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TUV launch full page newspaper adverts warning against Unionist acceptance of Windsor Framework
TUV launches full-page newspaper adverts warning against unionist acceptance of the Windsor Framework and a return to Stormont under the Protocol. Leader Jim Allister says the adverts set out seven reasons why Unionists cannot return and urge adherence to the DUP's seven tests.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: TUV launch full page newspaper adverts warning against Unionist acceptance of Windsor Framework (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Flynn welcomes launch of Belfast Tree Strategy
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn welcomes the launch of the Belfast Tree Strategy, saying it is the first such plan by a Northern Ireland council and gives a framework for expanding tree cover. He calls for adequate resources for it and for related initiatives such as a one million trees…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast Tree Strategy launch Original release: Cllr Flynn welcomes launch of Belfast Tree Strategy (opens in a new tab)
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What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart
UUP MLA John Stewart says the Stormont boycott has failed and warns Unionism faces a difficult position unless a solution to the Windsor Framework impasse is found by end of October. He argues Unionists should return to Stormont to make their case, warning a boycott could accelerate a border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont boycott over Windsor Framework impasse Original release: What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 – Investing in Housing, Health and Climate Action
Sinn Féin launches its Budget 2024 proposals, including 21,000 social and affordable homes, a one-month rent rebate, a three-year rent increase ban, income tax cuts for those earning under €100,000 and a €6.8 billion package. Party President Mary Lou McDonald TD says the budget would invest in…
Public finance and taxation Housing Issue: Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 proposals launch Original release: Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 – Investing in Housing, Health and Climate Action (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of service across NI
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of providing affordable, accessible transport across Northern Ireland, recalling her earlier work with local community transport groups and the role minibuses play for people with limited mobility.
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Original release: Armstrong congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of service across NI (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh ecological crisis clearly shows we must do things differently and better, says Blair
Alliance's agriculture and environment spokesperson, South Antrim MLA John Blair, says policies behind the Lough Neagh blue-green algal blooms must be reviewed without exemptions, after visiting the shore with the Lough Neagh Partnership. He also calls for a coordinated effort to prevent similar…
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algal bloom crisis Original release: Lough Neagh ecological crisis clearly shows we must do things differently and better, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Maghie delighted after clean indoor air motion passes Belfast City Council
Alliance councillor Jenna Maghie says she is delighted her motion for a clean indoor air strategy across Belfast City Council buildings has passed. It also asks the Council to draft and promote guidance on clean indoor air at events it supports.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast City Council clean indoor air motion passed unanimously Original release: Maghie delighted after clean indoor air motion passes Belfast City Council (opens in a new tab)
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Speculation of unionist climbdown requires to be disappointed
TUV leader Jim Allister says speculation that unionists will climb down over the Protocol must be disappointed, citing EU Regulation 2023/1231 on goods moving from GB to NI as an example of what he calls EU colonial rule.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Speculation of unionist climbdown over the Protocol Original release: Speculation of unionist climbdown requires to be disappointed (opens in a new tab)
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Enormous economic opportunities need to be seized – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says she met Labour's Hilary Benn at Stormont and urges restoring the Executive and Assembly without delay. She calls for seizing enormous economic opportunities to create jobs and attract investment.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Hilary Benn meeting with Michelle O'Neill at Stormont Original release: Enormous economic opportunities need to be seized – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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IBEC’s constructive input on potential of an all-Ireland economy welcome – Rose Conway-Walsh TD
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: IBEC’s constructive input on potential of an all-Ireland economy welcome – Rose Conway-Walsh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Free period products must be delivered
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter says free period products should reach people across the North after a Menstruation Matters event at Stormont. She calls for the period products legislation to be kept intact and implemented in schools, colleges and public buildings.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Stormont Menstruation Matters event on period products legislation Original release: Hunter: Free period products must be delivered (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Sea Border depicts a humiliating surrender of sovereignty – an internal border at the behest and under the control of a foreign power
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Irish Sea Border, with its Border Control Posts opening on 1 October, is governed by EU law and the European Court of Justice, describing it as a humiliating surrender of sovereignty. He cites a £28m UK fine over diesel rules on pleasure craft as evidence.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Irish Sea Border Control Posts opening 1 October 2023 Original release: Irish Sea Border depicts a humiliating surrender of sovereignty – an internal border at the behest and under the control of a foreign power (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie meets with Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland as local government funding is due to stop
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says he met Women's Aid Federation NI over its loss of core Department of Health funding from 30 September, and calls for a return to government to secure funding for domestic abuse support organisations.
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Doug Beattie meets with Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland as local government funding is due to stop (opens in a new tab)
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There can be no tolerance for hate crime – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says hate crime is unacceptable after a Detail report showed race hate crimes rising across the north and more than doubling in South Belfast. She urges victims to report incidents to the PSNI and pledges continued engagement with minority ethnic groups.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Detail report on rising race hate crime in Northern Ireland Original release: There can be no tolerance for hate crime – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says Department of Health funding for the Women's Aid Federation is set to end within days and urges the Permanent Secretary to commit to continuing the £147,000 annual grant.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding (opens in a new tab)
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Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the Windsor Framework will be fully operational in two days and welcomes the UK and EU’s commitment to implement it faithfully, urging the Assembly and Executive to end the boycott, address health service problems and seize new economic opportunities.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Windsor Framework becomes fully operational Original release: Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister says Belfast Trust's lack of transparency over ending its meals on wheels service has been unhelpful, and calls on the Trust to guarantee no one goes without meals and to set up a sustainable solution for users.
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Belfast Trust meals on wheels service ending without replacement Original release: Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Egan criticises decision to axe Women's Aid funding
Alliance MLA Connie Egan criticises the removal of central government funding for Women's Aid, saying Northern Ireland is now the only UK region where the group receives none. She warns the decision could harm people needing urgent help and blames the DUP's Stormont boycott.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Egan criticises decision to axe Women's Aid funding (opens in a new tab)
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Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at an Ulster Day rally in Markethill, says the demand for "equal citizenship" from the Ulster Covenant remains central to opposition to the Protocol. He warns that operating the Protocol through Stormont would make Unionism's position irretrievable and calls for…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan calls on the Taoiseach to set out his alternative to a Citizens' Assembly on constitutional change and to bring an interstate action against the British government over the Legacy Bill at the European Court of Human Rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Taoiseach's Seanad address on a Citizens' Assembly for Irish constitutional change Original release: Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan (opens in a new tab)