News Archives for April, 2009
29 April, 2009
Republicans will take to the streets of Belfast next Tuesday, 5th May, for a series of black flag vigils to mark the 28th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of IRA Volunteer Bobby Sands MP. Read full article
22 April, 2009
Lenadoon Sinn Fein activists will hit the streets of lower Lenadoon on Thursday and Friday to seek the views of the community regarding the possible future use of Woodbourne PSNI station. Read full article
22 April, 2009
Saint James's Sinn Fein activist Breige Brownlee was today co-opted to Belfast City Council to replace Republican stalwart Marie Moore, who died on 21st March. Read full article
21 April, 2009
Belfast Sinn Fein Chairperson Bobby Storey is inviting members of the public to attend Sinn Fein's public meeting - A National Conversation for a United Ireland - in Saint Mary's College on the Falls Road this Sunday, 26th April, at 12 noon. Read full article
21 April, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has announced details of 10 public meetings to be held across the North in the coming weeks, including a public meeting in Saint Mary's College this Sunday, 26 April, at 12pm, as part of the party's programme of promoting a national conversation for a United Ireland. Read full article
15 April, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for the Six Counties Bairbre de Brún has welcomed news today that the Electoral Office will now use records from the Department of Work and Pensions database in order to verify addresses of citizens on the electoral register. Read full article
15 April, 2009
Sinn Féin West Belfast MLA Paul Maskey has condemned those responsible for an overnight attack on the Connolly House advice centre on the Andersonstown Road, the third in the space of two weeks.
A number of paint bombs were hurled at the property and a plaque with the names of Volunteers on the local Roll of Honour was destroyed. Read full article
14 April, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún, speaking at the annual Easter commemoration in New Barnsley in West Belfast. has said that republicans have opened up a peaceful and democratic path to a united Ireland by being strategic, focused and disciplined. Read full article
12 April, 2009
The following is the text of Gerry Adams speech at the National Graves Association Easter Commemoration at the Republican Plot in Milltown Cemetery. Read full article
11 April, 2009
A mural in honour of those on the Roll of Honour in the Lenadoon area was unveiled at a well attended ceremony on Saturday, April 11th. Read full article
11 April, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA returned to Ireland late on Saturday evening after four days in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Read full article
10 April, 2009
The Belfast grand Easter Sunday function will take place on Sunday night in Andersonstown Leisure Centre. Read full article
10 April, 2009
The following is the Republican Roll of Honour from 1969 to 2009. Read full article
10 April, 2009
The annual Belfast National Graves Association Easter Commemoration will take place on Easter Sunday. Read full article
10 April, 2009
One of the main themes of this year's National Graves Association Easter Commemoration will be the marking of the 100th anniversary of Na Fianna Eireann. Read full article
9 April, 2009
The following is the Easter statement from the leadership of Sinn Fein. Read full article
9 April, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams this evening met Ismail Haniya, the Prime Minister of Gaza. Read full article
9 April, 2009
West Belfast political representatives, community groups, residents groups and other prominent groups and individuals have come together to call for an end to attacks on the West Belfast community from dissidents. Read full article
8 April, 2009
Republicans in the Greater New Barnsley area have been busy this week preparing for their annual Easter Tuesday commemoration. Read full article
8 April, 2009
West Belfast Sinn Fein MLA's Paul Maskey, Jennifer McCann and Paul Butler today led a march of hundreds in support of the Visteon workforce. Read full article
8 April, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams this morning entered Gaza at the start of a two day visit to the area and part of a wider visit to Israel and the west Bank. Read full article
5 April, 2009
Gerry Adams this morning spoke by phone with John Fleming, the CEO of Ford Europe.
Mr Adams has been pressing Ford to honour its obligations to the 210 Visteon workers who were last week sacked. Read full article
5 April, 2009
West Belfast Sinn Fein MLA Jennifer McCann has reaffirmed Sinn Fein's and the local community's support for the workers who are currently occupying the Visteon plant in West Belfast . Read full article
3 April, 2009
The launch of a leaflet encouraging members of the travelling community to register to vote was held in An Munia Tober, on the Springfield Road, on Friday 3 April.
The launch was performed by Sinn Fein MEP and West Belfast resident Bairbre de Brun and in attendance were many members of the travelling community. Read full article
1 April, 2009
Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin MP MLA for west Belfast and party colleagues Jennifer McCann MLA and Paul Maskey MLA this morning visited the Visteon Plant in west Belfast, which yesterday announced its closure. Read full article
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