Sinn Féin
An Irish republican and socialist party. They are active in both the Republic and Northern Ireland. They currently hold 14 seats in the Dail and 28 seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
# sinn-fein - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Majority support abortion where mother’s life is at risk of suicide
The Sunday Independent/Millward Brown poll shows, however, that the numbers opposing the clause are increasing.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Shatter called on to resign over Wallace penalty points row
Sinn Féin’s Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn also said it is “worrying” the Justice Minister mentioned the information on Prime Time.
# sinn-fein - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Taoiseach promises: Government is still going to introduce free GP care
“Ultimately the entire population will be covered by free GP services,” Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil.
# sinn-fein - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Adams to meet family of prison officer shot dead in Dublin
Brian Stack, who was the chief prison officer in Portlaoise prison, died of his injuries eighteen months after being shot as he left a boxing match.
# sinn-fein - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Northern Ireland Assembly votes against calls for same-sex marriage
MLAs voted 53 to 42 against a motion which called on the Northern executive to allow civil marriage for same-sex couples.
# sinn-fein - Monday 29 April, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added Xtra-vision memories
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Gerry Adams: ‘Sinn Féin is not a pro-abortion party’
The Sinn Féin president has called on the government to publish proposed legislation dealing with the X Case.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Fewer than one third of people support public sector pay cuts
A new opinion poll has also found that the majority of respondents want the government to try to renegotiate the Croke Park pay agreement.
Battle of the Opposition parties: Gerry Adams takes on Fianna Fáil over ‘hypocrisy’
Adams rounded on the party for its political opportunism.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 25 April, 2013
11 Irish political parties disclose donations of only €33,606 for 2012
Parties are only required to disclose donations worth over €5,078.95 – but only three parties disclosed any donations at all.
# sinn-fein - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
AIB, EBS and Haven variable rate mortgages to increase from June
The rate increases vary from 0.25 per cent to 0.4 per cent.
Government minister: There are people emigrating by choice
Junior minister for jobs, John Perry, said that some people would be “quite delighted” to go to the United States in the Dáil yesterday.
# sinn-fein - Monday 22 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# sinn-fein - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Martin says government is ‘obsessed with public relations over substance’
Speaking at his party’s 1916 commemoration, the Fianna Fáil leader said that the failure of the Croke Park Agreement was a “crisis of the government’s own making”.
# sinn-fein - Friday 19 April, 2013
Savita inquest reaction: ‘She was sadly let down by the healthcare system’
There has been mixed reaction to the verdict in the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar with groups campaigning on the abortion issue quick to issue statements this evening.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 18 April, 2013
New insolvency guidelines protect banks at borrowers’ expense – opposition
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have both queried the amount of power left in the hands of the banks in the insolvency regime which was unveiled today.
# sinn-fein - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Toibín dismisses talk of SF rift after defeat on abortion ‘free vote’ motion
Peadar Toibín says he is “determined” to ensure that he is on the same page as Sinn Féin when the Dáil votes on abortion laws.
# sinn-fein - Sunday 14 April, 2013
‘There’s no point in pretending that this is a Labour Govt’ – Labour TD
Robert Dowds made the statement when calling for those who had lost the whip to rejoin the fold.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Adams calls on Labour to leave government in Ard Fheis address
The Sinn Fein leader said that “a real Labour Party” would not be in government with Fine Gael.
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McGuinness: Sinn Féin is an anti-abortion party
Martin McGuinness said that the party is not pro-abortion, but that he does not agree with all anti-abortion protesters.
Revealed: The 7 TDs who say they won’t pay the property tax
In response to queries from TheJournal.ie this week, most TDs who have opposed the tax have said they will comply with it but at least seven said they will not pay even though it puts their Dáil seat at risk.
# sinn-fein - Friday 12 April, 2013
Abortion, all-Ireland football team and political broadcasts on Sinn Féin agenda
More than 250 motions will be tabled at this weekend’s Ard Fheis
SF councillor apologises for McEntee ‘snouts in the trough’ comment
Nenagh councillor Seamus Morris had criticised Helen McEntee for putting aside her grief to chase a high-paying job.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Gerry Adams criticises parties celebrating Thatcher’s death
In an interview with a Fermanagh newspaper, Adams also said he forgave the former British Prime Minister.
# sinn-fein - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Symphysiotomy survivors call for statute bar to be set aside
A Bill will be debated in the Dáil next week.
6 key moments that defined Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with Ireland
Assassination attempts, the Hunger Strikes, and historic agreements were just some of the events involving Britain and Ireland that took place during the Iron Lady’s 11 years as Prime Minister.
# sinn-fein - Monday 8 April, 2013
Opposition parties attack Labour for ‘political posturing’ over water charges
An announcement from the Tánaiste that charges will not be implemented next January has drawn criticism from Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.
Gerry Adams has harsh words for Margaret Thatcher
The late former British PM “did great hurt to the Irish and British people”, says the Sinn Féin president in a strongly-worded statement
# sinn-fein - Friday 5 April, 2013
Survivors of Symphysiotomy group to present petition ahead of Dáil decision
Government is due to decide later this month on whether the statute of limitations should be set aside for survivors seeking legal recourse.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Is this the new party we’ve been waiting for?
Running in its first ever election, Direct Democracy Ireland came fourth with 6.5 per cent of the vote in Meath East, which could show the Irish people desire for a real change in how the country works, writes Aaron McKenna.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Pics: Bittersweet for Fine Gael, despair for Labour and recovery for Fianna Fáil
All the drama from the count centre in Ashbourne as Helen McEntee took the Dáil seat in Meath East.
# sinn-fein - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Doherty says FÁS offer of job in Malta is ‘actively encouraging emigration’
The Sinn Féin TD called the offer of the €250 per week job “outrageous”.
Poll: How would you vote in a general election today?
It’s polling day in Meath East – but if there was a general election nationwide today, who’d be getting your vote?
# sinn-fein - Monday 25 March, 2013
Prime Time criticised as candidates excluded from Meath East debate
Candidates from the Workers’ Party, the Green Party and Direct Democracy Ireland have been excluded from tonight’s debate.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Support for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin falls in latest Red C poll
The poll in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post puts the two main opposition parties behind Fine Gael while Labour’s support has jumped by one percentage point in the last month.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Opposition TDs criticise ‘low’ number of local property tax exemptions
While 43,000 households were exempted from last year’s household charge, only 5,100 households have been exempted from the local property tax.
# sinn-fein - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Three-quarters of voters dissatisfied with government’s performance – poll
The Millward Brown poll for the Sunday Independent also has good news for Fianna Fáil.
# sinn-fein - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Leaders’ Questions: Concerns over banks’ role in mortgage arrears plan
Micheál Martin also questioned the Government about home repossessions following comments by Matthew Elderfield.
# sinn-fein - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
11 candidates confirmed to run in Meath East by-election
Four independent candidates have filed paperwork to run against seven candidates from parties big and small.
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