Mike Finnerty

2 weeks ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has criticised the Israeli government for intercepting a ship of humanitarian supplies from travelling to Gaza. The aid ship Madleen, was stopped and boarded by the Israeli Navy while carrying vital supplies for the people of Gaza in the early hours of Monday morning (June 9).

2 weeks ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Labour’s arts spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue has criticised a government decision to drop the Arts from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sports. The Northside Labour TD remarked “it tells us all we need to know about Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s commitment to supporting artists in Ireland.”O’Donoghue said that the word “arts” has been in the Department’s name since 1994, when then-Labour TD Michael D Higgins was Minister.

2 weeks ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Dublin City Council will consider an emergency motion from Social Democrats councillor Noelle Brown at this evening’s meeting about the planned Centre for Research and Remembrance. Browne has expressed concern over the continued exclusion of survivors from key planning and governance structures related to the Centre for Research and Remembrance, to be developed on the site of the former Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott Street.

2 weeks ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Sinn Féin councillors on Dublin City Council have tabled an emergency motion demanding that Minister for Housing James Browne immediately provide funding for Dublin City Council to build homes. The motion calls for funding to be freed up, which they say will allow tcouncils to build homes “without any further delays.”allowing the council deliver homes without any further delays.

3 weeks ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that 35 people were deported to Nigeria. In a statement released on Thursday morning, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said, “operations of this nature send a clear message that there are consequences for people who remain in our country without permission and underscores this government’s intention to protect the integrity of our immigration system.”Since coming into office in January, the government has taken a harder line on immigration.