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Callely defends his expense claims 
Fianna Fáil Senator Ivor Callely is at the centre of an expenses storm after it emerged that the Dublin-based TD had claimed over €80,000 in subsistence and travel expenses from his property in west Cork. On Wednesday, he insisted that he fully complied with the regulations concerning his expense claims. Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach Brian Cowen is now coming under increased pressure to take action against Callely. Photo: Ivor Callely Anderson calls for support of Destined Lottery Awards Bid 
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Martina Anderson has called on people in Derry and Donegal to get behind a local charity in their bid to win the Access to Citizenship -Lottery Awards 2010. Destined is a voluntary organisation with charitable status which was established in August 2002 .It is based at Great James Street in Derry. It seeks to address the needs of people with a learning disability in a whole life context. The organization has as its core ethos the involvement and full participation of its members with a learning disability in all aspects of activity and at all levels of the decision making process. Photo: Martina Anderson with members of the Destined group PPS 21 requires further improvement 
Following the publication today of the final building and environmental legislation on PPS 21, Sinn Féin Planning Spokesper-son, Cathal Boylan, MLA, said it needed further improvement. After an exchange with the Minister, Boylan said, "This revised policy provides increased opportunities to develop in the countryside. The new policy proposals includes less restrictive personal and domestic circumstances, building within existing clusters and a clearer definition of criteria for gap sites, as well as an opportunity to develop away from farm clusters. It is also proposed that a new Rural Design Guide is due to be published in the Autumn. Photo: Cathal Boylan The Irish unity pledge campaign in Canada 
A campaign has been launched in Canada to win support for an Irish Unity Pledge, following a conference there last November, which was attended by Gerry Adams. Last November, Friends of Sinn Fein (Canada) Inc. presented a Forum in Toronto entitled "A United Ireland: How Do we Get There?" The object of the conference was to generate discussion around how Canadians could help win Irish unity. Speakers at the conference included Gerry Adams M.P., Charlie Angus M.P. (NDP), former Canadian Solicitor General Warren Allmand, former Saskatchewan Attorney General, Chris Axworthy, and Montreal trade union leader Manon Peron of the Conference of National Trade Unions. Representatives of Irish Canadian groups from across Canada, including the G.A.A, also addressed the audience, which numbered over 300 people. Photo: Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan addresses conference from floor Patients suffer cutbacks while Anglo-Irish Bank gets another €2 billion 
Sinn Féin Health & Children spokesperson and Cavan-Monaghan TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has described as "a danger to the health and safety of patients" Wednesday's announced closure of a range of hospital services in Cavan and Monaghan General Hospital over the summer months. He said it was "obscene" that patients are suffering cuts while the Government has just poured another €2 billion of taxpayers money into Anglo-Irish Bank. Photo: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin Mortgage holders need assistance 
Measures must be taken to help mortgage holders struggling to meet payments, according to Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Arthur Morgan, TD. Morgan said recent figures from the Central Bank showed a 13% increase in the number of mortgages in arrears. Many of these people are paying mortgages on homes now in heavy negative equity. Photo: Arthur Morgan Domestic abuse victims on the rise Safe Ireland, which represents services delivering frontline support to victims of domestic violence, said on Wednesday that the number of women seeking shelter after being subjected to domestic violence has increased by 43% in the last two years. Waterford resists water charges 
Sinn Fein City and County Councillors David Cullinane, Brendan Mansfield and Pat Fitzgerald this week launched a local campaign of opposition to the introduction of domestic water charges. The councillors dismissed Government claims that any new charging mechanism is about water conservation. Photo: Members of Waterford Sinn Féin launch their campaign Seanad to debate Donegal job creation 
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has secured a debate in the Seanad on the need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and innovation to make towns in Donegal South West a priority for future IDA investment. Doherty has called for a comprehensive strategy from the IDA to promote Donegal. Photo: Pearse Doherty Ritchie's public humiliation of O'Loan continues 
Margaret Ritchie's public humiliation of Declan O'Loan seems to be continuing apace, according to Sinn Féin MLA Daithí McKay. Photo: Daithí McKay Invest NI guilty of same negligence as IDB 
Sinn Fein MLA and chair of the Finance and Personnel committee at Stormont Jennifer McCann said this week that it is completely unacceptable that Invest NI has written off £15m of debt to companies that were granted public monies. Photo: Jennifer McCann Cllr Peadar Tóibín new candidate for Meath West 
On Thursday last in a packed function room in the Ardboyne Hotel, delegates from across Meath came together to select a candidate to contest the next General Election for Sinn Féin. They unanimously chose Cllr Peadar Tóibín. Cllr Joe Reilly who has been the party's candidate for the last five elections nominated Cllr Tóibín. In accepting the nomination Peadar said, "To be nominated to contest for Sinn Féin is a massive honour for me. Sinn Féin is the oldest political party in Ireland. It has proudly stood up for the interest of all Irish people north and south for generations. Photo: Peadar Tóibín Doherty to compile valuable tourism and job creation report 
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has been approved by the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sport and Tourism, to compile a report on the tourism sector and its potential for job creation. This report follows in the wake of other successful Sinn Féin documents such as 'Getting Ireland Back To Work', 'Awakening the West' and the recent agri-food report. Photo: Pearse Doherty Movement on Back to School payment - Ó Caoláin The Department of Social Protection has announced the recruitment of 105 additional temporary staff to administer the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. The announcement came after Sinn Féin Cavan-Monaghan Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin raised the issue in the Dáil, pointing to the danger of a repetition of the long delays in payments experienced by parents last year. 
Over 200 people turned out in an act of solidarity with the family of 12 year old Correy Wisdom who died suddenly in the Falls Park, West Belfast last Wednesday evening 26 May. Photo: Jackie Wisdom pays tribute to her son Correy Veteran Clady Republicans to be honoured 
Republicans from across Clady, Ballymacnab and Granemore are making final preparations for a special event taking place in Ballymacnab Hall on Saturday 12th June to honour two local veteran republicans, Rita and Tina McNally. Rita stood as a Sinn Féin candidate for the Cusher ward in the 1989 and 1993 local elections and both women contributed greatly to the republican struggle over many years. Photo: Rita and Tina McNally pictured with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams at the 2006 Ard Fheis 
Wexford Sinn Féin joined a protest at Wexford Hospital recently where 5,000 persons attended Photo: Wexford Sinn Féin joined a protest at Wexford Hospital recently where 5,000 persons attended 
Seamus 'Burnsey' Burns the door man in Sinn Féin's Sevastopol Street/Falls Road office retired last Friday 28 May after 10 years. Liam Scully remembered in West Limerick 
North Kerry TD Martin Ferris, relatives of Liam Scully and Coireall Mac Curtáin of West Limerick Sinn Féin at the graveside of Vol Liam Scully in Templeglantine, Limerick, during last week's commemoration Photo: North Kerry TD Martin Ferris, relatives of Liam Scully and Coireall Mac Curtáin of West Limerick Sinn Féin at the graveside of Vol Liam Scully in Templeglantine, Limerick, during last week’s commemoration Vol. Daniel Harkin remembered in Templedouglas 
Templedouglas commemoration - Ciaran Harkin lays a wreath on behalf of Vol. Daniel Harkins Family last week. Photo: Templedouglas commemoration - Ciaran Harkin lays a wreath on behalf of Vol. Daniel Harkins Family last week. |
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