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Opposition to cuts for community-based Irish-language groups (Free article)
23 April 2009
SINN FÉIN Senator Pearse Doherty has called on Foras na Gaeilge not to impose cuts on community-based Irish-language groups. He reiterated a call on the Government not to cut funding for the cross-border institution set up under the Good Friday Agreement, Foras na Gaeilge. And the Donegal-based senator reminded the government that the cross…
DUP Bill to enshrine in law 'hierarchy of victims' (Free article)
23 April 2009
A DUP bid to bring forward legislation to change the inclusive definition of a victim will be resisted by Sinn Féin who will seek to veto it, the party's spokesperson on victims' issues has said. And Sinn Féin will be looking for the SDLP to also oppose the DUP move. Mid-Ulster MLA Francie Molloy said that recent DUP comments have indicated that…
1916 Easter commemorATions 2009 (Free article)
23 April 2009
WE continue our reports of some of the many commemorations that took place around the country last week to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Easter speeches by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, Vice-President Mary Lou McDonald, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD and Gerry Kelly MLA can be read in full at www.sinnfein.ie
Shaun Tracey to contest Dublin South by-election (Free article)
23 April 2009
SINN FÉIN has selected Shaun Tracey to contest the South Dublin by-election. At the same selection convention this week Sinn Féin announced that the party will, for the first time ever, contest all four local election wards in the South Dublin constituency.
New councillor in Craigavon (Free article)
23 April 2009
NOEL McGeown was co-opted onto Craigavon Council at a special meeting on Monday night as a replacement for former Sinn Féin Councillor Michael Tallon, who stood down as a councillor due to family and personal commitments. Speaking after the brief meeting, the new councillor, who has been an active republican since 1971, paid tribute to Michael…
Economic crisis must force a rethink of EU strategy - de Brún (Free article)
30 April 2009
THE needs of ordinary people struggling in the current economic crisis must be central to a reformed EU economic strategy, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has declared. Addressing community and voluntary activists on Tuesday, de Brún also reiterated Sinn Féin's support for that sector. "In my time as an MEP I have sought through a programme of…
Two years is a long time in politics (Free article)
30 April 2009
This article is taken from Gerry Adams's blog at www.belfastmediagroup.com. President Obama is one hundred days in the White House. Early days indeed but already the record of his administration is being scrutinised by the media and by political commentators. Things on this little island move much more slowly. Next month will mark two years…
ESRI report must act as wake up call (Free article)
30 April 2009
THE publication yesterday of a report from the ESRI that projected that the 26 County economy would shrink by 9.2% confirms what most people already know - this Government is incapable of sorting out the economic crisis. Over the past 12 months 200,000 people have lost their jobs. The economy has gone from boom to bust in what seems like the blink…
MALA POIST (Free article)
30 April 2009
Cuireann An Phoblacht fáilte roimh litreacha ónár léitheoirí. Scríobh i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla, 200 focal ar a méid. Déantar giorrú ar litreachta más gá. Cuir do litir chuig [email protected] An Phoblacht welcomes readers' letters. Write in Irish or English, 200 words maximum. Letters may be edited for brevity. Send your letters to…
I nDíl Chuimhne, Comhbhrón agus Buíochas (Free article)
30 April 2009
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