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McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone calls on the Department of Health to improve cooperation between health trusts to tackle current pressures, after visiting Antrim Area Hospital following a major incident there. He blames the DUP's boycott of the institutions for letting health services down.
Health Issue: Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department temporary closure Original release: McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald to attend Remembrance Sunday Service in Dublin
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will attend the Royal British Legion's Remembrance Sunday event in Dublin's cathedral, honouring those from across the island who died in both World Wars and urging a respectful, inclusive approach to shared history.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Mary Lou McDonald to attend Remembrance Sunday Service in Dublin (opens in a new tab)
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Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA and party chair Declan Kearney says he is deeply concerned about the night‑time temporary shutdown of the Emergency Department at Antrim Area Hospital, urges the public to still use the ED for urgent cases and calls for the Executive to release an extra £1 billion for health to relieve
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department temporary closure Original release: Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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‘Suffering cancer patients need Executive formed’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says rising numbers waiting longer than 62 days for cancer treatment are a matter of life and death, and urges the DUP to stop blocking an Executive so it can address health service pressures.
Health Issue: Rising cancer treatment waiting times beyond 62-day target Original release: ‘Suffering cancer patients need Executive formed’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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‘Nurses should have fair pay and conditions’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says nurses should have fair pay and safe working conditions after the RCN announced strike action, and says he is writing to the British Chancellor to demand a fair pay award for nurses now.
Health Economy and employment Issue: RCN announcement of nurses' strike action over pay Original release: ‘Nurses should have fair pay and conditions’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Former Health Minister Robin Swann comments on outcome of RCN ballot
Former UUP Health Minister Robin Swann says the RCN ballot result on industrial action was unsurprising given cost of living pressures. He blames the lack of an Executive and agreed Budget for HSC workers missing recommended 2022/23 pay rises, and urges the Secretary of State to maintain pay…
Health Economy and employment Issue: RCN announcement of nurses' strike action over pay Original release: Former Health Minister Robin Swann comments on outcome of RCN ballot (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath expresses support for striking nursing staff
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath expresses solidarity with Royal College of Nursing members on strike over pay and safe conditions, and calls on the British government to work with Stormont officials to avert the action.
Health Economy and employment Issue: RCN announcement of nurses' strike action over pay Original release: McGrath expresses support for striking nursing staff (opens in a new tab)
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“Political Games of Stormont Parties Jeopardising Cancer Screenings” – Cllr Mullen
Aontú's Cllr Denise Mullen calls for more investment in bowel and cervical screening programmes in the North, saying they lag behind Britain, where screening starts younger and uses a more sensitive smear test. She claims Stormont party disputes mean improvements lack guaranteed funding.
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This Is The Reality Of Climate Change
People Before Profit's statement says the UN environment agency's latest report shows global pledges would reach 2.8°C of warming, far above the 1.5°C scientists say is needed. It warns of heatwaves, crop failures and famine, especially in the Horn of Africa, and criticises military spending as a…
Environment and climate International affairs Issue: UN Environment Programme report on global warming pledges reaching 2.8°C Original release: This Is The Reality Of Climate Change (opens in a new tab)
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Report highlighting the lack of support for carers in NI devastating, says Armstrong
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA calls the Carers NI State of Caring Northern Ireland 2022 report on carers' financial struggles 'devastating'. She blames the lack of a functioning Executive and calls for institutional reform. She says she will challenge the next Health…
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Carers NI State of Caring Northern Ireland 2022 report Original release: Report highlighting the lack of support for carers in NI devastating, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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McDonald ignores biggest criminal gang in British Isles
TUV East Antrim spokesman Norman Boyd rejects Mary Lou McDonald's denial of any link between the IRA and Dublin criminal gangs, citing IRA robberies, hijackings, kidnappings and cover-ups of abuse, and says the IRA was worse than ordinary gangs.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Mary Lou McDonald comments on IRA links to Dublin criminal gangs Original release: McDonald ignores biggest criminal gang in British Isles (opens in a new tab)
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Quinn threat condemnation
TUV leader Jim Allister condemns threats from loyalist paramilitaries against Ellen Quinn, 78, and her son Martin, and urges the PSNI to pursue those behind the threats and the killing of Glenn Quinn.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Ellen and Martin Quinn from loyalist paramilitaries Original release: Quinn threat condemnation (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein celebrate and glorify criminals
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe says Mary Lou McDonald's claim that the IRA cannot be compared to gangland criminals ignores the IRA's actual activities, and that Sinn Fein eulogising IRA members is celebrating criminals. She cites smuggling, racketeering, robberies and reported sexual abuse, and links…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Mary Lou McDonald's weekend comments on IRA and gangland violence Original release: Sinn Fein celebrate and glorify criminals (opens in a new tab)
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DUP leader condemns threat to Quinn family
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP and East Antrim DUP MLA David Hilditch condemn recent threats telling the Quinn family to leave Carrickfergus, say they stand with the family’s justice campaign and will work with police to pursue those responsible.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Ellen and Martin Quinn from loyalist paramilitaries Original release: DUP leader condemns threat to Quinn family (opens in a new tab)
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We must never tire of challenging Sinn Fein attempts to differentiate between IRA murders and gangland murders
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA rejects Sinn Fein's claim that there is 'no comparison' between IRA and gangland violence, and accuses Mary Lou McDonald of whitewashing IRA killings. He says gun attacks by drug gangs and by the IRA are both criminal, and cites Troubles death figures.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Mary Lou McDonald's weekend comments on IRA and gangland violence Original release: We must never tire of challenging Sinn Fein attempts to differentiate between IRA murders and gangland murders (opens in a new tab)
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35 years on Enniskillen families still wait for truth and justice - Elliott
UUP MLA Tom Elliott marks the 35th anniversary of the 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day bombing, calling for truth and justice for the families. He criticises Mary Lou McDonald's distinction between IRA and Dublin-based gang murders and pays tribute to those who campaigned for the Enniskillen memorial.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: 35 years on Enniskillen families still wait for truth and justice - Elliott (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionists condemn latest threats to the family of Glenn Quinn
UUP MLA John Stewart and party leader Doug Beattie condemn fresh threats against the family of Glenn Quinn, killed in his Carrickfergus home in 2020, and back his brother Martin and mother Ellen's demand for justice. Beattie also calls on the Loyalist Communities Council to clearly condemn the…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Ellen and Martin Quinn from loyalist paramilitaries Original release: Ulster Unionists condemn latest threats to the family of Glenn Quinn (opens in a new tab)
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Inaction and lack of progress on cancer screening are costing lives, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns that inaction on bowel and cervical cancer screening in Northern Ireland, including younger screening ages and older testing methods compared with the rest of the UK, will cost lives. She blames the lack of an Executive for the stalled progress.
Health Issue: Northern Ireland bowel and cervical cancer screening lag behind UK Original release: Inaction and lack of progress on cancer screening are costing lives, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says Northern Ireland's climate commitments are hollow without a functioning Executive, as COP27 opens in Egypt. He calls for an urgently restored Executive, a Programme for Government aligned with emissions targets and a Green New Deal, blaming the DUP's deadlock for…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: COP27 climate summit opening in Sharm El Sheikh Original release: Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Dickson hits out at those behind threats to Quinn family
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson condemns threats against the family of Glenn Quinn, saying police warned his brother and mother of an imminent UDA attack unless they leave Carrickfergus, and urges anyone with information to contact police.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Ellen and Martin Quinn from loyalist paramilitaries Original release: Dickson hits out at those behind threats to Quinn family (opens in a new tab)