Actualités

28 février 2009

Follow Bairbre de Brún’s Gaza visit online

Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brún's visit to Palestine can be followed online at the new EU website. Follow her daily blog at http://www.sinnfeineu.com/en/topic/1 View More

26 février 2009

Gaza – level of destruction unimaginable

Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun speaking from Gaza has said that the level of destruction is unimaginable and that almost the entire economic and social infrastructure of the area has been destroyed. View More

20 février 2009

Bairbre de Brún speaks on motion on Gaza

The weak international response to the death of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, the ongoing blockade, the continued occupation settlements on the West Bank and the apartheid wall has shocked people across the world. People are particularly horrified that more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza, including more than 300 children. View More

19 février 2009

Sinn Féin launch Ard Fhéis 2009 Clár - a Vision for Ireland's Future

The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2009 is taking place this Friday and Saturday February 20th and 21st at the RDS in Dublin. The theme of this year's Ard Fheis is, "A Vision For Ireland's Future - Aisling do thodhchaí na hÉireann". Today Dublin MEP and incoming Vice President Mary Lou McDonald Dublin MEP and Economic Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD launched the Ard Fhéis Clár in Dublin. View More

18 février 2009

Fine Gael attack on vulnerable shameful

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today slammed Fine Gael's social and family affairs spokesperson Olwyn Enright for seeking to slash the rent supplement scheme by 12%. View More

18 février 2009

de Brún in EU humanitarian Gaza visit

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will travel to Gaza next week as part of a cross-party group of European MPs to see firsthand the humanitarian needs on the ground. View More

16 février 2009

Government must publish Lisbon re-run 'guarantees'

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon reiterated the party's demand for the government to publish the Lisbon Treaty re-run 'guarantees' text. View More

12 février 2009

Mary Lou McDonald MEP debates EU Constitution architect Valéry Giscard D'Estaing on Future of Europe

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald will tonight debate with EU Constitution architect Valéry Giscard D'Estaing on the future of Europe. View More

12 février 2009

Government turning its back on ODA commitments

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon called on the government to reverse its decision to cut Ireland's overseas aid budget by €95 million. View More

10 février 2009

McDonald welcomes An Bord Pleanála's rejection of Rathcoole Incinerator

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has welcomed An Bord Pleanála decision to reject permission for an incinerator to be built in Rathcoole. View More

10 février 2009

Sinn Féin MEP discusses Dublin Bus with NBRU

Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald today led a Sinn Féin delegation to meet with National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) union leaders in City Hall to discuss the decision by Dublin Bus to reduce its fleet by 120 at the cost of 290 jobs. View More

10 février 2009

Build a lasting peace - Conflict resolution in Ireland

Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA will speak at an event hosted by Bairbre de Brún MEP in Brussels at the European Parliament today, Tuesday 10th February. View More

9 février 2009

de Brún challenges Wilson on Climate Change comments

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on Executive Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson to act responsibly and reassess his position on not running energy efficiency adverts. View More

8 février 2009

de Brún calls for insulation scheme in the North and welcomes action from Minister Eamon Ryan

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called for decisive action by the Executive to mirror the announcement today from Irish Government Minister Eamon Ryan that almost 4000 jobs could be created through the introduction of a Government scheme which aims to dramatically improve insulation in homes throughout the 26 Counties. View More

5 février 2009

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4 février 2009

de Brún welcomes Palestinian President

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the address by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the European Parliament. View More

4 février 2009

de Brún challenges Wilson on Climate Change

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will participate today in the debate around the concluding report of the European Parliament's Climate Change Committee of which she is a member. The report has far-reaching recommendations on steps that need to be taken in the time ahead, and will be voted in the European Parliament tomorrow. View More

3 février 2009

EU needs to focus on ending exploitation of irregular migrants

Speaking today during a parliamentary debate in Strasbourg on a Directive which seeks to reduce illegal immigration throughout the EU by imposing sanctions against employers of illegal workers Mary Lou McDonald MEP for Dublin has described the proposals as 'misguided' and noted the political and economic imperative should be to end the exploitation of irregular migrants. View More

3 février 2009

de Brún calls on EU to prioritise needs of developing countries

Bairbre de Brún MEP today called for "Economic Partnership Agreements to be more focused on promoting the social and economic well-being of people living in developing countries." The call was made in advance of a Thursday's vote in the European Parliament on the development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements. View More

3 février 2009

Why are we still waiting for an investigation into renditions? : de Brún

More than two years after Minister Dermot Ahern appeared before the European Parliament to respond to evidence of Irish complicity in "illegal rendition" cases, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has demanded to know why no independent enquiry has been established to probe the claims. View More

2 février 2009

DUP Ministerial promise to seek ‘Green jobs’ welcomed

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed DUP Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster's promise to try and maximise the potential of sustainable energy production to create ‘green jobs’. View More

2 février 2009

McDonald expresses solidarity with Dublin Bus Workers

Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has expressed her solidarity with Dublin Bus workers who are protesting outside the Green Party's office in Dublin today. The Dublin MEP has described the decision to withdraw 120 buses from the capital city's public transport service as incomprehensible, particularly in the context that such a decision has happened under the Green Party's watch. View More

1 février 2009

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied – de Brún

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún speaking at the annual Bloody Sunday march in Derry today has said that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. View More