Colombia Free Trade Agreement will not protect workers- Crowe Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Colombia. The FTA was given the go ahead by the European Parliament yesterday. In the European Parliament yesterday, MEPs voted 486 to 147 […]

Cuts and Delays Starving Students Out of Education – Crowe   Sinn Féin representative Seán Crowe TD, has said that cuts and the long delays in accessing grants are literally starving students out of education. The Dublin South West TD was responding to the latest budget cuts and delay in 3rd level students accessing their grants through […]

Respite Grant Cruellest Cut of the Budget- Crowe   Speaking after attending a Carers protest outside the Dáil today, Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, called on Fine Gael and Labour to reverse the cut to the Respite Care Grant which he said was the cruellest cut of the budget, describing it as wrong, unjustifiable, […]

Crowe calls for the Government to recall its Ambassador to Israel Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Irish Government to recall its Ambassador to Israel in protest against the Israeli Government’s decision to construct thousands of new illegal settlement colonies in Palestine. Deputy Crowe said […]

Crowe congratulates Palestine on successful vote in the UN Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed yesterdays vote in the UN General Assembly which voted in favour of granting the Palestinian State non-member observer status of the UN. The vote which took place yesterday coincided with the International […]

Schools Education Cuts Not Sustainable – Crowe November 28th, 2012 -Sinn Féin representative Seán Crowe TD, has said that the growing financial crisis facing primary schools is a direct consequence of the education cuts to essential frontline services and is not sustainable. The Dublin South West TD was responding to the findings of a survey published this week by the Catholic […]

European leaders are living in a bubble- Crowe Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, questioned the Taoiseach in the Dáil today, on the recent European Council meeting. Speaking after his speech in Dáil, Deputy Crowe said: “I am extremely concerned over the lack of an agreement on the 7 […]

Crowe and Good Friday Committee  in groundbreaking visit to Belfast Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, visited community groups in North and East Belfast on Thursday and Friday, with the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. The All Party delegation visited the Duncairn Partnership in North Belfast, the Short Strand Community Forum […]

Crowe welcomes Gaza ceasefire Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the news that Hamas and Israel have agreed a ceasefire in the current conflict. Speaking after the ceasefire was announced Deputy Crowe said: “I welcome that a ceasefire has been agreed and there is now a structured […]

Crowe welcomes Childhood Development Initiative Report Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the launch of the Tallaght based Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) report and believes that the positive work and additional supports CDI offer need to be replicated in communities that are being held back by disadvantage, right across the State. The CDI […]