May 2003 Archives (An scéal is deireanaí)

McDonald - It's time to fight back against inequality

Sinn Féin European Candidate for Dublin, Mary Lou McDonald has called for Trade Unionists to fight back against the encroaching privatisation of public industries and the growing social divide in Irish society. S Read more

Ó Caoláin - Governments should stop shielding Trimble

Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has said it is time for the Irish and British governments to "stop shielding David Trimble from the consequences of his own actions". He called for the Assembly elections to go ahead and for the Joint Declaration of the two governments to… Read more

Ó Caoláin - Irish government has bowed to Unionist veto

Commenting on the British government's postponement of the Assembly elections, Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD, said the Irish Government has bowed to the unionist veto. Read more

Adams has no confidence in McDowell

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP this morning said that he has no confidence in Michael McDowell as a negotiatior either with the British government or the Unionists. Read more

Molloy - Scrapping elections must not lead to water charge imposition

Sinn Féin's Francie Molloy, former Chairperson of the Assembly Finance and Personnel Committee, has said that the British governments scrapping of the May 29th Assembly election must not lead to the imposition of Water Charges. Mr Molloy said: "There are a number of important financial and economic decisions that are… Read more

Adams expresses sadness at death of Walter Sisulu

Speaking this morning, after learning of the death of Walter Sisulu of the ANC, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said: 'Walter was a great servant of the ANC and a fearless champion of the South African freedom struggle.' Read more

McGuinness comments on Saville Tribunal

Sinn Féin MP Martin McGuinness commenting on today's proceedings at the Saville Tribunal in London. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Patients suffer after year of Government lies and cuts

Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has described as appalling the closure of 250 beds in the five Dublin teaching hospitals. He said the decision comes after a year of lies and cutbacks by Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Patients suffer after year of Government lies and cuts

Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has described as appalling the closure of 250 beds in the five Dublin teaching hospitals. He said the decision comes after a year of lies and cutbacks by Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats. Read more

Adams calls for June elections

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP speaking at a press conference in London today said 'Mr Blair should reverse his decision to cancel the elections and enable them to go forward as soon as possible. There is no reason why there cannot be a June election.' Read more

McLaughlin - UUP rejection of Joint Declaration is the real problem

Sinn Féin Chairperson Mitchel McLaughlin MLA today responded to the publication of IRA statements. Read more

Ó Snodaigh welcomes National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice, Equality, and Human Rights Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed the launch of the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency as "an essential step in the right direction to combat a serious and pervasive social problem affecting nearly one in five Irish women." Attending the launch… Read more

Sinn Féin Brussels delegation discuss CAP reform proposals

A Sinn Féin delegation met with the Chef d'Cabinet of the Agricultural Commission Corrado Pirozi-Biroli and a member of the Cabinet with responsibility for CAP reform, Anastassios Haniotis to discuss the current reform proposals. Read more

Kelly - Policing Board should not provide cover for non publication of full Stevens Report

Sinn Féin Policing Spokesperson Gerry Kelly has re-iterated the party's demand for the full publication of the Steven Report and an independent international judicial inquiry into the murder of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane and other victims of state sponsored murder. Read more

Adams calls for June elections

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP speaking at a press conference in London today said there is no reason why the Assembly elections should not go ahead in June. Read more

McGuinness - Will Ahern call for June election

Sinn Féin MP for Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness today asked the Taoiseach whether he is now going to push the British government to reschedule the elections for June. Mr. McGuinness said: Read more

Doherty - Taylor Lets UUP Strategy Out Of The Bag

Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone Pat Doherty has claimed that the UUP's John Taylor has 'let the unionist strategy out of the bag'. Mr Doherty's comments come after Mr. Taylor predicted 'direct rule for a generation'. Read more

O'Toole calls on Dubliners to rally behind campaign to save No 16 Moore Street

Sinn Féin Councillor Larry O'Toole has called on Dubliners to rally behind the campaign to save Number 16 Moore Street from demolition. Read more

Kelly - British Must Come Clean On Collusion

Commenting on media speculation surrounding the activities of a British Agent codenamed 'Stakeknife' Sinn Féin Policing Spokesperson Gerry Kelly called for full disclosure from the British on their collusion policy. Read more

Crowe - Government strategy on homelessness - Another Broken Promise

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has described the Government's strategy to tackle homelessness as nothing more than 'another broken promise. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Another hospital stricken by crisis

Commenting on the threatened closure of the A&E Department of Wexford General Hospital next Monday and the withdrawal of on-call services by ambulance crews in that County, Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has challenged the Minister for Health to say who is in charge. Read more

Doherty - British War is not over

Commenting on the ongoing controversy around the activities of FRU and other British Intelligence Agencies, Sinn Féin Vice President Pat Doherty said: 'Clearly the war is not over for British Intelligence Agencies. Their activities continue unchanged.' Read more

