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Crowe attends May Day briefing on workers’ rights in the developing world

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, attended a briefing from representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) today. The representatives briefed Oireachtas members on the concept of decent work, as well as workers’ rights in the garment industry. Deputy Crowe said: […]

Crowe meets Colombian grass roots political movement

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, met three leading members of the Patriotic March, a Colombian grass roots political movement, in Leinster House today. The Patriotic March is a grass roots political movement which brings together over 2,000 civil society organisations, with the aim of bringing an end to […]

Job creation must be matched by imaginative initiatives – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative, Seán Crowe TD, has said the Government must back up its announcement that it aims to facilitate the creation of 20,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector by 2016, with imaginative initiatives. Crowe pointed to the Government’s abysmal employment creation record and believes that any new initiative would first have to first […]

Crowe supports ‘Give Carers a Break’ Campaign

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has voiced his support to the Give Carers a Break Campaign launched by The Carers Association this week. Deputy Crowe said: “This campaign, launched by The Carers Association, is appealing for the public’s support in calling on Government to review the cut to the respite care grant […]

Emigration masking real unemployment figures

by Seán Crowe TD

Emigration masking real unemployment figures Local representative Seán Crowe TD  has said that emigration is masking the real uneployment figures and that the Government needs to use the European Union Presidency to address unemployment across Europe. Deputy Seán Crowe said; “The needs to use the opportunity of the EU Presidency to encourage stimulas  measures to […]

New Credit Union Survey Highlights Financial Pressure on Families – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the government to rewrite  as workers and their families are suffering from its fall out. Crowe was speaking after the release of the final Irish League of Credit Union’s “What’s Left? Income Tracker” today. Deputy Seán Crowe TD said: “This latest Credit Union income survey contains some […]

Crowe Welcomes Sacred Heart’s New Boxing Home

by Seán Crowe TD

Local Sinn Féin Representative Seán Crowe TD attended the opening of the new Sacred Heart Boxing Club in Donomore Park, Tallaght this week and wished the club with their new venue, even more success in the near future. Crowe said that the successful opening of the  project was down to the persistence, hard work  and an initiative of South Dublin County Council  Mayor Cathal King. […]

Crowe calls for cross community response to sectarian violence in Belfast

by Seán Crowe TD

In the Dáil today, Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, highlighted the needfor an all-party and cross community response to the recent flags protests in the North and the violence which has accompanied them. Crowe, who is also a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, raised the subject […]