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Sinn Féín condemns attacks in Belfast and Fermanagh

SINN FÉIN has condemned those involved in attacks in two separate violent incidents in the North last weekend. A bomb exploded at the headquarters of the Policing Board and shots were fired in County Fermanagh. A 400lb bomb partially exploded after a vehicle broke through a barrier outside the headquarters of the North's Policing Board in Belfast on Saturday. Nobody was hurt.

Photo: Gerry Kelly and Michelle Gildernew

Maskey and Ó Donnghaile to run in South and East Belfast

Sinn Féin activists gathered in South Belfast on Tuesday night where they selected Alex Maskey as the party's candidate for South Belfast and Niall Ó Donnghaile for East Belfast in the forthcoming Westminster election. Both candidates were selected unopposed. Speaking after the convention, Alex Maskey MLA said, "Firstly I want to thank friends and comrades, activists and supporters, who came out to select me as their candidate for the next Westminster election. I will be fighting this election on an abstentionist ticket.

Photo: Alex Maskey and Niall Ó Donnghaile

De Brún and Quinlivan welcome justice for Dell workers

SINN FÉIN MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the proposal before the European Parliament this week to support Dell workers but pointed out: "It does not absolve Dell of their responsibility to the workers who have been made redundant in the pursuit of even greater profits."

Photo: Bairbre de Brún and Maurice Quinlivan

Flood damage: legacy of Fianna Fáil's cosy relationship with developers

THE extent of flood damage in housing estates across the 26 Counties is a legacy of Fianna Fáil's cosy relationship with developers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Sinn Féin Environment spokesperson Martin Ferris TD said. He said the Government should rehouse or compensate those people whose homes were built on flood plains and have now been ruined by floodwater.

Photo: Martin Ferris

Keep Christmas bonus to stop moneylenders

THE Christmas social welfare bonus should be reinstated to relieve the added pressure on families at this time of year and stop some being forced into the grasping clutches of moneylenders, Sinn Féin Social and Family Affairs spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh has said. The Dublin South Central TD was speaking as St Vincent de Paul launched its annual Christmas appeal.

Photo: Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Fine Gael plan means social welfare cuts

FINE GAEL'S proposal to cut employers' PRSI contributions is "irresponsible and misguided" and would lead to social welfare being slashed, Sinn Féin Social and Family Affairs spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has said. "Cutting employers' PRSI contributions will result in less money going into the social insurance fund from which social welfare is paid. This will obviously lead to social welfare being slashed.

Photo: Richard Bruton

Recession deters people from visiting doctor

ALMOST one in four people admitted they are more reluctant to visit a health care professional due to the cost and the effects of the recession, according to a new survey. And one in five unemployed people have cut back on visits to the doctor and prescription medicines.

Photo: 14% of all adults and 20% of unemployed cannot afford the same level of medical care they did befor

Tribute to Ivan Barr and Charlie McHugh a memorable occasion

OVER 300 people attended a tribute function in memory of deceased Strabane District Sinn Féin Councillors Ivan Barr and Charlie McHugh at the Mellon Country Hotel on Saturday night. Following the meal a minute's silence was observed as a mark of respect for Winnie Harte (mother of Volunteers Gerard and Martin Harte, who were killed at Drumnakilly) who had passed away early on Saturday morning.

Photo: Terry Boyle and Cllr Jarlath McNulty with painted portraits of Ivan and Charlie

Na Fianna Anniversary marked in Dublin

A commemorative event in Dublin to mark the 100th Anniversary of Na Fianna Éireann last Saturday night saw was a good attendance from Sinn Féin, Ógra Shinn Féin and former members of the republican youth organisation. The event, organised by the Dublin Republican Commemoration Committee was addressed by former Fianna members, Críona Ni Dhálaigh now a Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor and Sean O'Donnell and featured an exhibition of over 100 photographs from the past 100 years and was.

Volunteer Eddie Carmody remembered in Ballylongford

Bhí slua mór i mBaile Átha Longfoirt i gCiarraí Thuaidh inné ag comóradh bliantiuil Eddie Carmody. Ba é Teachta Dála Martin Ferris a thug an óráid agus dúirt sé go raibh sé mar phríbhléid aige aitheasc a thabhairt in onóir Eddie Carmody a fuair bás ar son na poblachta.

Photo: Chairperson of the Volunteer Eddie Carmody Sinn Féin Cumann, Moss Moriarty with Josh Moriarty and Martin Ferris

Hundreds attend funeral of Winnie Harte

WEST TYRONE MP Pat Doherty and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were among the mourners at the funeral of Winnie Harte who passed away at her Loughmacrory home on Friday 20 November. They joined hundreds of other mourners as Winnie's Tricolour-draped coffin, flanked by members of the Drumnakilly Martyrs Committee and the Milligan/Harte Sinn Féin Cumann, made its way along the narrow country lane in Striffe to St Mary's Chapel in Loughmacrory.

Photo: The funeral cortege of Winnie Harte

Fógraí bháis: Seamus Gildernew

The untimely passing has occurred on 23 October after a short illness of Tyrone native Seamus Gildernew. A resident of New York for twenty three years, Seamus served in the campaign for Ireland's freedom from the early days of Civil Rights to more recent times as a member of Clan-na-Gael. Following Requiem Mass and a republican farewell by his friends and comrades from Clan-na-Gael, Seamus made the final journey home for burial in Eglish. Addressing the large attendance, his niece, Northern Assembly Minister Michelle Gildernew introduced Monaghan Councillor and former Clan member Sean Conlon to give the oration.

Photo: Seamus Gildernew

Fógraí bháis: Oliver McFadden

THE funeral took place on Friday, 20 November of Derry republican Oliver McFadden, Oliver McFadden, involved in republican politics and activism for all his life, was a great inspiration to republicans in Derry and in particular to the people of Shantallow.

Photo: The funeral cortege of Oliver McFadden

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