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Joanna Byrne TD raises Casement Park with Minister for Sport
Sinn Féin's sport spokesperson Joanna Byrne says she raised Casement Park with the junior sport minister, welcoming the £43 million from the Irish government and urging all parties to work together so construction starts soon.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Casement Park stadium funding and construction progress Original release: Joanna Byrne TD raises Casement Park with Minister for Sport (opens in a new tab)
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David Cullinane TD appointed Rapporteur on Adult Safeguarding
Sinn Féin spokesperson David Cullinane TD says he has been appointed rapporteur for the Oireachtas Health Committee on adult safeguarding, and will report back with recommendations for a legislative framework. He urges the government to bring forward an Adult Safeguarding Act, citing the RTÉ…
Health Issue: Oireachtas Health Committee adult safeguarding rapporteur appointment Original release: David Cullinane TD appointed Rapporteur on Adult Safeguarding (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin all-island health proposals – David Cullinane TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health David Cullinane TD says the newly published discussion paper makes a case for an all‑island health and care service, urging the Irish Government to cooperate, consult stakeholders and convene a Citizens’ Assembly to plan constitutional change and improve services.
Health Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin discussion document on an Irish National Health and Care Service Original release: Sinn Féin all-island health proposals – David Cullinane TD (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons announces new fund for investment in sustainability of…
The DUP's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announces a pilot Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund of around £4million to refurbish halls and community buildings, launching in autumn 2025, subject to approvals.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund pilot announcement Original release: Lyons announces new fund for investment in sustainability of… (opens in a new tab)
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Clarity needed for A5 landowners - McIlveen
DUP Agriculture Spokesperson and Deputy Leader Michelle McIlveen MLA calls on the Infrastructure Minister to urgently engage with landowners and farmers over the A5 route after the judicial review ruling, and to say whether vesting orders will be rescinded and compensation paid.
Infrastructure and transport Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: A5 road scheme judicial review ruling Original release: Clarity needed for A5 landowners - McIlveen (opens in a new tab)
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A World-class Health and Care Service for a New Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD launches a discussion document calling for an all-island Irish National Health and Care Service, proposing a single hospital waiting list, joint digital health records, all-island workforce planning and a rural health commission.
Health Issue: Sinn Féin discussion document on an Irish National Health and Care Service Original release: A World-class Health and Care Service for a New Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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‘Education Minister must appear before Assembly to explain handling of SEN placements’ – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker seeks an Urgent Oral Question so the Education Minister must answer in the Assembly on the handling of school placements for children with special educational needs. He says up to 160 such children still lack a confirmed place for the 2025/26 year.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Special educational needs school placement shortfall for 2025/26 academic year Original release: ‘Education Minister must appear before Assembly to explain handling of SEN placements’ – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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We’re standing up for the vulnerable as Sinn Fein stand outside -…
DUP MP Gregory Campbell criticises Sinn Féin MPs for not taking their Commons seats ahead of a vote on Labour welfare cuts, saying they will abstain and fail vulnerable constituents while DUP MPs will back an amendment to challenge the plans.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Commons vote on Labour welfare cuts amendment Original release: We’re standing up for the vulnerable as Sinn Fein stand outside -… (opens in a new tab)
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British government must reverse proposed welfare cuts – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew urges the UK government to halt its planned welfare cuts, following a joint letter from the Communities Committees in the North, Wales and Scotland raising concerns about the measures. He argues money for military spending should instead fund employment support and…
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed UK welfare cuts for sick and disabled people Original release: British government must reverse proposed welfare cuts – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin health proposals are positive contribution – McGuigan
Philip McGuigan MLA welcomes Sinn Féin’s new health discussion paper, urging an all‑island Irish National Health and Care Service and proposing a Shared Island Unit, integrated waiting list, unified emergency services and a Rural Health Commission.
