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Lyons launches consultation on ten-year Executive Disability Strategy
DUP's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launches a public consultation on the draft ten-year Executive Disability Strategy for 2025 to 2035, with commitments including a Regional Disability Forum, a review of disability legislation and an annual Disability Data compendium. The consultation runs…
Disability and equality Issue: Executive Disability Strategy 2025-2035 public consultation launch Original release: Lyons launches consultation on ten-year Executive Disability Strategy (opens in a new tab)
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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD calls for urgent Dáil debate on findings of Kenova Report
Sinn Féin Chief Whip Pádraig Mac Lochlainn calls for an urgent Dáil debate on the Kenova Final Report and related Operations Denton, Mizzenmast and Turma reviews, saying they show collusion and criminality by British state agencies, including MI5 obstructing Operation Kenova.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Publication of Operation Kenova Final Report and related reports Original release: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD calls for urgent Dáil debate on findings of Kenova Report (opens in a new tab)
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New strategy must mark step toward delivering real equality for those with disabilities – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the Department for Communities' draft Disability Strategy, published as it goes out for public consultation, calling it a step toward real equality for disabled people. He urges the Communities Minister to bring forward legislative change and encourages people…
Disability and equality Issue: Executive Disability Strategy 2025-2035 public consultation launch Original release: New strategy must mark step toward delivering real equality for those with disabilities – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin responds to publication of Kenova Final Report
Sinn Féin's John Finucane says the published Kenova Final Report and the Denton, Mizzenmast and Turma reviews further confirm British state wrongdoing, and claims MI5 deliberately undermined Operation Kenova. He calls for a fully independent, human-rights-compliant legacy process.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Publication of Operation Kenova Final Report and related reports Original release: Sinn Féin responds to publication of Kenova Final Report (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy praises McGreanery family’s dignified pursuit of justice
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says he will continue to stand with the McGreanery family after the PPS confirmed it will not prosecute a soldier linked to the 1971 shooting of Billy McGreanery. He pays tribute to the family's five-decade campaign and says the British army acted with impunity.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS decision not to prosecute soldier over Billy McGreanery killing Original release: Delargy praises McGreanery family’s dignified pursuit of justice (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna calls on UK Government to adopt Kenova principles and urges PPS to provide public update
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP welcomes the Final Kenova Report as a model for legacy investigations and urges the UK Government to build its principles into any future Legacy Commission. The party also calls for a review of the Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy and a public PPS update on…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Publication of Operation Kenova Final Report and related reports Original release: Hanna calls on UK Government to adopt Kenova principles and urges PPS to provide public update (opens in a new tab)
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Operation Kenova Exposes Brutal Reality Of Stakeknife And PIRA Leadership
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA responds to the Operation Kenova report, saying Stakeknife was first a PIRA member and that British security services failed to control him. He also addresses Operation Denton's findings on the Glennane Gang and says the report found no systemic state…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Publication of Operation Kenova Final Report and related reports Original release: Operation Kenova Exposes Brutal Reality Of Stakeknife And PIRA Leadership (opens in a new tab)
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Independent Reporting Commission report reinforces need to end paramilitarism without caveats, says Bradshaw
Alliance Executive Office Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says a report by the Independent Reporting Commission tying paramilitarism to anti-immigration unrest was expected and shows paramilitarism must end alongside tackling racism. She calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Independent Reporting Commission report on paramilitarism and anti-immigration unrest Original release: Independent Reporting Commission report reinforces need to end paramilitarism without caveats, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell says Government must ensure National Day focuses on innocent…
DUP MP Gregory Campbell presses the Government to ensure the forthcoming national day for terrorism victims focuses on innocent people and excludes perpetrators, after a Home Office reply he says lacked clarity on the definition of a victim.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Home Office response on definition of victims for national terrorism day Original release: Campbell says Government must ensure National Day focuses on innocent… (opens in a new tab)
