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Decision Time

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams says the party has made its final representations on the governments' text. Addressing a Sinn Féin selection convention in Navan, County Meath, on Wednesday night after returning from a meeting with Tony Blair in London, Adams dealt with the current situation in the political negotiations.

Hectic week of talks

An intensive week of negotiations saw Sinn Féin meet with Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair and Hugh Orde, and Gerry Adams speak with George Bush. The DUP met with Blair and will meet him again on Friday.

Photo: The Sinn Féin delegation outside Downing Street after meeting Tony Blair

Budget an admission that McCreevy failed disadvantaged and poor

Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan says fear of the voters forced the Government to abandon the previous policies of Charlie McCreevy in its Budget on Wednesday. Responding to Finance Minister Brian Cowen's Budget package, the Louth TD said: My first instinctive response to this Budget is to say well done. I'm definitely not saying well done to the FF/PD coalition.

Photo: Former Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy

Citizen Cowen's budget challenges

Finally, the low paid are out of the tax net, a small hint of tax reform, above inflation rate increases in pensions, child benefit, unemployment assistance and an unprecedented package of spending on disability.

Photo: Brian Cowen on Budget Day

Of sterner stuff you're not, Mr Paisley

So Ian Paisley thinks the IRA needs to be humiliated. Who does he think should do it? Is he putting himself forward for the task? Maybe he thinks the British Government should do it or perhaps one of their securocrat agencies.

Brits scrap annual registration

On Tuesday, in a major u-turn, British Minister John Spellar announced that he intends to reinstate the 'carry forward' provision that was in effect before legislation requiring annual registration for Six-County voters was passed in 2002.

TD slams unsafe convictions

Secret, undisclosed evidence, the word of a Garda Superintendent, and availing of their right to remain silent. These were the three factors used to convict two Dublin Sinn Féin members of IRA membership last week.

Photo: Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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