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O’Toole: Sinn Féin teaming up with DUP to thwart greater scrutiny at Stormont
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA accuses Sinn Féin and the DUP of voting together against SDLP amendments to the Fiscal Council Bill, which would have let the council assess Programme for Government delivery and the economic impact of Executive decisions. He says the two parties…
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fiscal Council Bill amendments on Programme for Government scrutiny Original release: O’Toole: Sinn Féin teaming up with DUP to thwart greater scrutiny at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation
UUP's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces he has approved changes to childcare regulation after consultation, limiting GP-countersigned health declarations to senior childcare roles and altering adult:child ratios for childminders and group day care from 1 June 2026.
Education Health Issue: Health Minister childcare regulation changes on GP declarations and adult:child ratios Original release: Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin and DUP allergic to scrutiny, says Tennyson, after they block amendment to look at cost of division
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA accuses Sinn Féin and the DUP of being unwilling to face scrutiny after they voted down an amendment requiring the Fiscal Council to assess the cost of duplicated and segregated services. He says Alliance will keep pressing for transparency and a debate on…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Fiscal Council Bill amendment on cost of division voted down Original release: Sinn Féin and DUP allergic to scrutiny, says Tennyson, after they block amendment to look at cost of division (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin will not accept DUP’s efforts to attack and undermine Irish identity – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew, chair of the Communities Committee, demands that Communities Minister Gordon Lyons appear before MLAs over his decision on funding for the Place-Name Project, which he calls a disgrace. He says Sinn Féin will work to ensure the project continues.
Disability and equality Issue: Place-Name Project funding decision by Communities Minister Original release: Sinn Féin will not accept DUP’s efforts to attack and undermine Irish identity – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says BP's $3.2bn first quarter profits are obscene price-gouging during the cost of living crisis, and calls for fuel and energy price caps plus significantly higher taxes on the company's profits. He also calls for nationalisation of energy companies to…
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: BP first-quarter 2026 profits of $3.2 billion Original release: BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Republican Violence Must Be Condemned – Middleton
DUP MLA Julie Middleton condemns violence in the Irish Street area of Derry on Friday evening, calling it a premeditated attack on police during the East Bank Protestant Boys parade. She says petrol bombs and masonry could have caused serious harm.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Irish Street Derry disorder during East Bank Protestant Boys parade Original release: Republican Violence Must Be Condemned – Middleton (opens in a new tab)
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McIlveen: Just Transition Commission is an afterthought built on a…
DUP MLA Michelle McIlveen says proposed regulations establishing a Just Transition Commission are an afterthought that do not fix flaws in Northern Ireland's climate framework, and calls for priorities of economic resilience and jobs. The DUP says it cannot support the regulations, citing concerns…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Proposed Just Transition Commission from the Environment Minister Original release: McIlveen: Just Transition Commission is an afterthought built on a… (opens in a new tab)
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‘Join with us on Sunday to honour Bobby Sands’ endearing legacy’ – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker urges republicans to attend a Sunday 2pm gathering at the Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook, marking the 45th anniversary of Sands's death as part of a wider commemorative programme.
Community relations and legacy Original release: ‘Join with us on Sunday to honour Bobby Sands’ endearing legacy’ – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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All-Ireland Presidential Voting Bill passes 2nd stage
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says his Voting Rights in Presidential Elections Bill, which passed second stage, would let Irish citizens across the island vote in presidential elections, enfranchising around one million people, with the change taking effect at the next election.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Peadar Tóibín presidential franchise bill Dáil debate Original release: All-Ireland Presidential Voting Bill passes 2nd stage (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Sea Border Panel Unable to Explain Failure To Address Internal Market Promise
TUV's Lord Dodds and Jim Allister KC MP say the Independent Monitoring Panel failed to explain why it measured goods value rather than freight movements in assessing the Internal Market Guarantee. They demand revised figures on the UK Internal Market System share of GB-NI freight, saying the 96%…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Independent Monitoring Panel first Internal Market Guarantee report on freight Original release: Irish Sea Border Panel Unable to Explain Failure To Address Internal Market Promise (opens in a new tab)
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Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, welcomes Regional Community Resilience Group engagement with residents after flooding and calls for the refreshed flood protocol to be aligned with a clear operational plan and a named council oversight official.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Antrim flooding after Storm Chandra Regional Community Resilience Group meeting Original release: Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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TUV raises concerns about imbalance in community background of PPS staff
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says he is dismayed by the low number of Protestant-background legal staff in the PPS, citing figures showing 46 Protestant and 105 Catholic legal staff, and criticises the Justice Minister for not pursuing the issue.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: PPS legal staff community background figures Original release: TUV raises concerns about imbalance in community background of PPS staff (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood calls Kemi Badenoch's use of Bloody Sunday footage in a promotional video praising former soldiers 'disgusting' and an insult to those killed in Derry in 1972, and says she has questions to answer.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Badenoch promotional video using Bloody Sunday footage Original release: Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt highlights critical role of primary care elective services
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt praises primary care elective services after a visit to Glengormley Practice, citing £2.9million funding, over 1,450 GP vasectomies and around 3,000 gynaecology procedures. He says the model is cutting hospital waiting lists and looks forward to more elective pathways…
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Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken condemns the lack of an agreed Executive budget, saying departments face real-terms cuts under interim spending limits and health services, including staff pay awards and waiting list progress, are suffering.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll welcomes the Springhill inquest findings, saying the coroner has confirmed the victims were unlawfully killed by British soldiers who gave no warnings before firing. He calls for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald commends the Springhill/Westrock families for their long pursuit of truth and says the inquest confirmed British army soldiers deliberately killed unarmed civilians on 9 July 1972, followed by an effort to conceal it. She calls for a rights-based legacy process…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth (opens in a new tab)
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Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes the inquest verdict into the 1972 killings in Springhill and Westrock, saying British soldiers deliberately targeted and killed five people who posed no threat. He accuses the British army of a subsequent cover-up and calls for a legacy process that is…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD
Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe backs extending the presidential vote to Irish citizens abroad and in the North, regardless of residence, and says a Peadar Tóibín bill debated in the Dáil is a narrower but important first step.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Peadar Tóibín presidential franchise bill Dáil debate Original release: Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD (opens in a new tab)
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Repair of thousands of road defects ‘positive news’ – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Department for Infrastructure crews having repaired over 10,000 road defects in eight weeks, commends workers after a difficult period of bad weather, and calls for the Executive to be properly funded.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department for Infrastructure repair of over 10,000 road defects Original release: Repair of thousands of road defects ‘positive news’ – Boylan (opens in a new tab)