News Archives for October, 2008
31 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Anthony Flynn has called for an end to the threats from dissident republicans against Community Restorative Justice workers. This follows recent threats against CRJ workers in Belfast Read full article
31 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly Member and spokesperson on Older People & Welfare Rights, Mickey Brady and Councillor Anthony Flynn visited Jonesborough Luncheon Club on Tuesday to meet with the group and advise them of the benefits that they are entitled to. Read full article
30 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's spokesperson on Elderly People and Welfare Rights, Mickey Brady MLA has expressed his dismay at Minister for Social Development, Margaret Ritchie's decision to reduce funding for people with disabilities to have their homes converted to accommodate their disability Read full article
27 October, 2008
Sinn Féin launched its elected representative's clinic on Saturday 25th October in the Meadow/Armagh Road community Centre. The clinic which took place between 10am and 12 noon provided the local community with the opportunity to meet with their local Sinn Féin representatives in order deal with a wide range of issues. Read full article
24 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Darren McNally has described last night's Public DPP meeting in Keady as a stepping stone to fully accountable policing in the area.
Mr. McNally said,
"It really was great to see local people come out in such huge numbers to Keady to air their concerns with the DPP. It was evident that those present felt comfortable to voice their criticisms and give an input into how they feel their community should be policed." Read full article
24 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Newry and Armagh, Cathal Boylan, has urged all members of the public, retailers and business owners to attend an information event regarding the proposed legislation for traffic flow in Armagh to be implemented at the end of the Environmental Improvement scheme in the City. Read full article
24 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Caitríona Ruane MLA yesterday addressed the people of Newry at a public meeting in Newry Town Hall. The Education Minister answered questions for over two hours from parents, teachers and other interested parties about the changes in the education system, the revised curriculum and Sinn Féin's vision of "Educational Excellence for all". Read full article
22 October, 2008
A large contingent of young people from South Armagh travelled to Dublin last week to visit sites of significance in Irish History. Read full article
22 October, 2008
As Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew is on maternity leave following the birth of her daughter on Friday, Newry and Armagh MP & MLA Conor Murphy is to assume responsibility for undertaking Michelle's Ministerial Duties. Read full article
21 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MLA, Mickey Brady along with other Sinn Féin MLA's, Michelle O Niell, Claire McGill and Sue Ramsey, attended the 'Equal Lives Rally' today at Stormont. The Rally took place on the front steps of Stormont today at 12.30pm Read full article
21 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA, Cathal Boylan, spoke in the Assembly on Tuesday 21st on a motion on the Bain Report. The motion was specific to Cookstown, Downpatrick and Enniskillen, but the local Assembly member took the opportunity to speak about the situation in Armagh City Read full article
21 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady has welcomed the report from the DSD committee into administration of DLA. Read full article
21 October, 2008
Speaking as the Energy Saving Trust launched its Advice Centre at Stormont, Sinn Féin's Mickey Brady has called on everyone living to take time out to support Energy Saving Week. Read full article
20 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Jimmy McCreesh has condemned vandalism which took place at the Translink Bus Depot in Newtownhamilton over the weekend. Read full article
20 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Council leader for Armagh City Council, Cathy Rafferty has stated that it is outrageous that the British Ministry of Defence are to receive yet more money from local budgets as part of a rates rebate. Speaking after Armagh City Council has been ordered to pay over £196,000 to the MOD. The Council will also lose out on £139,000 that MOD paid in rates annually. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor for Crossmore, Mary Doyle has welcomed a recent announcement by Roads Service that they are to carry out a road traffic survey in Ballymacnab Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh, Mickey Brady has today welcomed the announcement that ASDA is to drop its petrol prices below £1 per litre and has called on other supermarkets to follow suit. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Councillor Charlie Casey has welcomed the announcement by Roads Service that they have reviewed the traffic light sequencing through Newry including the junction at Drumalane Road/Dublin Road and are making adjustments. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Fein Newry & Armagh MLA Cathal Boylan has said that today's news that a number of neighbourhood renewal projects will receive funding is a result of workers putting pressure on the Minister. Following deep concern expressed by these projects, that Margaret Ritchie's delays were putting hundreds of jobs at risk, many workers and supporters took to the steps of Stormont this week to protest at the Minister's delays. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Mary Doyle, has voiced concern about Disability Living Allowance payments in relation to people who are blind or partially sighted and support fully the RNIB Disability Living Allowance campaign. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin have tabled a motion in the Assembly calling on Margaret Ritchie to act on introducing legislation in order to regulate private landlords throughout the North of Ireland Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has appealed for the safe and responsible use of fireworks this Halloween. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Over the past few years the number of incidents involving knives, including death and serious injury has increased dramatically in this area and that it just not acceptable
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) in June said that around 1,000 crimes involving a knife are recorded every year in the North across all age groups and in a five year period over 450 young people have been injured or threatened with knife Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin spokesperson on older people, Mickey Brady MLA today congratulated Help the Aged for securing almost £1,250,000 of unclaimed benefits for older people. Read full article
16 October, 2008
Cathal Boylan, Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh recently attended a special briefing by Lifeline at the Assembly.
