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	Alasdair McDonnell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell (born 1 September 1949 in Cushendall, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish politician, deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the British Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast.
		He first stood for the Westminster constituency of South Belfast in the 1979 general election and subsequently contested the constituency at each subsequent general election, though not in the 1986 by-election (caused by the resignation of Unionist MPs in protest at the Anglo Irish Agreement).
		In the 2005 general election McDonnell generated one of the most sensational results in Northern Ireland when he won South Belfast, primarily due to a split in the unionist vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell (277 words)

	Irish Echo Online - News
		The party's deputy leader, Dr. Alasdair McDonnell, said in New York last week that "grassroots" members of the party were demanding more of an effort in the U.S. The party's profile in the U.S. has dipped considerably since the retirement from active politics of former SDLP leader John Hume and deputy leader Seamus Mallon.
		McDonnell said that his party was "deeply concerned and frustrated" over the failure of the British government to fully publish the Cory Report and support a full public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast attorney Pat Finucane.
		McDonnell said that there had to be a statement "sooner rather than later" from the IRA that the war was over and the machinery of war was being dismantled.
	www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=14615 (632 words)

	SDLP Assembly Members - Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Married with three children, Alasdair McDonnell is a part-time family doctor in the Ormeau Road area.
		Alasdair has stood as a Parliamentary Candidate in 1979, 1982 (by-election), 1983, 1987, 1992 and 1997 elections.
		Alasdair is a former Chairman of the Economic Development Sub-committee of Belfast City Council, which continues to spearhead a number of economic regeneration projects across Belfast.
	www.sdlp.ie /party/alisdairmcdonnell.shtm (114 words)

	Castlemagner
		McEllestrum's full name was Alasdair McCulla McDonnell, the youngest son of Coll Cittach Mc Donnell of Colonsay in the Scottish Isles, descended from Coll Dhu brother of Sorley Bhui McDonnell.
		Some of the marching tunes played by the McDonnells as they took their chief from Rathmaher to Clonmeen still survive and are known collectively as McAllister's March.
		Colonel Randal McDonnell, the chieftain of the clan, remained in Scotland.
	www.iol.ie /~edmo/mcdonnell.htm (1473 words)

	Dr. Alasdair McDonnell M.P -- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alasdair McDonnell has called for an urgent investigation by Environmental Health Officers and the Planning Service into a South Belfast business following claims that they are emitting carcinogenic fumes.
		McDonnell said:“Local people are incensed that this type of facility has been situated in the heart of Newtownbreda.
		That was the message from Alasdair McDonnell, SDLP spokesman for Employment and Learning, who has also called on the Department of Employment and learning and major banks in Northern Ireland to introduce such a regional scheme.
	www.alasdairmcdonnell.govoffice.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={149D92EC-A7B3-42C1-A0E6-8201A5E2FF41} (517 words)

	Dr. Alasdair McDonnell M.P. Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Belfast South
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell, MP Alasdair McDonnell was born in Cushendall, Co. Antrim in January 1949.
		South Belfast MP Dr Alasdair McDonnell has said the overturning by the High Court of the granting of planning permission for the John Lewis development at Sprucefield was the 'only possible sensibl...
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell is inviting members of the public to attend a meeting at Lowe Memorial Church Hall (entrance: Kirklowe Drive) on Monday May 15th 7pm.
	www.alasdairmcdonnell.com (237 words)

	Slugger O'Toole: McDonnell broadsides Adams and Sinn Fein
		Alasdair has won a lot of respect for his straight-talking and willingnes to confront the issues facing the residents of south Belfast.
		Alasdair speaks on behalf of the people of south Belfast, on behalf of truth and justice, and on behalf of common decency.
		Alasdair McDonnell stepped up to help this family when no one else would, and his prime motivation is getting justice for them.
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/2005/04/mcdonnell_broad.php (3764 words)

	Irish Abroad - Irish American News
		McDonnell defeated two senior colleagues, Alban Maginnis and John Dallat, to take the post left vacant by the resignation of the popular Brid Rodgers.
		McDonnell said he would now take on the task of making the party stronger and more vibrant by launching a campaign of reorganization and rebuilding.
		McDonnell revealed that he was now withdrawing from the battle to succeed John Hume as a Member of the European Parliament.
	www.irishabroad.com /news/irishinamerica/news/insdlp.asp (331 words)

	Alasdair McDonnell: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alasdair McDonnell (born September 1 1949) is a politician in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland quick summary:
		Belfast city council is the largest local council serving the largest city in northern ireland which has a population of 277,391....
		In the 2005 general election McDonnell generated one of the most sensational results in Northern Ireland when he won South Belfast, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alasdair_mcdonnell1.htm (466 words)

	Alasdair McDonnell is new deputy leader of SDLP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alasdair McDonnell is new deputy leader of SDLP
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell, Assembly Member for South Belfast, beat his nearest rival, John Dallat, by 19 votes.
		In his victory address, Dr Alasdair McDonnell spoke of his vision for the future of the party:
	www.sdlp.ie /mcdonnellnewdeputyleader.shtm (440 words)

