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RHI scandal ‘a monument to arrogance in government’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes the official closure of the RHI scheme, calling it a scandal that cost the public purse an estimated £500 million and damaged public trust. He accuses the DUP of arrogance and hypocrisy, citing its current conduct in the Assembly.
Environment and climate Public finance and taxation Original release: RHI scandal ‘a monument to arrogance in government’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister: Musgrave Park ‘Mega Clinic’ life changing for long-waiting patients
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt welcomes a weekend 'Mega Clinic' at Musgrave Park Hospital for adult patients awaiting a first spinal appointment, saying it will review around 123 long-waiting patients and cut waiting times by 11 weeks. He calls for recurrent funding to sustain such projects.
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Behind every figure is a person as NI drug-related deaths continue to rise
UUP Deputy Leader and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Diana Armstrong responds to NISRA's annual drug-related death figures, which show 251 deaths registered in 2024, and says the rising trend reflects a collective failure, criticising the drugs taskforce for inaction.
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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 Original release: Delargy welcomes closure of botched RHI scheme (opens in a new tab)
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The Aontú Week That Was
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says a €127,000 HSE shelter at Kerry University Hospital shows the government is "allergic to accountability" and calls for civil servants' contracts to carry career consequences for wasteful spending.
Public finance and taxation Justice and policing Original release: The Aontú Week That Was (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 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 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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Boylan welcomes additional funding to reinforce road safety messages
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes an extra £220,000 announced by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to relaunch three road safety awareness campaigns, citing recent road deaths and calling on everyone to help make roads safer.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Boylan welcomes additional funding to reinforce road safety messages (opens in a new tab)
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Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth…
DUP MLAs Phillip Brett, Diane Forsythe and Jonathan Buckley table a motion in the Assembly backing the George Best Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040, saying it will create jobs, double the workforce, add a £1.7 billion boost to the economy and improve connectivity with a direct rail link.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth… (opens in a new tab)
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Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins's commitment to supporting community transport providers, after a meeting between the minister and the Community Transport Association. He credits an extra £1 million investment for maintaining and expanding rural and older…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney urges road users to take care, especially on rural roads, after meeting Department for Infrastructure officials about hazards near the Nutts Corner junction and Moira Road in South Antrim. He calls for traffic arrangements to be kept under review and cites rising…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney (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 MLA Nuala McAllister urges the Health Minister to quickly provide suitable autism services and support, arguing that autistic people and their families should not have to struggle to be heard.
Health Disability and equality 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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Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project
Sinn Féin Derry City and Strabane councillor Paul Boggs welcomes a briefing from the Department for Infrastructure on the A5 project to the A5/N2 cross-border working group and the group's united stance on delivery. He also welcomes two days of public exhibitions on new route options between…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Language Policy: AN GHAEILGE FAOI BHLÁTH NÓ FAOI BHAGAIRT?
People Before Profit says it supports the Irish language movement and the right of people across Ireland, North and South, to live fully through Irish. It argues partition divides Irish speakers and calls for uniting Gaeltacht, non-Gaeltacht, urban and rural communities into one movement.
Disability and equality Original release: Irish Language Policy: AN GHAEILGE FAOI BHLÁTH NÓ FAOI BHAGAIRT? (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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‘Inflammatory’ bilingual signage comments have no place in our society – McGurk
Sinn Féin councillor Kathleen McGurk criticises a PUP councillor's remarks that "grinders are waiting" for bilingual signage, calling them reckless and inflammatory. She says the hostility towards the Irish language conflicts with its growing strength and calls for bilingual street signage to…
Disability and equality Local government Original release: ‘Inflammatory’ bilingual signage comments have no place in our society – McGurk (opens in a new tab)
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Supreme Court ruling must now be acted upon – Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP calls on the Equality Commission to issue guidance to public bodies in Northern Ireland confirming that the recent Supreme Court judgment on the legal meaning of woman applies locally. He argues the ruling removes the Windsor Framework Article 2 argument used to delay…
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Original release: Supreme Court ruling must now be acted upon – Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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£550 million investment will be warmly welcomed by all – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes a near £550 million package to renew and expand trains on the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise line, announced by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and backed by the Irish government and EU. He says it will benefit commuters and support retail, business and…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: £550 million investment will be warmly welcomed by all – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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Culture of misogyny in the PSNI needs to be urgently addressed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says the PSNI’s culture of misogyny must be urgently tackled, urges implementation of the Rachel Langdale report’s recommendations for an independent misogyny survey and asks the Chief Constable for a clear timeline, while expressing sympathy for Katie’s family and other v
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Culture of misogyny in the PSNI needs to be urgently addressed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Allister comments on Supreme Court ruling
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP welcomes the Supreme Court's Dillon ruling as limiting the effect of Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework, but says the Protocol must go in full. He calls on the NIHRC and Equality Commission leaderships to consider their positions and withdraw their guidance…
Constitutional affairs Disability and equality Original release: Allister comments on Supreme Court ruling (opens in a new tab)