30 August 2001 Edition
Dire health warning
30 August 2001
How would you describe the 26-County health service? Could it be one that was ``flawed and inequitable'', and one on which 95% of the population thinks more government money should be spent? Two studies within a week have laid bare, for the few who might not yet know, the dire state of the 26-County health service. Free article
Student accommodation call
30 August 2001
Sinn Féin Dublin South Central representative Aengus Ó Snodaigh has expressed his support for the Union of Students in Ireland's call for government action on student accommodation. USI is demanding the government to introduce policies that would encompass what they call the three F's - Fair rent, full tenants' rights and further investment in student-purpose accommodation. Free article
Road deaths must be tackled in schools
30 August 2001
An Phoblacht's MICHAEL PIERSE praises recent efforts to heighten awareness about the dangers on the roads, but as this year's death toll rises, with young people the most likely to die, he argues that organised driving instruction and road awareness training is needed in post-primary schools Free article
Foot and Mouth mistakes must not be repeated
30 August 2001
Sinn Féin West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty has called on Agriculture minister Bríd Rodgers to adopt a `Fortress Ireland' approach to the latest outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in England. Free article
Youghal Councillor Defends Hunger Strike Plaque
30 August 2001
Poll-topping Youghal UDC Sinn Féin Councillor Martin Hallinan has stated that he will never dishonour the memory of the 1981 Hunger Strikers by removing a plaque in honour of the patriots unveiled in the local 1798 Memorial Park last weekend. Free article
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Achill honours emigrant son
30 August 2001
The Sinn Féin cumann in Keel, Achill, County Mayo, honoured the president of Friends of Sinn Féin, Larry Downes, during his recent visit to Achill. Free article
Inishowen remembers
30 August 2001
Sinn Féin members from Inishowen, County Donegal, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Hunger Strike with a candlelit vigil Free article
Hunger strike remembered in Slieve Gullion
30 August 2001
On Friday and Saturday, 17 and 18 August, Cumann na Meirleach in South Armagh organised a very successful residential weekend in Slieve Gullion Courtyard. They were helped enormously by the ``1981 Hunger Strike Committee'' from the Jonesboro/Dromintee area. Free article