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Durkan: Cover-up on lethal use of plastic bullets demands public inquiry
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Durkan: Cover-up on lethal use of plastic bullets demands public inquiry (opens in a new tab)
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Those injured and families of those killed by rubber and plastic bullets deserve to know truth – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly says victims and bereaved relatives of rubber and plastic bullets are entitled to learn why the rrounds kept being fired at children. He claims the British Army knew from 1971 they were lethal, and calls on the British government to disclose its policy on their continued…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Those injured and families of those killed by rubber and plastic bullets deserve to know truth – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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Celebrating Diversity Report published in Derry
Sinn Féin has published a report on its Derry Peoples Assembly held in December, titled 'Celebrating Diversity – Ending Division', covering themes such as protecting Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist traditions in a new Ireland and the role of a Citizens' Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Derry Peoples Assembly 'Celebrating Diversity – Ending Division' report Original release: Celebrating Diversity Report published in Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Nothing to cheer in visit of nationalist partisan, Biden
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises US President Joe Biden ahead of his visit, calling him a nationalist partisan over past opposition to IRA extraditions, remarks on the Palestinian struggle and support for the Protocol. He says Biden celebrates the Belfast Agreement, which Allister describes as…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Biden visit to Belfast for Good Friday Agreement anniversary Original release: Nothing to cheer in visit of nationalist partisan, Biden (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Deputy Leader Welcomes Seachtain na Gaeilge
Aontú deputy leader Gemma Brolly celebrates Seachtain na Gaeilge, urging that the Irish language be accessible to all year round and calling for greater support in schools and councils, especially where it is currently limited.
Disability and equality Issue: Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 Original release: Aontú Deputy Leader Welcomes Seachtain na Gaeilge (opens in a new tab)
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Help and support available for victims of Historical Institutional Abuse – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges victims of historical institutional abuse to seek available help, pointing to the Victims and Survivors Service and the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse for compensation support.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Help and support available for victims of Historical Institutional Abuse – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister welcomes launch of awareness campaign for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister, spokesperson for the Executive Office, welcomes the launch of an awareness campaign by the Executive Office and the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse, and urges eligible people abroad to contact the Commissioner about redress.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Executive Office awareness campaign for historical institutional abuse redress launch Original release: McAllister welcomes launch of awareness campaign for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong "disgusted" at UVF flag errected outside church in Kircubbin
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong condemns a UVF flag erected at a Catholic chapel in Kircubbin as sectarian intimidation. She calls on those responsible to remove it immediately and, failing that, asks the PSNI to act and have the flags taken down.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: UVF flag erected at Catholic chapel in Kircubbin Original release: Armstrong "disgusted" at UVF flag errected outside church in Kircubbin (opens in a new tab)
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Victims of terrorism must always be remembered, says Eastwood
Alliance Legacy spokesperson Sorcha Eastwood MLA says victims of terrorism must be remembered for years after attacks, ahead of European Day of Remembrance, and calls for lasting support mechanisms for victims and families. She also condemns the recent shooting of DCI John Caldwell and urges…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Victims of terrorism must always be remembered, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons urges Sinn Féin's leadership to stop justifying PIRA violence, warning that glorifying past paramilitaries will shape young people's attitudes. He points to youths chanting pro-IRA slogans at events and rejects Michelle O'Neill's recent remark that there was no…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin remarks on PIRA violence and 'no alternative' to violence Original release: SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: SEN children must get support they need
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says children with special educational needs must get the support they need, after parents described their struggle to secure help. He cites reports that the Education Authority has conceded most SEN appeals and calls for a complete overhaul of the assessment…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Reports of Education Authority conceding most SEN appeals Original release: McCrossan: SEN children must get support they need (opens in a new tab)
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Home Office must stamp out glorification of terrorism
DUP MP Carla Lockhart and MLA Emma Little-Pengelly condemn Sinn Féin's praise of Rita O'Hare after her death, and Lockhart urges the Home Office to legislate against glorifying terrorism, which the Secretary of State had called a devolved matter.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Rita O'Hare funeral tributes from Sinn Féin leadership Original release: Home Office must stamp out glorification of terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash
TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after its leader praised Rita O'Hare at her Dublin funeral as an inheritor of a great tradition, despite condemning an Omagh attempted police murder a week earlier. He says such tributes feed present-day republican violence and that…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Rita O'Hare funeral tributes from Sinn Féin leadership Original release: Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash (opens in a new tab)
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International Women’s Day
People Before Profit marks International Women's Day by arguing that housing, cost of living and health service pressures disproportionately affect women, and that women still earn 14% less than men on average. It calls for a broader fight for women's rights, including full bodily autonomy North…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Original release: International Women’s Day (opens in a new tab)
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We deserve every seat we have at every table, says McAllister, marking International Women’s Day 2023
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister marks International Women's Day 2023 by paying tribute to female party colleagues, citing legislation under Naomi Long as Justice Minister and Michelle Kelly's Belfast City Council changes. She calls for continued work on equity, including accessible and…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: We deserve every seat we have at every table, says McAllister, marking International Women’s Day 2023 (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Loss of community transport will leave vulnerable isolated
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter warns that uncertainty over Department for Infrastructure funding for the dial-a-lift community transport service could leave elderly and disabled people isolated. She says she has raised concerns with the department's Permanent Secretary and urges Stormont…
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Issue: DfI one-month community transport funding extension Original release: Hunter: Loss of community transport will leave vulnerable isolated (opens in a new tab)
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A restored Assembly must deliver for women – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin tells a Glasgow event marking March 8th that a restored Assembly and Executive must act to advance equality and deliver better for women, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBT+ women and women with disabilities.
Disability and equality Original release: A restored Assembly must deliver for women – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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Highly successful event to mark innocent victims of terrorism day
TUV leader Jim Allister hosts an event at Stormont marking European Day for Innocent Victims of Terrorism, with victims' testimony and poems, and says victims are too often overlooked.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Highly successful event to mark innocent victims of terrorism day (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD speech at centenary commemoration of Ballyseedy massacre
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD calls on the state to acknowledge the truth about the Ballyseedy massacre and amend the Dáil record, marking the centenary of the eight Republicans killed.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Ballyseedy massacre centenary commemoration Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD speech at centenary commemoration of Ballyseedy massacre (opens in a new tab)
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Speakers confirmed for Victims’ Day event
TUV leader Jim Allister announces speakers for the Victims' Day event in the Senate Chamber at Stormont on Tuesday, where three victims will tell their stories after a minute's silence. Speakers include Tanya Williams-Powell, Paul Wilson and Mary Hornsey.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Speakers confirmed for Victims’ Day event (opens in a new tab)