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New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn urges the Health Minister to keep prioritising a Mother and Baby Unit in the North, welcoming a £4 million cut in its estimated cost and calling for it to be set up without delay.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit £4 million cost reduction Original release: New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney commends PSNI anti-drug success and reiterates the importance of community support
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney commends the PSNI for its constituency-wide success in detecting and prosecuting drug dealers during 2025, urging South Antrim residents to report drug dealing information to police or Crimestoppers and to consider setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes.
Justice and policing Original release: Kearney commends PSNI anti-drug success and reiterates the importance of community support (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: NI cannot be left behind on AI regulation
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter calls on the North to quickly follow the UK Government's move to criminalise creating explicit AI-generated images without consent, and urges a timeline from the Justice Minister for introducing equivalent offences locally.
Justice and policing Issue: UK Government criminalises non-consensual AI explicit image creation under Crime and Policing Bill Original release: Hunter: NI cannot be left behind on AI regulation (opens in a new tab)
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Grok’s nudification functionality must be disabled on all accounts – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin calls for the nudification feature built into Grok, the AI tool on X, to be switched off on all accounts and for abusive content to be removed urgently. She says Sinn Féin will push the Department of Justice to criminalise non-consensual sexual deepfakes in the Justice…
Justice and policing Issue: Grok nudification feature on X deepfake and child abuse imagery concerns Original release: Grok’s nudification functionality must be disabled on all accounts – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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North Down TUV demands accountability from local council
TUV North Down chairman Peter Wilson accuses Ards and North Down Council of poor governance after it funded a first-time Fleadh Fringe event in Bangor alongside the Ulster Pipe Band Championships. He says a formal complaint has been lodged, demands an Equality Impact Assessment, and questions why…
Local government Public finance and taxation Issue: Fleadh Fringe event in Bangor clashing with Ulster Pipe Band Championships Original release: North Down TUV demands accountability from local council (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP backs a campaign by Foras na Gaeilge for TG4 to gain formal status as a public broadcaster in the North and move to Freeview Channel 8. She welcomes Minister Ian Murray's pledge to examine the issue but says progress must come soon.
Disability and equality Issue: Foras na Gaeilge campaign for TG4 recognition and Freeview Channel 8 placement Original release: Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: PSNI releasing photos of criminals long overdue
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA says the PSNI's confirmed move to publicise images of people convicted of serious crimes is welcome but late, and that he will push for consistent application on the Policing Board.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI routine publication of custody images for offenders jailed 12 months Original release: McGrath: PSNI releasing photos of criminals long overdue (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the clarity from the PSNI on the release of custody images
UUP justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the PSNI's decision to routinely publish custody images of offenders given at least 12 months in prison, saying it will bolster public confidence. He insists the policy should cover all groups regardless of background, and says he will raise it…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI routine publication of custody images for offenders jailed 12 months Original release: Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the clarity from the PSNI on the release of custody images (opens in a new tab)
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Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address offered warm words but not the action needed to restore farmers' confidence. He calls for concrete progress on bovine TB, ammonia regulation and farm transfer, rather than pilots and timelines.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Issue: Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address Original release: Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Health Minister to urgently set out a dedicated women's health plan, citing rising gynaecology waiting lists and long delays for women and girls with endometriosis. She urges specialist services with clear diagnosis and treatment targets.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls on the Health Minister to urgently explain how gynaecology waiting lists will be cleared, citing around 60,000 women reported by the RCOG and no timetable for a Women's Health Action Plan.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes over £1m in active travel funding from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins for greenway projects in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, and Newry, Mourne and Down councils. He says the projects will provide cleaner connections and support health and the economy.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Active travel greenway funding for three councils from Infrastructure Minister Original release: Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill”
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the Government's public acceptance that its Northern Ireland Troubles Bill needs amending to better protect veterans. He says veterans must be protected in law, not left relying on intent, and says the DUP will press for real fairness in any amendments.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Government acceptance that Northern Ireland Troubles Bill requires amendment Original release: Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill” (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie Calls for Comprehensive Review of Police Ombudsman’s Office to Restore Accountability and Public Confidence
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA calls for a wholesale review of the Police Ombudsman's Office, citing the Chief Constable's concerns about PONI returning during an ongoing investigation. He proposes amending the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 to add a dismissal process and an ad…
Justice and policing Issue: Chief Constable concerns over Police Ombudsman return during investigation Original release: Beattie Calls for Comprehensive Review of Police Ombudsman’s Office to Restore Accountability and Public Confidence (opens in a new tab)
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As Stonewall nears financial ruin why is Stormont still sending it out money?
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston calls on the Finance Minister, First Minister and deputy First Minister to explain why departmental ties with Stonewall continue and whether they will end them, citing its reported £906,000 deficit and written answers on civil service membership and training payments.
Public finance and taxation Disability and equality Issue: Stonewall reported £906,000 deficit and Stormont funding ties Original release: As Stonewall nears financial ruin why is Stormont still sending it out money? (opens in a new tab)
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Allister presses government on justice for Gaddafi/IRA victims
TUV leader Jim Allister says he, Andrew Rosindell MP and IRA victims met Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer to press for compensation for British victims of Gaddafi-supplied Semtex. He says the government is bound by the Blair-era deal and calls for use of frozen Libyan assets in London.
Justice and policing International affairs Original release: Allister presses government on justice for Gaddafi/IRA victims (opens in a new tab)
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TUV leader tables Early Day Motion on Anniversary of Kingsmills Massacre
TUV leader Jim Allister MP has tabled an Early Day Motion marking the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmills Massacre, noting no one has been brought to justice, commending the memorial service and victims' groups, and urging ministers to adopt a victim-focused approach to legacy.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th anniversary Early Day Motion Original release: TUV leader tables Early Day Motion on Anniversary of Kingsmills Massacre (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Marks the 50th Anniversary of Kingsmill Massacre: Justice Must Remain at the Heart of Legacy
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA marks the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre, urging that legacy processes stay victims-centred and justice-focused. He wants those who directed terrorism, including figures now in respectable dress, pursued, and opposes any backdoor amnesties…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Marks the 50th Anniversary of Kingsmill Massacre: Justice Must Remain at the Heart of Legacy (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills – the Bloody Legacy Republicans Cannot Escape
TUV Councillor Keith Ratcliffe marks the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre, saying IRA terror was sectarian murder rather than a struggle for freedom. He cites other border killings of Protestants and criticises the naming of a play park after a man caught with a gun used in the attack.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Kingsmills – the Bloody Legacy Republicans Cannot Escape (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills – the embodiment of the IRA’s sectarian motivation
TUV Leader Jim Allister, speaking after attending the 50th commemoration of the Kingsmills Massacre, describes the IRA attack as sectarian and says the victims' families have not obtained justice. He criticises the Kingsmills inquest and the Government's legacy proposals, and says Sinn Fein is…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Kingsmills – the embodiment of the IRA’s sectarian motivation (opens in a new tab)