News Archives for November, 2006
30 November, 2006
Owen Carron, election agent for Bobby Sands during the hunger striker's successful bid for a Westminster seat in 1981, will be the guest speaker of Mayo County Council in Ballina Library this Friday, 8th December at 8pm. Read full article
24 November, 2006
Sinn Féin's General Election Candidate in Mayo, Cllr. Gerry Murray has said that the newly formed 'Mayo Pro Gas Group' should disband as they have done the people of the County a gross disservice by not focusing on the core issue at the heart of the Corrib Gas project, namely the management and exploitation of Ireland's natural resources. Cllr. Murray accused the Group of over simplifying the issue and grossly exaggerating the economic benefits of the project to the County. Read full article
21 November, 2006
Sinn Féin's General Election Candidate in Mayo, Councillor Gerry Murray has said that the high cost of living in Ireland is having a major impact on people's quality of life. In a statement Cllr. Murray said that the high cost of housing in particular was leading to huge increases in personal debt. Though house prices are cheaper in rural rather than urban areas, the cost difference is off set by an almost exclusive dependency on expensive car transport in rural Ireland. Read full article
14 November, 2006
Denis O'Hearn, author of Bobby Sands - Nothing But an Unfinished Song, a biography on the life and times of the Irish republican who died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks in 1981, is to speak in the County Library, Castlebar on Friday, 24th November at 7pm. Read full article
14 November, 2006
Sinn Féin general election candidate in Mayo, Councillor Gerry Murray has pledged his party's resources to addressing the years of neglect that Mayo has suffered at the hands of the established parties. Read full article
14 November, 2006
A public meeting has been organised to deal with the issue of basic rights in modern Ireland. The meeting to be held in the Belmont Hotel, Knock on Wednesday 22nd November at 8.30pm is being facilitated by the local Sinn Féin organisation. Read full article
10 November, 2006
Sinn Féin Director of Elections in Mayo, Councillor Noel Campbell has hit out at Justice Minister Michael McDowell for what he called "uninformed and unhelpful remarks" in relation to scenes at this morning's protest at Bellanaboy. Read full article
8 November, 2006
Castlebar Town Councillor, Noel Campbell has been selected to head Sinn Féin's general election campaign in Mayo. Councillor Campbell had initially put his name forward to contest the party's selection convention last January but withdrew before a vote was taken, favouring instead to back Mayo County Councillor Gerry Murray for the candidacy. Read full article
2 November, 2006
Sinn Féin Vice President Pat Doherty MP was in Mayo yesterday for a series of events including a visit to Bellanaboy and to address a public meeting in Ballina on the ongoing developments in the peace process and on his party's proposals for rural regeneration. Read full article
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