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Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti
Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran says her Newry home was targeted with loyalist graffiti reading "Aontú IRA out" and "UDA", which she has reported to police. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD condemns the sectarian intimidation as an attack on the democratic process.
Community relations and legacy Health Original release: Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti (opens in a new tab)
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Transparency around Michael Watt essential to victims and to wider public, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA praises victims of neurologist Michael Watt for pressing for the truth to be made public, after a court quashed a decision letting him leave the medical register without a public hearing. She says the Independent Neurology Inquiry exposed missed…
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GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly welcomes reports that Cork GAA is looking at ways to allow turnstile cash payments at county matches this summer. She calls for cash turnstile access at every match in all 32 counties, arguing the cashless policy excludes older people and those without internet…
Disability and equality Original release: GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey welcomes progress on ‘exciting’ Euro 2028 bid
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey welcomes continued progress on the joint Ireland and Britain bid to stage Euro 2028, urging urgent construction of a new Casement Park and backing IFA and GAA partnership work.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Hargey welcomes progress on ‘exciting’ Euro 2028 bid (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast
Aontú announces it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in the North on Tuesday 18 April in West Belfast, calling it its largest candidate team so far. Leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the team includes campaigners, educationalists and health workers.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland welcomes news that the Kells and Connor Medical Practice, serving around 4,000 patients, will continue after Dalriada Urgent Care agreed to take it over from its departing contractor. She says she will meet the British Medical Association and Royal College…
Health Original release: Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty welcomes Casement Park inclusion in Euro 2028 bid
SDLP Sports Spokesperson and Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty welcomes Casement Park's inclusion in the Britain and Ireland Euro 2028 bid, and calls for a concrete plan and start date for work on the long-delayed west Belfast stadium.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: McNulty welcomes Casement Park inclusion in Euro 2028 bid (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Selects Sharon Loughran to contest Newry DEA
Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran, a nurse at Daisy Hill Hospital A&E, says she is deeply concerned about plans to remove Emergency General Surgery from Daisy Hill and calls for all hospital services and Armagh's Minor Injuries Unit to be restored.
Health Original release: Aontú Selects Sharon Loughran to contest Newry DEA (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill hails opening of Derry-Dungiven A6 dual carriageway
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, hails the opening of the Derry to Dungiven section of the A6 dual carriageway, saying it will improve safety, cut journey times and divert traffic away from Dungiven town.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: O’Neill hails opening of Derry-Dungiven A6 dual carriageway (opens in a new tab)
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Liam Reichenberg Selected To Run for Aontú in Slieve Gullion, South Armagh
Aontú announces Liam Reichenberg as its candidate for Newry Mourne and Down District Council in the Slieve Gullion DEA. Reichenberg says he will campaign on Daisy Hill Hospital acute services, education, healthcare and rates spending.
Local government Health Original release: Liam Reichenberg Selected To Run for Aontú in Slieve Gullion, South Armagh (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon welcomes judge’s support for compensation for those affected by contaminated blood scandal
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon welcomes a judge's comments backing government compensation for parents and children affected by the contaminated blood scandal, saying it would improve lives and recognise the hurt and suffering caused.
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Patients on lists for cancer treatment cannot wait – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says cancer patients on treatment waiting lists cannot wait and calls for the Executive to be restored now. She criticises the cancer strategy sitting unpublished for a year and calls for investment in earlier diagnosis.
Health Original release: Patients on lists for cancer treatment cannot wait – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Public Inquiry Needed on A6
DUP MP Gregory Campbell urges the Department for Infrastructure to hold a public inquiry into delays to the A6 road scheme, which is opening in April 2023 more than a year late. He says it would restore public confidence in the department's project management.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Public Inquiry Needed on A6 (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan welcomes long overdue date for opening of A6
SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson and Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan welcomes the opening of the Dungiven-to-Drumahoe section of the A6 to motorists this week after repeated delays. He urges the Department for Infrastructure to begin work on the final Drumahoe-to-Maydown stretch.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe road opening to motorists Original release: Durkan welcomes long overdue date for opening of A6 (opens in a new tab)
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Regional solution for adult ADHD must be delivered – Kearney
Sinn Féin South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney calls for a regional solution and a time-framed timetable for adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment, after meeting the Department of Health Permanent Secretary about gaps in provision in the Northern Trust area.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Regional solution for adult ADHD must be delivered – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Urgency needed on commissioning of ADHD services, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson and South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw calls for greater urgency on commissioning ADHD services, saying people face costs for diagnosis and that a single-system approach across Northern Ireland would help.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Urgency needed on commissioning of ADHD services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for fair pay and safer conditions for health and social care staff, arguing the British government must act while Stormont is not functioning, and urges an Executive, health minister and cross-party investment.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Pay offer for NHS staff in England not extended to Northern Ireland Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Brett Welcomes funding extension for Community Transport
DUP Infrastructure Spokesman and North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett welcomes confirmation from the Permanent Secretary that community transport 'dial-a-lift' providers will receive core funding beyond the end of April. He says the service provides around 200,000 journeys a year and calls for a…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Community transport dial-a-lift funding extension beyond April Original release: Brett Welcomes funding extension for Community Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of dedicated retrofitting programme for solid fuel households a risk to public health – Darren O’Rourke TD
Sinn Féin climate spokesperson Darren O'Rourke TD urges the government to revise its National Retrofit Plan with specific targets for solid-fuel-heated homes, citing a cross-border study linking air pollution to up to 1,000 early deaths yearly. He proposes €50m for a dedicated retrofit scheme.
Environment and climate Health Issue: Cross-border air pollution and mortality assessment on solid fuel burning Original release: Lack of dedicated retrofitting programme for solid fuel households a risk to public health – Darren O’Rourke TD (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon calls for Executive to be restored now to cut chronic waiting lists
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says rising waiting times for cancer treatment are unacceptable, faulting the delay in acting on the cancer strategy, and urges the Executive to be restored immediately to tackle long waiting lists.
Health Issue: Rising cancer treatment waiting times in Northern Ireland Original release: Dillon calls for Executive to be restored now to cut chronic waiting lists (opens in a new tab)