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Paul Hayes
ALMOST 2,000 Sinn Féin delegates from all over the island of Ireland converged on Castlebar Co. Mayo last weekend for the party’s annual conference, the Ard Fheis.
Large numbers made the trip from West Cork also including Bandon Cllr. Rachel McCarthy, Kinsale Cllr. Noel Harrington and West Cork Dáil candidate Paul Hayes.
Speaking after the event, the local representatives echoed the calls by party president Gerry Adams for Labour to leave the coalition Government.
Rachel McCarthy
THIS week Deputy Michael McCarthy along with his fellow Labour TDs around the country released statements welcoming the postponement of the introduction of water charges.
Reacting to the statement Sinn Fein Cllr Rachel McCarthy said, “Is this what Labour have been reduced to?
“Rushing to welcome a scrap from the cabinet table controlled by their Fine Gael masters.
Michael McCarthy
LABOUR TD for Cork South-West, Michael McCarthy, has said that the decision not to introduce water charges in January 2014 is a key achievement for Labour in Government.
Deputy McCarthy, who is chair of the Environment Committee said, “The decision to take water charges off the agenda until the latter half of 2014 or even 2015 will make a massive difference to the budgets of every household in the country.
Michael McCarthy
LABOUR TD Michael McCarthy has been appointed director of the Labour Party’s campaign for the stability treaty referendum in Cork South-West, it has been announced.
Local area directors have also been confirmed, following a party meeting on Thursday night.
Labour's Joan Burton, Eamon Gilmore and Dominic Hannigan launch the referendum campaign.
BANDON Labour Party councillor Gearóid Buckley has challenged local Sinn Féin councillor Rachel McCarthy to a public debate on the upcoming Stability Treaty Referendum. [Read more...]
Labour have been accused of a U-turn on State assets.
THE Labour has turned its back on commitments to retain State assets in public ownership according to Sinn Féin’s West Cork PRO Paul Hayes
Mr Hayes said the Labour Party had always stated their steadfast opposition to the sale of state assets and during the General Election they even placed it as a major plank in their manifesto.
Michael McCarthy
CORK South West Labour TD Michael McCarthy has welcomed confirmation that Minister Frances Fitzgerald has asked the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) to examine the feasibility of establishing a bilateral agreement between Ireland and Ethiopia.
“In recent days Minister Fitzgerald announced that she wrote to the AAI approving the commencement of a process to examine the feasibility of establishing a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia,” he said.
“The AAI have now commenced this process and, with the assistance of the Irish embassy in Addis Ababa, they have sought an expert legal narrative and description of the current Ethiopian adoption law.
Enda Kenny was said to be furious with the banks. Pic: Fine Gael
THE news that the AIB and the Bank of Ireland will not pass on an interest rate cut to citizens is galling, unacceptable and a precedent that cannot be allowed to continue.
The Government and its members have made numerous calls for this situation to be reversed, yet the AIB have seen fit to ignore a request from the Taoiseach himself to pass on the cuts to the mortgage holders.
The recent rescue of these financial establishments by the Irish citizens was an unprecedented situation, one that the people of this country quite rightly found hard to except.
Now, after these banks stretched the Irish taxpayer to breaking point, they have the temerity to refuse to help ease the difficulty of thousands of Irish customers.
This is, without doubt, unacceptable.
Michael D Higgns elected. Pic: Labour Party
THE election of Michael D Higgins as the ninth President of Ireland has been hailed by his supporters in West Cork as an “outstanding achievement”.
The President Elect received more than one million votes after the fourth and final count was completed, beating his nearest rival, independent candidate Sean Gallagher by more than 370,000 votes.
The Cork South West constituency was one of only four across the country that favoured Mr Gallagher on first preferences.
Despite narrowly losing out, local Labour TD Michael McCarthy said the party were delighted that Mr Higgins received more than 12,000 first preferences in West Cork.
Musicians Malachy Reynolds and Bethan McGuinness at theThe Launch of the 2013 West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Bantry. This years festival offers a mix of world class names including Melvyn … [More...]
DUBLIN based Pat Coldrick, Classical guitarist and composer is appearing at Dunmore House Hotel in Clonakilty on Wed 26th June at 7.30 for an intimate dinner followed by superb virtuoso … [More...]
O'CONNORS Seafood Restaurant in Bantry is one of just eight nominees from across the country in the … [Read More...]
by Brian Moore A PLAN to re-establish a community co-op in Durrus is taking … [Read More...]
by Sharon Murphy Caprese Salad, otherwise known as Tomato, Mozzarella and … [Read More...]
A FINE Gael TD has expressed his frustration and disappointment at the failure to get answers in the … [Read More...]
?A safety initiative entitled “Light Up” will take place nationally on Wednesday 20th and … [Read More...]
THE South West Fishery Local Action Group will … [Read More...]
THE Baltimore all-weather and inshore lifeboats … [Read More...]
THE club's annual excursion took place to Lismore on Sunday 9th June last. A wonderful day was had … [Read More...]
Joan Greer, Nuala Welton, Ann Tobin, Ann O'Donovan, Ann Butler, Margureite O'Sullivan, Geraldine … [Read More...]
Pictured at the launch of the Cork to Bandon "Make your Mark on cancer walk" which takes place on … [Read More...]
THE Sinn Fein Summer School returns again to The Mills Inn Baile Bhuirne this year with a very impressive line up of contributors for the event on June 28th and 29th.A large crowd from around the … [Read More...]
LABOUR TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy, has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), which will see the winding up of the National … [Read More...]
by Striker Although this is, to all intents and purposes, the close season as far as the English soccer game is concerned, there is still no rest for the managers and mentors of … [Read More...]
In an entertaining U12 football league match against Kilmacabea last Thursday evening Skibb got off to early lead of 1-1 to no score. The sides traded scores throughout the half as the home … [Read More...]
CORK county is to receive the largest allocation from the recently announced €50 million in funding approved for regional and local roads expenditure in 2013. Cork County Council will … [Read More...]
A GROUP of leading French travel writers visited West Cork recently as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Brittany Ferries. Representing a wide range of travel and lifestyle publications … [Read More...]
Sinn Fein’s ‘empty barrel’ politics irresponsible if not unexpected
Cllr Aidan Pendlebury
OPINION
As we enter into 2012 Irish people do so facing another year of dealing with austerity, bleak economic forecasts and stark social conditions.
It is a position which is not the responsibility of those are now suffering most; the mortgage holders, the unemployed and the elderly.
It is a position which had its die cast by a Fianna Fáil government, its treasonous portrayals of public representation and its blatant distain for their moral obligation to the people of Ireland.
It is the position that has filled the public coffers with only anger and distrust, a palpable lack of faith in the body politic, one which the body politic truly deserves for its past transgressions.
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