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Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes the Education Minister's commitment to review the Education Authority's guidance on supporting transgender young people, and calls for the guidance to be withdrawn as fundamentally flawed. He objects to advice on parental involvement and to proposals to remove…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance for schools Original release: Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance (opens in a new tab)
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Hype no substitute for tackling the sovereignty issue
TUV leader Jim Allister says new EU 'technical talks' on the Northern Ireland Protocol will only tinker with how it works, since the EU mandate has not widened, and calls for the sovereignty issue to be addressed first. He urges Unionists to refuse to restore Stormont.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK technical talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Hype no substitute for tackling the sovereignty issue (opens in a new tab)
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McMullan secures new Council disability group with aim of making city accessible
Alliance Belfast City Councillor Ross McMullan says a new Council disability working group, approved unanimously on Monday night, will help make Belfast accessible and produce an overarching disability strategy. He calls for a plan and indicators to replace the current status quo.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Belfast City Council disability working group approval Original release: McMullan secures new Council disability group with aim of making city accessible (opens in a new tab)
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Tory GDPR pledge a threat to basic cross-border activity: O’Toole
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole warns that the Conservatives' plan for a UK-only data equivalence system could disrupt cross-border payroll, healthcare, frontier worker arrangements and all-island bodies. He says it threatens post-Brexit data adequacy protections.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tory conference pledge on UK data equivalence system Original release: Tory GDPR pledge a threat to basic cross-border activity: O’Toole (opens in a new tab)
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Focus must be on removing the Protocol : Paisley
DUP MP Ian Paisley urges the UK Government to concentrate on removing the NI Protocol instead of issuing apologies, arguing it has set Northern Ireland back and collapsed the institutions. He says the Protocol Bill should be fast-tracked, as two years of talks with the EU failed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Focus must be on removing the Protocol : Paisley (opens in a new tab)
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Join the conversation on Irish Unity – Kearney
Sinn Féin chair Declan Kearney describes Saturday's Dublin conference on constitutional change as a pivotal moment for debate on Irish unity. He announces a Belfast Peoples' Assembly on 12 October, opened by Mary Lou McDonald, with registration open and submissions invited online.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Ireland's Future conference in Dublin, October 2022 Original release: Join the conversation on Irish Unity – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Steve Baker`s olive branch should be reciprocated by Irish Government and EU - Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA calls on the Irish Government and the EU to reciprocate Steve Baker's offer of an olive branch on the Northern Ireland Protocol. He says both sides have damaged trust by promoting false narratives, and urges everyone to redouble efforts to fix the protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Steve Baker olive branch on Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Steve Baker`s olive branch should be reciprocated by Irish Government and EU - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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My focus is on making Northern Ireland work for all its people within the United Kingdom – Beattie
Constitutional affairs Original release: My focus is on making Northern Ireland work for all its people within the United Kingdom – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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‘A New Ireland – A Nation Home for all’ – Mary Lou McDonald’s full address to Ireland’s Future
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD, speaking at Ireland's Future, sets out a vision of a united Ireland as a 'nation home for all', calling for healthcare, housing and public services to be shaped by that goal and pledging to stop forced emigration of young people.
Constitutional affairs Original release: ‘A New Ireland – A Nation Home for all’ – Mary Lou McDonald’s full address to Ireland’s Future (opens in a new tab)
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What a flop!
TUV leader Jim Allister dismisses a Sinn Fein event in Dublin as less popular than a Newry 12th of July celebration. He says it aims to subvert Unionists' rights to remain in the UK, and criticises Sinn Fein for not apologising for the IRA campaign.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Ireland's Future constitutional change conference in Dublin, 1 October 2022 Original release: What a flop! (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile commends ‘thoughtful and inclusive’ discussions at Seanad Committee hearing
Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile thanks participants in the inaugural Seanad Public Consultation Committee hearing on Ireland’s constitutional future, praising the respectful, inclusive dialogue and the strong contribution of young people, and looks forward to further sessions.
Constitutional affairs Issue: First Seanad Public Consultation Committee hearing on Ireland's constitutional future Original release: Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile commends ‘thoughtful and inclusive’ discussions at Seanad Committee hearing (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane calls on British government to enter talks with EU
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls on the British government to resume talks with the EU in good faith on the Northern Ireland Protocol to give certainty to local businesses, and urges PM Liz Truss to restore the Executive and Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Preliminary meeting between Šefčovič and Cleverly on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Finucane calls on British government to enter talks with EU (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol not Brexit has undermined devolved government - Buckley
DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley says the Northern Ireland Protocol, not Brexit, poses the threat to the Belfast Agreement, citing a 2019 High Court judgment. He calls for the Protocol to be replaced and urges the Government to expedite the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Buckley UCD debate on Brexit and Good Friday Agreement Original release: Protocol not Brexit has undermined devolved government - Buckley (opens in a new tab)
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Local parties must be involved in Protocol negotiations - Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken MLA urges the UK Government and EU to include local political parties, particularly those entitled to form an Executive, in resumed talks on resolving Northern Ireland Protocol issues. He calls for a deal protecting goods moving within the UK single market.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Resumption of Northern Ireland Protocol talks between UK and EU Original release: Local parties must be involved in Protocol negotiations - Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Egan ‘alarmed’ as child left on school bus
Education Disability and equality Original release: Egan ‘alarmed’ as child left on school bus (opens in a new tab)
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Planning for constitutional change and self-determination should start now – Kearney
Sinn Féin chair Declan Kearney urges the Irish government to set up a Citizen's Assembly on constitutional change without delay, ahead of concurrent referenda on Irish unity. He points to the Ireland's Future 'Together We Can' event in Dublin on 1 October and Sinn Féin's People's Assemblies.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Ireland's Future constitutional change conference in Dublin, 1 October 2022 Original release: Planning for constitutional change and self-determination should start now – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Brooks calls for explanation on GAA campaigning role in divisive…
DUP East Belfast MLA David Brooks writes to the GAA's Ulster Council seeking a clear position on campaigning for a border poll, after social media posts quoted GAA member Niall Murphy backing such calls. Brooks says the GAA cannot be purely a sporting body if it campaigns, and questions public…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: GAA member Niall Murphy's social media posts on a border poll Original release: Brooks calls for explanation on GAA campaigning role in divisive… (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea
Green Party Councillor Barry McKee expresses dismay at plans by Translink contractors to fell up to 141 trees near Carnalea station, warning of biodiversity loss and overnight disturbance. He calls on the council to require replanting in Carnalea.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink tree felling at Carnalea train station Original release: Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea (opens in a new tab)
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Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past
People Before Profit says a united Ireland must be radically different from the two existing states, calling for a border poll without delay and a socialist country that ends partition, church control of schools, and tax havens. It rejects confederation and Commonwealth membership as 'more of the…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past (opens in a new tab)
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‘Time to end digital partition of Ireland’
Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis and Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile call for an end to the blocking of northern viewers from watching sporting events on television, and for RTÉ to lift its ban on northern entrants to its competitions. They cite Ireland's Nations League matches as an example and say they…
Disability and equality Original release: ‘Time to end digital partition of Ireland’ (opens in a new tab)