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News Archives for April, 2006

24 April, 2006

Sinn Féin calls on public to oppose incineration

Sinn Fein Cllr Thomas Pringle has today called on the people of Donegal to say no to incineration in the review of the county's waste management plan. The draft of the new county plan is due to be published in May and will be available for public submissions for eight weeks. Read full article


19 April, 2006

Senator McHugh owes local communities an apology- MacLochlainn

Sinn Féin Donegal County Councillor Pádraig MacLochlainn has demanded that Senator Joe McHugh issue an immediate apology to communities in East Inishowen and Lifford over his attack on two public meetings organised to give local people a voice against anti social and criminal behaviour in their communities. Read full article


16 April, 2006

Ó Caoláin - let the coming decade be the Decade of Unity

Sinn Féin Dáil Group leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD speaking at the Easter Commemoration in Drumboe this afternoon said 'let the coming decade - up to the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016 - be the Decade of Unity.' Read full article


11 April, 2006

Sinn Féin calls on community in Lifford to make their voice heard

Sinn Féin Cllr Tony McDaid will chair a public meeting next Tuesday night in Lifford with regard to the inadequate response from Gardaí to the apparent rise in crime and anti-social behaviour over the last number of months. Speaking prior to the meeting Cllr McDaid said this was an opportunity for the public to make a positive contribution for developing a community safety strategy. Read full article


11 April, 2006

Donegal Sinn Féin express support for nurses demands

Following a recent meeting between Donegal Sinn Féin and representatives of the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO), Sinn Féin County Councillors Pádraig MacLochlainn and Pearse Doherty have expressed their party's full support for the nurse's demands in relation to extra acute beds, better pay and working conditions. Read full article


11 April, 2006

Suspend Oil and Gas licences applications off Donegal Coast

Donegal Sinn Fein county councillor Pearse Doherty has called for the suspension of the Frontier Exploration Licences applications off the coast of Donegal. Councillor Doherty has demanded an immediate review of the present terms and conditions that apply to these offshore oil and gas exploration licences. Read full article