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News for 29 April, 2004
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Adams calls for action from two governments
Gerry Adams is in Cork today Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams speaking from Cork today said he was pleased that the British Prime Minister and the Taoiseach are meeting on Sunday and that the Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen is engaging with the DUP this evening in Belfast. Mr Adams said: "Tonight's engagement and Sunday's meeting, along with the ongoing contact between our party and the two governments is a sign of the more focused approach that is necessary to resolve the problems which have bedevilled the process". View more |
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Sinn Féin TD calls for government movement on Colombia Three
Seán Crowe Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, speaking in the Dáil this evening called on the Irish government to move heaven and earth to ensure the safe return to Ireland of the Colombia 3. Mr Crowe has been to Colombia on several occasions to visit the men himself. The current situation in Colombia remains unclear. The men have been acquitted of the serious charges against them, however they remain in jail, and there are no immediate plans to get them home. Sinn Féin MLA and Bring Them Home spokesperson, Caitríona Ruane, has said that the men's lives and the lives of the Irish observers who are out there, are in grave danger. View more |
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Innocent man denied right to compensationA man who spent 10 years in prison as a result of a miscarriage of justice, before his conviction was quashed on appeal has been stripped by the British Law Lords of his right to compensation. Nicholas Mullen, of north London, was sentenced to 30 years in June 1990 for conspiracy to cause explosions. View more |
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Murphy slams Electoral Commission Report
Conor Murphy Commenting on the publication today of the Electoral Commission Report into the conduct of the November Assembly election, Sinn Féin Assembly Group leader Conor Murphy said that the report missed the point when it claimed that no fraud took place during the campaign. Mr Murphy said: " The Electoral Commission is reporting today that no fraud took place during the November election. This completely misses the point. View more |
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Election candidate coverage starts today
Mary Lou McDonald Beginning today, IRM is bringing its subscribers profiles of its candidates in the European and local elections this June. These elections have the potential to be Sinn Féin's biggest to date. The party already has hundreds of elected representatives on councils throughout the island, but after June their number could be doubled. Currently it has no elected representatives in the European Union Parliament. Sinn Féin is running five EU election candidates and is the only party to offer candidates on an all-Ireland basis. Our first articles on the elections include profiles of these five EU candidates. View more |
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Bairbre de Brún - SIX COUNTY
Bairbre de Brún is the Sinn Féin spokesperson on equality and human rights. She was the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and was an Assembly member for West Belfast. She was born in Dublin and now lives in the Andersonstown area of Belfast. She is a teacher by profession and taught most recently in the growing sector of Irish medium education. View more |
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John Dwyer - EAST
Councillor John Dwyer is the party's EU spokesperson on Employment, Workers' Rights and the Environment. Previously a Health and Safety Officer, he has been a trade union official for 17 years. He has been a member of Sinn Féin's ruling Ard Chomhairle and one of the party's key strategists. View more |
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Pearse Doherty - NORTHWEST
Pearse Doherty, from Gweedore, is 26 years of age and is the Sinn Féin representative for Donegal South West. A civil engineer by profession, Pearse is a committed Gaeilgeóir and a member of MIJAG, the national group that campaigns against the high cost of motor insurance. View more |
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David Cullinane - SOUTH
David Cullinane is the Sinn Féin representative for Waterford and is a member of the party's Ard Chomhairle. He is also keenly involved in Munster Sinn Féin and is a leading player in its re-development. View more |
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