Ó Caoláin welcomes Taoiseach's commitment to Six-County representation in Oireachtas

Sinn Féin group leader in Leinster House, Caoimhghin O Caolain, has this evening welcomed as a positive step forward the comments made by the Taoiseach in the Dáil today in relation to northern representation in the Oireachtas. Read more

De Brun meets Congress members and calls for June elections

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Human Rights and Equality Bairbre de Brún, on a four day trip to the United States, today met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill to update them on the current difficulties in the peace process, in particular the cancellation of the Assembly elections. Read more

Ferris - Sinn Féin welcomes IFA move on CAP reform

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development, Martin Ferris TD, has welcomed the decision of the IFA to engage on a more positive level with the current proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy. Read more

Kelly - Sinn Féin responds to Scapatticci Interview

Comments by Sinn Féin representative Gerry Kelly after Freddie Scapatticci gave an interview to the media. Read more

McHugh - Agriculture Dept needs to support rural communities

Sinn Féin Agriculture Spokesperson Gerry McHugh has said the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development urgently needs to rise to the challenge of supporting our rural communities. Read more

Morgan - Government blocks Sinn Féin attempt to empower Local Authorities

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on the Environment and Local Government, Arthur Morgan TD, speaking at the Report and Final Stages of the Local Government Bill 2003 today, argued for the repeal of legislation which has disempowered local authorities. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Zero delivery from Government on decentralisation

Speaking in the debate on the decentralisation Sinn Fein Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD said there had been zero delivery from the Government which was speaking out of both sides of the mouth. Read more

Adams calls for full disclosure on activities of Britain's Secret Agencies

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams MP in an address to a republican commemoration in the Ulster Hall tonight called for full disclosure by the British government of the strategies and activities of it's secret agencies in the north over the last 30 years. Read more

Morgan - Government preventing workers accessing profits of boom years

In the Dáil today, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on the Environment and Local Government, Arthur Morgan TD, speaking on the Redundancy Payments Bill 2003, said despite the wealth generated in the last ten years, life remains a perpetual struggle for the low paid workers of this state. Read more

Ó Snodaigh calls for comprehensive penal reform

Speaking in the course of the Second Stage debate on the Temporary Release of Prisoners Bill 2001 Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh called for comprehensive penal reform. Read more

Crowe - It's time for the truth about the Dublin Monaghan bombings

Dublin Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe today backed calls from the families of those bereaved and injured in the May 1974 Dublin/Monaghan bombings, for the truth of what happened 29 years ago. Read more

McLaughlin - Securocrats continue media spin

Sinn Féin Chairperson Mitchel McLaughlin today commented on the publication of further unsubstantiated media reports in a number of Sunday papers from un-named British securocrats. Read more

Morgan calls for direct election of Mayor and Cathaoirligh

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on the Environment and Local Government, Arthur Morgan TD, this afternoon in the Dáil, put forward amendments to the Local Government Bill 2003 to repeal some of the most controversial and undemocratic legislation affecting Local Government in this State. Read more

Ógra Sinn Féin occupies British Tourist Board office to protest at cancelling of Assembly elections

Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin members this morning occupied the offices of the British Tourist Board on Dublin's Dame Street. The party activists were protesting the British government's decision to cancel the Assembly elections scheduled for 29 May and were highlighting Britain's dirty war in Ireland. Read more

Ó Snodaigh calls on Government to come clean on neutrality

Sinn Féin spokesperson on International Affairs Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD said ten years of government mis-information has created confusion on the issue of neutrality. He called for a full debate on the issue and for neutrality to be enshrined in the Constitution. Read more

McLaughlin - Publish Stevens report now

Sinn Féin Chairperson, Mitchel Mc Laughlin has called on the British government to publish the full contents of the Stevens Report. Read more

McGuinness - Rights of Irish citizens must be defended

Writing in this weeks Sunday Business Post Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said 'From the beginning the peace process has been stalled, blocked and frustrated by unionism's resistance to change and by those elements of the British political and military establishment who cling to the old notion of empire.' Read more

McGuinness calls on Governments to set election date

Speaking at a press briefing in Belfast today Sinn Fein Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness urged the British and Irish governments to use their engagement tomorrow to set a June date for a new Assembly election. Read more

Crowe - Government Turning the Clock Back on Education

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education Seán Crowe has described the suggestion that the Government plans to do away with free fees for certain families as tantamount to "turning the clock back on education". Read more

Ferris - Sinn Féin supports CAP Reforms

Sinn Féin spokespersons on Agriculture and Rural Development Martin Ferris TD and Gerry McHugh MLA have put forward the party's proposals for a radical reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Read more

McGuinness - All Ireland day of action to demand right to vote

Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness MP today called on people to come out on May 29th and demand the right to vote. Read more

McGuinness - PSNI and British interference in Inquests and Inquiry procedures must cease

