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Gerry Adams

Type: Person

Name: Gerry Adams

Title: President of Sinn Fein

Organization: Sinn Fein

Date of Birth: 06/10/1948

Place of Birth: West Belfast

Nationality: Ireland

Fact Sheet: Biography for Gerry Adams

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA pushes to end obstetric fistula

Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA.Thursday May 23, is the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.Obstetric fistula, a medical condition of women, is described by the UN Population Fund, UNFPA , as a hole in the birth canal caused ... [Published United Nations Multimedia - 3 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations Population Fund, Obstetric Fistula, Babatunde Osotimehin

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

No special deals for multinationals on tax, Gilmore tells Dáil

Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton: "There are no special negotiated rates." Photograph: Dave Meehan There were no special corporation tax rate deals for any multinational companies in Ireland, T??naiste Eamon Gilmore told the D??il."The tax rate, ... [Published Irish Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Eamon Gilmore, Richard Bruton, Ireland, Taxes

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Cochlear implants campaigners meeting Junior Health Minister

Around 300 children in need of bilateral cochlear implantsPARENTS campaigning for funding for bilateral cochlear implants to give their deaf children a chance to hear have met with a cross-party Oireachtas group and Junior Health Minister Kathleen Ly ... [Published An Phoblacht - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Bilateral, James Reilly, Kathleen Lynch, Deaf Children

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people

in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials.Fire chief Gary Bird said he was "98% sure" there were no more survivors or bodies to recover from the rubble.Government meteorologists have meanwhile upgraded the tornado to the most powerful level ... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, emergency, Gerry Adams, FIRE MARSHAL, Oklahoma City

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Oireachtas

Oireachtas all-party Cochlear Implant group agrees to keep up the pressure for funding

The first meeting of the Oireachtas all-party group on Cochlear Implant met this afternoon (Wednesday).It was very well attended. 17 TDs and Seanadóirí took part or sent one of their staffers.A number of others indicated their support for the campaign ... [Published Sinn Fein - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Oireachtas, Business Plan, Gerry Adams

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

World Health Organization

World Health Assembly focuses on new avian virus

World Health OrganizationThe 194 Member States of the World Health Organization have begun their annual review of the activities of WHO , discussing topics such as noncommunicable diseases, universal health coverage, women and children's health.Gerry ... [Published United Nations Multimedia - 16 hours ago]

Entities: World Health Assembly, Virus, World Health Organization

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Gerry Adams

Suicide – a national crisis

Sinn Féin President and Louth TD Gerry Adams this morning described the issue of suicide as “a national crisis which requires a national all-island response”.Speaking in the Dáil this morning the Louth TD pointed out that, “every year more than 1000 citizens ... [Published Sinn Fein - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide, Gerry Adams, Crisis, Suicide Prevention

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Adams challenges Tánaiste on tax avoidance scam

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD this morning challenged the government on its handling of the scandal of tax avoidance by multi-national companies.The Louth TD described the current arrangements as “one law for big corporations, developers and bankers ... [Published Sinn Fein - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Gerry Adams, Tax Avoidance, Apple Inc, Taxes, Sinn Féin

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Gilmore says Government ‘not aware’ of Revenue dealings with multinationals

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore says the Government is not aware of the dealings of multinationals with the Revenue Commissioners over their tax affairs. But Mr Gilmore has reiterated the Government's denial of any special deals with companies as controversy rages ... [Published Irish Independent - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Eamon Gilmore, Taxes, Gerry Adams

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

UN offers to help with recovery efforts in tornado-hit Oklahoma

TornadoUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the United Nations is ready to help with the recovery efforts in the State of Oklahoma in the United States following Monday's devastating tornado.At least 24 people are reported to have died, including nine ... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tornado, Oklahoma (United States), United Nations

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Shatter has shown contempt for democratic norms, says FF

Fianna F??il leader Miche??l Martin: Alan Shatter had "crossed the line". Photograph: Alan Betson The Taoiseach said the Minister for Justice had not told him in advance that he was going to release information about TD Mick Wallace on RT?????s Prime ... [Published Irish Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Alan Shatter, Enda Kenny, Fianna, Relativity, Gerry Adams

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Northern Ireland's past looms large again in five-hour debate

Assembly Members may have been debating a law for the future but – as always – the past loomed large. While the Bill ostensibly concerned special advisers' employment rules, the focus inevitably drifted on to the bigger question of finding a way to deal ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 22 2013]

Entities: Gerry Adams, Alex Attwood, Ireland

Quotes

Mr Adams appeared to agree, saying: "by definition, any killing of any human being by another human being is a murder, of course."

