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O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts
People Before Profit's Maeve O'Neill welcomes the decision to let girls wear trousers in school, crediting girls who campaigned for years and criticising Education Minister Paul Givan's U-turn as embarrassing. She calls for the uniform legislation to be challenged and for RSE and menstrual health…
Disability and equality Education Original release: O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts (opens in a new tab)
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Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response
People Before Profit's Pádraig Mac Niocaill calls for serious public investment to restore Lough Neagh, tackle pollution at source and fund water infrastructure, opposing Robin Swan's call to mutualise NI Water and urging fairer rates. Ahead of a rally in Antrim town.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland left behind as plug-in solar launches in Britain
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn criticises Northern Ireland being left behind as plug-in solar becomes legal in Great Britain, saying NIE Networks' G98/NI changes were promised to run in parallel. He calls on Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald to explain the delay and say when households here…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: plug-in solar launch in Great Britain Original release: Northern Ireland left behind as plug-in solar launches in Britain (opens in a new tab)
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Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn and Lagan Valley Greens Co-chair Richard Gill call for the car dumped in the River Lagan to be removed and the site checked for contamination, such as a battery leaching heavy metals. They also demand written confirmation that the river will be clear next summer, and…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On (opens in a new tab)
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Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
Green Party NI announces Councillor Anthony Flynn as its North Down candidate for the 2027 Assembly election, pledging action on water quality, public transport, town centres, health waiting lists, animal welfare and Stormont reform.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid (opens in a new tab)
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DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says DAERA Minister Andrew Muir agreed to support a health impact assessment for residents near the Mobuoy superdump, but concerns over remediation timetable, strategy and funding remain. Harkin says he will follow up with the Minister and officials.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment (opens in a new tab)
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Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn says the response so far to a car dumped in the River Lagan in Lisburn has been unacceptable, and calls for its removal, agreed responsibility and a clean-up plan. The Greens, with Lagan Valley Greens, are running a petition.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan (opens in a new tab)
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Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin condemns a planned far-right demonstration in Portrush, claiming its organisers do not represent the area and criticising the Parades Commission for approving it. He calls for working-class unity and a focus on housing, rents, poverty and waiting lists.
Community relations and legacy Local government Original release: Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns attacks on the Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate in Derry, says sectarianism benefits elites, and calls for working-class unity against youth service, school and apprenticeship funding cuts.
Community relations and legacy Economy and employment Original release: Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism (opens in a new tab)
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Beyond Bonfire Sectarianism - Time for Working Class Unity
People Before Profit says bonfire sectarianism and racism around the Twelfth, including Islamophobic displays and anti-immigration posters, shows the need to move beyond it, and calls for a cross-community movement of working-class people to challenge sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Beyond Bonfire Sectarianism - Time for Working Class Unity (opens in a new tab)
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Moygashel Bonfire a 'Naked Act of Islamophobic Intimidation' - Gerry Carroll
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns the Moygashel bonfire's burning of a model mosque as Islamophobic intimidation and calls for it to be removed immediately. He links racism and sectarianism to political failures and urges calm ahead of the weekend.
Community relations and legacy Immigration Original release: Moygashel Bonfire a 'Naked Act of Islamophobic Intimidation' - Gerry Carroll (opens in a new tab)
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'Not Fit for Office’ - Deputy First Minister Should Step Aside
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll calls on Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to step aside after reports she was allegedly warned that Jeffrey Donaldson was a danger to a young woman, claiming the DUP closed ranks around him.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: 'Not Fit for Office’ - Deputy First Minister Should Step Aside (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Civil Service Pride Withdrawal 'Regressive and Reckless'
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns the head of the Civil Service's decision to withdraw staff from the Pride march, calling it regressive and reckless. He accuses political figures of stoking transphobia for gain and urges civil servants who wish to march to do so.
Disability and equality Original release: Carroll: Civil Service Pride Withdrawal 'Regressive and Reckless' (opens in a new tab)
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Stand Against Racism at Together Against Hate March Starting at 2pm at GPO
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy urges people to join the Together Against Hate march starting at 2pm Sunday at the GPO on O'Connell Street, responding to racist violence in Belfast. He blames wealthy elites and figures such as Musk, Trump and Farage for stoking division, and calls on the left…
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Stand Against Racism at Together Against Hate March Starting at 2pm at GPO (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: "This Is the Real Belfast" at City's Biggest Ever Anti-Racist Rally
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll hails the United Against Racism rally at City Hall as Belfast's biggest anti-racist demonstration, condemning recent racist violence and urging solidarity with migrant workers against far-right and loyalist agitators.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Carroll: "This Is the Real Belfast" at City's Biggest Ever Anti-Racist Rally (opens in a new tab)
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Statement on Belfast Pogroms
People Before Profit condemns racist pogroms in Belfast and attacks on homes, blaming establishment politicians, far-right agitators and wealthy figures for stoking hatred. It rejects calls for calm and urges people to join anti-racism rallies in Belfast, Derry and Dublin.
Community relations and legacy Housing Original release: Statement on Belfast Pogroms (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom
People Before Profit calls on the NIC-ICTU trade union body to act urgently over violence against migrants in Belfast after the Kinnaird Avenue attack, urging protests, community action and industrial stoppages to protect members. The party says recent racist attacks, including in Ballymena…
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom (opens in a new tab)
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North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns last night's attack in Kinnaird Avenue, North Belfast, and urges calm. He rejects organised retaliation and racist opportunism, citing the Ballymena burnings, and calls for support for the victim, their family and the local community.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets (opens in a new tab)
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'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns a racially motivated arson attack that destroyed a migrant-owned shop in a former church building on the Shankill, saying the blaze followed online hostility and urging Belfast's working class to unite against racism.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: 'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments
Community relations and legacy Original release: Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments (opens in a new tab)