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  • Time For A New Generation

    Speaking in the last days of the campaign, EU candidate, Toiréasa Ferris, said that this election is an opportunity for change, not just a reaction to the government parties’ disastrous performance.

    Toiréasa Ferris said: “The latest figures...

  • People Need Clear Commitments to Job Creation Not Asparitions

    Speaking on the campaign trail, EU candidate described the Labour Party economic proposals as disappointingly vague and aspirational.   She said to get Ireland back to work we need clear commitments to create mechanisms  where the state can invest i...

  • Jobs or Anglo Irish Bank

    Speaking on the campaign in Limerick, EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris called on the government to reverse its policy of investing in zombie Banks rather than in job creat...

  • Adams – there will be strong transfers among the anti-government parties and independents

    Mr. Adams said
     
    “Enda Kenny and Dermot Ahern’s comments are completely irrelevant. People want to see a general election and they believe that June 5th can build momentum towards making that happen. It is clear that there will be stron...

  • Mass Unemployment for Further Five Years Unless Present Policy is Changed

    Speaking on the campaign trail, EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris warned that mass unemployment will remain in place until the next election in 5 years time unless the policies of the government parties or for that matter Fine Gael are changed.  Even thou...

  • Anglo Irish Black Hole Illustrates Government Failure

    Speaking n the campaign trail in East Cork today, EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris said that the injection of €4 billion of tax payer’s money into Anglo Irish, while allowing unemployment to develop into a national scandal illustrates the government...

  • 2,000 boats boarded on suspicion of breaching fishing regulations, only 5 were boarded on suspicion of drug smuggling

    Sinn Féin EU candidates Cllr. Toireasa Ferris (South Constituency) and Cllr. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (North and West Constituency) in a joint statement today have called for an immediate redeployment of naval services.
     
    They made their call af...
  • Sinn Féin Only Irish Party Which Supports Public Health Care in Europe

    EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris speaking on the campaign trail this morning slammed the hypocrisy of the other political parties who claim to support local public hospitals, while their MEPS vote for private health at the expense of public health care in...

  • Time for Change

    Speaking at the official launch of her campaign, EU candidate, Toiréasa Ferris, said that this election is an opportunity for change, not just a reaction to the government parties’ disastrous performance.

    Toiréasa Ferris said:  “We are l...
  • State Bank Only Way to Create Jobs Quickly

    Speaking on the Last Word Radio Show from the Sheraton Hotel in Cork, EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris said that the creation of a state bank was the only way to halt the disastrous rise in unemployment and bring stability to the economy.

    Toiréasa ...

  • Children Are Target of Government Policies

    EU candidate Toiréasa Ferris speaking from the campaign trail said that children were amongst the hardest hit by recent government policies.  She predicted that the next target for this Government will be Child Benefit, a cut which will have a devast...

  • Brian Cowen’s Prediction of Economic Recovery - Cruel Electioneering Stunt

    EU Candidate Toiréasa Ferris said that Brian Cowen’s prediction of economic recovery was a cruel electioneering stunt considering the suffering his government is causing.  She said that his words are particularly cynical even for a man who is still...

  • Mallow General Must Be Kept As A Key Regional Hospital

    EU Candidate, Cllr Toireasa Ferris, reacted with anger to reports that the provision of acute care is to be removed from Mallow General Hospital.  She said any downgrading of the A&E services would have a devastating effect in the region.

    Toirea...

  • Bantry General Must Be Kept As A Key Regional Hospital


    EU Candidate, Cllr Toireasa Ferris, reacted with anger to reports that the acute care services are to be removed from Bantry General Hospital.  She said any downgrading of the A&E services would have a devastating effect in the region.

    Toi...

  • Kerry Acute Services Must be Retained

    EU Candidate Toireasa Ferris has reacted angrily to reports suggesting that the Kerry General Hospital should be downgraded to a non acute care hospital.  Midwifery would be the only acute service to remain in Kerry She said any downgrading of acute s...

  • Analysis of Election Spending.

    Below is a breakdown of my election spending so far and what I expect to spend during the rest of the campaign,

    If elected to the European Parliament in Ireland I would not draw the full salary but rather the average industrial wage, which is in ...

  • Public Have Right To Know about Election Spending.

    Munster EU candidate, Toireasa Ferris today called today on her fellow candidates to be upfront about spending in the election for the European Parliament saying that the public have a right to know about election spending.  She pledged to make her e...

  • Admission that Education Cuts Wrong Welcomed by Ferris

    EU candidate, Toiréasa Ferris today welcomed the admission by Senator Dan Boyle on RTE’s News at One that the cuts in education by the government were wrong and will have serious consequences in the medium and long term.

    Toiréasa Ferris said:...

  • Staggering Cost of Temporary School Accommodation

    Commenting on the revelation that the government is annually spending €6.5 million on prefabs in schools, EU Candidate Toireasa Ferris said that the government must fast-track the school building programme  to  bring about an end to the use of pref...

  • Ferris Slams Crowley’s “Blip” Description of the Recession

    Toireasa Ferris said that  Brian Crowley’s description of Irelands biggest recession since the 1930’s  as a mere “blip” during  RTE’s Late Debate as the comments of a politician who is out of touch and shares the arrogance of his colleague...

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