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News Archives for April, 2009

24 April, 2009

Council backs EU Mobility Week

Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane, welcomes the unanimous approval by members of Castlebar Town Council for her proposal to participate in European Mobility Week in September of this year. Read full article


23 April, 2009

Gerry Adams to address Public Meeting in Castlebar

Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Féin, and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin EU candidate for the North West will address a public meeting in Castlebar on Wednesday 29th April. Read full article


8 April, 2009

A massive blow to rural Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh has described the Budget as a massive blow to rural Ireland. She was responding specifically to the cuts in REPS payments and to Sustainable Energy research as well as to the overall impact that the tax increases, income levy and the range of cuts will have on ordinary families. Read full article


8 April, 2009

Why are we investing in prefabs - we need school buildings

Sinn Fein Councillor, Thérèse Ruane has described the government's decision to cut the school building programme budget as short sighted and morally reprehensible. Read full article


6 April, 2009

Sinn Fein Opposes Nitrates Nonsense

The proposal my John Gormley, Minister of Environment and EPA to extend the remit of Farm Inspections to County Councils is an absolute nonsense and must be vehemently opposed ... Read full article


3 April, 2009

Launch of Election Campaign

A huge crowd of supporters joined Rose Conway-Walsh, at the Launch of her Election Campaign in Belmullet. Pat Doherty MP, MLA and former Vice President of Sinn Fein performed the Launch said "Rose is an excellent candidate and one that any Party would be proud to have". Read full article


3 April, 2009

Home Help Pension Levy Unjust - Ruane

Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane, described the imposition of the pension levy on Home Helps as unjust. Read full article