Irish Government needs to veto EU army plans – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Irish Government to robustly defend Irish neutrality and to veto any attempt to create an EU army. Crowe was speaking after the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, used his annual State of the Union address to call for an EU military headquarters to […]

Crowe sends solidarity message to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has sent a solidarity message to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who are protesting against the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have led vibrant protests against the Dakota Access 1,200 mile pipeline linking North Dakota to Illinois, which will threaten their […]

Government Must End Water Charges

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking prior to Saturday’s National Demonstration in Dublin Against Water Charges, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called on Fine Gael and the independents to listen to the very simple message coming from people right across the country and scrap the water charges. Crowe said that people want to see the abolition of water […]

Surgeries being cancelled every day, claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described cancelled surgeries as a fact of daily life in public hospitals right across the State and said the practice was the result of the cruellest of public spending cuts. Crowe believes the only real solution to the crisis lies in the recruitment and retention of […]

Cuts to workplace safety funding utter madness, says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Reacting to news that the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is being forced to drastically cut its funding to work place educational safety initiatives, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe, criticised the Government imposed cuts as “utter madness”, and said that it will inevitably lead to more accidents. Arguing in favour of a greater roll […]

Crowe hits out at Government for appealing Apple ruling

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has hit out at the Government for appealing the European Commission’s ruling that Apple received illegal state aid from the Irish Government. The ruling, which the Government with the support of Fianna Fáil and Labour will appeal, directed Apple to re-pay the Irish Government €13 billion plus […]

Family and lawyers must be allowed visit Öcalan- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has backed calls for a family member, lawyer, or political delegation, to be granted immediate access to visit Abdullah Öcalan in prison. Öcalan, a leading Kurdish activist, has been imprisoned on Imrali Island in Turkey since 1999. Held in isolation and solitary confinement, he was one […]

Visa backlog harming Ireland’s tourist industry- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Irish Government to tackle the unacceptable backlog in the processing of short stay and tourist visas. He claimed that the significant delay in processing such visas is harming Ireland’s tourist industry. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I have been contacted by constituents who have been planning holidays […]

Record Emergency Accommodation Figures Highlight Housing Dilemma- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated that the recent figures published by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, highlight the dilemma facing families and individuals caught in frontline of the housing crisis. The figures show that 6,525 people are now in emergency accommodation throughout the State. Deputy Seán […]