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Navan hospital rally: 'Closure threat to patients’ (Free article)
5 September 2010
SINN FÉIN Deputy Mayor of Navan Councillor Peadar Tóibín has said closures of s ervices at Our Lady’s Hospital in the town are a threat to patient safety. Addressing a rally of over 600 people to protest at the hospital cloure, the Deputy Mayor also criticised Fianna Fáil Minister and local TD Noel Depmsey for his lack of action in…
ETA ceasefire welcomed by Gerry Adams (Free article)
5 September 2010
THE announcement by the Basque guerrilla organisation ETA of a ceasefire has been welcomed by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP. The BBC reports: It is unclear whether ETA is declaring a permanent or temporary ceasefire. In the video obtained by the BBC, three hooded ETA fighters are shown sitting behind a desk with the ETA flag…
Hold 3 by-elections together, says Green Party minister (Free article)
5 September 2010
GREEN PARTY Communications Minister Eamon Ryan says that all three long-overdue by-elections in the 26 Counties should be held at the same time. He was commenting after newspaper reports that Fianna Fáil are planing to hold the Donegal South-West by-election in March in order to put an end to a legal challenge by Sinn Féin and Donegal…
Adams urges Spain to respond positively to ETA ceasefire (Free article)
5 September 2010
GERRY ADAMS has urged a positive response from the Spanish Government to today's announcement by ETA of a ceasefire. The Sinn Féin president and MP for West Belfast said: “I welcome the announcement made today by ETA to pursue Basque independence through peaceful and democratic means. This is a significant statement and has the…
Homeless crisis could be worse than 1980s > Focus Ireland (Free article)
13 September 2010
HOMELESS AGENCY Focus Ireland warns Government that its failure on housing will lead to "an entrenched homeless crisis much worse than the 1980s". http://bit.ly/b7ebmw
Jobs top agenda in South-East visits by Martin McGuinness (Free article)
13 September 2010
DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER Martin McGuinness MP, MLA visited the south-east region today on the invitation of Waterford by-election candidate Councillor David Cullinane. Mr McGuinness visited Waterford City, Kilkenny City and Carlow and met local business, trade union, community and civic leaders. Mayor of Waterford City Councillor Mary…
Budget savings: Where Sammy Wilson could start (Free article)
13 September 2010
REJECTING Finance Minister Sammy Wilson's accusation that those resisting the Westminster Tory/Liberal Government's Budget axe are being irresponsible when it comes to saving money, Sinn Féin Economy spokesperson Mitchel McLaughlin MLA said Sammy should look at his DUP colleagues first. “It’s possible that Mr Wilson was actually referring…
US Congress to probe British stalling on Bill of Rights pledge (Free article)
13 September 2010
THE failure by the British Government to uphold its Good Friday Agreement committment to introduce a Bill of Rights for the North of Ireland will be probed by a US Congressional Committee on Thursday, Sinn Féin Equality and Human Rights spokesperson Martina Anderson MLA has revealed. “There will be a Congressional hearing on the North of…
Bairbre de Brún encourages citizens to 'Take the Initiative' on petitions (Free article)
14 September 2010
SINN FÉIN MEP Bairbre de Brún will be taking part in the prestigious European Citizens Initiative opening session alongside the Vice President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič. Bairbre has helped organise and will address a conference in the European Parliament on Wednesday, September 15th, to tease out the possibilities of…
Free the Miami Five vigil: US Embassy, Dublin, Wednesday 6pm (Free article)
14 September 2010
THE Free the Miami Five Campaign Ireland is holding a vigil at the American Embassy from 6pm to 7pm on Wednesday 15th September to mark the start of the Miami Five's 13th year as political prisoners of the USA. Since 1959, 3,500 Cubans have died as a result of terrorist attacks directed at Cuba from groups based within the exiled community…
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