News Archives for May, 2009
25 May, 2009
Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness was the main speaker at the Volunteer Kevin Lynch Commemoration.
The following is Martin's keynote address to those assembled to remember the 7th Hunger Striker to die in 1981. Read full article
23 May, 2009
In the early hours of Saturday 23 May, a car belonging to Belfast Sinn Féin chairperson Bobby Storey was attacked and vandalised with black paint in the Andersonstown area. Read full article
22 May, 2009
Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann has voiced concerns that the Chief Electoral Officer will make it more difficult for nationalists and republicans living in West Belfast and Derry to cast their votes on June 4th, the day of the European election. Read full article
21 May, 2009
Publishing her expenses, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún said that Sinn Féin has argued for the expenses system within the European Parliament to be streamlined, simplified and made more transparent. Read full article
17 May, 2009
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP MLA has today called on all political parties to publish full accounts of monies they receive in salaries and allowances.
In the interests of full disclosure the following is a full breakdown of Sinn Fein staff costs, travel, administration and accommodation allowances. Read full article
16 May, 2009
The following is an article on the growth of Sinn Fein in the last 15 years and the necessity of developing the party to win our primary objective of Irish freedom. Read full article
16 May, 2009
The following is a message of support from West Belfast MP and Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams in support of Bairbre de Brun ahead of the European election on Thursday, 4th June. Read full article
16 May, 2009
The European election will take place on Thursday 4th June.
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.
The following are frequently asked questions that may be of use to you. Read full article
7 May, 2009
Leading Falls Road Republican Madge McConville passed away on Monday, May 4th, aged 86.
Madge's friend and comrade, Sinn Fein MLA Fra McCann, delivered the oration at her graveside. Read full article
6 May, 2009
West Belfast MP Gerry Adams has commented on the developments in the trial of those involved in the murder of well-known Glen Road greengrocer Harry Holland. Read full article
5 May, 2009
Several hundred Republicans lined roads across Belfast today, Tuesday 5th May, to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of IRA Volunteer Bobby Sands MP. Read full article
3 May, 2009
Sinn Fein Councillor Breige Brownlee was one of the speakers at the official opening of the Greater Saint James's Memorial Garden on Sunday, 3rd May.
The following is the speech given by Breige. Read full article
3 May, 2009
'How could any right thinking person even contemplate vandalising a mural of one of the greatest Irishmen that ever lived?'
Those were the words of Twinbrook Sinn Fein councillor Charlene O'Hara in the wake of the paint attack on the mural of IRA Hunger Striker Bobby Sands in Twinbrook in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read full article
2 May, 2009
Sinn Féin MEP for the Six Counties, Bairbre de Brún, last night delivered the annual Bobby Sands Memorial Lecture, the theme of which was 'Countess Markievicz and the 100th anniversary of Na Fianna Éireann. The full text is carried below. Read full article
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