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Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes a Judicial Review win by neurology campaigner Danielle O'Neill that blocked Michael Watt from removing himself from the medical register. She calls on Watt to comply with investigations and on the Belfast Trust to implement the report's recommendations.
Health Issue: Judicial Review on Michael Watt's removal from medical register Original release: Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton
The DUP, through leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, says he raised its commitment to restoring the Assembly on a basis unionists and nationalists can support during a meeting with former US President Bill Clinton in Belfast. He argues progress depends on cross-community consensus and solid…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton (opens in a new tab)
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USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI
TUV leader Jim Allister says the US was founded by rejecting colonial rule, yet American figures including Hillary Clinton urge Unionists to rejoin Stormont and accept the Protocol, which he calls hypocritical. He argues the Windsor Framework and Belfast Agreement both aim to detach Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast
Aontú says it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in Belfast, its largest candidate team yet in the North, and that the team will win council seats across the region.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti
Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran says her Newry home was targeted with loyalist graffiti reading "Aontú IRA out" and "UDA", which she has reported to police. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD condemns the sectarian intimidation as an attack on the democratic process.
Community relations and legacy Health Issue: Loyalist graffiti targeting Newry Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran's home Original release: Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti (opens in a new tab)
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Hyland condemns sectarian defacement of posters
Alliance Ballymena Councillor John Hyland says his campaign posters will not deter him after several were defaced with sectarian slogans on Parkway, Ballymena, between 12 and 15 April. He has reported the incident to the PSNI and urges anyone with information to come forward.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Sectarian defacement of Alliance posters on Parkway, Ballymena Original release: Hyland condemns sectarian defacement of posters (opens in a new tab)
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Transparency around Michael Watt essential to victims and to wider public, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA praises victims of neurologist Michael Watt for pressing for the truth to be made public, after a court quashed a decision letting him leave the medical register without a public hearing. She says the Independent Neurology Inquiry exposed missed…
Health Issue: Judicial Review on Michael Watt's removal from medical register Original release: Transparency around Michael Watt essential to victims and to wider public, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast
People Before Profit condemns a masked gang's threats against its activists and the theft of election materials on Lanark Way in West Belfast, which it links to suspected loyalist paramilitaries. It urges voters to reject sectarianism at the May election and calls on the DUP to stop engaging with…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Intimidation of People Before Profit activists on Lanark Way, West Belfast Original release: Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Progress must be built on solid foundations
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says progress in Northern Ireland depends on cross-community consensus, warning that changes to institutions to exclude unionists would end power-sharing and urging Alliance to back future Protocol arrangements unionists can support.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: President Biden's Northern Ireland visit and Belfast Agreement anniversary Original release: Progress must be built on solid foundations (opens in a new tab)
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GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly welcomes reports that Cork GAA is looking at ways to allow turnstile cash payments at county matches this summer. She calls for cash turnstile access at every match in all 32 counties, arguing the cashless policy excludes older people and those without internet…
Disability and equality Issue: Cork GAA consideration of turnstile cash payments at county matches Original release: GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast
Aontú announces it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in the North on Tuesday 18 April in West Belfast, calling it its largest candidate team so far. Leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the team includes campaigners, educationalists and health workers.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland welcomes news that the Kells and Connor Medical Practice, serving around 4,000 patients, will continue after Dalriada Urgent Care agreed to take it over from its departing contractor. She says she will meet the British Medical Association and Royal College…
Health Issue: Kells and Connor Medical Practice takeover by Dalriada Urgent Care Original release: Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes recommitment from President Biden to investment during Belfast visit
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, welcomes President Biden's pledge to help draw investment and create jobs in the North, marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement. She urges the UK and Irish governments and the DUP to restore the Executive and institutions without…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Visit of US President Joe Biden to Northern Ireland Original release: O’Neill welcomes recommitment from President Biden to investment during Belfast visit (opens in a new tab)
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Neither Biden’s Bribery nor Sunak’s Lies alter the realities of the Windsor Whitewash
TUV leader Jim Allister says Biden's hint of economic aid for restoring Stormont is a bribe, and that operating Stormont under the Windsor Framework would mean assenting to the dismantling of the UK and an Irish Sea border. He says TUV will not accept the Windsor Framework.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Biden remarks on economic aid for restoring Stormont Original release: Neither Biden’s Bribery nor Sunak’s Lies alter the realities of the Windsor Whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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Biden wouldn’t tolerate Protocol in US
TUV Mourne councillor Harold McKee says US President Biden's visit was unremarkable and that the US should mind its own business. He criticises Biden's praise of the Windsor Framework and calls on Unionists to resist pressure to implement the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Visit of US President Joe Biden to Northern Ireland Original release: Biden wouldn’t tolerate Protocol in US (opens in a new tab)
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Hagan to contest Cookstown for TUV
TUV announces that Timothy Hagan, a mechanic and bandmaster of New Pride of the Village flute band, will stand for the party in Cookstown. He says he will campaign on social housing and a unionist voice in Mid Ulster Council, and opposes the Windsor Framework, calling for the Protocol to be…
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Hagan to contest Cookstown for TUV (opens in a new tab)
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Oliver to contest Portadown for TUV
TUV announces Robert Oliver as its candidate for Portadown in May's Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon council election, with leader Jim Allister commending him as representing traditional Unionist values. The release says TUV is fielding its largest ever team on ABC Council.
Local government Constitutional affairs Issue: TUV selects Robert Oliver as Portadown council candidate Original release: Oliver to contest Portadown for TUV (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Leader meets President Biden in Belfast
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says he was glad to engage directly with US President Biden during his Belfast visit, and calls for a restored Assembly and Executive to seize the opportunity. He says the USA can help deliver prosperity and pledges to work with the President's Administration.
International affairs Constitutional affairs Issue: Joe Biden visit to Ireland April 2023 Original release: UUP Leader meets President Biden in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Making the Case for Irish Unity in the EU – Dublin Launch
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus and TD Rose Conway-Walsh are hosting a Dublin launch of an independent research paper by Professor Colin Harvey and Mark Bassett on the case for a united Ireland within the EU. They argue planning for reunification is needed and say the EU should take a supportive…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Dublin launch of independent Irish unity EU research paper Original release: Making the Case for Irish Unity in the EU – Dublin Launch (opens in a new tab)
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President Biden visit a ‘special moment’ as we look to the future – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill welcomes President Biden's Belfast visit marking 25 years since the 1998 peace accord, and calls for US investment and a restored Executive, urging the DUP to return to power-sharing.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Joe Biden visit to Ireland April 2023 Original release: President Biden visit a ‘special moment’ as we look to the future – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)