|
 |
Recent Editions |
|
19 June, 2008 |
|
Top Stories
The people have spoken - now it's time for Plan B 
THE PEOPLE have spoken. The Lisbon Treaty is dead. Now it's time for Plan B. While some treaty advocates have reacted by blaming the electorate for rejecting it, reasonable voices have been more positive. There is no crisis. The 26 Counties is not going to be ejected from European Union. It will continue to be at its heart. Importantly, its political leaders are indicating that it's time to listen, reflect and engage. LISBON TREATY REJECTION : Sinn Féin seeks constructive meeting with Taoiseach 
VOTERS in the 26 Counties have rejected the Lisbon Treaty by a decisive margin. The result is a major victory for those, including Sinn Féin, who campaigned for a 'No' vote. Photo: CELEBRATION: Sinn Féin supporters in Donegal celebrate the ‘No’ vote Lisbon Treaty rejection : Interview with Mary Lou McDonald MEP 
IN the aftermath of a resounding 'No' vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, the Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, MARY LOU McDONALD speaks to An Phoblacht's ELLA O'DWYER about the result and what Sinn Féin believes should happen now. Photo: THE MEDIA: Some were fair, others were not Major funding for Irish Language Broadcast Fund 
MAJOR new finance will be available to continue funding of the North's Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) when it expires in March 2009 following intense representations by Sinn Féin to the British Government, Gerry Adams has revealed. Photo: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Francie Brolly MLA give a media briefing on the £6 million boost for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund 1971 internment killings in Ballymurphy - campaign launches demands 
FAMILIES bereaved as a result of the British Army massacre in Ballymurphy during the introduction of internment in 1971 were joined by West Belfast MP Gerry Adams to launch a campaign leaflet on Wednesday. Photo: Briege Voyle, Gerry Adams and Carmel Quinn at Wednesday’s press conference 
THE central problem for the people of Darfur and neighbouring Chad is not, as some would have it, that they are suffering from a lack of weaponry or an absence of heavily-armed forces capable of imposing their will. Quite the contrary. Photo: BOUND FOR CHAD: Defence Forces personnel during a visit by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Dermot Earley and then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as they prepare for deployment with EUFOR |
|
©Copyright 2012 An Phoblacht Privacy Policy |