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SINN FÉIN KEEP LEFT SITE IS CLOSING DOWN

Published on 2011-06-01 13:35:00

The aim of this site was to encourage left wing debate amongst party members and supporters. Unfortunately, we have not suceeded in this aim and have been unable to generate enough articles and debate to keep this site going. We never aimed at using > read more

The General Election - A Members View.

Published on 2011-04-25 10:54:00

While we undoubtedly achieved huge gains in the General Election, I can't help but feel that some of these gains were only made through brutally hard work and a certain amount of good fortune. The truth I discovered in this campaign is that our party > read more

In about 30 years time

Published on 2011-03-13 17:06:00

The talented drawer Brian Moore has passed away. He was the man behind the "Cormac" cartoons in An Phoblacht.Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD has expressed his ‘deep sadness’ at the death of Brian Moore and he has extended his condolences to B > read more

Victory for Peace Movement in new Programme for Government

Published on 2011-03-12 14:54:00

Press Statement 8/3/2011 Peace & Neutrality Alliance Victory for Peace Movement in new Programme for GovernmentThe Peace & Neutrality Alliance (PANA) welcomes the statement in the new Labour/Fine Gael Programme for Government, promisi > read more

Gibraltar

Published on 2011-03-06 03:00:00

23 years ago today Volunteers Danny McCann, Seán Savage, and Mairéad Farrell were shot dead in Gibraltar.Please go to www.sinnfeinkeepleft.blogspot.com and post your comments regarding this article > read more

A Progressive Oppostion

Published on 2011-02-27 06:26:00

It looks likely that there will be 14 Sinn Féin and up to 10 progressive left deputies in the incoming Dáil. These 24 progressive left Representatives need to eclipse Fianna Fail as the opposition to the incoming conservative administration a > read more

Language Freedom movement redux eile

Published on 2011-02-16 10:30:00

Fine Gael seem to think that the Irish language is a barrier to progress. They are trying to lower Irish's status as a Leaving cert language.Just like the Language freedom movement Fine Gael is bringing the past back into Irish politics.Iri > read more

Keeping jobs, giving new opportunities and stopping emigration

Published on 2011-02-14 05:44:00

In 2010, unemployment peaked at almost 460,000. There are 439,000 people on the Live Register. The country has also seen a return to high levels of emigration with the ESRI recently predicting that 100,000 people, mainly young people, would leave Ire > read more

The Sinn Fein election manifesto

Published on 2011-02-13 05:36:00

In this election Sinn Fein, as set out in our policy manifesto, is seeking a mandate to safeguard society and the economy. We cant afford to sacrifice either to the narrow interests of a small clique - either here or in the banking halls of Europe an > read more

If you cant canvass maybe this is an option.

Published on 2011-02-12 05:29:00

The election is in full swing now and the party, its candidates, activists and supporters are putting their backs to the wheel in terms of time and money.Its going to be a challenging year for Sinn Fein. Elections to be fought in the southern and nor > read more

Safeguarding Irish interests

Published on 2011-02-11 05:28:00

Gurdgiev, Ross and even the Fine Gael man agreeing Sinn Fein and Pearse is bang on the moneyPlease go to www.sinnfeinkeepleft.blogspot.com and post your comments regarding this article > read more

Please Like our new Facebook page

Published on 2011-02-10 12:44:00

We experienced some technical issues recently and our Facebook page closed. In order to avoid that happening again we have moved over to a Facebook fan page.This will allow us to keep building our friends and keep in contact with you all.Our new page > read more

Helping young people to stay at home

Published on 2011-02-10 05:08:00

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6 reasons to vote for Sinn Féin in this election

Published on 2011-02-10 05:02:00

  1.  Sinn Féin has shown that there is a better way.  We were the only party not to sign up to the government's consensus for cuts and instead put forward a real costed alternative for economic recovery. 2.  Sinn Féin would reverse cuts to pu > read more

Ireland’s Austerity Woes

Published on 2011-02-09 15:59:00

BELOW IS A PIECE FROM TASC.Ireland’s Austerity Woes07/02/2011 By Nat OConnor From the very beginning of the crisis, the Irish Government’s response has failed to protect vulnerable people and has damaged the long-term prospects of the economy.To > read more

The Pipe - A state against its own

Published on 2011-02-09 11:04:00

If anyone is looking for a bit of down time from canvassing then a good show is on tonight.   The documentary 'The Pipe' is being shown tonight at 9.30 on TG4. The Website for The Film.   Worth looking at I'd say. Please go to www.sinnfeinke > read more

Its Our Choice! Isn't it?

Published on 2011-02-01 09:55:00

Fine Gael and a increasingly unsure Labour Party are saying that any alternative to compliance with the terms of the IMF/EU deal is a reckless gamble. Vincent Brown (whether mischievously or otherwise) rounded on Eoin O Broin of Sinn Fein on the basi > read more

Its time to unite against a FG-FF political arrangement

Published on 2011-01-31 10:52:00

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has welcomed the decision by the Labour Party decision to seek a longer period for dealing with the deficit. Sinn Fein has argued from the outset for a six year period for reducing the deficit. Mr. Adams speaking at t > read more

The Election - So Far

Published on 2011-01-25 07:00:00

Just a few days into this campaign, but a few observations arising out of it so farFine Gael are still getting away with presenting themselves as the ‘difference’. They have been able to sit there without feeling the need to present policy > read more

Enda Kenny reappears but still makes a fool of himself

Published on 2011-01-23 04:17:00

At a time of unprecedented politcal turmoil there is one political constant - Fine Gael. Steady as she goes, careful now, take it easy and dont change anything Fine Gael. In the current environment people believe that Fianna Fail are the architects o > read more

Coalition Killing

Published on 2011-01-22 08:37:00

Definitively ruling a given party out of coalition is a tactic. It is a tactic designed to undermine credibility and to dissuade support.In spite of the designed ambiguity of Sinn Féin' approach during the 2007 election on the matter of potent > read more

The First Dail

Published on 2011-01-22 03:08:00

90 odd years ago an chead dail set out a vision for the southern state. It never got to see the light of day. What followed was 90 years of governance no more imaginative than parochial home rule. Fine Gale and Fianna Fail never heeded these words. T > read more

End of one chapter; beginning of another

Published on 2011-01-20 16:19:00

The election is finally called. After two of the most shameful years of prevarication and confusion in the face of one the deepest crisis ever faced by this country we now have the opportunity to end this sorry state of affairs. There is a common phr > read more

Shankill Road

Published on 2011-01-14 11:54:00

An interesting piece in An Phoblacht about how Sinn Fein is building a vote amongst loyalist communities.VOTERS in staunch loyalist areas such as the Shankill Road are switching to Sinn Féin because republicans are seen to be active for working-clas > read more

Shine a Light on Fine Gael

Published on 2011-01-01 07:40:00

Received this piece from Vincent Woodwood who has an excellent site at http://vincentjwood.blogspot.com that is well worth a read.Shine a Light on Fine GaelOne of the clear objectives for people who want to see far reaching progressive change is to w > read more

Brilliant Pearse - Now Marty don't fail us now

Published on 2010-12-11 05:44:00

Peasrse Doherty made a brilliant speech in response to the budget and many more people in the South are now seeing Sinn Féin as a genuine alternative to the main parties.Sinn Féin is seen to be fighting for the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised > read more