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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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Calm heads needed to work through Windsor Framework: Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says calm heads are needed to assess the Windsor Framework, accusing some parties of spin and of undermining the Belfast Agreement, and says the DUP will obtain answers where gaps arise.
Constitutional affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: Calm heads needed to work through Windsor Framework: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey establishes consultative group
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says he has established a consultation group with political, legal and business experience to consult across Northern Ireland on the Windsor Framework, reporting back by the end of March.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework publication and DUP consultation group Original release: Sir Jeffrey establishes consultative group (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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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD announces the passing of Rita O’Hare
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD announces the death of Rita O'Hare, who died at her home in Dublin, and offers condolences to her husband Brendan and family. She describes Rita's roles in Sinn Féin, the Peace Process and US support work.
Other International affairs Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD announces the passing of Rita O’Hare (opens in a new tab)
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High time SF & Alliance leaders apologised for ‘rigorous…
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says Michelle O'Neill and Naomi Long should apologise for backing strict enforcement of the NI Protocol during their September 2020 Dublin visit. She claims their pro-Protocol stance put EU approval ahead of Northern Ireland's interests.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: High time SF & Alliance leaders apologised for ‘rigorous… (opens in a new tab)
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TUV launch social media publication contrasting Government spin with legal reality
TUV leader Jim Allister launches a social media publication setting out what he calls the real legal position of the Windsor Framework against Government claims. He argues the deal leaves Northern Ireland tied to the EU and Republic of Ireland single market and customs rules, and says it falls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework TUV social media publication launch Original release: TUV launch social media publication contrasting Government spin with legal reality (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State makes good case against Windsor whitewash
TUV's Matthew Armstrong, a Ballymena councillor and party vice-chair, says the Secretary of State's Good Morning Ulster interview showed the Stormont Brake would not reliably block EU law, calling the Windsor deal merely a renamed Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Secretary of State's Good Morning Ulster interview on Stormont Brake Original release: Secretary of State makes good case against Windsor whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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Plenty of sophistry but no sovereignty reclaimed
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Windsor Framework has not changed the Protocol, arguing that its adjustments are limited to tinkering because they cannot alter the Protocol's essential elements, which keep EU law, the ECJ and the Irish Sea border in place. He says the Prime Minister reclaimed…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: Plenty of sophistry but no sovereignty reclaimed (opens in a new tab)
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We will take our time to fully interrogate detail of Windsor Framework - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says the party will take time to scrutinise the Windsor Framework, noting the legal text, Stormont Brake details and Northern Ireland Act changes are still awaited, and will consult business and stakeholders before deciding.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework TUV social media publication launch Original release: We will take our time to fully interrogate detail of Windsor Framework - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Net-zero advice reinforces need for urgently restored Executive, says Tennyson
Alliance Climate Change Spokesperson Eóin Tennyson MLA says the Climate Change Committee’s carbon‑budget advice underlines the urgent need to restore the Northern Ireland Executive, arguing ministerial direction is essential to meet the 2050 net‑zero target.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: CCC first three Carbon Budgets advice for NI Original release: Net-zero advice reinforces need for urgently restored Executive, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent restoration of the Assembly and Executive needed to facilitate public inquiry for victims of mother and baby homes in NI, says McAllister
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister calls for urgent restoration of the Stormont institutions so a public inquiry into mother and baby homes can proceed, after a Dáil-passed redress scheme in the Republic. She blames the DUP's boycott and says draft inquiry legislation should be progressed…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Dáil passes mother and baby homes redress scheme Original release: Urgent restoration of the Assembly and Executive needed to facilitate public inquiry for victims of mother and baby homes in NI, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe responds to Lord Frost comments on Protocol deal
TUV Newry and Armagh spokesperson Keith Ratcliffe welcomes Lord Frost's Daily Telegraph comments, saying the Windsor Framework is the Protocol renamed and that the Stormont brake is narrow, with Westminster holding the final say.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Frost Daily Telegraph comments on Windsor Framework Original release: Ratcliffe responds to Lord Frost comments on Protocol deal (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein welcoming conclusion to process they said could never happen
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons says Sinn Féin's welcome of the Windsor Framework is only possible because of DUP pressure, and calls on Michelle O'Neill to apologise for pushing the EU to fully enforce the NI Protocol. He says the DUP will scrutinise the framework's texts against its seven tests.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: Sinn Fein welcoming conclusion to process they said could never happen (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: We must realise potential of dual market access
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP says Northern Ireland must capitalise on dual market access after questioning PM Rishi Sunak on the Protocol deal in the Commons. He calls for British government investment in infrastructure and higher education, and urges Stormont parties to restore functioning…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Sunak Protocol deal questioned in House of Commons Original release: Eastwood: We must realise potential of dual market access (opens in a new tab)
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“The last hundred years were dominated by partition and conservatism. Let us strive to make the next hundred years about unity and progress.” – Chris MacManus MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus calls on the Irish government and EU institutions to formally engage in discussions on Irish unity, proposing an all-Ireland Citizens Assembly on the subject. Speaking at an Arigna commemoration honouring two men who died there, he says a future unity referendum must…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: “The last hundred years were dominated by partition and conservatism. Let us strive to make the next hundred years about unity and progress.” – Chris MacManus MEP (opens in a new tab)
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“Rigorous implementers” wanted a bad deal made worse
DUP MP Gregory Campbell urges parties that backed the Northern Ireland Protocol as "rigorous implementers" to admit they were wrong to dismiss unionist concerns about its flaws. He says progress on trade under the Windsor Framework would not have happened without the change unionists pushed for.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: “Rigorous implementers” wanted a bad deal made worse (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President calls for restoration of Executive without delay
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald calls for the northern Executive to be restored without delay, welcoming the EU-UK agreement on the Protocol and urging the DUP to end its boycott of the Executive and Assembly.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol announced Original release: Sinn Féin President calls for restoration of Executive without delay (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill tells Sunak to keep positive momentum going to restore Executive
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill says she spoke by phone with Rishi Sunak, urging him to keep momentum going to restore the Executive without delay after the Windsor Framework deal. She also calls on the DUP to end its blockade.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: O’Neill tells Sunak to keep positive momentum going to restore Executive (opens in a new tab)