Brian Stanley says he's 'an ally of the LGBT community' and he wishes to apologise to Leo Varadkar
The Sinn Féin TD apologised for two tweets he sent that have caused controversy.
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The Sinn Féin TD apologised for two tweets he sent that have caused controversy.
Stanley has already apologised for a tweet about two IRA attacks on the British army.
The activist resigned after claiming she was told to delete posts critical of TD Brian Stanley.
Brian Stanley is taking this week off to spend time with his family at the request of his party leader, Mary Lou McDonald.
Stanley tweeted on Saturday equating two historical IRA attacks on the British army.
Brian Stanley has apologised for the tweet about IRA attacks on the British Army.
In Northern Ireland, the Cold Weather Payment scheme kicks in when the temperature falls below zero degrees for seven days.
Sinn Féin said it wasn’t a member of the party who dumped the rubbish.
Just six candidates are running in three-seat Laois where many believe the result is a foregone conclusion.
Aren’t they on the same side?
Here’s what we know about the Sinn Féin alternative to Irish Water…
Sinn Féin has published a bill to abolish water charges today.
The claims came from a Sinn Fein TD.
RTÉ’s This Week programme says the guide price provided to Government was way off.
The government says it will not oppose a Sinn Féin bill on the height of turbines.
Irish Water has defended the spending saying the initial cost of setting it up has to be seen “in the context of long term cost savings”.
Alcohol and fluoridation of the Irish drinking water supply were discussed by a small number of TDs in a new-look Friday sitting in the Dáil today.
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has introduced the bill, which would see the act of putting fluoride into water made illegal.
An announcement from the Tánaiste that charges will not be implemented next January has drawn criticism from Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.
The motion was defeated with Labour TD Pat Rabbitte calling it “parliamentary farce”.
“It will create outrage amongst the public.”
Delegations from Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil are meeting the Troika this morning.
Sinn Féin introduced the Bill yesterday and wanted to see the charge ‘consigned to the rubbish bin’. It was voted down this evening.
The bill is being proposed by Sinn Féin but will almost certainly be defeated by the government when it goes to a vote tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the LGMA has started the process of analysing data to identify those who have not yet paid.
But this number will come down significantly in the coming years, according to the Department of the Environment.
Party spokesperson Brian Stanley has said any attempt to bill households for water meters will be “fiercely resisted”.
People who boycott the annual payment – including several TDs – could see it taken directly from their paychecks or benefits, the Government has confirmed.
A full recount will get underway in Galway West this afternoon with five candidates already elected but not yet declared.