16 January 2003 Edition
Schools targeted by hoax bomb alerts
16 January 2003
Hoax parcel bombs sent to Wheatfield and Currie primary schools in North Belfast on Friday 10 January have been condemned by Sinn Féin as "totally reprehensible". Free article
Workers running to stand still
16 January 2003
ROBBIE MacGABHANN looks at the outcome of the latest 'social partnership' talks between the Dublin government and the main trade unions in the 26 Counties. Free article
Dublin's day of reckoning
16 January 2003
As the crisis in Dublin's City Hall approaches a climax this week, Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Larry O'Toole has called for all correspondence between City Manager John Fitzgerald and the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, Martin Cullen, to be made public immediately. Free article
Government response deplorable in A&E crisis
16 January 2003
There is no-one in government in charge, says Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin, as the state experiences yet another crisis in hospital Accident and Emergency departments. Free article
Bus and rail workers protest
16 January 2003
Bus and rail drivers took to the streets of Dublin yesterday en masse to protest against the planned restructuring of CIE. Free article
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A critical engagement with Europe
16 January 2003
In the latest of a series of conferences designed to open up debate during the process of policy formulation, over 70 activists gathered last Saturday in the Felons' Club to discuss Sinn Féin's approach to the European Union. The debate centred on a draft policy document produced by the Policy Review and Development Department. The conference provided the time and opportunity for individuals to express their views on the arguments put forward in the document. In light of those views, the document will be revised and presented to this year's Ard Fheis, which has the exclusive power to decide party policy. Free article
Appeal for Nicaraguan farm
16 January 2003
A group of Derry women have set up an appeal to help a cooperative farm in rural Nicaragua. Free article
Sinn Féin meets new Irish Labour leadership
16 January 2003
A Sinn Féin delegation consisting of party President Gerry Adams , Chairperson Mitchel Mc Laughlin, Caoimghín Ó Caoláin TD and Mary Lou McDonald, met with the new leadership of the Irish Labour Party at Sinn Féin's Falls Road, Belfast, Offices on Monday. Free article
Morgan lobbies Blair on nuclear power
16 January 2003
It wasn't all peace process in Downing Street last week when Sinn Féin representatives met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Louth TD Arthur Morgan raised a series of energy issues with Blair, particularly those dealing with nuclear power generation. Free article
Europe-wide Day of Action against Iraq attack announced
16 January 2003
On 15 February, Dublin will play its part in an International Day of Acton against war on Iraq. Mass protests have been organised in every major European capital and in a number of US and Canadian cities also. Free article