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Gaston challenges deputy First Minister on Irish Language Commissioner
TUV North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston says the commencement order bringing the Irish Language Commissioner's powers into force is the DUP's surrender on Irish language demands, and calls on the deputy First Minister to ensure Pol Deeds stays within his legal powers, including over the Grand Central…
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Issue: Commencement order bringing Irish Language Commissioner powers into force Original release: Gaston challenges deputy First Minister on Irish Language Commissioner (opens in a new tab)
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Families continue to be failed by lack of respite provision, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says families are being failed by a lack of respite care after the Department of Health confirmed Lindsay House in the South Eastern Trust cannot reopen with no timeframe. She has tabled an urgent oral question for the Health Minister.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Lindsay House respite facility reopening delay confirmed Original release: Families continue to be failed by lack of respite provision, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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DUP leader’s ‘insensitive and contemptuous’ remarks towards Bloody Sunday families should be withdrawn – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls on DUP leader Gavin Robinson to retract his remarks and apologise to the Bloody Sunday families, after Robinson suggested they should move on following the PPS decision not to prosecute soldiers investigated for perjury.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS decision not to prosecute eight former soldiers for Bloody Sunday perjury Original release: DUP leader’s ‘insensitive and contemptuous’ remarks towards Bloody Sunday families should be withdrawn – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Bloody Sunday 54th Anniversary Meeting with Richard Boyd Barrett TD in Derry
People Before Profit announces a Bloody Sunday 54th anniversary public meeting in Derry featuring Richard Boyd Barrett TD on 31 January, and urges supporters to join the 1 February march for justice over the acquittal of Soldier F.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Original release: Bloody Sunday 54th Anniversary Meeting with Richard Boyd Barrett TD in Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Another disappointing day for the families of Bloody Sunday – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy expresses frustration at the PPS decision not to prosecute eight former soldiers for perjury over Bloody Sunday, saying the families have been denied justice. He pledges continued Sinn Féin support for the families.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS decision not to prosecute eight former soldiers for Bloody Sunday perjury Original release: Another disappointing day for the families of Bloody Sunday – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Sheerin welcomes European Commission investigation into X
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin welcomes the European Commission's decision to investigate X over its Grok AI tool, which was misused to generate sexualised deepfake imagery. She calls on social media firms to stop enabling the digital undressing of women and children and says parties at Stormont have…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: European Commission investigation into X over Grok AI images Original release: Sheerin welcomes European Commission investigation into X (opens in a new tab)
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Presentations from Foras na Gaeilge and Turas show huge interest in Irish language across Ireland – Senator Conor Murphy
Sinn Féin's Senator Conor Murphy says Oireachtas committee presentations by Foras na Gaeilge and Turas show growing interest in Irish, but claims statutory funding is failing the sector and Good Friday Agreement commitments on language have not been honoured. He also calls on the Irish Government…
Disability and equality Education Issue: Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee Irish language presentations from Foras na Gaeilge and Turas Original release: Presentations from Foras na Gaeilge and Turas show huge interest in Irish language across Ireland – Senator Conor Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Derry supports Bloody Sunday families
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood expresses disappointment that Bloody Sunday families have again been let down by the state after the PPS decided not to prosecute former soldiers for perjury, and pledges continued support for the families.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS decision not to prosecute eight former soldiers for Bloody Sunday perjury Original release: Eastwood: Derry supports Bloody Sunday families (opens in a new tab)
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Holocaust Memorial Day
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says he signed a Holocaust commemoration pledge book on Holocaust Memorial Day and calls for antisemitism to be confronted wherever it appears, with action matching remembrance.
