LABOUR PARTY Eamon Gilmore leader is missing the point on the EU/IMF deal, Sinn Féin Economy spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD has said.

If the new government does not allow for the bondholders in banks such as Anglo Irish Bank to be burned then they will simply be continuing on the same road to economic ruin as the current government.

Pearse Doherty said the fact is that Ireland... Free article

By a local correspondent

THE destruction of the Band Hall in Cullyhanna in Christmas week was an absolutely senseless attack that has deprived the entire community of a fantastic facility.

Thousands of pounds’ worth of new musical instruments and uniforms belonging to the band were destroyed in the fire at the premises on the Tullinavall Road, which was discovered in the early... Free article

PEOPLE thinking of voting Labour should read the Fine Gael's policies first because Eamon Gilmore made it clear on RTÉ Radio today that he intends to go into government with a Fine Gael that believes in a cuts agenda, Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams has said.

The Sinn Féin president said the general election should be about a genuine beginning of root and branch reform of our... Free article

THE WESTMINSTER Government’s VAT rise starting today from 17.5% to 20% will mean higher weekly shopping and heating bills, hurting most those who can least afford it and it is the wrong way to address the deficit, Sinn Féin Economy spokesperson Mitchel McLaughlin has said:

This VAT increase will reduce the spending power of the consumer and affect any economic recovery while... Free article

MORE THAN A MILLION people in the 26 Counties are this week being hit by new cuts to their social welfare and child benefits while Fianna Fáil and the Green Party continue to bail out the banks for their reckless behaviour, Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.

She said that many people have already been forced over Christmas into the arms of money-lenders, a trend... Free article

'New Political Possibilities in Ireland for All Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society'

By Tom O'Connor of Cork Institute of Technology

A CONFERENCE entitled New Political Possibilities in Ireland for All Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society will be held on Monday 31^st January in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin.

The conference will give TDs and public... Free article

ABOLITION of the Seanad should be part of a wider overhaul of the electoral system, former Senator Pearse Doherty has said, to include votes at 16 and for Irish citizens living abroad.

There should also be a time limit for the holding of elections, the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission, and voting should be held at weekends, the Donegal South-West Sinn Féin... Free article

ALL the negative media moaning about Bertie Ahern is a little unfair.

Far from being an economic illiterate, the man must have been a financial visionary

1. He won loads of lolly on the gee-gees in dollars, sterling and punts;
2. He didn’t succumb to the folly of having a bank account;
3. He planned very assiduously for his retirement.

How very prescient.

Just a pity he didn’t... Free article

REPUBLICANS TODAY have been urged by Martin Ferris and Maurice Quinlivan at the Seán Sabhat Commemoration in Limerick on Sunday 2nd January to “stand up for Ireland".

Pádraig Malone chaired the event which heard Limerick City Councillor Maurice Quinlivan thank local republicans for the increasing level of activity and commitment. This included support for Maurice during... Free article

THE annual Sean South & Feargal O'Hanlon Commemoration was held on New Year's Day 2011 at Altawalk, County Fermanagh.

See the video here.