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DUP welcomes defeat of Assisted Suicide Bill
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the Commons defeat of the Assisted Suicide Bill, saying Parliament chose protecting vulnerable people and calling for improved hospice and palliative care for everyone facing terminal illness.
Health Issue: Commons defeat of the Assisted Suicide Bill Original release: DUP welcomes defeat of Assisted Suicide Bill (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 20 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Government spinning asylum figures to fit its narrative on EU Migration Pact – Matt Carthy TD
Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy TD accuses the Government of manipulating migration numbers to back its EU Migration Pact stance, arguing Minister Colm Brophy's claim that falling applications prove the pact works does not hold up. He calls for IPAS accommodation profiteering to end and for an all-Ireland…
Immigration International affairs Issue: Minister Colm Brophy claims EU Migration Pact reduced international protection applications Original release: Government spinning asylum figures to fit its narrative on EU Migration Pact – Matt Carthy TD (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin MPs meet Ulster Farmers’ Union to discuss key challenges facing farming sector
Sinn Féin MPs Cathal Mallaghan and Órfhlaith Begley say they met the Ulster Farmers' Union at Westminster on inheritance tax, bovine TB, the Nutrients Action Programme and Mercosur. Begley calls on the British Government to match the EU's suspension of Brazilian meat imports.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Original release: Sinn Féin MPs meet Ulster Farmers’ Union to discuss key challenges facing farming sector (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister’s u-turn an important win for girls – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason welcomes DUP Education Minister Paul Givan's decision to make schools give girls the option of trousers, calling it an embarrassing U-turn that followed party and campaigner pressure. She says he should have guaranteed this in his school uniforms legislation.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister Givan's school trousers guidance for girls Original release: Education Minister’s u-turn an important win for girls – Mason (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Givan’s school trousers U-turn should have come months ago
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter MLA welcomes the Education Minister’s move to permit girls to wear trousers in school uniform, calling the U‑turn overdue, demanding an explanation for the delay and urging consistent rollout across all schools.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister Givan's school trousers guidance for girls Original release: Hunter: Givan’s school trousers U-turn should have come months ago (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party selects Cllr Pete Wray as North Down candidate
Ulster Unionist Party selects Councillor Pete Wray as its North Down candidate for the May 2026 Assembly election; leader Jon Burrows lauds his council record and Wray says he will push for better road funding, NI Water fixes, Bangor regeneration, education and community safety.
Other Infrastructure and transport Issue: UUP selects North Down Assembly candidate Original release: Ulster Unionist Party selects Cllr Pete Wray as North Down candidate (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Minister's change of heart delivers common sense choice for girls, says Burrows
UUP leader and education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA welcomes new guidance giving girls the option to wear trousers as part of school uniform, calling it a common-sense outcome. He says the Education Minister should have acted earlier through uniform guidance rather than forcing the Education…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister Givan's school trousers guidance for girls Original release: Minister's change of heart delivers common sense choice for girls, says Burrows (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong: Rural policing is stretched too thin and people are feeling it
UUP Deputy Leader and Agriculture Spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA urges that countryside policing be adequately funded, arguing thinner coverage lets rural crime go unreported and invisible, and calls on the Justice Minister to fund more rural officers.
Justice and policing Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Armstrong: Rural policing is stretched too thin and people are feeling it (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Mathison welcomes Education Minister's U-Turn on girls wearing trousers to school
Alliance Education spokesperson and Education Committee Chair Nick Mathison MLA welcomes the Education Minister's updated legal guidelines on girls' right to wear trousers as school uniform, describing it as a U-turn on an earlier decision.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister Givan's school trousers guidance for girls Original release: Mathison welcomes Education Minister's U-Turn on girls wearing trousers to school (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon raises issue of low pay for care workers directly with Health Minister
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says she has pressed the Health Minister for assurances that firms delivering publicly funded social care meet their duties to staff and pay them fairly. She also seeks an update on the promised Real Living Wage for independent sector social care workers.
