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Newry – Sinn Fein’s Problem is the Loyal Orders Exist
TUV Councillor Keith Ratcliffe, TUV candidate for Newry and Armagh, defends the Last Saturday parade in Newry, saying it drew over 10,000 visitors and was conducted with dignity. He accuses Sinn Fein and Minister Liz Kimmins of stirring up hatred and says Sinn Fein's problem is that the Loyal…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Newry Last Saturday parade complaints from Sinn Fein Original release: Newry – Sinn Fein’s Problem is the Loyal Orders Exist (opens in a new tab)
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Allister Kyle pays tribute to Prison Service as they are awarded Freedom of Causeway Coast and Glens
TUV East Londonderry candidate Councillor Allister Kyle pays tribute to the Northern Ireland Prison Service after it was awarded the Freedom of Causeway Coast and Glens, recalling officers killed over the decades, including Graham Fenton and Michael Cassidy.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland Prison Service awarded Freedom of Causeway Coast and Glens Original release: Allister Kyle pays tribute to Prison Service as they are awarded Freedom of Causeway Coast and Glens (opens in a new tab)
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Butler must front up over deeply damaging health cuts
DUP MLAs Diane Dodds and Diane Forsythe call on Health Minister Robbie Butler to personally explain proposed Southern Health and Social Care Trust cuts, including a 12% three-year savings demand, after meeting Trust representatives.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Trust savings proposals and patient safety Original release: Butler must front up over deeply damaging health cuts (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Resist Damaging Cuts to Health Service
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin opposes proposed 12% cuts to the health service, joining healthcare workers at the Altnagelvin protest and the Western Trust board meeting. He calls on Trust representatives to refuse further cuts and urges wide support for the trade union campaign against…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health Trust savings proposals and patient safety Original release: Harkin: Resist Damaging Cuts to Health Service (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: We want to do business with the Prime Minister to make Northern Ireland thrive
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA says the meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham was constructive and delivered three priorities – a multi‑year budget, strategic economic investment and a transformed health service – to help Northern Ireland thrive.
Economy and employment Health Issue: UUP meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham Original release: Burrows: We want to do business with the Prime Minister to make Northern Ireland thrive (opens in a new tab)
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Right to United Ireland referendum is a matter of law in the Good Friday Agreement and will be delivered – Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill
Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill say the right to a Irish unity referendum is set out in the Good Friday Agreement and cannot be set aside, after meeting new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on his first visit to the north. They call for preparation for possible…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Andy Burnham's first visit to Northern Ireland meeting with Sinn Féin Original release: Right to United Ireland referendum is a matter of law in the Good Friday Agreement and will be delivered – Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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"Kimmins Must Intervene To Stop Translink Cuts" - Carroll
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll urges Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to intervene and stop Translink's planned reductions to late-evening services and fare rises. He points to losing post-10pm buses and trains on weekday nights, cuts to the yLink youth discount, and the end of off-peak…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Translink proposed service cuts and fare increases consultation Original release: "Kimmins Must Intervene To Stop Translink Cuts" - Carroll (opens in a new tab)
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Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response
People Before Profit's Pádraig Mac Niocaill calls for serious public investment to restore Lough Neagh, tackle pollution at source and fund water infrastructure, opposing Robin Swan's call to mutualise NI Water and urging fairer rates. Ahead of a rally in Antrim town.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Lough Neagh toxic algae blooms and pollution Original release: Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin Must Face Questions Over Narrow Water
TUV's Councillor Keith Ratcliffe, a candidate in Newry and Armagh, marks the 47th anniversary of the Narrow Water attack and says the Secretary of State should press Dublin for answers over unprosecuted suspects and lost Garda evidence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Narrow Water anniversary commemoration and legacy proposals Original release: Dublin Must Face Questions Over Narrow Water (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: "Efficiency Savings" a Cover for Cuts that Will Hurt Patients, Lowest Paid Workers
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll says the proposed 12% health‑trust savings over three years are a cover for cuts that will damage patients and the lowest‑paid staff, urges a needs‑based budget funded by a wealth tax and pledges support for health‑worker action.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health Trust savings proposals and patient safety Original release: Carroll: "Efficiency Savings" a Cover for Cuts that Will Hurt Patients, Lowest Paid Workers (opens in a new tab)
