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Business as normal under tainted Donaldson Deal is a road to an all-Ireland
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell says calls for the Executive to carry on as normal under the Donaldson deal are not motivated by concern for Northern Ireland. He claims the deal wrongly promised the Sea Border would be abolished and argues instability is preferable until it is addressed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Donaldson deal and Executive restoration under the Sea Border Original release: Business as normal under tainted Donaldson Deal is a road to an all-Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Continuity Jeffrey won’t change the tainted Donaldson Deal
TUV leader Jim Allister says Gavin Robinson, a candidate for DUP leader, will not change the Donaldson Deal, which he claims enthrones Sinn Féin, accepts EU law and an Irish Sea border. He urges DUP members unhappy with the deal to act and pledges TUV opposition.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Donaldson Deal DUP leadership contest Gavin Robinson Original release: Continuity Jeffrey won’t change the tainted Donaldson Deal (opens in a new tab)
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Conor Murphy remarks at Belfast Easter Commemoration 2024
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy urges the Irish Government to set up a Citizens' Assembly now to plan for constitutional change and Irish unity, saying referenda could happen before the decade ends. Speaking at a Belfast Easter Rising commemoration, he also calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Belfast Easter Rising commemoration 2024 Conor Murphy speech Original release: Conor Murphy remarks at Belfast Easter Commemoration 2024 (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald addresses Sinn Féin’s annual Easter Rising Commemoration
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD says the 1916 rebels inspire today’s fight for a united, free Ireland, urges protection and regeneration of Moore Street, and praises First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s historic role.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sinn Féin Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill Original release: Mary Lou McDonald addresses Sinn Féin’s annual Easter Rising Commemoration (opens in a new tab)
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TUV comments on DUP bombshell
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's departure in concerning circumstances has wide ramifications for unionism, stressing innocent-until-proven-guilty and the family involved. He urges unionism to steady itself and reject the Donaldson Deal's Irish Sea border and EU law.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Jeffrey Donaldson resignation as DUP leader after charges Original release: TUV comments on DUP bombshell (opens in a new tab)
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TUV comments on DUP honours
TUV leader Jim Allister says honours given to DUP figures, including Gregory Campbell's CBE and the deputy leader's Privy Council membership, reward backing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's deal and show how easily some are pacified.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP honours for figures backing Donaldson's deal Original release: TUV comments on DUP honours (opens in a new tab)
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No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
People Before Profit opposes congestion charges, which it says would create class barriers to city centres, and calls for free, frequent public transport in urban centres instead. It responds to a proposal by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan that councils prepare traffic plans by 2026 and consider…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Eamon Ryan congestion charges proposal Original release: No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Department of Education publishes Healthy Happy Minds evaluation
The DUP reports that the Department of Education has released an external review of the Healthy Happy Minds pilot, which delivered counselling and therapeutic support in primary schools from November 2021 to March 2023. Education Minister Paul Givan says he will weigh its findings alongside wider…
Education Health Issue: Healthy Happy Minds pilot evaluation publication Original release: Department of Education publishes Healthy Happy Minds evaluation (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers welcomes investment in health service dentistry
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers welcomes the £9 million targeted support package for health‑service dentistry, saying the three measures will aid general dental practitioners and improve patient access after pandemic‑related pressures.
Health Issue: £9m health service dentistry support package Original release: Chambers welcomes investment in health service dentistry (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed to improve water quality – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan calls for an urgent review of how water quality is addressed across the north, following an Audit Office report finding no improvement in water quality over almost a decade. She urges full implementation of the report's recommendations by the Department of Agriculture…
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: Northern Ireland Audit Office report on water quality in rivers and lakes Original release: Urgent action needed to improve water quality – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Meaningful East/West connectivity welcome but reality of Protocol cannot be ignored
TUV deputy leader councillor Ron McDowell says meaningful East/West connectivity is welcome but the Protocol creates a partitioning border that cannot be ignored, and the new East/West Council lacks statutory powers, limiting its substance.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Establishment of the new East/West Council Original release: Meaningful East/West connectivity welcome but reality of Protocol cannot be ignored (opens in a new tab)
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Boosting our East-West linkages
The DUP welcomes the inaugural UK East-West Council meeting in London, saying it will strengthen internal UK trade, transport links and school exchanges, and calls for it to become a forum for future cooperation across the UK.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Establishment of the new East/West Council Original release: Boosting our East-West linkages (opens in a new tab)
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7,681 abortions in Northern Ireland since law change
TUV leader Jim Allister says 7,681 abortions have been carried out in Northern Ireland since the abortion regulations took effect in March 2020, based on a Department of Health answer to his written question. He criticises the Sinn Fein-led return to government and cites a 79% opposition figure…
Health Issue: Department of Health figures on abortions since 2020 regulations Original release: 7,681 abortions in Northern Ireland since law change (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Lauren Kendall urges support for those struggling with addiction
Green Party NI councillor Lauren Kendall, representing Holywood and Clandeboye, backs Rory Sloan's ResoluteMinds peer-support launch on 15 May 2024 and calls on the NI Executive to make drug and addiction a priority in the Programme for Government.
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Beattie Questions relevance of East-West Council
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA questions what the newly formed East-West Council adds, arguing it rebrands existing UK Intergovernmental Relations structures, which he says already cover a wide range of issues. He calls on unionists to engage with UK-wide structures as equal members rather than…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Establishment of the new East/West Council Original release: Beattie Questions relevance of East-West Council (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: NIAC report sets out need for ambition and delivery
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna welcomes a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on public services, calling on Stormont Ministers to act urgently on health, education and justice pressures and to bring forward spending plans. She also calls for institutional reform to prevent Executive…
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on public services pressures Original release: Hanna: NIAC report sets out need for ambition and delivery (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls for restoration of North-South Ministerial Council
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP calls for the North‑South Ministerial Council to be reconvened without delay, saying it remains dormant despite the return of power‑sharing and urging ministers to restore all‑island cooperation.
Constitutional affairs Issue: North‑South Ministerial Council not convened after power‑sharing restoration Original release: SDLP calls for restoration of North-South Ministerial Council (opens in a new tab)
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DUP meet Shadow Secretary of State at Stormont
DUP Junior Minister Pam Cameron and North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett say they met Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn at Stormont and discussed focusing on issues that matter to everyone in Northern Ireland. Brett calls for growing the economy and better schools, hospitals and public services…
Constitutional affairs Original release: DUP meet Shadow Secretary of State at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Allister calls out attacks on Ben Habib
TUV leader Jim Allister says he is saddened by attacks, mostly from DUP sources, on Ben Habib, whom he praises as a true friend of Northern Ireland. He points to DUP positions on the Protocol and says Habib funded the court challenge exposing its breach of the Act of Union.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Attacks on Ben Habib from DUP sources over Protocol record Original release: Allister calls out attacks on Ben Habib (opens in a new tab)
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Now even shampoo bottles are being blocked by the Sea Border
TUV councillor Christopher Jamieson says the ban on hotel shampoo bottles entering Northern Ireland but not Great Britain shows the Sea Border divides the UK and reflects EU overreach. He claims DUP claims about the Sea Border are absurd and calls for those who backed the Executive's return to pay…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Hotel shampoo bottle phase-out reports in Northern Ireland Original release: Now even shampoo bottles are being blocked by the Sea Border (opens in a new tab)