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8 November, 2007 |
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Ferris supports undocumented Irish in United States 
Sinn FÉin TD Martin Ferris has added his voice to those calling for the status of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States to be regularised. The Kerry North TD was speaking in support of a Private Members Motion on the issue in the Dáil this evening. Photo: Martin Ferris SAS murders - demand for fresh inquests North Antrim Sinn Féin MLA, Daithí McKay has said that he is fully supportive of relatives in their efforts to get the PSNI Chief Constable to release documents relating to the deaths of their loved ones to the Coroner. Call for all-Ireland soccer team 
Sinn Féin MLA and Assembly Culture Committee Chairperson Barry McElduff has welcomed a FIFA move to allow Six County soccer players to play for Ireland and has said the need for an all Ireland football team has never been greater. Photo: Barry McElduff Sinn Féin looking forward with confidence - Adams 
Sinn Féin President, West Belfast MP Gerry Adams MP MLA speaking at an internal Belfast party conference last Sunday, 4 November said republicans are looking forward with confidence as they embark on potentially the most rewarding phase of struggle. Adams meets Poots over Irish Language Act A Sinn FÉin delegation, including Party President Gerry Adams MP MLA, Barry McElduff MLA and Francie Brolly MLA today met with the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure Edwin Poots, on the issue of Acht na Gaeilge - the Irish Language Act. Poor public support for EU Treaty 
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has described the results of an Irish Times poll on waning support among the public in the 26 Counties for the EU Reform Treaty over the last two years as unsurprising. Photo: Mary Lou McDonald Dublin housing situation a shambles 
DUBLIN City Councillor Louise Minihan has described the housing situation in Dublin as "a shambles" and said the council's response this week to her own questions on the issue was "startling" and a sign that no progress has been made to tackle the ongoing housing crisis. 
DRIMNAGH man Ray McHugh has been selected by Sinn Féin members as the new councillor for Crumlin to replace Robbie Sargent, who stood down for family reasons. International : Sinn Féin attends Gernika solidarity launch ELECTED representatives from Ireland, the Basque Country, Germany, Scotland, Flanders and Catalonia met at the beginning of November at the first gathering of the Gernika Network for Self-determination, an alliance to internationalise the plight of the Basque pro-independence movement. Irish events to mark Saro Wiwa anniversary 
This week 12 years ago, in November 1995, Ken Saro Wiwa and eight other activists were languishing in appalling conditions in the military prison in Port Harcourt Nigeria. They had been tried the previous month on obviously false charges of conspiracy to murder, and the Nigerian government had instituted a special no-jury military panel to hear the case against them. Relatives for Justice at Stormont 
Sinn Féin's Francie Molloy MLA hosted a reception and photographic exhibition for Relatives for Justice in the Long Gallery, Stormont on Tuesday. Photo: Newry and South Armagh MLA’s Cathal Boylan, Mickey Brady with John Taggart, Bernie Wownie and Conor Murphy, MP, with relatives of victims killed by Paras in Ballymurphy Le linn Oireachtas na Gaeilge a bheith ar siúl i mbliana i gCathair na Mart i gCo. Mhaigh Eo an deireadh seachtaine seo caite, tá aghaidh tugtha ag gníomhairí Gaeilge anois chun éileamh i gcomhar séirbhís raidió tré Ghaeilge don aos óg - Feachtas Raidió na nÓg. I measc na n-imeachtaí cultúrtha ar nós an amhránaíocht shean-nós, damhsa, rince, ceol agus roinnt eile, bhí cruinniú ar leith eagraithe faoin gceist seo. Ba é Staisiúin Náisiúnta Raidió don Aos Óg teideal an chruinniú phoiblí seo ina raibh trí aoichainteoirí ag labhairt ann - Lisa Ní Choistealbha (Craoltóirí Neamhspleácha na hÉireann), Hector Ó hEochagáin (Léiritheoir Amú le Hector) agus Tomás Rua Mac an Iomaire (iar-Cheannasaí Raidió na Gaeltachta). Ina dhiaidh sin, bhí cuireadh don lucht éisteachta teacht isteach sa phlé. Monaghan Town cathaoirleach among Sinn Féin 2007 Honourees 
SINN FÉIN in County Monaghan have revealed that the cathaoirleach of Monaghan Town Council is among those receiving a special presentation at the annual Republican Honourees' Dance which is to be held in Castleblayney on Saturday week, 17 November. Councillor Padraigín Uí Mhurchadha is one of five people considered as particularly deserving by her fellow Sinn Féin members for this important recognition. Photo: Padraigín Uí Mhurchadha Leinster republicans remember Kevin Barry 
REPUBLICANS from the across the south-east of Leinster gathered in the village of Rathvilly in County Carlow last Sunday to commemorate Kevin Barry, executed by British forces during the Tan War 87 years ago. Photo: Wicklow councillor John Brady addresses the Kevin Barry commemoration in village of Rathvilly in County Carlow. Also pictured, standing next to monument, is Carlow/Kilkenny Sinn Féin representative Kathleen Funchion Work fears link to abortion, NIB to play mediation role, New childcare rules could sound death-knell for community crèches, Minimum wage inspections to be increased and No strike this week for classroom assistants |
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