News Archives for December, 2006
19 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal South West representative, Councillor Pearse Doherty, has urged Donegal people during the Christmas period to consider the plight of Irish immigrants abroad, as well as those migrant workers from other countries who find themselves in Ireland. Read full article
19 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Letterkenny Town Councillor Gerry McMonagle has appealed for road users to "consider adopting sensible measures" to help alleviate traffic gridlock in the town. Read full article
19 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Donegal County Councillor Thomas Pringle has called on Minister for State John Browne to strenuously oppose any further proposed cuts in Irish fish quotas at today's Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels. The meeting is due to agree on species for the next year. Read full article
18 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal South West representative, Councillor Pearse Doherty, has called for increased political unity in Donegal to lobby on behalf of drift-net fishermen who are being forced out of business by the current Government. Read full article
18 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative Padraig Mac Lochlainn has appealed for anyone suffering debt this Christmas to seek help and advice. Read full article
18 December, 2006
Commenting on the proposed new scheme for funding long-term nursing home care, Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative Cllr Padraig Mac Lochlainn, said that Minister for Health, Mary Harney, must address the needs and fears of older people. Read full article
17 December, 2006
1158 AT LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL IS THE HIGHEST WAITING LIST IN THE COUNTRY
Sinn Féin candidate for Donegal North East, Cllr Padraig Mac Lochlainn has responded to the news that Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH), has the highest numbers of adult patients waiting for treatment for over 12 months in the entire country by stating that "this is yet another damning indictment of the Government neglect of Donegal". Read full article
13 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative, Cllr Padraig Mac Lochlainn, and Donegal South West representative, Cllr Pearse Doherty, are this week jointly writing an open Christmas letter personally to Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader, Bertie Ahern. Read full article
12 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative, Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn, today renewed his party's call for the Government to abandon plans for transferring public hospital land to private developers. Read full article
12 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative, Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn, has praised local people after Donegal County Council agreed on Monday evening that no more public money should be spent on the proposal for a landfill site at Meenaboll. Read full article
11 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's four County Councillors have jointly issued the following statement after the party was subjected to bitter political attacks - including the threat of expulsion from the Chamber by the Mayor - at Donegal County Council on Monday morning. Read full article
11 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's four County Councillors have jointly issued the following statement after the party was subjected to bitter political attacks - including the threat of expulsion from the Chamber by the Mayor - at Donegal County Council on Monday morning. Read full article
10 December, 2006
Renowned Ardara-based artist Stephen Bennett has been commissioned to produce a special Christmas card for Donegal Sinn Féin. Read full article
10 December, 2006
Speaking after they returned from an intensive two-day trip to Brussels last week, Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative, Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Donegal South West representative, Councillor Pearse Doherty, and Udaras na Gaeltachta member Grainne Mhic Geidigh, issued a joint statement: Read full article
6 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal South West representative, Councillor Pearse Doherty, has urged the British Government to fulfil its commitment to implement an Irish Language Act in the North. Read full article
6 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Donegal North East representative Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn, County Councillor Tony McDaid, and Letterkenny Town Councillor Gerry Mc Monagle, have jointly expressed shock at the results of a recent house survey in Ard na Rm, Letterkenny. Read full article
4 December, 2006
Donegal Sinn Féin has announced a major initiative at European level to boost business and enterprise development throughout the North West. Read full article
2 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Candidate for Donegal North-East, Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn attended a recent parish meeting of Clonmany Sinn Féin and was pleased to report back encouraging progress on a number of issues raised by the local community through their local Sinn Féin Cumann. Read full article
2 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Cllr Padraig Mac Lochlainn has welcomed the spirit of partnership between the Gardai and the local communities in Muff and Carndonagh in tackling problems of crime and anti-social behaviour. Read full article
2 December, 2006
Sinn Féin County Councillor, Padraig Mac Lochlainn has welcomed news that the long awaited pedestrian crossing in Muff is to be delivered soon following a brief public consultation process. Cllr Mac Lochlainn has pursued the issue vigorously over recent months since Donegal County Council confirmed that the pedestrian crossing will be delivered. Read full article
1 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry Mac Monagle has heavily criticised thieves who were responsible for stealing home heating oil from the Centre for Independent Living, at Long Lane, Letterkenny. Read full article
1 December, 2006
Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry McMonagle has called for increased resources for community Garda in Letterkenny, ahead of Monday night's meeting of the town's Joint Policing Committee. Read full article
1 December, 2006
Sinn Féin's Donegal North East representative, Councillor Padraig Mac Lochlainn has appealed for the Garda to establish an 'Operation Freeflow' in Letterkenny during December. Read full article
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