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1 November, 2007

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Sinn Féin campaigns for proactive, new measures on job creation

It emerged early this week that the Seagate plant in Limavady, County Derry is to close with the loss of more than 900 jobs. The news comes as the draft programme for Government of the Northern Executive puts a firm focus on job creation.

Exploring routes to peace - Adams addresses London event

Gerry Adams

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams was in London this week to make a keynote address at a special event organised in aid of the Tim Parry/Jonathan Ball Foundation for Peace.

Photo: Gerry Adams

SF wins Committee places after battle

The attempt by the Fianna Fáil/PD/Green Government and Fine Gael to restrict Sinn Féin's access to Oireachtas Committees was thwarted when a Dáil protest by the four Sinn Féin TDs forced a public climb-down by the Government.

Assembly budget : Maintaining services in face of British imposed restrictions

A 25% increase in vital infrastructural spending was just one of the small steps in the first Spending Budget of the new power sharing executive which was unveiled last week.

CONFERENCE : Key political strategies aired in South Armagh

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

IT is the job of republican activists to turn our all-Ireland aspiration and vision into a reality for people in their daily lives, a key Sinn Féin conference organised by the party's All-Ireland Department heard in South Armagh last weekend.

Photo: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Direct action stops illegal Shell work in Mayo

A protester climbed up on the drilling machine, forcing the Shell workers to shut it off

SHELL TO SEA campaigners in Rossport, County Mayo, took direct action last week to stop what they say is illegal work being carried by Shell on the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) at Glengad, across the bay form Rossport.

Photo: A protester climbed up on the drilling machine, forcing the Shell workers to shut it off

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