AN SDLP call for changing rules to allow the Assembly to sack a minister would mean handing unionists a veto over nationalist ministers, Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said.

The Belfast MLA said:

SDLP representative Conal McDevitt needs to get real if he thinks that nationalists in the North are about to stand by and watch him try and barter away hard-fought gains in... Free article

THE revelation by the Revenue Commissioners that 22 judges have refused to make voluntary contributions in lieu of paying the public service pension levy has been described by the chairperson of Dublin Sinn Féin as "a breath-taking decision by well-paid figures sitting in judgment on others".

Dublin West Dáil candidate Paul Donnelly said:

I hope that none of those 22... Free article

NEWS that wording for the children’s rights amendment to the Constitution has been agreed between Minister of State for Children Barry Andrews and Attorney General Paul Gallagher has been welcomed by Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin but the Sinn Féin Dáil leader is worried that TDs’ input through an Oireachtas committee may have been diluted.

The Government’s approved wording was not... Free article

SINN FÉIN is to meet the North’s Housing Executive CEO on Friday to review the HE’s response to the winter crisis and an estimated repair bill to housing of more than £100million.

Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Fra McCann MLA has said that figures released yesterday are “staggering” and warrant urgent investigation.

Fra McCann said:
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THE rise increase of 5,200 unemployed people on the Live Register in December shows that the Fianna Fáil-led Government still hasn’t grasped the concept of job creation, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Arthur Morgan TD has said.

And he pointed out that it must be remembered that the true extent of unemployment is hidden behind casual employment in... Free article

A SINN FÉIN coalition with the Labour Party would be more likely than with Fianna Fáil given Eamon Gilmore's history, Fianna Fáil Senator James Carroll said last night.

Senator Carroll also pointed to the Labour/Sinn Féin agreement in 2007 that saw the election of Pearse Doherty as the first-ever Sinn Féin senator to the Seanad.

Eamon Gilmore had earlier claimed that Sinn Féin... Free article

THE new leader of the Orange Order has vowed to find an answer to the handful of controversial loyal order marches in the North – but he won't talk to the Parades Commission, Sinn Féin or nationalist residents' groups!

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EAMON GILMORE is trying to distract attention from his party’s intention to put Fine Gael into power, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said.

Gerry Adams said:

Eamon Gilmore’s claim that he interprets my remarks this morning on RTÉ about Sinn Féin’s ability to do a deal with Ian Paisley – in response to a question about Sinn Féin’s ability to do a deal with Mr Gilmore – as... Free article

SINN FÉIN will be asking the new leader of the Orange Order for a meeting, Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey said after the election of Edward Stevenson as Grand Master.

The election of a new Grand Master provides an opportunity for the Orange Order to finally step forward and make their contribution to the Peace Process.

The Sinn Féin MLA said he hopes the new man will mark a... Free article

CAMPAIGNERS for the truth into the 1971 UVF bombing of McGurk's Bar in Belfast, in which 15 people were killed, have updated their website and can now be followed through social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

On December 4th 1971, a car containing four members of the UVF pulled up outside McGurk's Bar at the junction of North Queen Street and Great George's Street. One... Free article