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Independent Environmental Protection Agency - NOW!
Alliance says the DUP has blocked its plan for an independent Environmental Protection Agency at the Executive, citing Lough Neagh and the Mobuoy illegal dump, and calls on the UK and Irish governments to reform the system via a petition.
Environment and climate Issue: DUP blocks independent Environmental Protection Agency at Executive Original release: Independent Environmental Protection Agency - NOW! (opens in a new tab)
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Parties must continue working together – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says Executive parties must keep working together to deliver public services, citing progress since the Executive's return in February 2024 and calling for a multi-year budget, Programme for Government delivery and opposition to British government cuts.
Public finance and taxation Original release: Parties must continue working together – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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O'Toole: Surreal SF vote on Executive failure underlines Stormont farce
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole MLA says Sinn Féin’s support for an SDLP Opposition Day motion criticising the Executive’s failure highlights a farcical Stormont, citing poor public services, stalled budgets and infrastructure and questioning what will be done.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin vote on Executive failure at Stormont Original release: O'Toole: Surreal SF vote on Executive failure underlines Stormont farce (opens in a new tab)
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Unionist Co-operation
Ulster Unionist Party says the current Unionist co‑operation talks mark an exciting time for Ulster unionism and pledges to set out its vision for Northern Ireland and the Union, inviting all unionists to join and promising to consider any meeting requests that serve the best interests of the region
Constitutional affairs Issue: Unionist co‑operation discussions Original release: Unionist Co-operation (opens in a new tab)
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Patients and health staff deserve better than winter preparedness delay and disorganisation, says McAllister, ahead of Assembly motion
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says patients and staff deserve better after the Winter Preparedness Plan was published in mid-October, months after it was due in August. She calls for the Health Minister to set a timeline so 2026-27 winter planning starts earlier, with detailed…
Health Issue: Winter Preparedness Plan publication delay Original release: Patients and health staff deserve better than winter preparedness delay and disorganisation, says McAllister, ahead of Assembly motion (opens in a new tab)
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Clarke calls for justice on Teebane
DUP South Antrim MLA Trevor Clarke, attending the 2026 Teebane commemoration as a family member, says the IRA justification for the 1992 bombing that killed eight Protestant workers was morally bankrupt. He calls for the perpetrators to be named and criticises the selective approach to legacy…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Clarke calls for justice on Teebane (opens in a new tab)
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Frew comments on Justice Minister’s latest faux pas
DUP North Antrim MLA Paul Frew, who chairs the Justice Committee, criticises Justice Minister Naomi Long over an inaccurate statement on barristers' pay, her second such error in just over a month. He calls for criminal court cases to restart and for barristers to end their strike.
Justice and policing Issue: Justice Minister's inaccurate statement on barristers' pay Original release: Frew comments on Justice Minister’s latest faux pas (opens in a new tab)
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Calling out EU hypocrisy on Greenland
TUV leader Jim Allister accuses the EU and the UK government of hypocrisy over calls to respect Greenland's territorial integrity, arguing the EU undermined UK territorial integrity through the Irish Sea border. He says the EU should give up its claim over Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Calling out EU hypocrisy on Greenland (opens in a new tab)
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Unionist unity must be based on resistance to the Protocol
TUV says it has held no one-to-one meetings with the DUP or the UUP, and accuses the DUP of abandoning unionist unity by dropping collective opposition to the Protocol. It calls for any unionist unity to rest on firm opposition to the Protocol as it stands.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP letter on unionist unity and the Protocol Original release: Unionist unity must be based on resistance to the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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A moment Unionism must not waste
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP writes to members and supporters urging pro-union parties to co-operate, saying he has written to the incoming Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows inviting a meeting. He claims a divided unionism will cost seats and criticises Sinn Fein as uninterested in working with…
Constitutional affairs Original release: A moment Unionism must not waste (opens in a new tab)
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There Was Always an Alternative: Remembering the Teebane Murdered
TUV Mid Ulster Chairman Glenn Moore marks the anniversary of the 1992 Teebane attack that killed eight men, saying their families have been denied truth and accountability. He criticises Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill for saying there was no alternative to the IRA campaign at the time.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: There Was Always an Alternative: Remembering the Teebane Murdered (opens in a new tab)
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Michelle O’Neill pays tribute to former Sinn Féin MP and MLA Mickey Brady
Sinn Féin's Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill mourns the death of former MP and MLA Mickey Brady, praising his decades of community and welfare work in Newry and Armagh. She describes him as a committed republican and a figure with a famously sharp wit.
Other Issue: Death of former Sinn Féin MP and MLA Mickey Brady Original release: Michelle O’Neill pays tribute to former Sinn Féin MP and MLA Mickey Brady (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald expresses deep sadness at death of former MP Mickey Brady
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald says she is deeply saddened by the death of former MP and MLA Mickey Brady, extending condolences to his wife Caroline and family and praising his decades of service to Newry and Armagh.
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All-island approach to paediatric pathology is necessary – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn says an all-Ireland approach to paediatric pathology is needed, after an Assembly motion on all-island collaboration passed. She says families currently travelling to England face extra strain, and that recruitment for specialist vacancies has been difficult.
Health Issue: Assembly motion on all-island collaboration for paediatric pathology services Original release: All-island approach to paediatric pathology is necessary – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Work on Layde Cliff Path due to begin in May – McMullan
Sinn Féin Councillor Oliver McMullan says Causeway Coast and Glens Council officers have told him work on the Layde Cliff Path will start in May, brought forward by several months. He says the design team has visited the site and tendering is under way, and he will seek a further update.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Layde Cliff Path restoration works start date Original release: Work on Layde Cliff Path due to begin in May – McMullan (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy welcomes £2 million energy support for low-income households
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes over £2 million in extra Department for the Economy funding, announced by Minister Caoimhe Archibald, to cut energy bills for low-income households through insulation and efficiency measures for over 1,000 homes.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Department for the Economy £2 million NISEP energy-efficiency funding allocation Original release: Delargy welcomes £2 million energy support for low-income households (opens in a new tab)
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Fleadh can leave a lasting legacy in Belfast and beyond – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan calls on Stormont to support Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026, citing estimated visitor numbers of 650,000 and a £60 million boost to the Belfast economy. She says it could leave a lasting social, cultural and economic legacy.
Economy and employment Original release: Fleadh can leave a lasting legacy in Belfast and beyond – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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TUV responds to Burrows success
TUV leader Jim Allister congratulates Jon Burrows on winning the UUP leadership but says he is surprised Burrows never took a public stand on the Protocol. Allister urges Burrows to oppose the Windsor Framework and says the UUP should move from indifference to active opposition.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Jon Burrows wins UUP leadership election Original release: TUV responds to Burrows success (opens in a new tab)
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Government Legacy Plan Amounts to an Amnesty by Proxy
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA says the UK Government's Legacy Commission Bill protections for veterans also apply to terrorists, creating an "amnesty by proxy" via the ICIR and Legacy Commission, and says the UUP cannot support the bill unless the victim definition is addressed.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: UK Government Legacy Commission Bill veterans protections and victim definition Original release: Government Legacy Plan Amounts to an Amnesty by Proxy (opens in a new tab)
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New Structures Must Support Not Undermine the Controlled Sector
UUP education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA welcomes progress on proposals for a new statutory body to support the controlled sector, but warns against any 'nationalisation' perception and wants clarity on Christian ethos after the Supreme Court RE ruling.
Education Issue: Controlled sector statutory organisation proposals following consultation Original release: New Structures Must Support Not Undermine the Controlled Sector (opens in a new tab)