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20 December, 2007 |
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Government uses emergency bill to rubber-stamp co-location 
THE Fianna Fáil/PD/Green Party Government rushed a Bill through the Dáil this week ostensibly to plug a legal loophole but to give legal backing to the notorious private for-profit hospital co-location plan. Remember republican prisoners this Christmas 
For republicans, December is traditionally prisoners' month. Unfortunately this year is no different as there are republicans languishing in three septate jails across Ireland. Photo: Ógra Shinn Féin picket in Omagh in support of republican prisoners Economic progress requires all-Ireland approach 
THE British Government has rejected calls to bring the North's corporation tax rate into line with that of the 26 Counties. Photo: Mitchel McLaughlin Mary Lou tells EU leaders: 'Let Ireland get on with our own referendum' 
MARY LOU McDonald stood up in the European Parliament this week and told fellow MEPs to let the Irish people get on with their own referendum on the EU Treaty. Photo: Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald Adams condemns attacks on Orange halls SINN FÉIN President Gerry Adams MP has condemned the recent arson attacks on Orange Halls and has called for them to end. School water charges idea must be abandoned A government climbdown this week on water charges for schools in the 26 Counties will merely result in a two-year exemption. Cruinniú ag Adams le Ó Cuív faoi Acht Gaeilge 
BHUAIL Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh agus toscaireacht ó Shinn Féin, Francie Brolly MLA agus Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD san áireamh, le hAire na Gaeltachta, Éamon Ó Cuív Déardaoin, 13 Nollaig. Photo: Rosie McCorley, Francie Brolly MLA, Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh MP MLA agus Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD leis an Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta Eamon Ó Cuiv i ndiaidh cruinniú leis maidir le feachtas Acht na Attack on schoolboy part of sectarian campaign 
A sectarian attack on a schoolboy in the Country Antrim village of Stoneyford has been linked to ongoing intimidation of a Catholic family in the area. Photo: Paul Butler at Stoneyford Unionist paramilitaries continue to target GAA 
The unionist paramilitary campaign against GAA clubs in the North continued last week with a pipe bomb attack at a Gaelic football pitch in County Down. A viable pipe bomb was discovered at Ballela GAA club near Banbridge following a telephoned warning. Photo: Dessie Ward World leaders must redouble efforts on climate change - de Brún 
SINN FÉIN MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the fact that a framework has been set out at the Bali climate conference on a future regime to combat climate change post-2012 but has expressed disappointment that more concrete targets were not agreed at this point. Photo: Bairbre de Brún |
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