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Patients and frontline services must be protected from health cuts – McGuigan
Sinn Féin health spokesperson Philip McGuigan MLA says patients and frontline staff must not bear the cost of British government underfunding, warning that savings demanded from health trusts could cut community and elective care. He calls for the Department of Health and trusts to publish the…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health trust savings demands and funding pressures in Northern Ireland Original release: Patients and frontline services must be protected from health cuts – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Latest data shows urgent need to tackle the severe staffing shortages in healthcare – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan expresses concern over the latest HSC Active Recruitment and Quarterly Workforce Statistics, which show 2,005 nursing and midwifery posts under active recruitment. He calls on the new Health Minister to resolve the pay award dispute with the RCN and trade unions and…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Latest HSC Active Recruitment and Quarterly Workforce Statistics publication Original release: Latest data shows urgent need to tackle the severe staffing shortages in healthcare – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Health savings won’t be allowed to come at expense of patient safety – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA says patient safety must come first as Health Trusts consider savings proposals, warning financial targets cannot dictate safe care. He blames the Executive's failure to agree a Budget and calls for Westminster to recognise funding pressures.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Trust savings proposals and patient safety Original release: Health savings won’t be allowed to come at expense of patient safety – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill Ill-Placed to Lecture Unionists About the Past
TUV leader Jim Allister accuses Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill of hypocrisy, arguing she is ill-placed to criticise unionists for dwelling on the past given her past tribute to a convicted killer and her visit to the grave of Thomas McElwee.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: O’Neill Ill-Placed to Lecture Unionists About the Past (opens in a new tab)
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O'Neill's blind spot on Parades Commission is revealing - Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says First Minister Michelle O'Neill's comments after a legal challenge to the Parades Commission's Drumcree determination show a lack of interest in a public body found to have acted unlawfully. He says Portadown District Lodge's application was treated dismissively and…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: O'Neill's blind spot on Parades Commission is revealing - Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Parades Commission fallout cannot become an excuse to turn the clock back 30 years
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says the recent court decision on the Parades Commission’s Garvaghy Road ruling highlights the need for consistent, serious and empathetic political leadership, criticises the Commission’s handling and warns against reverting to the divisive Drumcree era.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Hanna: Parades Commission fallout cannot become an excuse to turn the clock back 30 years (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows calls for Parades Commission to go after High Court quashes Drumcree determination
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA calls for the current Parades Commissioners to resign after the High Court quashed their Drumcree parade determination, saying the judgment exposed incompetence and demanding the Secretary of State remove them if they refuse.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Burrows calls for Parades Commission to go after High Court quashes Drumcree determination (opens in a new tab)
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Cullen calls for urgent action on Friedreich’s Ataxia drug and an all-island approach to healthcare
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen calls for urgent action so patients with Friedreich's Ataxia in the North can access Skyclarys, after the HSE approved its reimbursement in the South. She also urges an all-island approach to healthcare coordination and access to innovative treatments.
Health Disability and equality Issue: HSE approval of Skyclarys for Friedreich's Ataxia reimbursement Original release: Cullen calls for urgent action on Friedreich’s Ataxia drug and an all-island approach to healthcare (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane comments on High Court ruling against Parades Commission
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the High Court ruling quashed a Parades Commission determination over flawed decision-making but does not permit an Orange Order parade down the Garvaghy Road. He urges no reopening of Drumcree divisions and says Sinn Féin will oppose any fresh application.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Finucane comments on High Court ruling against Parades Commission (opens in a new tab)
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Parades Commission caught out – now bow out!
TUV leader Jim Allister calls for the whole Parades Commission to resign after the High Court quashed its determination on Drumcree, which he says exposes unlawful practices and processes. He claims the commission cut corners and ignored due process.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Parades Commission caught out – now bow out! (opens in a new tab)