Disability and equality Original release: Holocaust Memorial Day (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan condemns sectarian attack in Waterside
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan condemns a sectarian attack on a family home in Derry's Waterside area, where the home and car were damaged and paint thrown at the property, and urges anyone with information to contact police. SDLP Waterside Councillor Martin Reilly says the incident is a serious…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sectarian attack in Waterside Original release: Durkan condemns sectarian attack in Waterside (opens in a new tab)
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Victims and families’ rights must be respected – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls the Reform proposals to pardon British soldiers convicted of conflict-era crimes outrageous, saying they would halt existing legal proceedings and block future legal action. He says families seeking truth and justice are being ignored and calls for legacy…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Reform proposal to pardon British soldiers convicted of Troubles-era crimes Original release: Victims and families’ rights must be respected – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin committed to working with other parties to make sexually explicit deepfakes illegal – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin says all tools must be used against non-consensual sexual deepfakes ahead of an Assembly debate urging the Justice Minister to criminalise them. She criticises X's paywalling of Grok image features, urges British government and Ofcom action, and asks the education…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Assembly debate on criminalising sexually explicit deepfakes Original release: Sinn Féin committed to working with other parties to make sexually explicit deepfakes illegal – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter to bring forward Assembly motion on online harm against women
SDLP MLA Hunter says she will bring forward an Assembly motion on online harm against women. The release gives no further detail on the motion's wording or timing.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Hunter to bring forward Assembly motion on online harm against women (opens in a new tab)
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Findings of the Commissioner for Standards into the Communities Minister are damning – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew, Chair of the Communities Committee, calls the Commissioner for Standards' findings on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons' social media post about migrant families at Larne Leisure Centre "damning" and urges him to accept his failure.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Commissioner for Standards findings on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons' social media post Original release: Findings of the Commissioner for Standards into the Communities Minister are damning – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Leader Discusses Legacy Bill and Irish Unity with US Congressmen in Washington
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD says he met US Congressmen in Washington to press for criteria setting when the British Secretary of State must call an Irish unity referendum. He also criticises the revised Legacy Bill for leaving inquiry decisions with the Secretary of State and calls for an…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Legacy Bill revised version Secretary of State inquiry decisions Original release: Aontú Leader Discusses Legacy Bill and Irish Unity with US Congressmen in Washington (opens in a new tab)
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O'Toole: Lyons must resign after standards report
SDLP Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons must resign after the Standards Commissioner found him in breach of the ministerial code over posts about vulnerable people sheltering in Larne leisure centre. He notes a previous 2024 breach over North South…
Community relations and legacy Housing Issue: Commissioner for Standards findings on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons' social media post Original release: O'Toole: Lyons must resign after standards report (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland welcomes Standards Commissioner ruling on Lyons social media post
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland welcomes the Standards Commissioner's finding that Communities Minister Gordon Lyons breached the ministerial code over an online post made during last year's disorder. She says the post was reckless and calls on Lyons to reflect on the ruling and on how…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Commissioner for Standards findings on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons' social media post Original release: Mulholland welcomes Standards Commissioner ruling on Lyons social media post (opens in a new tab)
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Allister slams Garda “Legacy Liaison Unit” as a whitewash of the Irish Republic’s role in the Troubles
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says the Garda's new Legacy Liaison Unit is an insult to victims and a cosmetic exercise. He calls for open Garda files, a commitment to justice and a budget to examine how the Irish state enabled Republican terror.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Garda Legacy Liaison Unit announcement Original release: Allister slams Garda “Legacy Liaison Unit” as a whitewash of the Irish Republic’s role in the Troubles (opens in a new tab)
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Legacy process must deliver for victims and families – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane urges that any legacy legislation at Westminster be human-rights compliant and win the trust of victims and families, after MPs removed a conditional immunity mechanism from the 2023 Legacy Act.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster vote removing Troubles amnesty from Legacy Act Original release: Legacy process must deliver for victims and families – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan calls on Health Minister to examine screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan urges the Health Minister to assess introducing newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, citing early diagnosis benefits and a pilot in Scotland, and says the North should not fall behind.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Spinal Muscular Atrophy screening review in Northern Ireland Original release: McCrossan calls on Health Minister to examine screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (opens in a new tab)