Following revelations yesterday at the Inquest into the killing of three men by the SAS at Coagh in 1991, Sinn Féin Mid-Ulster MP, Martin Mc Guinness has called on the British government, its Intelligence Services and the PSNI to stop interfering in the Inquest process. Read more

Crowe - Things Have Not Improved For Disadvantaged

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social and Community Affairs Sean Crowe TD today slammed the Government's broken promises in the area of care for the elderly, healthcare and homelessness. Read more

Adams - The Irish peace process has transformed the situation in Ireland.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP writing in the Irish Echo said that 'the key to making politics work is democracy. That means that people have the right to vote. It means elections.' Read more

Ferris - Sinn Féin rejects partial decoupling

Commenting upon the adoption by the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee of a consultation report on CAP reform, the Sinn Féin Spokespersons on Agriculture and Rural Development Martin Ferris TD and Gerry McHugh MLA have rejected its proposal for partial de-coupling. Read more

Ó Snodaigh - Fáilte roimh an Bille Teanga - ach céimeanna móra eile le dul

Chuir Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, urlabhraí Sinn Féin ar Chúrsaí Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, fáilte roimh Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus an Bille ag teacht isteach sa Dáil den chéad uair. Read more

McGuinness - Irish government must ensure effective end to British policy of collusion

Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator, Mid Ulster MP Martin McGuinness today announced that himself and Gerry Adams will meet the Taoiseach tomorrow to discuss the issue of collusion between British Intelligence and unionist paramilitaries. Read more

Morgan - Sinn Féin to Fight Fees on the Streets

Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan has pledged that Sinn Féin will oppose any proposed re-introduction of fees or the creation of a loan system on the floor of Leinster House and "on the streets of the towns and cities of Ireland." Read more

Ó Snodaigh - Sinn Féin to put peace process crisis at centre of Dáil debate

Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh today called on the Taoiseach to honour his commitment to move the issue of northern representation in the Oireachtas proactively and speedily. There is no valid reason to put this off any longer. Only very minor procedural matters need to be addressed. Read more

Morgan - Lissadell House should be in state ownership

Commenting on the news that the birthplace of Countess Constance Markiewicz, Lissadell House, is to be sold, Arthur Morgan T.D. Sinn Féin spokesperson on Heritage called on the Government to preserve Lissadell as a monument to the heroine of the 1916 Rising. Read more

Adams gives Taoiseach dossier detailing Britain's undercover war in Ireland

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness MP this morning met An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen in Dublin to discuss ongoing revelations of collusion and the need for full disclosure from the British government. Read more

Adams - Reaching out to Unionists

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP this morning vowed to continue to reach out to unionism, not only to move beyond the current crisis but also as part of a genuine process of national reconciliation. Read more

Crowe - Government robbing Peter to pay Paul in education u-turn

While giving a cautious welcome to the news that there is to be increased investment in improving access to Third Level education Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education Seán Crowe has called the Government's claims to be interested in disadvantaged areas "deeply hypocritical and dishonest". Read more

Collusion Dossier - 'Who sanctioned Britain's Death Squads - Time for Truth'

For 30 years, the British government, through its agencies - MI5, British Military Intelligence and RUC/PSNI Special Branch - has been involved in the murder of citizens in Ireland. Sinn Féin demands full and proper disclosure of all relevant information by British government departments and agencies in relation to all… Read more

Ferris calls on Dáil to support immediate holding of elections

Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris this evening called on members of the Oireachtas to state in unequivocal terms, on an all-party basis, their opposition to the anti-democratic actions of the British Government in unilaterally cancelling the May 29th elections.' Read more

Ó Snodaigh - The cancellation of elections is a subversion of democracy

Sinn Fein TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh today opened the debate on Sinn Féin's Private Members motion on the cancellation of the Assembly elections in the Six Counties Read more

Adams - Working For A Peaceful Summer

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP speaking today in Belfast said that 'there is a collective responsibility on the two governments and all political parties along with community, church and civic leaders to work together to ensure a peaceful summer'. Read more

Crowe - Unionist leaders need to understand that equality is not a concession

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe said: 'Sinn Féin is ready to move forward, we are ready to bridge the gap but we also need to know from Unionism and the British that they are prepared to work with us towards that new Ireland.' Read more

McLaughlin - All-Ireland Day of Action to Demand the Right to Vote

Sinn Féin Assembly members, MPs and TDs have called on people to come out tomorrow, Thursday May 29th, to protest the cancellation of the elections and demand the right to vote. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Power to cancel elections must end

Concluding the debate on Sinn Féin's Private Members motion before the Dáil tonight Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin said that the 'dictatorial' power to cancel elections in the Six County and to suspend the institutions must be taken away from the British Government. Read more

Ó Caoláin - Government has failed to meet Health Strategy target on consultants' contracts

Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin TD has called on the Minister for Health and Children Micheál Martin TD to "take on the privileged position of consultants" in light of the Brennan report which highlights their powerful role within the health services. Read more

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