OIL AND GAS contracts – including the controversial Shell Corrib gas field site – would be renegotiated by Sinn Féin TDs in Government to give the State a 51% shareholding while increasing the levies to 48% and royalties to 7.5%.

Sinn Féin prospective TD Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid-West) made the statement on Saturday during the party’s launch of its natural resources policy –... Free article

SINN FÉIN spokesperson on Equality Aengus Ó Snodaigh has reaffirmed the party's commitment of support to people with disabilities and their families.

Deputy Ó Snodaigh said Sinn Féin are committed to prioritising support for people with disabilities and their families. This includes support in terms of income, services and advocacy, he explained, saying:

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THE Dublin Council of Trade Unions has called on all trade unionists in Dublin to work for Left unity and vote for Sinn Féin, Labour "and other parties and Independents of the Left and transfer accordingly".

A DCTU statement says the trade union movement and workers’ rights are under attack and that Fine Gael are part of this attack.

“A Left-led government is still the desired... Free article

THE conviction of Tyrone man Gerry McGeough on Friday of attempting to kill a UDR soldier in June 1981 has been criticised by Sinn Féin.

Sinn Féin said the offences fell under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement and Gerry McGeough should be released.

Gerry McGeough, who was arrested in 2007, was also convicted of possessing firearms with intent and IRA membership.

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CORK Sinn Féin has launched 10 Ways to Get Cork Working, aimed at stemming emigration and unemployment by bringing 7,000 jobs to Cork.

The proposals include:-

1. Immediate construction of high-quality broadband infrastructure;
2. Major strategic infrastructure such as the North Ring Road and the Eastern Gateway Bridge;
3. Building health and education infrastructure;
4. Creative ways of... Free article

ADDRESSING the Blarney Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening, Sinn Féin Cork North Central candidate Jonathan O'Brien said that the issue of the jobs was the most important issue facing the country and resources need to be put into job creation not zombie banks or bond-holders.

Jonathan O'Brien said:

Jobs are nearly always a topic in elections. But in this election the... Free article

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND jobs can be created and saved, according to Let’s Get Dublin Working, an initiative launched by Sinn Féin County Councillor Seán Crowe and Martin McGuinness at the Jacob’s factory in Tallaght on Wednesday.

Seán Crowe said that although Dubliners have been particularly hard hit by unemployment, the capital was only part of a much larger group of unemployed... Free article

SINN FÉIN Assembly member Conor Murphy has challenged both the UUP and SDLP to wake up, show some political maturity and get down to the business of delivering for ordinary people through the political institutions.

Conor Murphy said:

Given the performance of UUP Health Minister Michael McGimpsey in recent weeks – who has gone AWOL from the Executive and the Assembly as his... Free article

LAUNCHING Sinn Féin's healthcare proposals Healthcare in Ireland – There is a Better Way, Health & Children spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said that the current two-tier system must be replaced with a new system based on equality of access for all based on need alone.

Sinn Féin wants:-

1. A new universal public healthcare system for Ireland that provides care to all free... Free article

LIMERICK CITY Councillor Maurice Quinlivan has hit out at further attacks on the wages and living standards of low-paid workers in the pipeline by employers’ group IBEC and Fianna Fáil.

IBEC has called for the incoming government to review the operation of Employment Regulation Orders, and Registered Employment Agreements. These regulations set minimum rates of pay across a... Free article