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Anger at discrimination against ex-prisoners (Free article)
13 January 2005
Sinn Féin South Belfast Assembly member Alex Maskey has expressed anger that two republican ex-prisoners have been denied employment with the Simon Community. He has called for greater action to combat the discrimination faced by political ex-prisoners, not just in employment but also across a range of areas.
Anger as Derry man is sentenced over Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Free article)
13 January 2005
In one of the most profound ironies of the whole Bloody Sunday Inquiry, a Derry republican has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for refusing to appear before the Tribunal. The decision was met with dismay by the Bloody Sunday families, amongst others. John Kelly, brother of Michael, who was killed on the day, told The Derry Journal that…
Unworkable bin charge system a health hazard (Free article)
13 January 2005
Sinn Féin Dublin City Councillor Daithí Doolan has called on City Management to ensure that all household rubbish in the Dublin City Council area is collected as a matter of urgency. The Sinn Féin councillor's call comes in the wake of the first week of the Council's new 'pay-by-use refuse' collection scheme, which has seen bags of uncollected…
Council seeks end to jailing of asylum seekers (Free article)
13 January 2005
Belfast City Council has backed a Sinn Féin motion condemning the practice of detaining asylum seekers in prison facilities.
Migrant loses legs to frostbite (Free article)
13 January 2005
In a tragic story this month, a 23-year-old Ukrainian worker has had her legs amputated after she was found suffering from hypothermia and frostbite.
Ógra Shinn Féin Anti-Collusion Day (Free article)
13 January 2005
On Saturday 18 December, Ógra Shinn Féin held an anti-collusion day in Strabane and Omagh. A public screening of a video about collusion in Strabane Sinn Féin office was followed by a rooftop protest in Strabane's town centre.
First British Iraq torture trial underway (Free article)
13 January 2005
The court martial of Gary Bartlam, the British Army soldier accused of the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, began in a military court in Bergen, Germany, on Monday this week. However, the Ministry of Defence ordered that the hearing be held in secret, a move which led a number of British newspapers to consider legal action to overturn the decision.
Donegal charges hike slammed (Free article)
13 January 2005
Donegal Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse Doherty has said that the decision taken by the Donegal County Council to increase rates by 5% and refuse charges by 10% will be a severe burden on small businesses and households in the county.
Restoration of Monaghan on-call status not sufficient (Free article)
13 January 2005
In a reaction to the restoration from noon on Thursday 6 January, of Medical On-Call status at Monaghan General Hospital, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin described the development as "an important but insufficient step to address and assuage the needs and real fears of the people of County Monaghan regarding acute services at Monaghan General Hospital".
Seán Sabhat remembered in Limerick (Free article)
13 January 2005
Over 200 people attended the annual Seán Sabhat commemoration in Limerick on Sunday 2 January. Led by a local colour party and the Youghal Republican Flute Band, the march made its way through the city centre to Sabhat's grave at the Republican Plot, Mount St Laurence Cemetery.
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