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Flying Palestinian Flag Over City Hall Deepens Division Without Practical Benefit
UUP MLA Andy Allen says the decision to fly the Palestinian flag over Belfast City Hall has deepened division and provides no practical benefit, calling for careful flag policies and urging the Prime Minister to take diplomatic steps on the Gaza crisis.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Flying Palestinian Flag Over City Hall Deepens Division Without Practical Benefit (opens in a new tab)
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Peace Plus funding must be protected in EU Budget negotiations – Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion urges that Peace Plus funding be safeguarded beyond 2028 and given a central EU allocation, after a Derry visit to community groups, warning of underfunding during the next EU budget talks.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Original release: Peace Plus funding must be protected in EU Budget negotiations – Kathleen Funchion MEP (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon welcomes progress on Legislation protecting right to breastfeed in public
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon welcomes the response to her consultation on a Bill that would give legal protection to breastfeeding in public and require businesses and service providers to make premises breastfeeding-friendly. She urges councils, businesses and public facilities to display…
Disability and equality Issue: Linda Dillon breastfeeding in public Bill consultation closure Original release: Dillon welcomes progress on Legislation protecting right to breastfeed in public (opens in a new tab)
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Flag decision deeply divisive
DUP Belfast City Council Group Leader Cllr Sarah Bunting condemns Belfast City Council's decision to raise the Palestinian flag from midnight, calling it an abuse of process that bypasses protections for minorities. She says it will intimidate the city's Jewish community and accuses Sinn Féin of…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Flag decision deeply divisive (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – the people of Belfast deserve better
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett condemns Belfast City Council's Monday night vote to fly a Palestinian flag on City Hall, calling it an abuse of process that bypassed court scrutiny. He says the council's priorities were misplaced and that councillors laughed when a letter from the Jewish…
Local government Community relations and legacy Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Brett – the people of Belfast deserve better (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities, calling for better public services, expanded supports, a narrower employment gap and accessible transport and public spaces.
Disability and equality Original release: McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities (opens in a new tab)
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Forsythe – sinister threat is copycat tactics of IRA
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe condemns a video by the "New Republican Movement" showing masked, armed men threatening elected representatives in Newry, Mourne and Down. She calls for every resource to trace those responsible, including the online sources used.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Newry, Mourne and Down elected representatives video Original release: Forsythe – sinister threat is copycat tactics of IRA (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Councils can’t be held to ransom
SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader Séamas de Faoite says councils cannot be held to ransom after unionist and other parties blocked a council-backed flag-raising for Gaza solidarity at City Hall, calling it a culture war tactic and urging councillors to refocus on local issues.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Hall Palestinian flag motion called in Original release: de Faoite: Councils can’t be held to ransom (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast City Council should focus on core responsibilities and service delivery, not divisive symbolism
UUP MLA Andy Allen criticises Belfast City Council's vote to raise the Palestinian flag over City Hall, arguing councillors should prioritise council services and that the move is political theatre that deepens local division.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Belfast City Council should focus on core responsibilities and service delivery, not divisive symbolism (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists to take Belfast City Council to High Court over Palestinian flag
TUV Councillor Ron McDowell says Belfast City Council has disregarded due process by voting to raise a Palestinian flag over City Hall from midnight, and that emergency High Court proceedings will be lodged to halt it. He also argues the council blocked lighting City Hall in Israeli colours after…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Unionists to take Belfast City Council to High Court over Palestinian flag (opens in a new tab)
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Herzog Park controversy an insight into the Irish Republic
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes Dublin City Council's reversal of its plan to rename Herzog Park, but says the proposal's existence reveals growing anti-Israel attitudes in the Irish Republic. He cites a Holocaust memorial walkout, a Dublin statue to a Nazi collaborator, and a statue to IRA…
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: Dublin City Council reverses plan to rename Herzog Park Original release: Herzog Park controversy an insight into the Irish Republic (opens in a new tab)