15 August 2002 Edition

Warplane refuelling protest at Shannon Airport

15 August 2002

Hundreds of protesters will converge at a national demonstration, organised by the Cork Peace Alliance, at Shannon Airport this Saturday 17 August, to protest the use of the airport as a refuelling base for US warplanes. Free article

Cullen's refuse levy plan "outrageous"

15 August 2002

The leader of the Sinn Féin TDs in the Dáil, Caoimhghín ó Caoláin, has described as "outrageous" a plan by the Minister for the Environment Martin Cullen to put a levy of €5 per week for refuse collection on all households in the State. Free article

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Sinn Féin puts a stop to burning of waste

15 August 2002

On Friday 2 August, Drogheda Sinn Féin received a number of complaints from residents in the Walshestown, Clogherhead area about the severe problem of rubbish being burnt on a site there. Free article

Rush of applicans to join Dublin Sinn Féin

15 August 2002

The massive increases in Sinn Féin support seen so visibly in the recent election have been mirrored by continuing growth in party membership, to a point where structures are proving inadequate to the task of coping with the mass of applicants, young people in particular, eager to join Sinn Féin. Free article


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