	Belfast Telegraph :: Homefinder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SDLP Assembly member Alasdair McDonnell says the crisis is so severe that young people have virtually given up their dream of purchasing their own property.
		Mr McDonnell though argued that would-be buyers were in a 'catch 22' situation in that they were paying high rents to landlords when they should be saving for a much-needed deposit.
		Mr McDonnell said the problem mainly faces people in their 20s and 30s who simply cannot afford the high deposits demanded for a first-time home.
	www.belfasttelegraphhomefinder.co.uk /firsttime7.asp (406 words)

	Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the event, the DUP and UUP both fielded candidates which split the vote, while the nationalist vote mainly went for the SDLP over Sinn Féin, with the result that the SDLP took the seat despite a majority of votes cast for unionist candidates.
		The Member of Parliament since the 2005 general election is Alasdair McDonnell of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
		He succeeded the Rev Martin Smyth of the Ulster Unionist Party, who had sat for the seat from a by-election in 1982 until retiring at the 2005 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Belfast_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (1113 words)

	Newshound: Daily Northern Ireland news catalog - Irish News article
		Although the DUP did not field a candidate to run for South Belfast in the last Westminster election, former Police Federation chairman Jimmy Spratt is already well placed according to the bookies.
		Mr McDonnell was the early front runner with the bookies, but is now ranked second with two leading bookmakers, Eastwood's and Graham's, while Mr McGimpsey can only manage third position among punters.
		Although Sinn Féin has increased it share of the vote, rising from eight percent in the 2001 Westminster election to 12 percent in the assembly poll two years later when Alex Maskey was elected, the former Belfast Lord Mayor is a ranked outsider among the bookies at 33/1 to 50/1.
	www.nuzhound.com /articles/irish_news/arts2005/apr30_South_Belfast.php (776 words)

	Slugger O'Toole: Trimble's difficulty, McDonnell's opportunity?
		A vote for Alasdair McDonnell on May 5th is the only sensible option for residents of south Belfast.
		So McDonnell might sqeak it this time but even if he does, short of substantial demographic change it will remain a borrowed constituency, waiting to be reclaimed by the unionist party that gets its house in order in South Belfast.
		Alasdair might have a "proven track record" as you put it El Matador, but remember that this is the doctor who decided to tell the world in 03 that he didn't think health was a priority!
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/2005/04/trimbles_diffic.php (6765 words)

	IBO News
		Alasdair McDonnell is a Social Democratic & Labour party (SDLP) member of the new Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont in Belfast.
		McDonnell grew up on a farm in the glens of Antrim 50 miles north of Belfast and close to the Giants Causeway.
		Alasdair McDonnell is married to educational social worker Olivia Nugent.
	www.ibo-ny.com /newsletter/news09-04.php (2230 words)

	17th century weighted sword - NetSword Discussion Forums
		Another historian who has written about the clan conflicts of the time stated that this sword was removed from Alasdair's body after he was killed at the Battle of Knocknanoss and kept at a castle in County Tipperary until the 19th century when records of it disappear.
		Alasdair Mac Colla - (1610?-1647) -- Born on Colonsay and raised among the MacDonnells and O'Cahans in Ulster, Alasdair Mac Colla (Nicknamed 'The Devastator') was one of the most ardent defenders of the old Catholic, Gaelic cultural order.
		The commanding officer of Thomas Purdon (the man who stabbed Alasdair) was so enraged that Alasdair was murdered, that he reportedly challenged Purdon to a duel at swordpoint every year for seven years afterwards, only to be usually bested by Purdon.
	www.netsword.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000356.html (7999 words)

	SAOIRSE32 :: SF’s boycott :: June :: 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Newly elected South Belfast SDLP MP Alasdair McDonnell has attacked Sinn Fein for its continuing boycott of Parliament.
		In his maiden Commons speech, Dr McDonnell said it saddened him that five out of 18 MPs “did not have the courage to take their seats”.
		Making his speech during a Europe debate, Dr McDonnell said it was depressing that although Northern Ireland received £3bn annually from the EU, it had elected three anti-Europe MEPs.
	saoirse32.blogsome.com /2005/06/16/sfs-boycott (258 words)

	Sinn Féin: Alasdair McDonnell endorsement of PD policy highlights deep SDLP divisions
		South Belfast Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey today said that the decision by Alasdair McDonnell to invite Michael McDowell into the constituency on Monday while Pat Rabbitte travelled to Derry with Mark Durkan was further evidence of growing divisions within the SDLP leadership over policy and direction.
		None of this is about policy, it is all a desperate bid to stop the continuing rise in Irish republicanism and the journey towards Irish unity and independence.
		Michael McDowell has never lifted a finger in defence of the rights and entitlements of northern nationalists, he recently of course claimed that inequality in society was a positive thing and his record on ethnic minorities is appalling.
	www.sinnfein.ie /gaelic/news/detail/9246 (339 words)

