Category Archives: Archive
Tory government ideologues on collision course with Good Friday Agreement – Declan Kearney
By Declan Kearney in June News Bulletin
JOSEPH Stiglitz and Paul Krugman are both internationally acclaimed and Nobel Prizewinning economists. Each has advanced robust critiques against austerity... Read more
British Tory austerity crisis now threatens political institutions – Martin McGuinness MLA
By Martin McGuinness MLA in June News Bulletin
WE ARE facing into a building crisis in the political institutions in the North of Ireland. However, the crisis we are facing is not of the making of the parties in the Executive... Read more
British government must release Dublin and Monaghan bomb files – Martin McGuinness MLA
Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness has called on the British government to release all files it holds on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
Speaking after a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in Dublin, Mr McGuinness said;
“At today’s meeting of the North South Ministerial Council I called on the British government to release all files relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974 which claimed the lives of 33 people, including a pregnant woman... Read more
Government must do more to support emigrants – Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
Budget crisis created by British government austerity agenda – Conor Murphy MLA
Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy has the budget crisis facing the Executive was created by the austerity policies of the British government at Westminster.
Mr Murphy said;
“It is rich for David Cameron to call on the political parties to implement the Stormont House Agreement when his government shifted the goalposts enormously by announcing plans for £25 billion in further public spending cuts... Read more
Lewis intervention high handed and unhelpful – Declan Kearney
Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney has described comments by Ivan Lewis, British Labour Shadow spokesperson on the north, on Friday evening as “high handed” and “unhelpful” at this time... Read more
Opinion Piece by Martin McGuinness MLA on current political situation in the Assembly
By Martin McGuinness MLA
First published via Belfast Telegraph, Monday 25 May 2015
This week we are facing into a building crisis in the political institutions in the North... Read more
Economic Fundamentals and a Unified Irish Economy
By Michael Burke
Originally appeared on Irish Left Review, Monday 16th March 2015
This article is based on a background paper which was delivered to a fringe meeting at the recent Sinn Féin Ard Fheis
In Ireland there are two separate economic entities... Read more
Sinn Féin Árd Fheis – Sinn Féin will deliver a future for Young People
By Joe Dwyer
Originally appeared on Student Broad Left, Friday 13 March 2015
On Friday and Saturday (06-07 March) Sinn Féin hosted their annual Árd Fheis [Conference] in the City of Derry... Read more