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TUV challenges Post Office over Irish Tricolour display
TUV deputy leader Court Councillor Ron McDowell says the Post Office must explain and withdraw the prominent Irish Tricolour display and merchandise at the Belfast City branch, arguing it politicises a public service, especially ahead of the upcoming Fleadh and its association with republican activi
Community relations and legacy Issue: Irish Tricolour display at Belfast City Post Office Original release: TUV challenges Post Office over Irish Tricolour display (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin's double standards on illegal banners exposed
UUP Councillor Victor Warrington accuses Sinn Féin councillors of hypocrisy after they voted down his proposal to send the Infrastructure Minister photographic evidence of an Easter commemoration banner on a DfI road sign in Erne West. He calls for the Minister to receive the evidence and state…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Fermanagh and Omagh council vote on Easter banner photographic evidence Original release: Sinn Féin's double standards on illegal banners exposed (opens in a new tab)
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Disgraceful attack on memorial to Jimmy McCurrie and Bobby Neill
TUV Deputy Leader Councillor Ron McDowell condemns an attack on a memorial to Jimmy McCurrie and Bobby Neill, two Protestant civilians he says were murdered by the IRA in 1970. He appeals for anyone with information to contact police.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attack on memorial to Jimmy McCurrie and Bobby Neill Original release: Disgraceful attack on memorial to Jimmy McCurrie and Bobby Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows calls for tougher laws and sentencing powers in care abuse cases
UUP Leader and North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows calls for tougher laws, a review of the maximum sentence and a power for the DPP to refer such cases to the Court of Appeal, after the non-custodial sentence in the Corvan care abuse case.
Justice and policing Health Issue: Ciara Corvan care abuse sentence and DPP Court of Appeal referral limits Original release: Burrows calls for tougher laws and sentencing powers in care abuse cases (opens in a new tab)
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Minister admits he cannot give ‘absolute assurance’ men won’t get female screening invites
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says he is deeply concerned after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he cannot guarantee men will not receive invitations for female-specific screening. Gaston calls for screening to be administered by biological sex and asks how many males have been invited.
Health Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt admits no assurance on male screening invitations Original release: Minister admits he cannot give ‘absolute assurance’ men won’t get female screening invites (opens in a new tab)
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Allister Calls for Local Training of Dental Hygienists to Tackle Workforce Shortages
TUV MP Jim Allister KC calls on Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to address the lack of any local university course for dental hygienists and therapists, after writing to him over workforce shortages. He asks whether the Department has assessed demand and is considering commissioning a local degree.
Health Education Issue: Lack of local dental hygienist and therapist training in Northern Ireland Original release: Allister Calls for Local Training of Dental Hygienists to Tackle Workforce Shortages (opens in a new tab)
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TUV meet PSNI to discuss concerns about Gaza march
TUV branch secretary Richard Ferguson says an Upper Bann delegation met senior PSNI officers about the 6 June pro-Gaza march, raising policing concerns, unwelcome route impacts in rural Unionist areas and offensive banners. He says the PSNI assured them the matter remains under investigation.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Upper Bann pro-Gaza march of 6 June policing concerns Original release: TUV meet PSNI to discuss concerns about Gaza march (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein cannot condemn today's republican terrorism while…
DUP East Antrim MLA Cheryl Brownlee says a revelation about former Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson prioritising an IRA operation over her pregnancy is shocking, and calls on Sinn Fein to stop eulogising past terrorism and glorifying IRA figures to young republicans.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Martina Anderson revelation about IRA operation and pregnancy Original release: Sinn Fein cannot condemn today's republican terrorism while… (opens in a new tab)
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Vulnerable Patients Deserve Better Justice
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA writes to the Director of Public Prosecutions urging a review of Ciara Corvan’s sentence in the Bluestone abuse case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Mechanism, arguing that the offence warrants custodial punishment rather than community service.
