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McGrath: SWAH staff frightened to speak out
SDLP MLA Colin McGrath says a latest RQIA report on Emergency General Surgery pathways at the South West Acute Hospital shows strained services and frightened staff. He calls on the Department of Health to stop managing decline at SWAH and listen to frontline workers and communities.
Health Issue: RQIA report on Emergency General Surgery pathways at SWAH Original release: McGrath: SWAH staff frightened to speak out (opens in a new tab)
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Stand by our Health Workers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chamber MLA calls for overseas health and social care workers to be supported and protected after a night of disorder in Belfast following Monday’s barbaric knife attack, and thanks police for their personal risk.
Health Immigration Issue: Belfast disorder after Monday knife attack Original release: Stand by our Health Workers (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom
People Before Profit calls on the NIC-ICTU trade union body to act urgently over violence against migrants in Belfast after the Kinnaird Avenue attack, urging protests, community action and industrial stoppages to protect members. The party says recent racist attacks, including in Ballymena…
Disability and equality Immigration Issue: Kinnaird Avenue attack and anti-migrant violence in North Belfast Original release: People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom (opens in a new tab)
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Depravity and brutality of North Belfast attack has rightly shocked the world
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly calls for authorities who placed the suspect in Northern Ireland to examine and openly disclose what they knew about him after an attack in North Belfast. She says the Executive Office and the British Home Office have refused to share asylum accommodation and…
Immigration Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Depravity and brutality of North Belfast attack has rightly shocked the world (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald announces panel for ‘The Arts in a New Ireland’
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald announces the panel for 'The Arts in a New Ireland' discussion on 18 June in Dublin, hosted by its Commission on the Future of Ireland, and invites the arts community to share views on a united Ireland.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin 'The Arts in a New Ireland' discussion panel announcement Original release: Mary Lou McDonald announces panel for ‘The Arts in a New Ireland’ (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein campaign against centenary stone shows staggering hypocrisy
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy over its campaign against planning permission for a centenary of Northern Ireland memorial stone, contrasting it with support for a Bobby Sands statue erected without planning permission. He says Sinn Féin's real objection is refusing to…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Sinn Féin objections to centenary memorial stone planning application Original release: Sinn Fein campaign against centenary stone shows staggering hypocrisy (opens in a new tab)
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Erskine - Stop using neonatal leave as a political wedge
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine accuses Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald of exploiting neonatal leave for political gain by linking it to the Employment Rights Bill. She says the issue was absent when the Bill was delayed for over a year and that standalone legislation remains an option.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Neonatal care leave extension to Northern Ireland linked to Employment Rights Bill Original release: Erskine - Stop using neonatal leave as a political wedge (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald introductory comments at Robert Tressell Festival
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald, speaking at the Robert Tressell Festival, calls for a left-wing government beyond Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and urges the left to hear working-class concerns about housing and services without shouting them down. She also condemns racism and argues for Irish…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Mary Lou McDonald introductory comments at Robert Tressell Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Stop the EU Migration Pact!
Aontú calls for Ireland to stop the EU Migration Pact, arguing it outsources decisions on migrant numbers and costs, binds Ireland to EU quotas, and does nothing about arrivals from Britain via the north. It says the pact would worsen pressure on housing, schools, hospitals and prisons.
Immigration International affairs Original release: Stop the EU Migration Pact! (opens in a new tab)
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De Faoite: Belfast can do better on street waste
SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader Séamas de Faoite calls for the council to set a date for phasing out refuse bags left on city centre, university area and arterial street routes. He will ask the People and Communities Committee to agree a timeline, working with residents, businesses and…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: De Faoite: Belfast can do better on street waste (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Doctors should not pay the price for Executive failure
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says doctors and patients should not bear the cost of the Executive's failure to fund healthcare, after hospital doctors announced planned strike action later this month. He calls for urgent engagement to avoid escalation and deliver certainty…
Health Economy and employment Issue: BMA hospital doctors strike action over 3.5% pay offer Original release: McGrath: Doctors should not pay the price for Executive failure (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister condemns racially motivated arson attack in North Belfast
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister condemns a racially motivated arson at a former hall on the Shankill Road that was being converted into a grocery store. She calls for those responsible to face consequences and urges anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Shankill Road arson attack on migrant-owned shop Original release: McAllister condemns racially motivated arson attack in North Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns a racially motivated arson attack that destroyed a migrant-owned shop in a former church building on the Shankill, saying the blaze followed online hostility and urging Belfast's working class to unite against racism.
Disability and equality Immigration Issue: Shankill Road arson attack on migrant-owned shop Original release: 'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business (opens in a new tab)
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Re-erection of racist banner in Moygashel needs called out – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on political representatives and community leaders to condemn and seek the immediate removal of a re-erected racist banner in Moygashel. He also calls for a full investigation into reported masked men at a children's park.
Community relations and legacy Disability and equality Issue: Re-erected racist banner in Moygashel Original release: Re-erection of racist banner in Moygashel needs called out – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Language positively impacts life here in the North – Reilly/Tá tionchar dearfach ag an teanga ar an saol anseo sa tuaisceart – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly says the Life and Times 2025 survey, with 56% agreeing Irish adds richness and diversity to life in the North, shows its positive impact. She calls on the DUP and Gordon Lyons to end the delay and publish the Irish language strategy.
Disability and equality Issue: Life and Times 2025 survey on Irish language impact Original release: Language positively impacts life here in the North – Reilly/Tá tionchar dearfach ag an teanga ar an saol anseo sa tuaisceart – Reilly (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes removal of racist banner erected to sow hate
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the removal of a racist banner displayed at a play park in Moygashel, which he says was put up solely to stir hate and division. He says racism has no place in society and calls on all representatives and community leaders to oppose it.
Disability and equality Issue: Racist banner erected in Moygashel play park Original release: Gildernew welcomes removal of racist banner erected to sow hate (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh fishermen must be properly supported by DAERA – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls for appropriate financial support for Lough Neagh fishermen after DAERA announced further measures, including closing the yellow eel fishery for up to three years. He says fishermen should not bear the cost of the lough's ecological crisis.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: DAERA Lough Neagh yellow eel fishery closure measures Original release: Lough Neagh fishermen must be properly supported by DAERA – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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McQuade welcomes removal of Moygashel play park banner
SDLP Dungannon Councillor Karol McQuade welcomes the removal of a hateful banner at a Moygashel play park, which police are treating as a hate crime. He urges those responsible to stop intimidating families and let people live in peace.
Community relations and legacy Disability and equality Issue: Racist banner erected in Moygashel play park Original release: McQuade welcomes removal of Moygashel play park banner (opens in a new tab)
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Today my thoughts are with family and loved ones of Sarah Montgomery and baby Liam, says Egan
Alliance VAWG spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says her thoughts are with the family of Sarah Montgomery and her unborn baby Liam after Zak Hughes was sentenced to life for their murder in Donaghadee. She calls for prevention and a whole-society approach to tackling violence against women and girls.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Zak Hughes life sentence for murder of Sarah Montgomery Original release: Today my thoughts are with family and loved ones of Sarah Montgomery and baby Liam, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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BROLLY: “Life should mean life for the murderer of pregnant Natalie McNally.”
Aontú deputy leader Gemma Brolly says a 31-year sentence for Stephen McCullagh, who killed pregnant Natalie McNally in 2022, is not enough and calls for life to mean life. She argues the justice system is flawed and must be improved to protect women.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Sentencing of Stephen McCullagh for murder of Natalie McNally Original release: BROLLY: “Life should mean life for the murderer of pregnant Natalie McNally.” (opens in a new tab)