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Hazzard welcomes progress on low-carbon heating support as ‘a vital step for affordability and climate action’
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard welcomes Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald's decision to proceed with designing a new low-carbon home heating support scheme. He says it offers clarity for families reliant on oil heating and calls for affordability, rural needs and fuel-poor households to stay central…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Department for the Economy low-carbon heating support scheme design next steps Original release: Hazzard welcomes progress on low-carbon heating support as ‘a vital step for affordability and climate action’ (opens in a new tab)
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Gynaecological and menopause waiting times ‘completely unacceptable’ – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for action on gynaecology and menopause waiting times, citing a BBC report that almost 60,000 women are on gynaecology waiting lists in the north. She urges the Health Minister to work with his southern counterpart and says the forthcoming women's health action…
Health Disability and equality Issue: BBC report on almost 60,000 women on gynaecology waiting lists Original release: Gynaecological and menopause waiting times ‘completely unacceptable’ – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Maskey expresses support for WASPI campaign
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey expresses support for the WASPI campaign after the British government rejected compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. He says the decision denies women born in the 1950s what they are owed.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: British government rejects WASPI state pension compensation Original release: Maskey expresses support for WASPI campaign (opens in a new tab)
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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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Sinn Féin MEPs to co-host major conference on the Politics of National Democracy in the Current Global Context
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion say they will co-host a European Parliament conference on national democracy on 5 February, addressed by party leader Mary Lou McDonald and joined by Catalan and Basque nationalist figures. Funchion frames it around self-determination and Irish…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sinn Féin MEPs to co-host major conference on the Politics of National Democracy in the Current Global Context (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister responds to today’s announcement that the Government Has Agreed to the Foisting of More EU Legislation on Northern Ireland
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Government's decision not to oppose adding EU Vehicle Type Approval Regulation (EU) 2025/14 to the Windsor Framework erodes Northern Ireland's democratic dignity. He claims the UK Government has bypassed an Applicability Motion and warns GB vehicle type approval is…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU Vehicle Type Approval Regulation added to Windsor Framework Original release: Jim Allister responds to today’s announcement that the Government Has Agreed to the Foisting of More EU Legislation on Northern Ireland (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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First Environmental Improvement Plan report shows progress, but political will is vital to save our environment, says Blair
Alliance Environment Spokesperson John Blair MLA says political will is vital to protect the environment after Andrew Muir released the first yearly update on the Environmental Improvement Plan, which Blair says shows progress.
Environment and climate Issue: Environmental Improvement Plan first annual progress report Original release: First Environmental Improvement Plan report shows progress, but political will is vital to save our environment, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Government must stop undermining NI bus manufacturing - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says Windsor Framework and EU state aid rules leave Northern Ireland bus manufacturers, including Wrightbus, at a disadvantage, blocking access to UK Government incentives available elsewhere, and calls for equal support.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Westminster debate on bus manufacturing and Windsor Framework Original release: Government must stop undermining NI bus manufacturing - Campbell (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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Mickey Brady – A Decent Human Being – Gerry Adams
Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, giving the oration at the graveside in Newry, pays tribute to Mickey Brady, recalling his welfare rights work and his commitment to Irish unity and people's rights.
Other Social security and welfare Original release: Mickey Brady – A Decent Human Being – Gerry Adams (opens in a new tab)