Northern Ireland's past looms large again in five-hour debate [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 22 2013]

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UNFPA pushes to end obstetric fistula [Published United Nations Multimedia - 3 hours ago]
No special deals for multinationals on tax, Gil... [Published Irish Times - 8 hours ago]
Cochlear implants campaigners meeting Junior He... [Published An Phoblacht - 10 hours ago]
Oireachtas all-party Cochlear Implant group agr... [Published Sinn Fein - 13 hours ago]
World Health Assembly focuses on new avian virus [Published United Nations Multimedia - 16 hours ago]
Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by th... [Published Hot FM St Lucia - 18 hours ago]
Suicide – a national crisis [Published Sinn Fein - 20 hours ago]
Adams challenges Tánaiste on tax avoidance scam [Published Sinn Fein - 21 hours ago]
Gilmore says Government ‘not aware’ of Revenue ... [Published Irish Independent - 22 hours ago]
Leaders support under-fire Shatter [Published Irish Examiner - May 22 2013]
Shatter has shown contempt for democratic norms... [Published Irish Times - May 22 2013]
Northern Ireland's past looms large again in fi... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 22 2013]
UN offers to help with recovery efforts in torn... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 21 2013]
Shatter says Garda Commissioner told him about ... [Published Irish Times - May 21 2013]
Kenny backs Shatter in Wallace row [Published Irish Independent - May 21 2013]
Should Alan Shatter resign over points furore? ... [Published TheJournal.ie - May 21 2013]
Kenny to be quizzed over Shatter controversy [Published Irish Independent - May 21 2013]
UN chief calls for momentum to achieve anti-pov... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 20 2013]
Indigenous peoples still lag behind in access t... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 20 2013]
Peace process 'must be addressed' [Published BBC - May 20 2013]
Irish government obliged to intervene on outsta... [Published Sinn Fein - May 20 2013]
A Prison Site's Future Stirs Up the Ghosts of I... [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 19 2013]
Taoiseach urged to raise bridge cash delay with... [Published The Irish News - May 19 2013]
Support for suicide abortion down: Poll [Published Irish Independent - May 19 2013]
Security at Stormont always under review says a... [Published The Irish News - May 18 2013]
Fight against homophobia is fight for human rig... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 17 2013]
Dublin and Monaghan bombings by UVF and British... [Published An Phoblacht - May 17 2013]
Adams attends commemoration of Dublin and Monag... [Published Sinn Fein - May 17 2013]
Fifth General Assembly resolution condemns viol... [Published United Nations Multimedia - May 16 2013]
Adams expresses sympathy at death of former GAA... [Published Sinn Fein - May 16 2013]

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Justice Department Assaults Northern Ireland’s ... [Published Firedoglake - Apr 29 2013] A mural in Belfast. Photo credit: Reasons to Wander Oral histories of political movements give us glimpses of the participants who helped shape the world we know today. They often provide raw, personal first-hand accounts of peoples’ struggles. These ...
The Boston bombings should make ‘Real IRA’ supp... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Apr 25 2013] One of the first world statesmen to send a message of sympathy to Boston after last week’s outrage was Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein. ‘Just watching news of the explosion in Boston,’ he tweeted, ‘Sympathy with people of that fine city.’ Mr Adams ...
Rep. Peter King Calls on FBI to put him under C... [Published Informed Comment - Apr 21 2013] Satire. Or not. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) called on Saturday for close and constant FBI surveillance of himself. “Let’s not be politically correct,” the congressman told surprised agents. “I have a long history as a material supporter of terrorism. ...
Dissents Of The Day, Ctd [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Apr 10 2013] Readers push back against my push-back : Blegh. What about Republican gay-bashing couldn’t be described as part of their “war with the left”? How can we accept your Thatcherian position in the context of your uncompromising hate-fest for Bill Clinton ...
The Good Friday Agreement was better than we fe... [Published News » Politics - Apr 10 2013] Gerry Adams moans in The Guardian about how Margaret Thatcher’s policies on Northern Ireland "entrenched sectarian divisions, handed draconian military powers powers over to the securocrats, and subverted basic human rights", which coming from a chap ...