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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation
UUP's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces he has approved changes to childcare regulation after consultation, limiting GP-countersigned health declarations to senior childcare roles and altering adult:child ratios for childminders and group day care from 1 June 2026.
Education Health Issue: Health Minister childcare regulation changes on GP declarations and adult:child ratios Original release: Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation (opens in a new tab)
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Republican Violence Must Be Condemned – Middleton
DUP MLA Julie Middleton condemns violence in the Irish Street area of Derry on Friday evening, calling it a premeditated attack on police during the East Bank Protestant Boys parade. She says petrol bombs and masonry could have caused serious harm.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Irish Street Derry disorder during East Bank Protestant Boys parade Original release: Republican Violence Must Be Condemned – Middleton (opens in a new tab)
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‘Join with us on Sunday to honour Bobby Sands’ endearing legacy’ – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker urges republicans to attend a Sunday 2pm gathering at the Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook, marking the 45th anniversary of Sands's death as part of a wider commemorative programme.
Community relations and legacy Original release: ‘Join with us on Sunday to honour Bobby Sands’ endearing legacy’ – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood calls Kemi Badenoch's use of Bloody Sunday footage in a promotional video praising former soldiers 'disgusting' and an insult to those killed in Derry in 1972, and says she has questions to answer.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Badenoch promotional video using Bloody Sunday footage Original release: Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt highlights critical role of primary care elective services
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt praises primary care elective services after a visit to Glengormley Practice, citing £2.9million funding, over 1,450 GP vasectomies and around 3,000 gynaecology procedures. He says the model is cutting hospital waiting lists and looks forward to more elective pathways…
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Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken condemns the lack of an agreed Executive budget, saying departments face real-terms cuts under interim spending limits and health services, including staff pay awards and waiting list progress, are suffering.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll welcomes the Springhill inquest findings, saying the coroner has confirmed the victims were unlawfully killed by British soldiers who gave no warnings before firing. He calls for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald commends the Springhill/Westrock families for their long pursuit of truth and says the inquest confirmed British army soldiers deliberately killed unarmed civilians on 9 July 1972, followed by an effort to conceal it. She calls for a rights-based legacy process…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth (opens in a new tab)
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Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes the inquest verdict into the 1972 killings in Springhill and Westrock, saying British soldiers deliberately targeted and killed five people who posed no threat. He accuses the British army of a subsequent cover-up and calls for a legacy process that is…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan
SF MLA Philip McGuigan, chair of the Health Committee, welcomes progress on a perinatal mental health unit for mothers and babies in Belfast following a Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announcement. He says interim support has not been agreed and urges the minister to avoid further delays, secure…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP welcomes Springhill Inquest findings
SDLP welcomes inquest findings that the killing of five civilians in Springhill was unlawful, and calls on the British Government to remove the unlawful disclosure regime in the Troubles Act and bring forward a victim-centred Legacy Bill compliant with international law. SDLP West Belfast…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: SDLP welcomes Springhill Inquest findings (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis
UUP Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA hits back at Justice Minister Naomi Long after her Nolan Show appearance, saying the PSNI is underfunded and blaming the Justice Department and Alliance for failing to fight for policing funding.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: Justice Minister Naomi Long's Nolan Show comments on policing funding Original release: Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Progress on Regional Mother and Baby Unit welcome but lack of interim measure disappointing, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA welcomes confirmation that the new Regional Mother and Baby Unit will be located at Belfast City Hospital, but says it is disappointing that no interim provision will be in place before the facility opens.
Health Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: Progress on Regional Mother and Baby Unit welcome but lack of interim measure disappointing, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Not just Provo tactics but Provo hardware deployed in police station bomb
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell says reports that a Dunmurry police station bomb used Provisional IRA explosives raise troubling questions about decommissioning, and calls on O'Neill and Republicans who celebrate the IRA to account for this.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Explosion outside Dunmurry police station Original release: Not just Provo tactics but Provo hardware deployed in police station bomb (opens in a new tab)
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‘Springhill/Westrock massacre families have been inspirational’ – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly sends best wishes to the families of the Springhill/Westrock victims ahead of the inquest verdict due tomorrow, praising their 54-year campaign for truth and justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill Massacre inquest verdict date announcement Original release: ‘Springhill/Westrock massacre families have been inspirational’ – Reilly (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party welcomes landmark public health reform as Tobacco and Vapes Act becomes law
UUP MP Robin Swann and Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA welcome Royal Assent for the Tobacco and Vapes Act, calling it a landmark for public health in Northern Ireland. Chambers says smoking causes over 2,000 deaths a year locally and credits the Assembly's Legislative Consent Motion request.
Health Issue: Tobacco and Vapes Act receives Royal Assent Original release: Ulster Unionist Party welcomes landmark public health reform as Tobacco and Vapes Act becomes law (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Kelly criticised for PIRA bomber eulogy following Dunmurry car…
DUP MLA Phillip Brett criticises Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly for attending and giving a eulogy at a commemoration for Seamus McElwain's 40th death anniversary while families were still out of their homes after the Dunmurry car bomb.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Dunmurry PSNI station car bomb and Gerry Kelly McElwain commemoration eulogy Original release: Gerry Kelly criticised for PIRA bomber eulogy following Dunmurry car… (opens in a new tab)
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War Memorial Vandalism Exposes Sectarian Hatred and Intolerance
TUV legacy spokesman Sammy Morrison condemns the vandalism of the Strabane war memorial as sectarian, arguing that all people in Northern Ireland benefit from the sacrifice of the World Wars. He says the attack will reinforce unionist belief that republicanism leaves no space for them in a "new…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Strabane war memorial vandalism Original release: War Memorial Vandalism Exposes Sectarian Hatred and Intolerance (opens in a new tab)
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Paint attack on Strabane War Memorial
UUP Councillor Derek Hussey, Alderman for the Derg Electoral Area on Derry and Strabane District Council, expresses dismay and anger after the Strabane War Memorial was again attacked with paint. He urges anyone with knowledge to contact police or Crimestoppers.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Strabane war memorial vandalism Original release: Paint attack on Strabane War Memorial (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein Cannot Condemn Terrorism While Continuing to Glorify…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after its response to the attack on Dunmurry PSNI station, saying the party condemns present violence while glorifying past terrorism. She urges the Government to urgently strengthen legislation against glorification of terrorism.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Explosion outside Dunmurry police station Original release: Sinn Fein Cannot Condemn Terrorism While Continuing to Glorify… (opens in a new tab)