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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)
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Nothing to celebrate in Biden visit
TUV leader Jim Allister says there is nothing to celebrate in US President Biden's visit, accusing Biden of partisanship over IRA extradition laws and of wasting £7m of public money while Northern Ireland's finances are stretched, and calling the Belfast Agreement a failure.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Visit of US President Joe Biden to Northern Ireland Original release: Nothing to celebrate in Biden visit (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Selects Sharon Loughran to contest Newry DEA
Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran, a nurse at Daisy Hill Hospital A&E, says she is deeply concerned about plans to remove Emergency General Surgery from Daisy Hill and calls for all hospital services and Armagh's Minor Injuries Unit to be restored.
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital emergency general surgery move to Craigavon Original release: Aontú Selects Sharon Loughran to contest Newry DEA (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald’s speech on the 100th anniversary of the death of Liam Lynch
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD delivers her address at the 100th anniversary commemoration for Liam Lynch in Anglesboro, Co Limerick, recalling his life, his final stand in the Knockmealdowns and his death in 1923.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Liam Lynch centenary commemoration in Anglesboro, Co Limerick Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald’s speech on the 100th anniversary of the death of Liam Lynch (opens in a new tab)
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No basis for a return to Stormont Prime Minister
TUV candidate Stewart Ferris says Unionists should reject the Prime Minister's appeal to restore a Stormont executive while the Protocol remains unresolved. He argues the Belfast Agreement's consent guarantees have been shown to be hollow and calls for a united Unionist stance against the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Prime Minister's call for Stormont executive restoration Original release: No basis for a return to Stormont Prime Minister (opens in a new tab)
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Protecting and sustaining the Good Friday Agreement requires reform, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA says reform of the Good Friday Agreement's institutions is needed to sustain them, marking the 25th anniversary. She argues the rigid structures give less weight to non-aligned voters and calls for changes so no single party can collapse the Assembly and Executive.
Constitutional affairs Issue: 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Original release: Protecting and sustaining the Good Friday Agreement requires reform, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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Ferguson disgusted after police attacked with petrol bombs
Alliance Councillor Rachael Ferguson condemns petrol bombs and other missiles thrown at police during an illegal republican parade in Creggan, Derry-Londonderry, and says young people are being drawn into the rioting. She also expresses support for officers and local residents.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Petrol bomb attack on police at Creggan republican parade, Derry-Londonderry Original release: Ferguson disgusted after police attacked with petrol bombs (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD’s speech at annual Easter Rising Commemoration
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD says the Arbour Hill Easter Rising commemoration must honour the rebels’ sacrifice and protect historic sites such as Moore Street from developers, calling for a united, equal, economically just and fully free Ireland.
Constitutional affairs Housing Issue: 1916 Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD’s speech at annual Easter Rising Commemoration (opens in a new tab)
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Today’s political leaders need to recapture the spirit and courage of 1998 – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, urging today's political leaders to recapture its courage and calling for the restoration of Stormont's power-sharing institutions. She says Ireland's economic opportunities depend on functioning…
Constitutional affairs Issue: 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Stormont event Original release: Today’s political leaders need to recapture the spirit and courage of 1998 – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Liam Reichenberg Selected To Run for Aontú in Slieve Gullion, South Armagh
Aontú announces Liam Reichenberg as its candidate for Newry Mourne and Down District Council in the Slieve Gullion DEA. Reichenberg says he will campaign on Daisy Hill Hospital acute services, education, healthcare and rates spending.
Local government Health Original release: Liam Reichenberg Selected To Run for Aontú in Slieve Gullion, South Armagh (opens in a new tab)
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Ferguson hits out at those behind sectarian assault
Alliance Councillor Rachael Ferguson condemns a sectarian attack on a young girl in Derry, and urges anyone with information to contact police immediately. She describes the assault as vicious and says there is no place for sectarian attitudes.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Sectarian assault on girl in Derry city centre Original release: Ferguson hits out at those behind sectarian assault (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden
People Before Profit condemns Biden as a warmonger, arguing his arms supplies to Israel and Saudi Arabia contradict his support for Ukraine and his claimed peace role in Ireland. The release also announces Dublin, Cork and Galway public meetings on 12 to 14 April with speakers including Gerry…
International affairs Constitutional affairs Issue: Joe Biden visit to Ireland April 2023 Original release: People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden (opens in a new tab)