Gerry Adams to address Ógra Shinn Féin Congress

national | miscellaneous | event notice Tuesday January 31, 2006 19:35 by Irish Republican Youth - Ógra Shinn Féin osf6county at yahoo dot com

Gerry, Adams the president of Sinn Féin is set to address the Ógra
Shinn Féin national congress when it convenes this weekend.

Gerry, Adams the president of Sinn Féin is set to address the Ógra
Shinn Féin national congress when it convenes this weekend.

The congress, which is being held in the A.T.G.W.U. hall in middle abbey street, Dublin, will see the launch of the youth partys suicide prevention campaign. The Sinn Féin party president will launch Ógra Shinn Féins campaign at the event. Mr. Adams, who is Sinn Féin spokesperson on suicide
prevention, will give the main address of the congress on Saturday 4th
February.

Speaking ahead of the congress National Organiser of Ógra Shinn Féin
Mickey Bravender said "The issue of people taking their own lives or
attempting to take their own lives is a major social issue on the
island of Ireland. This country has the second highest suicide rate in
Europe; this rate has increased by more than 25% over the last decade"

"Through the campaign we will also be calling for more money to be
granted to mental illnesses and seek better provision for the
treatment of metal illnesses. We as young republican activists must be
active on this issue as suicide as is biggest killer of young people
in Ireland. An all Ireland mental health strategy must be formulated,
funded and implemented as this issue does not simply stop at the
'border'." he concluded