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Crowe Appeals To Irish Fans To Stay Safe, Wear Green and Follow Travel Advice

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has wished the huge amount of Irish fans heading to France to watch Ireland play in Euro 2016 all the best. Crowe also asked them to familiarise themselves with the Department of Foreign Affairs’ travel advice and information. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Tens of thousands of […]

Crowe Raises Colombian Assassinations With Irish Foreign Affairs Minister

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has raised the continued attacks and assassinations of civil society and community activists in Colombia, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, and the recent assassination attempt of opposition leader Imelda Daza. Deputy Crowe said: “Prior to my questioning in the Dáil, I personally wrote […]

Crowe Raises Ibrahim Halawa’s 1,013 Days in Jail

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the continued imprisonment Ibrahim Halawa’s in Egypt, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan. Crowe said that 1,013 days after his arrest, Ibrahim was no nearer to a release date and being forced to endure appalling conditions. Deputy Crowe said: “Ibrahim Halawa has now be imprisoned […]

Dublin and Monaghan bombings motion must lead to action- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcome that the Dáil has unanimously passed a motion on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings calling on the British to release all the files that it has on the no-warning bombs that killed 34 people and injured hundreds. Deputy Crowe said: “I believe that it is […]

Crowe submits Dáil motion on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has submitted a Dáil motion on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings which is on the Order Paper of today’s sitting of the Dáil, which is on the 42nd Anniversary of the bombings. Deputy Crowe said: “We know that the Dublin and Monaghan bombings were carried out by […]

Ibrahim Halawa has been unjustly imprisoned for 1,000 days- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Egyptian Government for continuing to imprison Ibrahim Halawa and the Irish Government for failing to secure his release. Deputy Crowe said: “Today marks Ibrahim Halawa’s 1,000 day in prison in Egypt. “We know that Ibrahim is being unlawfully and unjustly incarcerated in atrocious […]

Call for the release of Ibrahim Halawa

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, and Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has joined with the 4 other Dublin South West TDs to release a joint statement which calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. Their joint statement is below. “Ibrahim Halawa was 17 at the time of […]

Crowe raises conflict legacy issues with the Irish Government

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, who is a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), raised urgent conflict legacy issues with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Sherlock. Crowe was speaking at a meeting of the GFA Committee today which discussed the newly agreed Fresh […]

Crowe Disgusted By Government Inaction on Recognising Palestine

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has said he is disappointed and disgusted at the Irish Government’s reply after he raised  the issue of formally recognising the State of Palestine in the Dáil. Deputy Crowe said: “On 10 December 2014 a Sinn Féin motion calling on the Irish Government to officially and […]

Remember Ibrahim Halawa on International Human Rights Day – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has asked people to remember the imprisoned Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa on international human rights day and called on the Government to do more to free him. Deputy Crowe said: “Ibrahim Halawa was detained and prisoned in Egypt when he was 17 years old and he […]