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Crowe raises Ibrahim Halawa case with Minister Flanagan

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, raised the case of Ibrahim Halawa with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, during Question time in the Dáil. Crowe also raised issues concerning Palestine and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “It is completely unacceptable that Ibrahim Halawa has now spent more […]

Crowe Raises Huge Increase in Mediterranean Migrant Drownings

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called for the EU to do more to stop migrant drownings in the Mediterranean Sea, which are claiming the lives of hundreds and thousands of people attempting to reach the EU. Crowe raised the issue in the Dáil during Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign […]

Death Sentence For Man Over Dublin Murder Disturbing- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has described reports that a Chinese man has been sentenced to death, by lethal injection as disturbing.  A Chinese court found seven men guilty of the murder of Chen Li Ming in Dublin in 2002. The case remains officially unsolved in Ireland. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I am […]

Palestinian Sovereignty Belongs to Palestinians, Not Netanyahu- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Irish Government to implement the wishes of the vast majority of the people of Ireland, and act on the motions that were unanimously passed in the Dáil and Seanad, and recognise the State of Palestine. Crowe’s comments come after Israel’s Prime Minister […]

Crowe speaks on Gender Recognition Bill Proposals

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, speaking on the Gender Recognition Bill in the Dáil, welcomed that the Bill provides a legal framework for trans people to have their gender reflected accurately, but he still has serious concerns over certain unacceptable and unnecessarily cruel provisions in the Bill. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In […]

Crowe slams Government over its support for Colombian FTA

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has described the Government’s support for the EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia as a travesty that is ill-timed and will undermined societal change. The FTA came before the Dáil for ratification today and Crowe said that it will do little if anything to improve […]

Crowe raises arrest of Basque lawyers in Dáil

by Seán Crowe TD

In the Dáil today Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the arrests of 12 Basque lawyers with the Minister of State for European Affairs, Dara Murphy. Crowe called on the Minister to use his influence to express concern about the arrests and negative impact this will inevitably have on the fledgling […]

Basque Lawyers Arrests are Provocative- Seán Crowe TD

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has described the arrests in Spain of 12 lawyers who are involved in defending Basque political prisoners as provocative. Crowe, who is also a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, said that the move had the hallmarks of a securocrat […]

Crowe calls on Defence Minister to halt buying military hardware from Israel

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Defence, Seán Crowe TD, called on the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, to not sign any new contracts with Israeli military firms when he visits the region this weekend. He said Ireland needs to distance its Defence Forces as far away as possible from Israel’s military infrastructure In a […]

Former UAE Ambassador Needs to Fork Out Compensation- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Affairs Minister, Charlie Flanagan, to ensure that the full amount owed to 3 Filipino domestic works is paid by the former United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Ireland. Deputy Crowe said: “The UAE Ambassador to Ireland […]