SINN FÉIN President Gerry Adams this afternoon visited the Harte family home in Tyrone. He was accompanied by Fermanagh & South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew.

Mr Adams extended his sincerest condolences to Michaela McAreavey’s family.

The Sinn Féin leader will attend the funeral in the morning.

THE Chairperson of Dublin Sinn Féin, Dublin West Dáil candidate Paul Donnelly, has questioned what change a new leader will mean for Fianna Fáil “if it keeps the same failed policies”.

He said that Fianna Fáil and taxpayers need a change of direction as well as a change of leader:

It's the entire Government's credibility in question, not just Brian Cowen's.

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THE crisis is not just about Brian Cowen's credibility, it's about the credibility of the Fianna Fáil/Green Government and their policies, Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald said in Dublin on Saturday.

Mary Lou, who is challenging for a Dáil seat in former Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern’s Dublin Central constituency, said:

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About ‘Suspicious Minds’

By Danny Morrison

http://www.dannymorrison.com

WROTE a feature for the 'Andersonstown News' this week called ‘Suspicions about “Suspicious Minds”’. Here it is.

THE Morrisons moved from 2 Corby Way to 27 Iveagh Parade in 1963. Leaving behind my 10-year-old best friend Brendan Hunter, I was broken-hearted. But things were partly assuaged by adventure... Free article

THE Political Correspondent of Ireland's leading red-top daily newspaper has said that a leaders' debate hosted by RTÉ in the Dáil general election can only be fair if it includes Sinn Féin.

The Irish Daily Star's Catherine Halloran writes in her Popcorn Politics blog, in a piece titled A Bit of Political Four Play, that not only should the old two-way tag between Fianna... Free article

CABLES uncovered by whistle-blowers Wikileaks reveal that Ireland's then Foreign Affairs Minister believed US rendition flights taking prisoners to or from torture centres had transited Shannon, Amnesty International Ireland has said. Despite this, the Irish Government has always insisted there was not enough evidence to warrant proper investigation.

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VOTERS in staunch loyalist areas such as the Shankill Road are switching to Sinn Féin because republicans are seen to be active for working-class communities, unionist and nationalist, senior UDA members have told the unionist daily, the News Letter.

UDA leader Jackie McDonald explained that the switch to Sinn Féin is happening because unionist politicians have abandoned... Free article

THE leader of the Technical Group in the Dáil, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD, has announced that a motion of no confidence in Taoiseach Brian Cowen has this afternoon been tabled by the seven members of the group.

Deputy Ó Caoláin (Sinn Féin) said:

This Taoiseach and this Government are completely discredited. No effort must be spared to remove them from office.

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THE BILL for the Patten redundancy scheme is close to £500million for ex-RUC officers who are suspected by many in the nationalist community of being "little more than a gravy train when it comes to claiming money from the public purse", Sinn Féin has said.

Spokesperson on Policing Alex Maskey said:

I think that the vast amount of money that has been paid in severance was... Free article

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has repeated its call for the Spanish Government to end its repression of Basque prisoners and legitimate political activity and freedom of expression following the announcement by ETA of a permanent ceasefire.

In a statement also pressing ETA to ensure the end of threats and acts of violence, the Spanish Section of Amnesty called for the Spanish Government... Free article