Health Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin discussion document on an Irish National Health and Care Service Original release: Sinn Féin health proposals are positive contribution – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Hands Off Iran
People Before Profit calls for a mass anti-war movement over US strikes on Iran, rejecting the nuclear-weapons justification and citing the Director of National Intelligence's March assessment. It urges action at home, including ending Invest NI support for F-35 parts and Israeli war bonds, and…
International affairs Issue: US strikes on Iran and the nuclear weapons justification Original release: Hands Off Iran (opens in a new tab)
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Women are being failed - data on sex is not being collected making ending violence against women and girls nothing more than a slogan – Beattie
UUP justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA says the failure to collect data on biological sex undermines efforts to end violence against women and girls. He says the PSNI and other departments are not recording victims' or perpetrators' sex for sexual offences, and calls for correct collection…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Independent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Original release: Women are being failed - data on sex is not being collected making ending violence against women and girls nothing more than a slogan – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Voices of victims integral to building effective justice system, says Egan, following report publication
Alliance Justice spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says listening to victims is integral to an effective, trauma-informed justice system, welcoming the 2025 Victims Survey Report and pledging to use its findings to influence the Department of Justice's forthcoming Victims and Witnesses Strategy.
Justice and policing Issue: 2025 Victims Survey Report publication Original release: Voices of victims integral to building effective justice system, says Egan, following report publication (opens in a new tab)
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Moore condemns viable device found in Newtownards property
Alliance Newtownards Councillor and Deputy Mayor Vicky Moore condemns a viable device found at a property in north Newtownards, which led to nearby homes being evacuated, and praises police for their work. She urges anyone with information to contact police or Crimestoppers.
Justice and policing Issue: Viable device found at Newtownards property, nearby homes evacuated Original release: Moore condemns viable device found in Newtownards property (opens in a new tab)
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Access to legal aid services shouldn't be a postcode lottery, says Egan
Alliance Justice spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says access to legal services should not depend on postcode, raising the need for better justice access in Fermanagh and South Tyrone during a Stormont adjournment debate. She calls for sustained, increased departmental funding and better transport…
Justice and policing Issue: Stormont adjournment debate on access to justice in Fermanagh and South Tyrone Original release: Access to legal aid services shouldn't be a postcode lottery, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Immigration legislation must apply equally across the UK: Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson calls on the Government to ensure immigration legislation applies equally across the UK, arguing the Windsor Framework stops it applying in Northern Ireland and that action on border control is needed.
Immigration Constitutional affairs Original release: Immigration legislation must apply equally across the UK: Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart slams Government’s imposition of EU requirements on…
DUP Westminster Agriculture Spokesperson Carla Lockhart MP condemns the Government's enforcement of EU requirements on used agricultural and forestry machinery moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. She calls on ministers to challenge the rules and says she will seek engagement with the…
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: Enforcement of EU requirements on used agricultural machinery from Great Britain Original release: Lockhart slams Government’s imposition of EU requirements on… (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister should ensure all schools play their part in providing SEN placements – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker calls on the Education Minister to ensure all schools, including grammar schools, provide special educational needs placements. He says non-selective schools have carried most of the load and calls for a new approach, and has called for a committee inquiry into the issue.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Minister should ensure all schools play their part in providing SEN placements – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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EU noose now tightens on farm machinery
TUV leader Jim Allister says the EU, through law 2023/1231, now requires agricultural vehicles and machinery moving from GB to NI to carry EU-prescribed labelling, which he calls a sovereignty grab. He argues this exposes the DUP-backed Donaldson deal as failing to remove the Irish Sea border.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Enforcement of EU requirements on used agricultural machinery from Great Britain Original release: EU noose now tightens on farm machinery (opens in a new tab)
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British government’s warfare over welfare agenda harming workers and families – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard criticises the British government's plan to buy 12 new F-35A fighter jets, which he says are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and argues the spending comes while welfare, frontline services and farms face cuts. He calls for a united Ireland.
International affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: British government purchase of 12 F-35A fighter jets Original release: British government’s warfare over welfare agenda harming workers and families – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)