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29 September, 2006

Sinn Féin launches rural voter registration campaign at ploughing championships

Sinn Féin MEPs Mary Lou McDonald and Bairbre de Brún were joined by the party's spokesperson on agriculture Michelle Gildernew at the Ploughing Championships today for the launch of a campaign aimed at encouraging people from rural communities to get on the electoral register. View More

28 September, 2006

Sinn Féin to launch rural voter registration campaign at Ploughing Championships

Sinn Féin's MEPs Mary Lou McDonald and Bairbre de Brún, accompanied by the party's agriculture spokesperson Michelle Gildernew MP, will be launching a rural voter registration driver at the Sinn Féin stall Stand 235, Row L at the Ploughing Championships in Carlow at 11.30am, Friday the 29th September. View More

27 September, 2006

Mary Lou McDonald welcomes EU Parliament consensus on Darfur

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today welcomed a resolution signed by all political groups in the European Parliament which urges the government of Sudan to accept a United Nations Peacekeeping force in the country, and calls for an end to attacks upon civilians and humanitarian workers in the region. View More

27 September, 2006

Bairbre de Brún seeks increased EU support for Lebanon

Speaking in advance of attending a meeting between Members of the European Parliament and Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon in Strasbourg on 27 September, Bairbre de Brún has called for increased EU support for Lebanon. View More

25 September, 2006

EU has role in development of all-Ireland economy

Sinn Féin National Chairperson, Mary Lou McDonald MEP speaking from Strasbourg today has said that the EU has 'a a responsibility to assist in the development of an all-Ireland economy as a step towards Irish reunification'. View More

22 September, 2006

SEUPB Actively Undermining Potential of Peace III - Bairbre de Brún

Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun has reacted angrily to the SEUPB’s proposals for Delivery Structures for Peace III. Following the allocation of €267 million for a Peace III programme earlier this year the SEUPB conducted a round of pre-consultation on the content and delivery mechanism for the new fund. View More

22 September, 2006

Mary Lou McDonald questions usefulness of Dermot Ahern’s attendance at CIA flights hearing

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today questioned the relevance of Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern’s presence at a committee set up to investigate Ireland’s alleged involvement in the process of extraordinary rendition flights. View More

22 September, 2006

Sinn Fein MEP calls for Spanish Government to Release Inaki de Juana

Basque political prisoner Inaki de Juana has been on hunger strike since August 7th. Having served 18 years in prison he was due to be released in October 2004. However folowing the publication of a number of articles in the daily newspaper Gara, in which de Juana outlined his support for the Basque independence movement he has been accused and convicted of 'supporting terrorism'. As a conequence he has received an additional sentence of 90 years in jail. View More

21 September, 2006

DUP MEP not interested in sharing power – Bairbre de Brún

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today said that ‘DUP MEP Jim Allister’s latest rant regarding the political process ‘reflect the thoughts of a person who is not interested in sharing political power witht the rest of us’. View More

21 September, 2006

Sinn Féin delegation meet North West Gateway Initiative to discuss infrastructure and development in region

Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone Pat Doherty today led a party delegation including Bairbre de Brún MEP and Barry McElduff MLA to meet with the Joint Chairs of the North West Gateway Initiative. View More

21 September, 2006

Mary Lou McDonald - Government has a duty to act on childcare crisis

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has this morning said that it is ‘shocking’ that many women are being forced to give up their jobs due to the spiralling costs of childcare in the state. View More

21 September, 2006

Potential crisis in elderly care must be addressed by government – de Brún

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today expressed her concerns that a potential care crisis is looming in future years for the elderly. View More

19 September, 2006

Mary Lou McDonald - European Parliament use in Strasbourg a monstrous waste of EU funds

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald MEP has today called for the European Union to permanently locate its political business in Brussels. She called the use of the Parliament building in Strasbourg as a ‘monstrous waste of European funds’. View More

18 September, 2006

All Ireland Child protection conference important step in right directi

Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today paid tribute to the two governments and voluntary agencies including the ISPCC, NSPCC and Barnardos for bringing together an all-Ireland Roundtable discussion on Child Protection in Dundalk today (Monday 18th September). View More