Nuacht

27 September, 2008

Tacaíonn FPE le gnóthaí tuaithe ag an Chomórtas Náisiúnta Treabhdóireachta

Dúirt FPE Shinn Féin Bairbre de Brún agus í ag caint ag an Chomórtas Naisiúnta Treabhdóireachta i gContae Chill Chainnigh go bhfuil feirmeoirí agus gnóthaí tuaithe ó thuaidh ríthábhachtach chun pobail tuaithe inmharthana a thógáil. View More

26 September, 2008

de Brún welcomes EU action on tackling childhood obesity

Sinn Féin MEP and former health minister Bairbre de Brún has welcomed moves by MEPs to bring forward plans to tackle childhood obesity. View More

26 September, 2008

Ní rachaidh ‘straitéis teanga’ atá molta ag Campbell fada go leor – de Brún

Ag caint ag Lá Eorpach na dTeangacha inniu, cháin FPE Shinn Féin Bairbre de Brún moladh Gregory Campbell do ‘straitéis teanga’ sna Sé Contaetha seachas an tAcht Teanga cuimsitheach mar a bhí comhaontaithe ag Naomh Aindriú. View More

25 September, 2008

Fuel poverty - worst-off hit hardest: de Brún

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has backed calls from the European Parliament for concrete action to be taken to reverse rising energy prices and to protect the most vulnerable this winter. View More

25 September, 2008

Tá ionadaíocht uaillmhianach tuillte ag Éirinn san Eoraip

Ghlac FPE Shinn Féin Bhaile Átha Cliath Mary Lou McDonald agus Stiúrthóir Feachtais Liospóin Pádraig Mac Lochlainn páirt i gComórtas Náisiúnta Treabhadóireachta na bliana an tseachtain seo. View More

24 September, 2008

Government undermining of universal suffrage must not be tolerated

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has warned that any effort by the Fianna Fáil and Green Party government coalition to re run the Lisbon Treaty or reshape the proposition debate in any future referendum will fundamentally undermine the process of universal suffrage. View More

23 September, 2008

Léiríonn tuilleadh fianaise ar théamh aeráide go bhfuil Sammy Wilson mícheart - de Brún

Chuir FPE Shinn Féin Bairbre de Brún dúshlán faoi Aire Comhshaoil Sammy Wilson chun éisteacht leis na saineolaithe in áit a bhréagnú go ceanndána go bhfuil athrú aeráide ag tarlú agus gur daoine daonna is mó atá freagrach as. Chuir an Iníon de Brún an dúshlán agus cuireann an Oifig Meitéareolaíochta in Ionad Hadley in iúl go soiléir go raibh “an treocht fhadtéarmach i dteochtaí domhanda ag dul in airde, agus tá daoine daonna, den chuid is mó, freagrach as an ardú seo.” View More

23 September, 2008

de Brún and Gildernew launch National Ploughing website

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún joined the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North, Michelle Gildernew to launch a new website dedicated to the National Ploughing Championships. View More

22 September, 2008

ECB policy failing the low paid

Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today sharply criticised European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean Claude Trichet for the recent call by the ECB's Governing Council to abolish any links between the rate of inflation and pay increases. View More

22 September, 2008

Concern at bad weather impact on slurry deadlines

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has voiced concern about farmers being unable to meet the October 15th deadline for the spreading of slurry on their fields because of the impact the bad weather this summer. View More

17 September, 2008

Sammy Wilson risks wrath of Europe

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has warned the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson that he is setting himself on a collision course with Europe over the stance he has taken on global warning. View More

16 September, 2008

Government linking of Lisbon to economy "a low brow tactic"

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has described government efforts to link the rejection of Lisbon to the downturn in the economy as a "low brow tactic that seeks simply to bully the Irish people into submission rather than actually engage with them on the issues." View More

15 September, 2008

Sinn Féin slams Junior Trade Minister for attack on Public Sector Workers

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP and National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald today slammed Junior Minister John McGuinness for his weekend rant against public sector workers. View More

13 September, 2008

De Brún supports Copenhagen Pledge at Christian Aid event

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has lent her support to the Copenhagen Pledge at an event in Belfast today organised by Christian Aid. View More

12 September, 2008

Tá FPE Bhaile Átha Cliath Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald le caint ag an Fête de l’Humanité i bPáras

Tugadh cuireadh do FPE Shinn Féin Bhaile Átha Cliath Mary Lou McDonald le labhairt ag Fête de l’Humanité, amárach (Dé Sathairn, 13ú Meán Fómhair) i bPáras ar Chonradh Liospóin. View More

12 September, 2008

Tacaíonn an Brúnach leis an ghlao chun deireadh a chur leis an chosc ar innealra feirmeoireachta

Thacaigh FPE Shinn Féin Bairbre de Brún leis na glaonna ó Chumann Feirmeoirí Uladh chun deireadh sealadach a chur leis an chosc ar úsáid innealra trom feirmeoireachta ar thalamh leathbháite. Tagann seo i ndiaidh tréimhse mharthanach fearthainne agus tuilte gan fasach ar na mallaibh. View More

10 September, 2008

Tá an Iníon de Brún chun toscaireacht Disability Action NI a óstáil sa Bhruiséil

Beidh FPE Shinn Féin, Bairbre de Brún, ag óstáil toscaireachta le 27 mball ó Disability Action NI i bParlaimint na hEorpa sa Bhruiséil. Imeoidh baill na toscaireachta inniu ó áiteanna difriúla fud fad an tuaiscirt le haghaidh sraith cruinnithe a tharlóidh amárach (Dé Céadaoin 10 Meán Fómhair) le FPEanna agus eochair-fheachtasóirí bainteach le stocaireacht ag leibhéal Eorpach. View More

10 September, 2008

Government research evidences no possibility of Lisbon re-run

Responding to today's publication of the governments post Lisbon Treaty research document Sinn Fein Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has called on the government to now knuckle down and prepare the groundwork for the October EU summit. View More

9 September, 2008

de Brún to host Disability Action NI delegation in Brussels

Sinn Féin MEP, Bairbre de Brún will this week host a 27 person delegation from Disability Action NI in the European Parliament in Brussels. Delegation members will today depart from different locations throughout the north for a series of meetings which will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 10 September) with MEPs and key campaigners involved in lobbying at a European level. View More

5 September, 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

4 September, 2008

Iarann an Brúnach gníomh maidir le cimí Palaistíneacha

Iarann an Brúnach gníomh maidir le cimí Palaistíneacha D'iarr Bairbre de Brún FPE Shinn Féin gníomh ar son cimí polaitiúla Palaistíneacha atá i ngéibheann ag Iosrael de thairbhe gur ghlac Parlaimint na hEorpa le rún comhshínithe ag FPE Shinn Féin ar ainriocht cimí Phalaistíneacha. View More

4 September, 2008

Brúnn de Brún le haghaidh tacaíochta do shláinte meabhrach

Inniu d'iarr FPE Shinn Féin agus iar-Aire Sláinte feidhmeannach Bairbre de Brún tacaíocht níos fearr AE do chur chun cinn sláinte meabhrach. D'iarr an Iníon de Brún ar an Choimisiún Eorpach agus ar rialtais fud fad na hEorpa chun níos mó fócais a dhíriú ar dhul i ngleic le fadhb na drochshláinte meabhrach fud fad na hEorpa. View More

2 September, 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

2 September, 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