Press Releases
September 5, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly Team meet
Sinn Féin’s Assembly team in the north today held a planning day in Gulladuff, County Derry. View more
September 5, 2008
“Sammy Wilson needs to grow up and wise up” de Brún
European Parliament Climate Change Committee and Environment Committee member Bairbre de Brún MEP has branded as “disgraceful” Environment Minister Sammy Wilson’s suggestion that the debate on whether humans have contributed to climate change is overdue. View more
September 5, 2008
“Durkan comments a disastrous U-Turn” - McGuinness
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA has tonight expressed his amazement at comments by the SDLP leader Mark Durkan that power sharing arrangements in Stormont should be scrapped. View more
September 4, 2008
de Brún pushes for EU support for mental health
Sinn Féin MEP and former executive Health Minister Bairbre de Brún has today called for greater EU support for mental health promotion. Ms de Brun called on the European Commission and governments across Europe to place a much greater focus on tackling the problem of mental ill-health across Europe. View more
September 4, 2008
de Brún calls for action on Palestinian prisoners
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called for action in support of Palestinian political prisoners being held by Israel as the European Parliament accepted a resolution co-signed by the Sinn Féin MEP on the plight of Palestinian prisoners View more
September 4, 2008
Anderson slams Empey on possible job losses
Officials from the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) are to be grilled over a tendering decision which could cost up to 100 jobs in Derry, Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. View more
September 3, 2008
Strabane ‘Out of Hours’ Service must be retained - Doherty
Sinn Féin West Tyrone MP MLA Pat Doherty has called upon health authorities to provide guarantees that ‘Out of Hours’ provision in Strabane will be retained as concern mounts that moves are afoot to transfer this vital from the local Health and Social Care Centre in the town to a new centre at Altnagelvin in Derry. View more
September 3, 2008
Millions wasted as planners tied up working on ‘redundant’ council plans
Sinn Féin Planning Spokesperson, Cathal Boylan MLA has called on the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson to intervene after discovering that money, time and energy is being wasted by planners working on plans for local councils that will become redundant when the new councils come into existence in 3 years. View more
September 3, 2008
Meath incineration planning process cannot disregard views of Newry Council
Sinn Féin Newry and Mourne Councillor Pat McGinn has said that An Bord Pleanála must allow the opportunity for the council to make a submission about the proposed combined heat and power plant and ash landfill in County Meath. View more
September 3, 2008
de Brún supports Decent Work Campaign
Bairbre de Brún MEP has signed up to a campaign for decent work and underlined Sinn Féin's support for the elimination of poverty, saying that "one of the best ways to improve the lives of men and women is to ensure that people have access to stable and quality employment, social protection and rights in the workplace". View more
September 3, 2008
Fears over growing use of diazepam and the purchase of drugs online
Sinn Féin Derry Councillor Billy Page commenting on the latest findings from a survey by the charity DrugScope and fears from local pharmacists of a rise in the number people purchasing drugs and medicines over the internet. View more
September 3, 2008
Sinn Féin responds to latest IMC report
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA responding to today’s IMC report: View more
September 2, 2008
Social Package falls a long way short of peoples' expectations - de Brún
In response to the debate in the European Parliament this morning, Bairbre de Brún MEP has welcomed to the European Commission's renewed interest in social issues while warning that the so-called social package "falls a long way short of peoples' expectations". View more
September 2, 2008
Maskey welcomes Crescent Arts funding
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Cllr Alex Maskey has welcomed today’s news that the Crescent Arts Centre is to receive an additional £2million in funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. View more
September 2, 2008
Coyle sets out election pledges
Sinn Féin Enniskillen by-election candidate Debbie Coyle has made 5 commitments that she will pursue if elected. View more
September 2, 2008
SDLP approach all about petty self interest
Sinn Féin Policing spokesperson Alex Maskey today said that nationalists and republicans would be disappointed as once again the SDLP put self interest above the need to see powers on policing and justice transferred. His comments came after the SDLP leader Mark Durkan once again put securing the Ministry from his party in front of actually securing the transfer of the powers. View more
September 2, 2008
de Brún pushes MEPs to defend privacy
Sinn Féin Six-County MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called for MEPs to stand up for privacy rights of internet users. She made her comments as the European Parliament discussed the E-privacy directive. View more
September 2, 2008
Unionist paramilitaries target Antrim Sinn Féin Councillor.
Councillor Anne Marie Logue(Crumlin) has been informed for a second time in a week by the PSNI that they have information that Unionist paramilitaries ‘attempted to carry out an action’ against her on the 29th August. View more
September 1, 2008
Move on tobacco sales welcomed – O’Neill
Sinn Féin MLA and deputy chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the move to change the age at which people can purchase tobacco from 16 to 18 years of age. View more
September 1, 2008
“Mandatory registration of private sector must be implemented” – McCann
West Belfast MLA, Cllr Fra Mc Cann has again called on Margaret Ritchie to legislate for the mandatory Registration of the private rented sector. View more
September 1, 2008
"Over £92,000 going on security guards for Mountpottinger Barracks; it's time for this base to go!" – Ó Donnghaile
Sinn Féin East Belfast Representative Niall Ó Donnghaile has blasted the PSNI and those supporters calling for the retention of Mountpottinger Barracks after a Freedom of Information request revealed how much it is costing and how often it is being used. View more
September 1, 2008
“Breis is £92,000 cáite ar gardaí slándála do Beairic Thualach Phoitinséir, tá sé thar ama gur d’imigh sé!” – Ó Donnghaile
Cháin ionadaí Shinn Féin Béal Feirste Soir, Niall Ó Donnghaile an SPTÉ agus iad siud ag iarraidh an stáisiún SPTÉ sa Trá Ghearr a choinneál. View more
September 1, 2008
Martina Anderson has questioned the validity of Taser claim by the PSNI
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has questioned the validity of the claim by the PSNI that a hostage type situation was the instigation of the use of a Taser on a Derry man. View more
September 1, 2008
"Allister out-of-touch with realities of conflict resolution": de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has labelled Jim Allister "out-of touch with the realities of conflict resolution and with the political process". View more
September 1, 2008
Loyalist death threat against Fermanagh councillors condemned
Sinn Féin Fermanagh South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew has condemned the death threats against Sinn Féin councillors in Fermanagh issued to the Fermanagh Herald today from a group calling itself the Real UVF. View more