Lifeline, the new regional crisis response counselling helpline, set up as part of the Northern Ireland Suicide Prevention Strategy, is receiving more than 7000 calls a month from people in emotional distress or despair, many of them actively self harming and suicidal.. Read full article
15 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Charlie Casey has spoken of his disgust at the sale of Nazi memorabilia in Newry Markets and has demanded that stall's licence is revoked immediately. The stall which featured an 'Adolf Hitler St.' sign, a bust of Hitler, nazi badges and some loyalist memorabilia was at Newry Markets on Thursday. Read full article
14 October, 2008
The Sinn Féin Councillor said
"Once again I have been contacted by a constituent regarding what appears to be a never ending story of vandalism at a block of flats in the city"
"A newly renovated flat has had it's windows broken and I'm told that radiators have also been pulled off the wall, this wanton destruction is costing the Housing Executive and the community in both money and annoyance. This act of vandalism was carried out on Friday night into Saturday morning and on Sunday night the door to the adjacent block of flats was kicked in with another empty flat been entered" Read full article
14 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh, Mickey Brady has reiterated calls made by the consumer council demanding an explanation as to why consumers are paying so much more for diesel than petrol here Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly member Mickey Brady today said that people would be shocked at the revelation that DSD Minister Margaret Ritchie has continued to fund the UDA linked CTI project to the tune of almost £400,000 since she made her announcement ending this funding late last year Read full article
13 October, 2008
Commenting after a rash of serious criminal activity including vehicle theft and home break ins in the Meigh, Killeen and Dromintee areas. Sinn Féin Slieve Gullion Councillor, Packie McDonald said,
"I am concerned that there seems to be an increase in organised crime throughout South Armagh with gangs operating in the area carrying out household burglaries." Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Turlough Murphy has warned that the decision by Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey to cut 700 nursing staff across the North will devastate frontline health care. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor and Mayor of Armagh City and District, Noel Sheridan has said members of the public would be astounded that the PSNI spent nearly £1million on mobile firing ranges which "do not fit" into PSNI stations and are static. Mr Sheridan was speaking after getting the Policing Board to carry out research into the purchase of 3 mobile firing ranges in 2002. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Councillor Cathy Rafferty expresses anger at never ending story of vandalism.
The Sinn Féin Councillor said
"Once again I have been contacted by a constituent regarding what appears to be a never ending story of vandalism at a block of flats in the city" Read full article
13 October, 2008
Following a recent meeting of Armagh Council regarding a pilot scheme for the provision of additional Dental Services for the North, Sinn Féin's Darren McNally has said that his party argued for 'Top Class' dental care for the people of Armagh. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Armagh City and District Councillor Mary Doyle has said that the party has blocked the council's Annual Report because of its failure to properly address the issue of equality Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Fein DRD Minister accompanied Irish language activists and Sinn Fein elected representatives from both Newry and Mourne and Armagh City and District areas at Saturdays Acht na Gaelige -Irish Language Act Rally in Belfast city centre. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Slieve Gullion area Councillor Terry Hearty has said that whilst the adjournment of the current oral hearing into the proposed Incinerator in Nobber County Meath, a mere fifteen miles from Culloville and south Armagh is to be welcomed, there is a huge need for Newry and Mourne Council to ensure that the health and well being of the local south Armagh community is protected. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Newry and Mourne Sinn Féin Councillor Brendan Curran said that news of the death of a young child in the Hill Strreet locality of Newry city this evening had shocked and numbed the entire community Read full article
13 October, 2008
Newry and Armagh MP & MLA, Conor Murphy was among the main speakers at the launch of Sinn Féin six county candidate for the upcoming European elections. Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Mary Doyle has condemned the robbery of a 63 year old in Armagh on Saturday night. The woman was forced to hand over a small amount of cash may have sustained bruising to her face during the robbery Read full article
13 October, 2008
Sinn Fein Cllr Darren McNally has expressed his saddness at the passing of Sean Doran, a man who hedescribed as a true community leader Read full article
13 October, 2008
Keady Sinn Féin Councillor, Darren McNally has written to translink calling for a bus stop to be located in the Lir gardens/Victoria street area of the town. Read full article
10 October, 2008
Keady Sinn Féin Councillor Darren McNally has condemned the robbery of the Blues Café in Keady on Tuesday night (7th). Read full article
10 October, 2008
It as seems that Chief Inspector Ken Mawhinney believes that the job of public representatives is to give praise when the job is done right, and to ignore incidents that are not, if this is the case then he is less capable than someone in his position should be. Read full article
