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Vibrant debate on cannabis laws (Free article)
4 March 2004
The Ard Fheis debate on justice, drugs and community covered a vast range of issues, including legal reform, corruption, and drug and alcohol abuse. Sinn Féin again called for the British and Dublin Governments to honour their commitments to the Good Friday Agreement and enact fundamental changes to the criminal justice system.
McCreevy's failures laid bare (Free article)
4 March 2004
"This Ard Fheis deplores the seventh Budget of Inequality introduced by Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy for 2004." The message from this year's Ard Fheis couldn't have been clearer. When Charlie McCreevy introduced his seventh budget in early December of last year, Sinn Féin did not mince words. It was "a budget of inequity which does nothing…
No acceptable level of poverty (Free article)
4 March 2004
Sinn Féin cannot build an Ireland of equals without eradicating social exclusion and poverty. Towards that end, this year's Ard Fheis reaffirmed its commitment to the elimination of poverty in all its forms. In its discussion paper, Eliminating Poverty - a 21st Century Goal, Sinn Féin noted that one in four adults and one in three children are…
An alternative vision for Europe (Free article)
4 March 2004
Sinn Féin has an alternative, radical vision for Europe; a vision that corresponds to the party's agenda for change in Ireland. Addressing the Ard Fheis during the EU and Neutrality debate on Friday evening, EU parliamentary candidate Bairbre de Brún set out the party's policy on the European Union.
Gender quotas debated (Free article)
4 March 2004
During the debate on the party's organisation, constitution and rules, the thorny issue of the positive discrimination in the election of women to the Ard Chomhairle and other positions in the party was raised once again. The party's current policy, that 50% of the Ard Chomhairle must be made up of women members, was up for debate.
Sellafield and incinerators rejected (Free article)
4 March 2004
The Ard Fheis passed a wide range of important resolutions on protection of our environment and on waste management. Resolutions also reflected an increasing concern at government neglect of alternative sources of energy, and the abject failure of the Dublin Government to even attempt the introduction of policies to enable Ireland to comply with…
Huge turnout for 16th Anniversary Vols Burn/Moley Commemoration (Free article)
4 March 2004
A huge turnout of more than 1,200 republicans gathered at Creggan on Sunday last to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the death of IRA Volunteers Brendan Moley (30) from Newry Road, Crossmaglen, and Brendan Burns (30) from Dorsey. Bairbre de Brún, Six-County European Parliamentary candidate for Sinn Féin, addressed the large crowd at the spot…
Colombia Three highlighted (Free article)
4 March 2004
Cristín McCauley, wife of Martin McCauley, one of the three Irishmen currently awaiting a verdict in Colombia on charged of training FARC guerrillas, addressed a packed RDS hall during the international session. Cristín spoke of the complete lack of evidence against the men and of her family's anger at their ordeal at the hands of British…
Solidarity from Castlerea (Free article)
4 March 2004
Tina Tully from Cavan delivered a message to the Ard Fheis on Behalf of the eight republican prisoners being held in Castlerea Prison. They sent solidarity greetings to our comrades in Sinn Féin and to fellow POWs around the world. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all those candidates and their election teams in last…
Tragic death of Tyrone GAA captain (Free article)
4 March 2004
GAA fans across the country, but particularly in Tyrone, were in shock on Tuesday as news emerged of the sudden death at his family home of Tyrone Senior Football captain Cormac McAnallen, one of the finest sportsmen in Ireland. A member of the Eglish club, Cormac had won All-Ireland honours at Minor and Under 21 levels and last year was part of…
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