National Self-Determination - The Key International Struggle of our Times
11 April 2024
Writing for An Phoblacht, Sinn Féin national chairperson Declan Kearney said national determination is the key international struggle of our times. Free article
Sheena Campbell remembered
18 October 2012
ON TUESDAY 16th October, the 20th anniversary of her assassination by loyalists, Sinn Féin activist Sheena Campbell was remembered in a candle-light vigil at the gates of Queen’s University Belfast. Free article
Hundreds protest against Home Help cuts in Dublin
18 October 2012
Hundreds of Home Help and Home Care workers along with supporters marched from the GPO in Dublin to the Dáil on Wednesday afternoon to express their disgust at the slashing of home help hours. Campaigners say that the cutbacks will force more people into care homes and have a damaging effect on the lives of disabled and elderly people who rely on such services. Free article
European politicians board Gaza-bound aid ship
17 October 2012
POLITICIANS from across Europe joined the crew of the SV Estelle aid ship in international waters on Tueday as it attempts to break the siege of Gaza. Free article
British state sued over 1994 County Down massacre
17 October 2012
THE FAMILIES of six people killed in a loyalist gun attack on a bar in rural County Down have launched a legal action against the British Ministry of Defence alleging that the state aided in the attack. Free article
Gerry Adams calls for Irish unity poll
17 October 2012
SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams TD has called for a vote on Irish unity in the wake of the announcement that Scotland will vote on independence in 2014. Free article
Protest against cuts to Home Help services
16 October 2012
HOME HELP and Care workers will lead a protest march from the GPO to Leinster House in Dublin on Wednesday (17 October) in protest at proposals to reduce Home Help hours and Home Care Packages. Care workers say that the proposed cuts would seriously damage the quality of life of elderly and disabled recipients of care. Free article
Time for Fine Gael TD to 'put up or shut up' on jobs issue
16 October 2012
Sinn Féin representative for Dublin Mid-West Eoin Ó Broin has challenged the Fine Gael TD for the area, Derek Keating, to a public debate on the jobs crisis following what he described as “a ridiculous and deliberately provocative” press statement from Deputy Keating. Free article
Vigil for murdered Sinn Féin activist at Queen's University
16 October 2012
A vigil will be held outside the gates of Queen's University Belfast at 7.30pm on Tueday night (16 October) to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of Sinn Féin activist Sheena Campbell. Free article
Scottish independence referendum deal signed
15 October 2012
Scotland will vote on independence in the autumn of 2014, it was confirmed on Monday following an agreement between Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and British Prime Minister David Cameron in Edinburgh. Free article
New bridge linking North and South will be first since partition
15 October 2012
A new bridge linking the North and South of Ireland has been granted planning permission by the Stormont government. When constructed it will be the first cross border bridge since the partition of Ireland in 1922. Free article
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