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O’Neill expresses condolences following death of Ken Reid
Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill expresses condolences to the family of journalist Ken Reid, describing him as an award-winning reporter who covered major political moments and advocated for cancer awareness.
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DUP Leader pays tribute to Ken Reid
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP offers sympathies to the family of Ken Reid, a former UTV political editor who has died, praising his fair, well-connected reporting and his campaigning for patients despite illness.
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Antisemitic graffiti remains on hospital wall for 6 months
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says antisemitic graffiti has remained on a Royal Victoria Hospital wall in west Belfast for months after a complaint to the Belfast Trust, and calls on the Trust to explain why it has not been removed.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Antisemitic graffiti at Royal Victoria Hospital wall remains unremoved Original release: Antisemitic graffiti remains on hospital wall for 6 months (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister commends engineering heritage at museum visits
The DUP's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons says the Ferguson Black Tractor, now displayed at the Ulster Transport Museum's Museum of Innovation exhibition, shows Northern Ireland is a global engineering force, after visiting the museum and the Ulster Folk Museum.
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Tackling violence against women requires joined-up approach - Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes a Government commitment to work with devolved institutions, including the Assembly, on tackling violence against women and girls. She cites 22,403 recorded offences in Northern Ireland and says the Minister has spoken to the PSNI Chief Constable and intends to visit…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Government commitment on violence against women and girls in Commons questions Original release: Tackling violence against women requires joined-up approach - Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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McDonald congratulates Ahoghill Thistle on phenomenal fundraising for NI Children’s Hospice
TUV Bannside Alderman Stewart McDonald welcomes a gala ball held by Ahoghill Thistle FC that raised £14,148 for a children's hospice, praising the club and local community's generosity.
Other Issue: Ahoghill Thistle FC gala ball fundraising for children's hospice Original release: McDonald congratulates Ahoghill Thistle on phenomenal fundraising for NI Children’s Hospice (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Lyons launches Defence Heritage Record for Northern Ireland
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons welcomes the launch of a Defence Heritage Record cataloguing over 4,500 WWI, WWII and Cold War sites across Northern Ireland, compiled by HERoNI within the Department for Communities. He says it will interest academics, researchers and the public, and that…
Other Issue: Defence Heritage Record launch for Northern Ireland Original release: Minister Lyons launches Defence Heritage Record for Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Post Office branch closures will hit most vulnerable hardest, Alliance representatives have warned.
Alliance MLAs Sian Mulholland and Kellie Armstrong warn that closing local Crown Post Office branches will hit the most vulnerable hardest, after a list of branches at risk of closure or restructuring included Antrim, Belfast, Derry~Londonderry and Newtownards. Armstrong urges the Post Office to…
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Issue: Crown Post Office branches at risk of closure or restructuring list Original release: Post Office branch closures will hit most vulnerable hardest, Alliance representatives have warned. (opens in a new tab)
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Tackling and ending racist attacks will require urgent, concrete action, says Bradshaw
Alliance Executive Office Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes the Assembly's united opposition to racism and calls for a rapid review of the July and August racist attacks, with proposals from the First and deputy First Minister. She says the Racial Equality Strategy and Refugee Integration…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Assembly motion on July and August racist attacks review Original release: Tackling and ending racist attacks will require urgent, concrete action, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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We Will Remember Them
The DUP marks Remembrance Day, honouring those who gave their lives in past conflicts and in service to the country, and calls on people to remember them on this day.
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Sinn Féin is your option if you want to change the government – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald casts the 29 November general election as a contest between another Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil-led administration and a Sinn Féin-led government. She urges voters to back her party to end a century of those two parties' rule.
Other Issue: General election date announced for 29 November 2024 Original release: Sinn Féin is your option if you want to change the government – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away
Alliance Leader Naomi Long pays tribute to former South Belfast MLA Anna Lo, who has died aged 74, calling her a ground-breaker in local politics and recalling her work on the environment, human rights and women's rights. Former Alliance Leader David Ford also offers sympathies.
Other Disability and equality Original release: Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away (opens in a new tab)
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Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a racist attack on a south Belfast home that injured a young child and their mother. She says she has requested a meeting with the PSNI over a recent spate of such attacks and will ask what police are doing to prevent them and bring perpetrators to justice.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: South Belfast racist attack on family home injuring child and mother Original release: Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara says the election of Donald Trump as US President-elect is deeply troubling, warning of threats to climate action, peace, the rule of law and marginalised groups, and calls for a worldwide movement to defend these values.
International affairs Disability and equality Issue: Donald Trump re-election as US president Original release: The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States (opens in a new tab)
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Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM.
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says misogynistic abuse of women online will rise because of the radicalisation of young men, citing Elon Musk and Donald Trump's election, after questioning the Prime Minister on tackling abuse of women and girls online.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM. (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna meets Minister over RTÉ geo-blocking
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says she met UK Culture, Media and Sport Minister Stephanie Peacock to seek a fix for geo-blocking that stops Northern viewers watching RTÉ sport. She says the party raised unique IP addresses as a possible work-around and will keep pressing both governments.
Other Issue: Geo-blocking of RTÉ sport for Northern Ireland viewers Original release: Hanna meets Minister over RTÉ geo-blocking (opens in a new tab)
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Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says women across the UK must be able to feel safe, citing four sexual assaults in Londonderry last week and 24 murders of women in Northern Ireland since 2020, and urges strong, decisive action and forthcoming ministerial plans to tackle the issue.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Increase in sexual assaults and female murders in Northern Ireland Original release: Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a banner campaign seeking to force a planned Irish-medium school in east Belfast out of the area. She says Bunscoil na Seolta's facilities already have Belfast City Council approval and should proceed without delay, and urges political and community leaders to…
Disability and equality Education Issue: Bunscoil na Seolta east Belfast banner campaign opposition Original release: Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance reps condemn banner at Irish Medium Integrated School
Naomi Long MLA condemns a banner erected at the Irish Medium Integrated School on Montgomery Road, East Belfast, saying it intimidates children and threatens bilingual education, and urges anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Disability and equality Education Issue: Bunscoil na Seolta east Belfast banner campaign opposition Original release: Alliance reps condemn banner at Irish Medium Integrated School (opens in a new tab)
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DUP MPs pay tribute to the fallen at Westminster Garden of Remembrance
The DUP, through its Leader Gavin Robinson MP and fellow DUP MPs, says they joined MPs from across the UK in laying a poppy cross in the Speaker's Garden of Remembrance at Westminster to honour constituents who died in service.