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Nuacht31 May, 2006European Union can act to ease humanitarian concerns in Palestine
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today said that the European Union has the potential to help ease the current despair in Palestine. View More 30 May, 2006We need to deal with Sellafield and protect the environment – Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon the European Commission to "act immediately to deal with both the British Government and BNFL in the strongest possible manner.” View More 25 May, 2006Bairbre de Brún expresses concerns regarding backlog in breast cancer screening
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has this afternoon expressed serious concerns after it emerged that approximately 10,000 women in the Northern Health Board area have not received breast screening treatment due to a lack of radiologists. The Northern board has said that the backlog is running 13 month behind schedule. Ms de Brún described the waiting times as a ‘nightmare situation for many women’. View More 24 May, 2006Bairbre de Brún to meet with community activists to discuss peace building and economic regeneration in N. Belfast
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will this afternoon meet with a number of community activists from across the north of the city to discuss the issues of peace building and economic regeneration in the area. View More 24 May, 2006Jim Nicholson comments disappointing
Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brún has expressed disappointment and concern that Jim Nicholson UUP is joining fellow unionist MEP Jim Allister in a string of attacks on European Funding bodies. View More 19 May, 2006Bairbre de Brún to tell EU conference that Sellafield is most discredited nuclear facility in Western Europe
Sinn Féin MEP will tomorrow address a European conference on Sellafield and tell participants that ‘it remains the most discredited nuclear facility in all of Western Europe’. View More 18 May, 2006Irish Government need to tell the people if state has in any way facilitated illegal CIA flights
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon the Irish Government ‘to state definitively whether or not they facilitated the illegal transport of prisoners or aided the CIA agents involved in any way.’ View More 17 May, 2006EU Parliament budget will hit disadvantaged regions and communities hardest
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon the European Parliament to re-direct its budget priorities after a majority of MEPs agreed to slash the structural funds budget 2007-2013. View More 17 May, 2006International Day against Homophobia must be about finding practical ways to combat discrimination
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today challenged society to ‘make a stand against homophobia and homophobic attitudes in society’. View More 17 May, 2006British government not yet complying with European Convention on Human Rights: de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has said that the British government is not yet complying with the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and has urged the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to ensure that effective measures are undertaken to ensure full compliance. View More 16 May, 2006EU must immediately restore funding to Palestinian Authority – Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has this morning urged the European Union ‘not to ignore the plight of the Palestinian people’. View More 16 May, 2006de Brún welcomes EU Commission's change of heart on eel fishery 15 day closure
Speaking after the debate in the European Parliament on the replenishment of the stocks of European eels, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún welcomed EU Commissioner Borg's acceptance of European Parliament amendments that mean closure periods for eel fishing will no longer be set arbitrarily at the first fifteen days of every month. View More 15 May, 2006de Brún supports Lough Neagh eel fishermen in Strasbourg
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today welcomed a European Parliament report which seeks to protect eel stocks across the EU. View More 15 May, 2006Bairbre de Brún addresses EU Parliament and tells them Sinn Féin won’t accept watered down Assembly
Sinn MEP Bairbre de Brún will this evening address the European Parliament and tell them that Sinn Féin will not accept anything less than the full restoration of the Assembly and Executive. View More 12 May, 2006EU Battle Groups – will Irish troops be accountable to British occupation troops? Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has this morning questioned the Irish Government Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea on whether or not Irish troops would be under the command of British forces in the new European Battle Groups. View More 12 May, 2006Bairbre de Brún welcomes Palestinian President Abbas to European Parliament
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún MEP has this morning welcomed the confirmation that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg this coming Tuesday (16.05.06). View More 11 May, 2006A return to Fully Functioning Assembly could herald renewed emphasis on promotion of good health -Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has expressed the hope that a return to a fully functioning Assembly and Executive can also herald a renewed emphasis on the promotion of good health and on tackling the glaring health inequalities that still exist across the north today. View More 11 May, 2006European Union failing to adequately address homelessness crisis – Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has this morning called upon the European Union to join with national parliaments and local authorities in a major push to tackle the homeless crisis. View More 10 May, 200668 million people in poverty – Europe Day should be about addressing these realities
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today said that ‘Europe Day’ should be about addressing Europe’s inequalities. View More 9 May, 2006Government should use Europe Day to call upon EU to support Irish reunification
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today called upon the Irish Government to use ‘Europe Day’ as an 'opportunity to urge the EU to support Irish unity and to adopt a strategic approach to reunification'. View More 9 May, 2006Mary Lou McDonald welcomes EU Directive on residency rights
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has welcomed Ireland’s adoption of the EU Free Movement Directive but has called for its provisions to be extended to the partners of Irish citizens also. View More 8 May, 2006Europe Day should prompt serious debate on direction of EU – Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today said that the Irish Government has a ‘responsibility to promote a widespread debate on the direction of the EU and Ireland’s place within it’. Ms McDonald made her comments on the eve of ‘Europe Day’ which takes place tomorrow, May 9th. View More 4 May, 2006Sinn Féin will take Rossport case back to Europe if necessary – Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today vowed to ‘bring the Rossport case back to the European Parliament if necessary’. View More 2 May, 2006Mary Lou McDonald challenges Irish Government over erosion of Irish neutrality
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has this morning challenged the Irish Government to rethink its decision to deploy Irish troops as part of the EU’s Battle Groups. View More |
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