Continued imprisonment of Marian Price and Martin Corey Unacceptable – Crowe   Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe this week raised the continued imprisonment of Marian Price and Martin Corey with the Tánaiste during question time in the Dáil. Deputy Crowe said: “The continued imprisonment of Martin Corey and Marian Price is unacceptable. “The nature of […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the Governments commitment to take a pro-active approach towards the undocumented Irish in America during the St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations, particularly as immigration reform is currently being debated in the American Congress. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, […]

Tallaght Mens Shed A Welcome Development-Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD attended the official launch of Tallaght Mens Shed in Tallaght Library on Wednesday night. The Tallaght based Deputy said that development of an inclusive space for men who are confronting and finding new challenges, like being unemployed, retired, separated, widowed or lonely […]

Crowe facilitates Leinster House discussion with American peace activist Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, facilitated a cross-party discussion in Leinster House with the renowned American peace activist, Ann Wright, on Thursday. After the meeting Deputy Crowe said:“Firstly I would like to thank Ann for coming to Leinster House […]

Government’s failure to implement Bill of Rights undermines the Good Friday Agreement Today the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee of the Oireachtas heard from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Consortium of the failures of the Irish and British Governments to implement the key human rights obligations of the […]

Crowe welcomes new timescale set for homeless   Sinn Féin representative Seán Crowe TD has welcomed the setting by the Minister for Housing of a new timescale to end long term homelessness and rough sleeping. He made his comments following the announcement by Jan O’Sullivan that a new deadline would be reset to 2016 given the failure to live up to a previous commitments […]

Crowe Welcomes Taoiseach’s Apology to Magdalene Women   Speaking following the Taoiseach’s apology to the women who were incarcerated in the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD welcomed the full apology on behalf of the State and called for him to ensure that the proposed redress scheme be based on […]

Crowe calls on Government to back off frontline workers wages Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD challenged the government’s efforts to force frontline workers to acquiesce to substantial cuts in wages and in their terms and conditions of employment. Crowe said he wholeheartedly supported the demand that the Government “back off frontline workers and […]

Crowe raises rendition flights with Tánaiste Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, raised the issue of CIA extraordinary rendition flights using Irish airports and airspace with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore, in the Dáil. Crowe raised the issue during questions time to the Tánaiste and […]

Bank Winddown  But Not The Debt – Crowe Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the Government’s  decision to winddown the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), the entity made up of the former Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society is to be welcomed but the burden of placing the banking debt on […]