10 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Brendan Curran has called on Banks and Building societies in the North to pass on the 0.5 per cent interest rate cut immediately and help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners Read full article
10 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MLA and spokesperson for older people, Micky Brady, today sponsored the launch of the A2B Benefit Calculator. The Calculator is a mechanism to aid older people find out what benefits they are entitled to and what is available to them. Read full article
10 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MP and MLA, Conor Murphy has announced that Sinn Féin is to hold a public meeting in Newry Town Hall on 22nd October at 7pm. The meeting's theme is 'Educational Excellence For All' and will feature Minister for Education, Caitríona Ruane on the panel Read full article
9 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor, Cathy Rafferty has expressed her anger at those responsible for 'fly tipping' household waste at the Drumcoote Road on the outskirts of the city. Read full article
9 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Assembly spokesperson on Welfare Rights and Older People, Mickey Brady MLA has called on the Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to remove all Economy 7 heating systems from social housing dwellings as part of her plans to tackle fuel poverty. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on people from throughout Ireland who support the rights of Irish language speakers in the North to come out in huge numbers to support the Acht na Gaeilge Rally in Belfast on October 11th. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Newry and Armagh MLA, Cathal Boylan, has debated the reduction of ambulance services in the Assembly. He said Read full article
8 October, 2008
Cathal Boylan, Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh recently attended a special briefing by Lifeline at the Assembly.
Lifeline, the new regional crisis response counselling helpline, set up as part of the Northern Ireland Suicide Prevention Strategy, is receiving more than 7000 calls a month from people in emotional distress or despair, many of them actively self harming and suicidal.. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Marian Mathers has appealed to parents to help nip in the bud early this year the illegal fireworks problems that have plagued many parts of the city over recent years. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Pat McGinn has welcomed a report from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child calling for an end to academic selection. Read full article
8 October, 2008
As the credit crunch worsens Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA, Mickey Brady has said that the Department of Social Development needs to clearly inform the public exactly who is entitled to benefits so that much needed money reaches those who need it most. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Marian Mathers has welcomed the campaign to heighten awareness of the use of smoke alarms in the home Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson on Newry and Mourne District Council, Councillor Turlough Murphy has called on people in Newry and Mourne entitled to get the Flu vaccine to ensure that they take up the offer in the next few weeks as local medical practices undertake the annual vaccine campaign Read full article
8 October, 2008
Mickey Brady and Conor Murphy launch Shauna McCann Housing Awareness Campagin in Queen's University Belfast Read full article
8 October, 2008
Following a recent question from Cathal Boylan, MLA, to Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson, the DUP member hinted that Councils may be asked to contribute to the cost of transfer to the proposed new council formats under RPA Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson on Newry and Mourne Districy Council, Turlough Murphy has welcomed the initiative taken by Supermarket chain Sainsbury's, in highlighting the number of units contained in alcoholic drinks sold within their stores Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Transport Minister Conor Murphy today handed over the keys of 30 fully accessible minibuses to representatives of Rural Community Transport Partnerships. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Newry Sinn Féin Councillor, Brendan Curran has called for residents parking to be introduced to John Martin Gardens and surrounding areas. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Marian Mathers has appealed for householders in the city not to tamper with their oil fired central heating systems .Her call comes after serious concerns were raised about an increasing trend of some householders upending fuel tanks and opening fuel lines to retrieve 20-30 litres of oil at the bottom of their tanks. Read full article
7 October, 2008
As people may be aware Newry welfare Rights Centre has closed after 27 years in existence. The centre provided a much needed and important service to the people of Newry and Mourne and indeed further a field. Read full article
6 October, 2008
"Meath incineration planning process cannot disregard views of Newry and Mourne Council" Cllr Pat Mc Ginn Read full article
4 October, 2008
Around 100 Sinn Féin members from South Armagh gathered in the Tí Chulainn centre in Mullaghbawn last night for a 'Think Tank' in order to energise the party, increase activity and boost recruitment Read full article
1 October, 2008
Newry & Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has welcomed the findings of an independent review which recommended that at least 5,000 public sector jobs should be moved out of Belfast Read full article
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