Justice and policing Health Issue: Bluestone abuse case sentencing Original release: Vulnerable Patients Deserve Better Justice (opens in a new tab)
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Executive Office finally comes clean on £800 cost to taxpayer of First Minister jolly to Easter Commemoration
TUV North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston says Executive Office answers show First Minister Michelle O'Neill's Easter Rising commemoration trip to Dublin cost the public £785.15, including a photographer, special adviser, private secretary and information officer. He criticises the cost and the use of…
Public finance and taxation Community relations and legacy Issue: Executive Office costs of First Minister's Easter Rising commemoration trip to Dublin Original release: Executive Office finally comes clean on £800 cost to taxpayer of First Minister jolly to Easter Commemoration (opens in a new tab)
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Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin condemns a planned far-right demonstration in Portrush, claiming its organisers do not represent the area and criticising the Parades Commission for approving it. He calls for working-class unity and a focus on housing, rents, poverty and waiting lists.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Planned far-right demonstration in Portrush Original release: Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin (opens in a new tab)
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Hazzard demands urgent action on e-scooter and scrambler crisis
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard writes to Justice Minister Naomi Long urging a joint taskforce of the Department of Justice, PSNI and local policing partnerships, and calls for police powers, training and drone support to seize illegal high‑powered e‑scooters, e‑bikes and scramblers after a sharp rise in
Justice and policing Health Issue: Children’s Health Ireland e‑scooter injury report Original release: Hazzard demands urgent action on e-scooter and scrambler crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Minister must prioritise patient experience - Wilson
DUP MLA Gareth Wilson calls on the Health Minister to investigate the sharp rise in complaints across NI Health and Social Care Trusts, identify common themes and take steps to improve patient experience and restore confidence.
Health Issue: Record high complaints to NI Health and Social Care Trusts Original release: Minister must prioritise patient experience - Wilson (opens in a new tab)
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De Faoite calls for all-island rollout of meningitis B vaccination programme
SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader Councillor Séamas de Faoite urges Health Ministers North and South to coordinate a single island-wide rollout after the JCVI advised a meningitis B jab for secondary-school-age young people.
Health Issue: JCVI meningitis B vaccination recommendation for secondary school age Original release: De Faoite calls for all-island rollout of meningitis B vaccination programme (opens in a new tab)
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Dáithí receives the gift of a new heart – Maskey
Paul Maskey MP welcomes news that Dáithí Mac Gabhann has had a heart transplant after more than seven years on the waiting list, and wishes him a swift recovery. He also thanks the donor's family and credits the Donate4Dáithí campaign and Dáithí's Law for changing organ donation across the North.
Health Issue: Dáithí Mac Gabhann heart transplant Original release: Dáithí receives the gift of a new heart – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns attacks on the Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate in Derry, says sectarianism benefits elites, and calls for working-class unity against youth service, school and apprenticeship funding cuts.
Community relations and legacy Economy and employment Issue: Attacks on Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate, Londonderry Original release: Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Calls for Tough Action After Memorial Hall Attack
TUV chairman and East Londonderry candidate Councillor Allister Kyle calls for police and courts to get serious after an attack on the Memorial Hall in Londonderry where stones were thrown at children attending band practice. He says nationalist politicians have not condemned it and doubts the…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Attacks on Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate, Londonderry Original release: TUV Calls for Tough Action After Memorial Hall Attack (opens in a new tab)
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West Tyrone MP calls for the Department of Health to follow England’s lead on newborn SMA screening
West Tyrone MP Órfhlaith Begley urges the Department of Health to adopt newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy, citing England’s recent rollout and arguing early diagnosis can dramatically improve outcomes for affected children.
Health Disability and equality Issue: England introduces newborn SMA screening programme Original release: West Tyrone MP calls for the Department of Health to follow England’s lead on newborn SMA screening (opens in a new tab)
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Middleton condemns renewed attacks on unionist community
Foyle DUP MLA Julie Middleton condemns recent attacks on a Londonderry hall and the Fountain Estate, calling them a deliberate effort to intimidate unionists. She urges witnesses and anyone holding camera footage to contact the PSNI.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attacks on Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate, Londonderry Original release: Middleton condemns renewed attacks on unionist community (opens in a new tab)
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Bohemians FC Fans’ IRA Tribute in Gibraltar Should Face UEFA Scrutiny
TUV says it has written to UEFA asking it to consider whether a floral tribute by Bohemian FC supporters to three IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in 1988 falls under Article 16 of its Disciplinary Regulations. North Antrim candidate Kirk Wilson calls for consistent application of the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Bohemian FC supporters' IRA tribute in Gibraltar Original release: Bohemians FC Fans’ IRA Tribute in Gibraltar Should Face UEFA Scrutiny (opens in a new tab)