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• Keep Political Printing Jobs in Ireland

  Sinn Féin EU candidate Cllr Toireasa Ferris, today challenged her fellow candidates to help preserve jobs in the printing industry, by ensuring that all election posters and literature is produced in Ireland.

  Toireasa Ferris said: “I have been...

• Ferris Questions Michael Lowry’s Endorsement of Sean Kelly

  Cllr. Toiréasa Ferris has called on Fine Gael candidate Sean Kelly to clarify the endorsement he received from Michael Lowry TD over the weekend. Cllr. Ferris said it was highly questionable for a candidate to accept an endorsement from a politician who ...

• Golden Handshake for Junior Ministers Shocking Beyond Belief – Ferris

  EU candidate Cllr Toireasa Ferris described as shocking beyond belief the news that the government is preparing to reward junior ministers with a €53,000 golden handshake, while pensioners are set to loose their Christmas bonus.

  Toireasa Ferris...

• Ferris Accuses Cork Ministers of Failure on Economy

  Speaking at meeting in the Victoria Hotel, in Cork on the theme of “Lets Get Ireland Working” Toiréasa Ferris said: "There are three government Ministers in Cork.  Each and every one of them has seriously failed the people who elected them and t...

• There is an Alternative

  Munster Sinn Féin Spokesperson, Toiréasa Ferris gave the key note address to a Sinn Féin economic seminar, ‘Recession to Recovery’ in the Granville Hotel, Waterford on Wednesday 15th April.  Below is the text of her speech.

  "It does not t...

• Ferris to Address “Let’s Get Ireland Working” Meeting in Cork

  Munster Sinn Féin Spokesperson, Toiréasa Ferris will tomorrow night give the key note address to a public meeting entitled "Let's Get Ireland Working" at 7.30pm on Thursday 16th April 2009 in the Victoria Hotel, Cork.   

  The meeting is one ...

• Bantry Hospital Must Be Kept As A Key Regional Health Centre

  EU Candidate, Cllr Toireasa Ferris, today called on the Minister for Health to guarantee Bantry Hospital as a key mainstay in health provision for the West Cork/South Kerry region.  She said the huge turnout in Castletownbere on Saturday was an indica...

• Ferris to Address Economic Seminar in Waterford

  Munster Sinn Féin Spokesperson, Toiréasa Ferris will give the key note address to a Sinn Féin economic seminar, ‘Recession to Recovery’ at 8.00pm on Wednesday 15th April 2009 at the Granville Hotel, Waterford. 

  Also Speaking will be a re...

• Bad Time to be Young in Ireland

  Munster Sinn Féin spokesperson, Cllr Toiréasa Ferris, said that this budget was particularly harsh on young people because the government saw them as easy targets and soft options. She called on younger people in particular to make sure they are regi...

• Emergency Budget Piles Injustice upon Injustice

  The government’s emergency Budget is piling injustice upon injustice taking huge amounts from people’s wages and salaries to support the banks while doing little to stop the haemorrhage in jobs.   This is an accountant’s budget rather than that...

• Ferris Welcomes Extension of “Dial to Strop Drug Dealing” to Limerick

  Sinn Féin representative Toiréasa Ferris today welcomed the extension of the “Dial to Stop Drug Dealing” initiative to Limerick.  She said that in the few weeks since it was introduced to Kerry and Cork it has already proved effective.

  Toi...

• Sad Day for Public Health System

  Sinn Féin representative Toiréasa Ferris described the removal of A&E services from Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals as utterly disgraceful and a sad day for the Irish Health Service.  She said that despite their political demise, the PDs still have a Tha...

• Toiréasa Ferris Launches Sinn Féin Emergency Budget Proposals

  Sinn Féin spokesperson, Cllr Toiréasa Ferris today launched Sinn Fein’s emergency budget proposals across Munster.  She said that with last months figure of 91,321 men and women on the live register in Munster likely to be added to by the national...