Economy and employment Health Original release: Dillon raises issue of low pay for care workers directly with Health Minister (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon raises serious concerns over infant mortality with Health Minister
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says she has raised with the Health Minister new figures showing Northern Ireland has the highest infant mortality rate, asking what action is being taken and how inequalities between deprived and affluent areas will be tackled.
Health Disability and equality Issue: New infant mortality figures showing Northern Ireland highest rate Original release: Dillon raises serious concerns over infant mortality with Health Minister (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Organisations working on suicide prevention need greater support – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn, Chair of the All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention, calls for secure, sustainable core funding for community suicide prevention organisations and cross-departmental government action, ahead of the APG Inquiry report launch on 22 September.
Health Original release: Organisations working on suicide prevention need greater support – Flynn (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein attack on Lyons exposed as unfounded
DUP South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron says departmental correspondence shows Communities Minister Gordon Lyons made no decision to cut Place-Name Project funding, and calls on Sinn Fein's Committee Chair Colm Gildernew to withdraw his criticism of the Minister.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Communities Committee Place-Name Project funding dispute with Gordon Lyons Original release: Sinn Fein attack on Lyons exposed as unfounded (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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£90m rates write offs demand answers
DUP Finance spokesperson Diane Forsythe MLA calls for greater scrutiny of the rates system after Department of Finance figures showed roughly £90m written off over five years. She says headline rate bills rising does not mean extra revenue, and will press the Finance Minister on the write-offs and…
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: Department of Finance rates write-offs figures released via Assembly Question Original release: £90m rates write offs demand answers (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Allister slams delay in Ballymena GP practice scheme
TUV MP Jim Allister expresses disappointment that multi-disciplinary teams for primary care in Ballymena will not begin until 2029, while other areas get the scheme sooner, and urges decision makers to reconsider the timeline.
Health Issue: Ballymena primary care multi-disciplinary teams delayed until 2029 Original release: Allister slams delay in Ballymena GP practice scheme (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hughes encourages support for Sherry family cancer services petition
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes urges people to sign a petition launched by the family of Catherine Sherry, who died in 2024, seeking all-Ireland access to CAR-T cell therapy. He says the treatment is unavailable in the north until the early 2030s and that he has raised the issue with health ministers…
Health Issue: Sherry family CAR-T cell therapy cancer services petition Original release: Hughes encourages support for Sherry family cancer services petition (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach must now match words with action on Irish unity – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Taoiseach Micheál Martin's acknowledgement that the triggering of an Irish unity referendum needs greater clarity, and calls on the Irish Government to press London for structured talks on the criteria and process. She also urges it to establish a…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Taoiseach's comments on criteria for triggering an Irish unity referendum Original release: Taoiseach must now match words with action on Irish unity – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Neurology families deserve accountability and demonstrable change – McGuigan
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Philip McGuigan MLA says the RQIA Neurology Deceased Patients Review findings are deeply concerning and calls on the Health Minister and Department to set out action, responsibility and evidence of change across all Trusts.
Health Issue: RQIA Neurology Deceased Patients Review findings Original release: Neurology families deserve accountability and demonstrable change – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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British ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements, a step in the right direction- Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane welcomes the British Foreign Secretary's proposed ban on goods from Israeli settlements and suspension of extra arms export licences to Israel as a step forward, but says broader British policy changes are still needed. He calls the move late and urges rigorous…
International affairs Issue: UK boycott of Israeli goods from West Bank settlements Original release: British ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements, a step in the right direction- Finucane (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Health Minister must respond urgently to rise in infant mortality rate
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA calls for an urgent Health Minister response to a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report showing rising infant mortality in the region. He says he will write to the minister seeking a funded plan for the College's recommendations…
Health Issue: Royal College of Paediatrics State of Child Health 2026 report on infant mortality Original release: McGrath: Health Minister must respond urgently to rise in infant mortality rate (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)