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Dodds meets EA about annual SEN chaos
DUP Education spokesperson Diane Dodds, Upper Bann MLA, says a meeting with the Education Authority exposed the yearly chaos in Special Educational Needs placements, blaming education cuts and under‑funding and urging Treasury funding, transformational reform and immediate placement of vulnerable p‑
Education Disability and equality Issue: Annual chaos in Special Educational Needs allocations Original release: Dodds meets EA about annual SEN chaos (opens in a new tab)
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Latest proposal on Legacy Bill tears up the law and makes a mockery of justice – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane condemns a new British government amendment to the Legacy Bill that would bar people interned unlawfully in the early 1970s from seeking legal redress, and calls for the Bill to be scrapped and Stormont House legacy mechanisms implemented instead.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government amendment to Legacy Bill on internment redress Original release: Latest proposal on Legacy Bill tears up the law and makes a mockery of justice – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Robbie Butler Urges Secretary of State to Act Now to Address Underinvestment in Special Education Needs
UUP education spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA urges the Secretary of State to act now on underinvestment in Special Educational Needs provision, saying shortfalls in SEN places in special and mainstream schools are failing children and families, with no Executive or Assembly in place.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Robbie Butler Urges Secretary of State to Act Now to Address Underinvestment in Special Education Needs (opens in a new tab)
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Paisley - "this attack does not represent North Antrim"
DUP MP Ian Paisley condemns an attack on the homes of several migrant families in Ballymena, saying racism and intolerance have no place in the town and that those responsible should be held accountable.
Community relations and legacy Immigration Issue: Ballymena attack on migrant families' homes Original release: Paisley - "this attack does not represent North Antrim" (opens in a new tab)
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Family of Patsy Kelly entitled to truth and justice – Begley
West Tyrone MP Órfhlaith Begley says the family of Patsy Kelly, a councillor killed decades ago, deserves a fresh inquest after the Attorney General was said to be reconsidering her refusal. She cites the Police Ombudsman's findings on the abduction and killing, alleged collusion and the RUC's…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attorney General reconsidering refusal of fresh inquest into Patsy Kelly killing Original release: Family of Patsy Kelly entitled to truth and justice – Begley (opens in a new tab)
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The Alliance Party and transgenderism
TUV's North Down branch president Patrick J. Roche accuses the Alliance Party of full commitment to transgenderism, citing Naomi Long's handling of a 'what is a woman?' question and a drag story reading, and MLA Connie Eagan's planned bill on relationship and sex education. He also attacks deputy…
Disability and equality Education Issue: Alliance Party stance on transgender issues and Gender Recognition Reform Bill Original release: The Alliance Party and transgenderism (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Education Authority must find places for SEN children
SDLP Education Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan calls on the Education Authority to find school places for over 800 children with special educational needs still awaiting confirmation of a place for next year. He says families need immediate clarity and urges investment in resourcing schools and…
Education Disability and equality Original release: McCrossan: Education Authority must find places for SEN children (opens in a new tab)
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Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Michael Long
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Alliance Councillor Michael Long, whose East Belfast office was targeted with graffiti after he criticised sectarian and Nazi symbols at a loyalist bonfire. Kelly calls on the PSNI to bring those responsible before the courts.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Graffiti attack on Alliance councillor's East Belfast office after bonfire comments Original release: Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Michael Long (opens in a new tab)
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Fundamental review of children’s services ‘long overdue’ – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins calls for a fundamental review of children's services, citing an independent review finding over 4,000 children waiting for assessments and support from social care, and pointing to rising demand, staffing pressures and budget strain.
Health Issue: Independent review finding over 4,000 children waiting for social care assessments Original release: Fundamental review of children’s services ‘long overdue’ – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Confirmation Arvalee Special School will continue to have full-time ‘relief for parents and children’ – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan welcomes confirmation that Arvalee Special School in Omagh will keep full-time hours for nursery pupils after an Education Authority cut to two and a half hours was reversed. She says discussions between the EA and the school must continue and blames Tory cuts and the…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority cuts nursery hours at Arvalee Special School Original release: Confirmation Arvalee Special School will continue to have full-time ‘relief for parents and children’ – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Long term plan needed to secure Daisy Hill – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins says new proposals to stabilise Daisy Hill Hospital services are a step forward but need much more work to restore staff and community confidence. She says the Southern Trust must move quickly on a long-term plan, and she will press its leadership at a meeting the next…
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital services stabilisation proposals Original release: Long term plan needed to secure Daisy Hill – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Glorification of terrorism is retraumatising victims: Dodds
DUP Peer Lord Dodds, speaking in the House of Lords debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, calls for action against those glorifying terrorism and for effective legislation to tackle it. He says Sinn Féin representatives' commemorations of perpetrators…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: House of Lords debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Original release: Glorification of terrorism is retraumatising victims: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Irish News misleading on Dervock Bonfire
TUV Causeway Councillor Allister Kyle says the Irish News was misleading after using a 2017 photo of a Dervock bonfire to illustrate a report on a council tyre amnesty. He says the community has since improved the bonfire, citing council figures showing no complaints since 2018 and no tyres on the…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Irish News Dervock bonfire tyre amnesty article photo Original release: Irish News misleading on Dervock Bonfire (opens in a new tab)
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Justice should be done for Noah, Fiona and Donohoe family – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says Noah Donohoe's family is entitled to transparency and truth on the third anniversary of his 2020 disappearance. She pledges continued support for their campaign and appeals for anyone with information to contact police or the Coroner's…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Justice should be done for Noah, Fiona and Donohoe family – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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British government should listen to victims and survivors and scrap cruel Legacy Bill – Molloy
Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy calls on the British government to scrap its Legacy Bill, speaking at a London protest and claiming the bill is being rushed through Westminster before the July 26 recess. He says it breaches human rights obligations and urges the Irish government to act.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill protest and rushed passage before recess Original release: British government should listen to victims and survivors and scrap cruel Legacy Bill – Molloy (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD calls on Irish government to take European case against British legacy bill
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says she pressed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil to pursue an inter-state case at the European Court of Human Rights should the UK's legacy legislation be enacted. She claims the bill would block families' court routes to truth and justice and grant…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: UK legacy bill progress through House of Lords Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD calls on Irish government to take European case against British legacy bill (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to support vulnerable children and young people – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker says it is unacceptable that families of children with additional needs are anxiously waiting to learn whether they will secure a nursery place. He calls for an end to the DUP's boycott of the Executive so parties can work together to support vulnerable children and young…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Special educational needs nursery placement uncertainty and Executive impasse Original release: Executive needed to support vulnerable children and young people – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Parades Commission bows to threat of Republican violence
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell condemns the Parades Commission's ban on Orangemen parading from Ballysillan down the Crumlin Road, saying the Commission bowed to threats of violence. He also criticises the proposed Irish language signs in Belfast and calls for an end to double standards.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission ruling on Ballysillan Orange Lodge Crumlin Road parade Original release: Parades Commission bows to threat of Republican violence (opens in a new tab)
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PM should halt legacy legislation
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, with Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP, Lord Dodds and Emma Little-Pengelly MLA, urges the Prime Minister to halt the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, arguing it grants an amnesty to terrorists and should be scrapped.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill return to Parliament Original release: PM should halt legacy legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to drive forward reform of children’s social care services, say Alliance representatives