Nuacht

25 August, 2005

Minister Harney must not sit on her hands over Bird Flu threat - Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today warned the Minister for Health to seriously address the rapidly changing situation in regards to the Bird Flu virus, which has spread from South East Asia into Russia. View More


24 August, 2005

Dublin MEP visits victims of sectarian attacks in North Antrim and Short Strand

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP today visited communities in North Antrim who have been victims of a recent campaign of violence and intimidation from the unionist paramilitaries. View More


24 August, 2005

Dublin MEP visits victims of sectarian attacks in North Antrim and Short Strand

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP today visited communities in North Antrim who have been victims of a recent campaign of violence and intimidation from the unionist paramilitaries. View More


16 August, 2005

Sinn Féin MEP calls for all-Ireland response to Bird Flu threat

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today called upon Health Minister Mary Harney to liaise with her counterpart in the North to draw up an effective island wide strategy to deal with the threat posed to public health from the outbreak of a potential flu pandemic. View More


15 August, 2005

O'Dea U-turn an affront to neutrality - Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today accused Defence Minister Willie O'Dea of 'making a mockery of the principle of neutrality'. View More


10 August, 2005

Mary Lou McDonald welcomes funds to raise awareness of EU

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today welcomed the announcement by European Affairs Minister Noel Treacy of a scheme to provide local community groups with funding to promote a greater awareness of the EU. View More


8 August, 2005

Mary Lou McDonald slams GM food decision as 'first step down a dangerous road'

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today slammed today's decision to allow the sale of genetically modified maize on the Irish market as 'the first step down a very dangerous road, which will undoubtedly culminate in the sale of GM food to humans in the future'. View More


5 August, 2005

Shell should take the initiative and lift injunction against 'Rossport 5'

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today called upon Shell Ireland to 'seize the initiative and lift the injunction against the 'Rossport 5' in order to facilitate dialogue between local people and the multinational'. View More


3 August, 2005

de Brún urges unionists to 'think outside the box' on Dail speaking rights

Bairbre de Brún MEP

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today urged her fellow MEPS in the Six Counties, Jim Nicholson and Jim Allister to 'think outside the box and embrace the dynamics of all-Ireland politics'. View More


1 August, 2005

EU Structural Fund admission shines light on government incompetence

Mary Lou McDonald MEP

Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today reacted to the news that the state almost lost out on 280 million euros of EU funding in 2003. View More