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Crowe welcomes Iranian nuclear deal

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the deal struck between negotiating countries on Iran’s nuclear programme. Deputy Crowe said: “I welcome that a deal has been struck between the negotiating countries and Iran over its nuclear programme. “Iran, which has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has a right to […]

Crowe attends briefing on US Immigration reform

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has said today that he is optimistic on US immigration reform. Crowe, who has been active on the issue since becoming an elected representative, was speaking after he attended a briefing from Ciarán Staunton, President of The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR). […]

Historic opportunity for US immigration reform- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, who has just returned from Capitol Hill in Washington, has stated that the potential for realistic immigration reform legislation, that would facilitate the majority of the ‘undocumented’ Irish citizens, is real and possible if the political will that exists is encouraged and nurtured. The […]

Crowe to lobby US Congress on immigration reform

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, is to travel to Capitol Hill in Washington DC to lobby influential Congress members on immigration reform. Crowe is travelling as part of a 4 person cross-party delegation drawn from members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Speaking before […]

The government must stop allowing war planes to land in Shannon- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the government to prevent armed foreign war planes going to or coming from conflicts landing in Shannon or using Irish airspace. Crowe made the call after it was revealed that a US military aircraft armed with fixed weapons landed at Shannon last month, […]

Crowe urges Irish-Americans to lobby their Congressperson

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has urged Irish-Americans to ask their Congressperson to vote in favor of S.744, the Immigration Reform Bill that was recently passed in the U.S. Senate. The Bill will be coming before the House of Representatives shortly. Crowe made the comments after attending a […]

Crowe welcomes positive outcome in US Senate vote on immigration

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the positive outcome in the US Senate’s vote on the Immigration Reform Bill. The Bill, which would provide for a comprehensive reform of the American immigration system and provide a pathway for many of the undocumented Irish in America, was passed […]

Crowe calls for Government investigation into immigration case in America

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore, to investigate the reports that a Donegal woman was turned over to U.S. immigration authorities by the Irish International Immigration Centre (IIIC) in Boston. The IIIC, who turned this young woman […]