28 February 2002 Edition
Immigration Control Platform must be challenged
28 February 2002
Sinn Féin representative for Dublin South Central, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, has called on all those who will be seeking election for the constituency to make a commitment that they will not play politics with the race issue in the run up to the election. This follows the announcement of Áine Ni Chonaill of the Immigration Control Platform that she is to contest the constituency in the upcoming election. Free article
Landlords should accept rent allowance
28 February 2002
Carrickmacross Sinn Féin Councillor Matt Carthy has called on all landlords to accept rent allowances granted to those on low incomes and on social welfare. Speaking at the February meeting of Carrickmacross Town Council, Carthy said that the government should legislate that the acceptance of rent allowances be compulsory. Free article
Shame of sub-standard school buildings
28 February 2002
The state of many school buildings was described as "a shame and a disgrace" by Caoimghín Ó Caoláin in the Dáil last week. The Cavan/Monaghan TD was speaking in support a call on the government to radically overhaul the school buildings programme. Free article
West Belfast shows solidarity with Palestine
28 February 2002
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has called for a new international initiative on the Middle East. Free article
Mexico's Rosemary Nelson
28 February 2002
On 19 October 2001, Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa was murdered. She had represented environmentalists in Guerrero State who were disrupting the logging industry and who had been subjected to harassment, imprisonment and, on occasion, murder, by state forces. Free article
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McLAUGHLIN IN AUSTRALIA
28 February 2002
A Sinn Féin delegation consisting of party chairperson Mitchel Mc Laughlin, Australian coordinator Dodie Mc Guinness and press officer, Dominic Doherty left Ireland on Friday last for a ten-day tour of the major Australian cities. Free article
Maskey rubbishes Durkan's policing stance
28 February 2002
Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey has rubbished comments made by Mark Durkan during a speech delivered in Oxford on Tuesday. Free article
New premises for Tar Anall
28 February 2002
The longest running republican ex-prisoner support group, Tar Anall, opened its new custom built premises on Tuesday 26 February. The new building is situated behind Conway Mill, just off the Falls Road. Free article
Draíocht Children's Festival 4-16 March
28 February 2002
Draíocht Children's Festival kicks of on Monday 4 March with a fortnight of arts activities, bringing colour and creation to West Belfast. Free article
Adams opens Drogheda office
28 February 2002
Sinn Féin members in Louth, and in particular of the Bobby Sands cumann in Drogheda, welcomed Gerry Adams to the town on Friday 22 February to officially open the Sinn Féin constituency office at Rope Walk Free article