25 April 2002 Edition
Early school leavers unchanged
25 April 2002
The National and Social Economic Forum (NESF) report on early school leavers this week gives a good snapshot of the realities of the impact Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats have made in government. Free article
Fermanagh farming facing bleak future
25 April 2002
Sinn Féin Agriculture Spokesperson, Fermanagh South Tyrone Assembly member Gerry McHugh, has said that farming in Fermanagh faces a bleak future, with fewer young people than ever choosing to follow their parents into the industry. Free article
Callanan calls for radical approach to crime
25 April 2002
Sinn Féin general election candidate in Galway West, Daniel CaIlanan, says the people of the city are becoming increasingly concerned by what they see as an increase in anti-social behaviour. Free article
Sinn Féin launches radical housing plan
25 April 2002
Cavan/Monaghan Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Dublin Councillor Seán Crowe, Cork Councillor Jonathon O'Brien and Dublin representative Mary Lou McDonald last week launched the party's 13-point plan to address the housing crisis. Sinn Féin's Housing Policy will form a central part of the party's general election manifesto and was published in Dublin on 18 April. Free article
Investing for Health: A Republican Socialist Vision
25 April 2002
In a landmark achievement, Bairbre de Brún has managed to persuade the northern Executive to endorse the Investing for Health strategy, launched on 27 March. Investing for Health involves a radical change in the way we view health - a change towards what can only be described as a socialist vision. Free article
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Women in an Ireland of Equals
25 April 2002
It was sign of change, big change. The press, the cameras, the film crews and the journalists filled a busy press conference in Dublin on Wednesday to launch Women in an Ireland of Equals, a policy document compiled by Sinn Féin's Election Directorate Women's Committee. Free article
Adams to raise Kerry farmers' concerns
25 April 2002
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Kerry North candidate Martin Ferris are pictured meeting with farmers at the Tralee Beef and Lamb plant on Saturday last. Free article
Why the establishment parties fear the growth of Sinn Féin
25 April 2002
With the general election only a matter of weeks away, the real significance of certain events leading up to my own election as MP for West Tyrone in last year's Westminster Election are now fully apparent. Free article
PDs engaged in 'pawn shop' economics
25 April 2002
Sinn Féin Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown general election candidate Michael O'Brien has described Mary Harney's election manifesto plan to sell off semi-state interests as "pawn shop economics" that will "jeopardise future economic development". Free article
Mairead Keane to contest Wicklow
25 April 2002
Sinn Féin has chosen Mairead Keane to contest the Wicklow constituency for the party. A party member since 1984, Keane has held many leadership positions. She has been the national director of the party's Women's Department and director of the party's Education Committee. Mairead was convenor of the Sinn Féin Peace Commission, set up as a response to the Downing Street Declaration, to garner the opinions of the widest possibe spectrum of Irish opinion on how best a lasting peace could be achieved. Mairead was also Sinn Féin's first representative to the United States. Free article