	Everything Ulster - Alasdair McDonnell "Representing Everyone"? - One Man's News & Views on Northern Ireland
		"When Alasdair McDonnell was elected as our MP he claimed that he would be a representative of everyone in south Belfast.
		Alasdair McDonnell is a nationalist, he belongs to a party that wants a United Ireland, and attempts to out-green sinn fein at times.......
		McDonnell clearly believes that some groups are more equal than others and deserving of recognition.
	www.everythingulster.com /blogs/index.php/everythingulster/2005/07/04/alasdair_mcdonnell_representing_everyone (1557 words)

	Sinn Féin: SDLP accused of supporting racist attitudes
		Sinn Fein West Belfast MLA Michael Ferguson has accused SDLP MLA Alasdair McDonnell of supporting racist attitudes after receiving a number of complaints after the SDLP deputy leader complained that Eastern European workers were stealing jobs from 'people here'.
		"Alasdair McDonnell is guilty of spouting the same sort of racist gibberish used by bigots and thugs to justify attacks on ethnic minorities.
		This is a particular problem in Alasdair McDonnell's own South Belfast constituency.
	www.sinnfein.ie /gaelic/news/detail/6133 (319 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Northern Ireland \| Assembly must have powers - SDLP
		Alasdair McDonnell said he will not engage in playground politics
		Alasdair McDonnell said his party was not interested in "an insulting invitation" to engage in "pre-school playground" politics.
		Speaking on the BBC's Inside Politics programme, Dr McDonnell said the SDLP would accept Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain's invitation if the political parties were given powers to alter decisions taken by direct rule ministers.
	212.58.226.50 /1/hi/northern_ireland/4911666.stm (317 words)

	Everything Ulster - McDonnell's Priorities All Wrong? - One Man's News & Views on Northern Ireland
		Alasdair McDonnell is meeting with the police today regarding his favourite issue - flags.
		McDonnell, still trying to tie the flags to loyalist paramilitarism, said "The police have been left in no doubt that loyalist bunting and flags are extremely unpopular with local residents."
		On neither occasion did he see fit to reply to this constituent, despite my pointing out that nearly 500 people (a number of whom live in Alasdair's South Belfast constituency) have signed the same petition against the Maze Stadium/Terror Dome.
	www.everythingulster.com /blogs/index.php/everythingulster/2005/07/05/mcdonnell_s_priorities_all_wrong (401 words)

	SAOIRSE32 :: And now McDowell… :: April :: 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mr McDowell, who has been a trenchant critic of Sinn Fein, was campaigning tonight for the deputy leader of the nationalist SDLP, Dr Alasdair McDonnell in his bid to capture the south Belfast seat.
		“Alasdair is an old friend from college days,” she said.
		The SDLP and Sinn Fein are currently engaged in a bitter battle for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume`s seat in Foyle.
	saoirse32.blogsome.com /2005/04/18/and-now-mcdowell (618 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Northern Ireland \| SDLP elects new deputy leader
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell is the SDLP's new deputy leader.
		Dr McDonnell said it was now his job to help make the party stronger and more vibrant.
		Dr McDonnell added that he was now withdrawing as a candidate to succeed John Hume as an MEP
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/3510965.stm (370 words)

	Brothers and Sisters
		John Hume to Atlanta was not a Georgia AOH State Board activity I hasten to thank the officers and members of the Georgia AOH State Board who offered assistance, or who attended one of the numerous opportunities to hear him speak, or meet with him, Mrs.
		Hume and Dr. Alasdair McDonnell, Deputy Leader of the SDLP.
		Ireland, and Northern Ireland, is again at a cross roads and the work and the achievements of this great, and presently very active man, whom I first met in Derry in 1970, continues to show the way forward.
	www.aohga.com /johnhume.htm (897 words)

	The Labour Party - Press Office - Listing
		The Labour Party has announced that Poul Nyrup Rasmussen MEP, Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP, and Adi Roche will be among the speakers at this weekend’s Labour Party Conference at The Brandon Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
		Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP, MLA, is Deputy Leader of the SDLP and is the newly elected Member of Parliament for South Belfast.
		Dr McDonnell has served as MLA for the same constituency since 1998, and was elected Deputy Leader of the SDLP in February 2004.
	www.labour.ie /press/listing/20050525094229.html (328 words)

	South Belfast, 1983-1992
		Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 6,266 (18.7%)
		Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 4,268 (13.0%)
		Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 3,216 (8.6%)
	www.ark.ac.uk /elections/bsb.htm (227 words)

	Irish Tribesman: Legislation 'lets loyalists off the hook'
		The Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill which deals with on the runs is based on "outrageous double standards" – SDLP deputy leader Alasdair McDonnell said yesterday (Tuesday).
		Dr McDonnell said that once the governments started putting real pressure on the IRA they decommissioned and committed to end all activity.
		Dr McDonnell complained that even the definition of a ceasefire is flexible.
	irishtribesman.blogspot.com /2005/12/legislation-lets-loyalists-off-hook.html (393 words)

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