Francis Hughes – Died on 12 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks
10 May 2024
The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th Century and of the Irish Republican Army. Free article
Tóibín jobs plan for Pierce Brosnan to be ‘Jobs Ambassador for Meath’
7 February 2011
MEATH WEST Sinn Féin's Cllr Peadar Tóibín, Deputy Mayor of Navan, launched a major new report on commercial development in Meath called Developing Jobs in Meath on the steps of the Dáil last Thursday.
And the Meath West Sinn Féin candidate wants the County Council to ask Navan-born Hollywood film star Pierce Brosnan to become an ‘Ambassador for Meath’ to attract jobs and... Free article
Waterford's David Cullinane on General Election 2011
7 February 2011
By David Cullinane, General Election 2011 Candidate, Waterford
LAST WEEK, I launched my and Sinn Féin's election campaign in Waterford when 300 people packed into the Granville Hotel to hear Mary Lou McDonald and I set our Sinn Féin's policy platform.
This is one of the most important elections in the history of this state.
I seek election to the Dáil so I can be part of the... Free article
Gerry Adams launches Sinn Féin General Election 2011 campaign
6 February 2011
Sinn Féin the only real alternative – Gerry Adams
AT the official launch of Sinn Féin’s General Election 2011 campaign today, party President Gerry Adams said Sinn Féin’s platform marks it out as the only real alternative in the election.
Speaking at the National Gallery in Dublin, he said Sinn Féin is putting those on middle to low incomes first and is the only party... Free article
'Where’s the bail-out for mortgage holders?' asks Pearse Doherty
6 February 2011
AFTER Permanent TSB'S warning on Friday that it is increasing interest rates on fixed rate mortgages by 1%, Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has contrasted the pressure on home-owners with the bail-out for banks.
An increase of 1% on a €150,000 mortgage will mean that homeowners have to pay an extra €97.40 per month.
The past year has seen a steady rise in the numbers of households... Free article
Video > Gerry Adams's Louth/East Meath Election Campaign Launch
6 February 2011
Forests being prepared for privatisation, says Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris TD
6 February 2011
A REQUEST for tenders to provide an evaluation of the lands under its control proves that Coillte is preparing itself to be privatised, Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris says.
The company issued a request for a tender for the ‘Evaluation of the Public Goods Value on the Coillte Forest Estate’ on January 31st. The request was placed on the website for public tenders. Coillte is... Free article
Why does Joan Burton want to be in Government with ‘Celtic Tory’ Fine Gael?
6 February 2011
JOAN BURTON has been challenged by her Sinn Féin rival in Dublin West on why Labour are insisting on government only with Fine Gael when Eamon Gilmore’s last speech in the 30th Dáil accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil of being “the Celtic Tory consensus that has brought us to where we are”.
Sinn Féin Dublin West candidate Paul Donnelly asked:
If Eamon Gilmore and the Labour... Free article
TV3 leaders’ row ‘farce’ when real issues of jobs and prices need answers
5 February 2011
THE BICKERING about which leaders do which debate is “sickening” to people when parties should be dealing with serious issues such as thousands losing jobs and thousands more being forced to emigrate, Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh said on Saturday.
The Sinn Féin TD was speaking as he and Dublin Mid-West candidate Eoin Ó Broin were attending a conference in Dublin City Centre... Free article
Racist British National Party registers in Six Counties to fight elections
5 February 2011
THE RACIST British National Party has registered as a political party in the North for the first time, allowing it to field candidates in May's Assembly and council elections.
The BNP has been split down the middle by the antics of leader Nick Griffin and the BNP's former fund-raiser, Jim Dowson, a businessman in the North of Ireland
Dowson, a former Orangeman and hardline... Free article
Mary Lou ‘absolutely’ up for Fianna Fáil’s challenge for deputy leaders’ debate
4 February 2011
MARY LOU McDONALD says she’s “absolutely” up for the challenge of debating Mary Hanafin and the other three deputy leaders the Fianna Fáil Number 2 named this morning – Fine Gael, Labour and the Greens.
Mary Lou said:
I fully endorse the call for a deputy leaders’ debate and look forward to the opportunity of putting Sinn Féin’s strong alternative message before the people.
The... Free article
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