Sinn Féin warns against public service cuts
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Sinn Féin finance spokesman Arthur Morgan TD today warned against public service cuts as he announced his party's Budget priorities.
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“We don’t know the answer to your question..”
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Managing director of Weber Shandwick in Northern Ireland, former SDLP advisor, and blogger, Conall McDevitt was also on the Politics Show today arguing that the local media coverage of the DUP and Sinn Féin has changed as the Executive deadlock continues through the current credit crunch.. Although, my own take is that the more critical coverage of MLAs has been general rather than party -specific.....
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Deadlock 'encourages dissidents'
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | yesterday
BBC 11 Oct 2008 The deadlock at Stormont is encouraging the rise of dissident republicans and anti-agreement unionists, the Progressive Unionist leader has said. Dawn Purvis told her party conference that some in the DUP were blocking the devolution of policing just to "get one over on Sinn Fein." She also said some in Sinn Fein "did not want a Brit about the place". She said the squabbling was not...
- Unionists urged to lead reconciliation - ireland.com
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Robinson’s attack on ‘sad’ Adams
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Belfast Telegraph Saturday, 11 October 2008 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) launched a personal attack on Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams last night in a sign of growing political tension. DUP leader Peter Robinson hit back at claims that elements of his party were opposed to sharing power with Catholics by branding Mr Adams a “sad spectacle”. Mr Robinson rejected the republican claims of bigotry...
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Mick Fealty: Patience runs out as Stormont's stalemate continues
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Mick Fealty: As Sinn Féin and the DUP continue to battle over power sharing, Northern Ireland is running out of patience
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SF, Blaney, clash on Eddie Fullerton campaign
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Derry Journal **Via Newshound 09 October 2008 Donegal Dail Deputy Niall Blaney has launched a stinging attack on Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig MacLochlainn, suggesting the Buncrana politician has done little more than add lip service to the campaign for an enquiry into the death of former Sinn Fein councillor Eddie Fullerton. Deputy Blaney said the Fullerton campaign has died since the tragic death...
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Unionists 'don't want a Catholic about the place' - Adams
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
News Letter 10 October 2008 ACCUSATIONS by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams that elements of unionism remain opposed to power sharing have been rejected by the DUP. Mr Adams made the remarks during a speech to party activists in Belfast on Thursday evening. His controversial statement comes against the backdrop of an ongoing impasse at Stormont between his party and the DUP over the devolution of policing...
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“What a sad spectacle Gerry Adams has become..”
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Not full-blown yet.. But it’s getting personal.. DUP leader Peter Robinson responds to Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams’ comments - noted by George earlier. Mr Robinson rejected claims of bigotry in his party and said the Sinn Féin leader's comments should be treated with “pity rather than scorn”. “What a sad spectacle Gerry Adams has become,” said Mr Robinson. “He has resorted to making outlandish and...
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Just where is Irish Republicanism at these days?
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Many claim it - from Sinn Féin to Fianna Fail to the SDLP and a wealth of smaller groups including RSF, IRSP, Workers Party, éirígí and the 32CSM (sorry if I left you out). To address the question requires a definition of what Republicanism is and that isn’t something easily agreed on.
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DUP accuses SF of harming North's economy
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
First Minister Peter Robinson has accused Sinn Fein of harming the North's economy by continuing to block meetings of the power-sharing Executive.
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SF and Policing and Justice
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Sinn Féin's strategy on Policing and Justice has largely been to focus on the St Andrew's Agreement, and policing as totemic issue to republicans. The details of that have been debated somewhat endlessly on this site already , but the key point is that this effectively reduces the argument to a semantic one split along sectarian lines.
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De Brun picked for European poll
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Bairbre de Brun is selected by Sinn Féin to contest next year's elections to the European Parliament.
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Adams accuses DUP elements of opposing power-sharing
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has accused elements within the DUP of still being opposed to sharing power with Catholics.
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SF selects de Brún to run for Europe
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
SINN FÉIN has selected sitting MEP Bairbre de Brún as its Northern Ireland candidate in next year’s European elections. She was selected unopposed at a party meeting in Belfast last night.
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Use pensions reserve to fund schools - SF
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
SINN FÉIN will today call for a €5 billion withdrawal from the National Pensions Reserve Fund as a way to finance schools and social housing, an increase in the number of tax bands and the abolition of tax exile status.
