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Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane is calling for greater participation of women in decision making in society today. In particular, she is calling on women to use their talent, skill and energy to contribute to public life.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane is calling for the immediate intervention of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to address the plight of families who are unemployed but cannot avail of social welfare entitlements. She insists that people who were self employed, but now have no work, are entitled to the support and protection of the State.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane is calling for renewed efforts and commitment to implement the Bike to Work scheme. Cllr Ruane is calling on Government departments and all employers to register for this scheme and play their part in promoting cycling as a viable means of transport.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the publication of the final report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children. She said that the report presented an important opportunity to strengthen children’s rights in the State.

Human rights activist and Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the passing of a European Parliament resolution last week, calling for stronger action across the EU on human trafficking. Cllr Ruane insists that we must remain committed to ending, in particular, the exploitation of women and girls in the sex industry.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has called for an end to corruption and cronyism and the cosy relationships between governments and big business interests. “It is obvious, the ‘golden circle’ of the 1980s is alive and well in Irish politics and our reputation as a country is being damaged internationally,” Cllr Ruane commented.

Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane’s election campaign launch will take place in the Welcome Inn Hotel tonight (Friday March 6) at 8.30pm. 

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has described the actions of Fine Gael spokesperson Brian Hayes and his party colleagues as “utterly hypocritical” with regards to the reintroduction of third level fees.

Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane has demanded the immediate scrapping of the HSE plan to centralise the processing of all medical card applications.

Sinn Féin EU candidate Pádraig MacLochlainn has welcomed the unanimous backing of Castlebar Town Council for the ground breaking report entitled Awakening the West: Overcoming Social and Economic Inequality. This report, the first of its kind in decades, was pioneered by Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty and Pádraig MacLochlainn in an effort to bring together the voices of all the disparate groups across the west of Ireland and unite them in one voice. It was compiled after a major consultation process with community groups, local businesses, chambers of commerce, and councils all along the western seaboard.