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Delargy welcomes closure of botched RHI scheme
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes the closure of the RHI scheme announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, saying it should be followed by learning from past failings. He blames the scheme's design under a DUP minister for incentivising burning of public money, and says future renewable…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: Delargy welcomes closure of botched RHI scheme (opens in a new tab)
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DUP delivering on childcare while SF actions will add cost - Brooks
DUP MLA David Brooks accuses Sinn Fein of hypocrisy on childcare costs, citing the DUP-delivered 15 per cent Childcare Subsidy Scheme and claiming Sinn Fein's Good Jobs Bill would push fees higher. He calls on Sinn Fein to explain its position.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Sinn Fein Good Jobs Bill and childcare costs debate in Assembly Original release: DUP delivering on childcare while SF actions will add cost - Brooks (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister must recognise real issues facing homecare – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan calls on the Health Minister to fulfil his pledge for real Living Wage pay for care workers and to produce a comprehensive plan that improves and future‑proofs homecare services, ahead of a Sinn Féin motion in the Assembly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health Minister real Living Wage for care workers Original release: Health Minister must recognise real issues facing homecare – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future
UUP economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA welcomes the Assembly's final passage of the RHI non-domestic closure bill, calling it a first step. She urges a credible renewable energy framework covering grid capacity, offshore wind and long-term planning, and says the Renewable Energy Price…
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future (opens in a new tab)
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Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA urges the Health Minister to act quickly on autism provision ahead of an Assembly motion tomorrow. She cites long assessment waits, a postcode lottery in respite services, and calls for a plan to cut waiting lists and deliver the Autism Strategy.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Alliance Assembly motion on autism services and support Original release: Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Safe access zones law working as intended
The Green Party welcomes a judgment upholding Northern Ireland's Safe Access Zones legislation, saying the courts have confirmed the law is lawful and proportionate and protects people accessing abortion services. Cllr Groogan says the law is working as intended.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Supreme Court judgment on Safe Access Zones law Original release: Safe access zones law working as intended (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll to Host Workers and Unions at Stormont as Ulster University Job Cuts Fight Comes to Parliament Buildings
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll is hosting a panel at Parliament Buildings with workers and trade unions opposing Ulster University's decision to cut 450 jobs. He criticises the Teams-call notification and university spending on the Belfast campus and events.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Ulster University job cuts announcement Original release: Carroll to Host Workers and Unions at Stormont as Ulster University Job Cuts Fight Comes to Parliament Buildings (opens in a new tab)
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Maternal Mental Health Week: Sorca Clarke TD welcomes progress in the North but slams continued delays in the South
Sinn Féin's mental health spokesperson Sorca Clarke TD welcomes progress on a Mother and Baby Unit in the North while criticising delays to a Perinatal Mother and Baby Unit in the South. She calls on the Health Minister to set a site selection deadline, a feasibility study timeline and an opening…
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Lack of Executive-wide AI Strategy leaves a vacuum, says Nicholl, following news of AI roll out in schools
Alliance Economy spokesperson Kate Nicholl MLA welcomes the rollout of generative AI tools in education settings but calls for teacher guidance and training. She says the First and deputy First Minister must urgently publish the draft Executive-wide AI Strategy, unpublished since December, for…
Education Issue: Generative AI tools rollout in education settings Original release: Lack of Executive-wide AI Strategy leaves a vacuum, says Nicholl, following news of AI roll out in schools (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds welcomes confirmation of key cancer drug use in NI
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds welcomes Health Minister confirmation that Keytruda is already available in three Health Trusts, and urges swift rollout to the remaining two areas. She says the immunotherapy could save lives.
Health Issue: Keytruda cancer drug availability in Northern Ireland Health Trusts Original release: Dodds welcomes confirmation of key cancer drug use in NI (opens in a new tab)
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New cancer drug must be available to patients here – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard writes to Health Minister Mike Nesbitt demanding the immediate rollout of Keytruda, a new injectable cancer immunotherapy being introduced in England and Wales, and asks for a clear timeline for its use in Northern Ireland.
Health Issue: Keytruda cancer drug rollout in England and Wales Original release: New cancer drug must be available to patients here – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation
UUP's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces he has approved changes to childcare regulation after consultation, limiting GP-countersigned health declarations to senior childcare roles and altering adult:child ratios for childminders and group day care from 1 June 2026.
Education Health Issue: Health Minister childcare regulation changes on GP declarations and adult:child ratios Original release: Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation (opens in a new tab)
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BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says BP's $3.2bn first quarter profits are obscene price-gouging during the cost of living crisis, and calls for fuel and energy price caps plus significantly higher taxes on the company's profits. He also calls for nationalisation of energy companies to…
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: BP first-quarter 2026 profits of $3.2 billion Original release: BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty (opens in a new tab)
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McIlveen: Just Transition Commission is an afterthought built on a…
DUP MLA Michelle McIlveen says proposed regulations establishing a Just Transition Commission are an afterthought that do not fix flaws in Northern Ireland's climate framework, and calls for priorities of economic resilience and jobs. The DUP says it cannot support the regulations, citing concerns…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Proposed Just Transition Commission from the Environment Minister Original release: McIlveen: Just Transition Commission is an afterthought built on a… (opens in a new tab)
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Facing Redundancy at QUB, Hospitality Workers at Clements Coffee Organise and Fight
People Before Profit says Clements Coffee at Queen's University Belfast is closing all operations on 15 May and directing staff to the Redundancy Payments Service, and that zero-hours workers have been labelled casual and not employees. It calls on Queen's to require any new operator to honour…
Economy and employment Education Issue: Clements Coffee Queen's University Belfast closure and redundancies Original release: Facing Redundancy at QUB, Hospitality Workers at Clements Coffee Organise and Fight (opens in a new tab)
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Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, welcomes Regional Community Resilience Group engagement with residents after flooding and calls for the refreshed flood protocol to be aligned with a clear operational plan and a named council oversight official.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Antrim flooding after Storm Chandra Regional Community Resilience Group meeting Original release: Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt highlights critical role of primary care elective services
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt praises primary care elective services after a visit to Glengormley Practice, citing £2.9million funding, over 1,450 GP vasectomies and around 3,000 gynaecology procedures. He says the model is cutting hospital waiting lists and looks forward to more elective pathways…
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Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken condemns the lack of an agreed Executive budget, saying departments face real-terms cuts under interim spending limits and health services, including staff pay awards and waiting list progress, are suffering.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan
SF MLA Philip McGuigan, chair of the Health Committee, welcomes progress on a perinatal mental health unit for mothers and babies in Belfast following a Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announcement. He says interim support has not been agreed and urges the minister to avoid further delays, secure…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Executive must deal with wildfire causes
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath urges the Executive to address the root causes of wildfires after recent fires in the Mournes and elsewhere, saying previous plans lacked funding or were never implemented and calling an end to the repeated cycle.
Environment and climate Issue: Recent wildfires in the Mourne Mountains and other parts of the North Original release: McGrath: Executive must deal with wildfire causes (opens in a new tab)