A VISIT by the English queen to Dublin is premature when there are still unresolved issues between Ireland 'and our neighbour, our nearest offshore island', Gerry Adams said yesterday.

These issues include the British state's stonewalling of an Oireachtas all-party request for full-co-operation into allegations about the role of the British military and security agencies about the... Free article

UNEMPLOYMENT reached a then record figure when the last Fine Gael/Labour Government was in power, Sinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh reminded Fine Gael Finance spokesperson Michael Noonan’s in response claim that Sinn Féin economic policy would force young Irish people to leave the country.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh said:

First of all, our young people are already leaving the country in... Free article

TWO of Sinn Féin’s youngest candidates in General Election 2011 launched Sinn Féin’s youth jobs policy at the Jeanie Johnston famine ship on Dublin’s quays on Tuesday to highlight the 100,000 young people who will be forced to emigrate in the next two years.

Sinn Féin’s Kathryn Reilly (Cavan/Monaghan) and Paul Hogan (Longford/Westmeath) said that a comprehensive youth jobs... Free article

'Today with Pat Kenny' on the canvass trail in Louth with Gerry Adams > RTÉ Radio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPg0aP8Yj0

THE Irish Government is moving closer to a huge sell-off of the public forests, currently managed by Coillte (the Irish Forestry Board), to private investors, the Woodland League says.

An area greater than 1 million acres, equivalent to two medium-sized counties, will be lost forever. This will include some of our most valuable native woodlands, wild places and some of the... Free article

SINN FÉIN deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald says Fianna Fáil has been in power for 20 of the last 22 years so is in no position to talk about political reform.

Speaking today after Fianna Fáil launched its election manifesto, Mary Lou said:

Mícheál Martin’s attempt to rebrand Fianna Fáil as some sort of reformed progressive party is cutting no ice with the... Free article

SINN FÉIN MEP Bairbre de Brún today joined fellow MEPs in a minute's silence at the beginning of the Sub-committee on Human Rights of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee to mark the recent murder of LGBT rights activist David Kato.

MEPs watched a video of evidence which David gave to the Sub-committee on Human Rights in November 2010 whilst the ... Free article

Sinn Féin Candidates, General Election 2011

Carlow / Kilkenny – John CASSIN & Kathleen FUNCHION

Cavan / Monaghan – Caoimhghín Ó CAOLÁIN TD & Kathryn REILLY

Cork East – Sandra McLELLAN

Cork North Central – Jonathan O'BRIEN

Cork North West – Des O’GRADY

Cork South Central – Chris O'LEARY

Cork South West – Paul HAYES

Donegal North East – Pádraig Mac LOCHLAINN

Donegal South West –... Free article

MEATH WEST Sinn Féin's Cllr Peadar Tóibín, Deputy Mayor of Navan, launched a major new report on commercial development in Meath called Developing Jobs in Meath on the steps of the Dáil last Thursday.

And the Meath West Sinn Féin candidate wants the County Council to ask Navan-born Hollywood film star Pierce Brosnan to become an ‘Ambassador for Meath’ to attract jobs and... Free article

By David Cullinane, General Election 2011 Candidate, Waterford

LAST WEEK, I launched my and Sinn Féin's election campaign in Waterford when 300 people packed into the Granville Hotel to hear Mary Lou McDonald and I set our Sinn Féin's policy platform.

This is one of the most important elections in the history of this state.

I seek election to the Dáil so I can be part of the... Free article