry Kelly MLA and party colleagues will meet representatives of the North and West Belfast Parades Forum on Monday afternoon. Read full article
2 August, 2010
This event will coincide with the 'Gasyard Féile 2010' and is organised by Ógra Shinn Féin. Read full article
1 August, 2010
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today urged restraint between Colombia and Venezuala following an increase in tensions between the two countries. Read full article
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