News Archives for August, 2007
31 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that the latest quarterly house price index published by the University of Ulster showing that average house prices increased by over 50% in the past year demanded an urgent response from Housing Minister Margaret Ritchie. Read full article
31 August, 2007
Sinn Féin's East Belfast Representative Niall Ó Donnghaile has expressed his disappointment at the decision of the roads service not to implement any traffic calming along Vulcan Street in the Short Strand. Read full article
31 August, 2007
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has backed calls by residents in the Katrine Park area of Trossach's in their call to have an alleyway leading from Erinvale closed. The call comes after a number of homes were damaged in the area last week. Read full article
29 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has pledged the support of the 14 member Sinn Féin council grouping on Belfast City Council to South Belfast residents opposed to the sighting of a new football stadium at Ormeau Park. The pledge comes after Sinn Féin council group leader, Cllr. Paul Maskey, recently met with campaigners. Alex Maskey has also called upon the other political parties on the Council to give their support to the campaigners. Read full article
29 August, 2007
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has welcomed today's inaugural meeting of the 'Finaghy Steering Group' as a direct result of Sinn Féin's intervention to secure the future of Finaghy Rail station. Read full article
29 August, 2007
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has welcomed the installation of traffic lights on Finaghy Road North. Read full article
24 August, 2007
A Message from Leonard Peltier Read full article
21 August, 2007
Speaking after contacting Belfast City Council's Community Safety Department, Niall Ó Donnghaile has expressed disappointment at the apparent inability of the City Council to provide adequate safety measures for people forced to live with anti-social activity. Read full article
21 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that he is horrified by two robberies which took place over the weekend. During both robberies staff at an off-licence and a bookmakers were doused in petrol and threatened with being set on fire. The South Belfast MLA has called on anybody with information on these robberies to come forward. Read full article
15 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has welcomed the news that Traffic Calming measures which had been proposed for the Stranmillis area, between Lockview Road and Deramore Drive, are now to go ahead. Read full article
14 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that he shares many of the concerns of local residents about the impact of Ryanair now offering flights from Belfast City Airport. Read full article
13 August, 2007
Speaking after the March for Truth left the Short Strand on Sunday afternoon, Sinn Féin's East Belfast Representative Niall Ó Donnghaile has criticised the PSNI for having such an openly heavy presence in East Belfast at Sunday's parade. Read full article
10 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey commenting on the announcement by SDLP Minister Margaret Ritchie on Loyalist funding has said that while many will have very serious concerns about the funding that Margaret Ritchie needs to take a decision about how public money is spent. Read full article
6 August, 2007
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has urged people to come out in their thousands in support of the many families who are campaigning for Truth. Read full article
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