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SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons urges Sinn Féin's leadership to stop justifying PIRA violence, warning that glorifying past paramilitaries will shape young people's attitudes. He points to youths chanting pro-IRA slogans at events and rejects Michelle O'Neill's recent remark that there was no…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin remarks on PIRA violence and 'no alternative' to violence Original release: SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences (opens in a new tab)
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Seize the moment on economic opportunities – O’Neill tells business leaders
First Minister Elect Michelle O'Neill tells business leaders at a Belfast Chamber of Commerce event to seize trade opportunities after the Windsor framework deal, urging the DUP to rejoin Executive power-sharing and listing three economic priorities: Invest NI, skills and childcare.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: Windsor Framework agreement between EU and UK Original release: Seize the moment on economic opportunities – O’Neill tells business leaders (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister calls for extension to energy support voucher scheme deadline
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister calls on the UK Government to extend the 31 March deadline for redeeming £600 energy support vouchers, citing delays and wrong-address or wrong-name vouchers in households. Alliance North Down MP Stephen Farry says he has raised the matter with the UK…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy support voucher scheme redemption deadline extension Original release: McAllister calls for extension to energy support voucher scheme deadline (opens in a new tab)
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Farry welcomes Ireland exemption on electronic travel authorisation requirement
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP welcomes revised Home Office guidance exempting third country residents of Ireland from the electronic travel authorisation when entering the UK directly from Ireland. He says a separate fix is still required for overseas tourists coming to Northern Ireland…
Immigration Economy and employment Issue: Home Office revised guidance on ETA exemption for Ireland residents Original release: Farry welcomes Ireland exemption on electronic travel authorisation requirement (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: SEN children must get support they need
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says children with special educational needs must get the support they need, after parents described their struggle to secure help. He cites reports that the Education Authority has conceded most SEN appeals and calls for a complete overhaul of the assessment…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Reports of Education Authority conceding most SEN appeals Original release: McCrossan: SEN children must get support they need (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: BBC must listen to public on Radio Foyle
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges the BBC to heed public views on Radio Foyle's future after it scaled back planned cuts, though he is disappointed the breakfast show is being reduced to half an hour. He pledges to keep lobbying for the station's services and jobs.
Other Issue: BBC Radio Foyle scaled-back cuts and breakfast show reduction Original release: Eastwood: BBC must listen to public on Radio Foyle (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan requests urgent meeting over Community Transport funding
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan asks the Department for Infrastructure to meet urgently after it only extended Community Transport funding for a month, warning that cuts would jeopardise a vital service for older, disabled and isolated people in rural north.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: DfI one-month community transport funding extension Original release: Boylan requests urgent meeting over Community Transport funding (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill announces reshuffle of Sinn Féin Assembly team
First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill announces a reshuffle of the Sinn Fein Assembly team, saying the new structure will ready the party for a possible return to Assembly business and focus on delivering health, housing, jobs and other priorities.
Other Issue: Potential resumption of Assembly business Original release: O’Neill announces reshuffle of Sinn Féin Assembly team (opens in a new tab)
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Sheerin slams Tory ‘Migration Bill’ as an attack on people seeking refugev
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin condemns the British government's Migration Bill as a breach of the 1951 Refugee Convention and an attack on people fleeing war and persecution. She calls on the Home Secretary and Prime Minister to drop the Bill.
Immigration International affairs Issue: British government Migration Bill on asylum and refugee protection Original release: Sheerin slams Tory ‘Migration Bill’ as an attack on people seeking refugev (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin invite public to have their say on Mournes Project
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard urges residents to attend a Thursday information session in Newcastle on the proposed Mournes Gateway project. He says it needs rigorous appraisal of environmental, ecological and economic concerns, including visitor pressure on the Donard area and costs for ratepayers.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Mournes Gateway project information session in Newcastle Original release: Sinn Féin invite public to have their say on Mournes Project (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Leader pays tribute to Sam Hanna
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP pays tribute to Sam Hanna, a former Ballymena councillor who has died, recalling his two decades of service to the Braid area and his years as Bannside DUP chair.
Other Original release: DUP Leader pays tribute to Sam Hanna (opens in a new tab)
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Home Office must stamp out glorification of terrorism
DUP MP Carla Lockhart and MLA Emma Little-Pengelly condemn Sinn Féin's praise of Rita O'Hare after her death, and Lockhart urges the Home Office to legislate against glorifying terrorism, which the Secretary of State had called a devolved matter.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Rita O'Hare funeral tributes from Sinn Féin leadership Original release: Home Office must stamp out glorification of terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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DUP expresses concern on future of community transport
Phillip Brett MLA, DUP Infrastructure Spokesperson, says the Department for Infrastructure’s temporary extension of funding for the ‘dial‑a‑lift’ community transport service to end‑April 2023 threatens rural residents and urges the department to work with the Community Transport Association to keep
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: DfI one-month community transport funding extension Original release: DUP expresses concern on future of community transport (opens in a new tab)
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Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash
TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after its leader praised Rita O'Hare at her Dublin funeral as an inheritor of a great tradition, despite condemning an Omagh attempted police murder a week earlier. He says such tributes feed present-day republican violence and that…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Rita O'Hare funeral tributes from Sinn Féin leadership Original release: Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash (opens in a new tab)
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Strikes Force Tory Concessions – But We Need More
People Before Profit says strikes forced the Tories to back down on public sector pay talks, but calls for more action as some unions pull back from the 16 March strike after a negotiation promise. It criticises the 12% two-year firefighter offer as below inflation and calls on the ICTU to call…
Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland public sector pay strikes and March 2023 industrial action Original release: Strikes Force Tory Concessions – But We Need More (opens in a new tab)
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International Women’s Day
People Before Profit marks International Women's Day by arguing that housing, cost of living and health service pressures disproportionately affect women, and that women still earn 14% less than men on average. It calls for a broader fight for women's rights, including full bodily autonomy North…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Original release: International Women’s Day (opens in a new tab)
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As Israel Murders Palestinians: Western Hypocrisy Exposed
People Before Profit condemns Israeli forces for killing at least six Palestinians in a daytime raid on Jenin in the West Bank, describing a 'pressure cooker' procedure involving progressively heavier weapons. It accuses Western governments of double standards, contrasting support for Ukraine with…
International affairs Justice and policing Issue: Israeli raid on Jenin killing six Palestinians, March 2023 Original release: As Israel Murders Palestinians: Western Hypocrisy Exposed (opens in a new tab)
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Education system still failing to provide parental choice for those who wish to participate in integrated education, says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong says the education system still fails to offer parental choice for integrated schooling, citing a Good Relations Indicator report showing children unable to get a first-preference integrated place rose from 20 to 24 per cent.
Education Issue: Good Relations Indicator report on integrated school places Original release: Education system still failing to provide parental choice for those who wish to participate in integrated education, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Transformation of school would be resounding vote of confidence for integrated education, says Egan
Alliance Education spokesperson MLA Connie Egan says the move by Bangor Academy’s governors to ballot parents on becoming an integrated school would send a powerful signal of support for integrated education and urges families to take part.
Education Issue: Bangor Academy governors ballot on integrated status Original release: Transformation of school would be resounding vote of confidence for integrated education, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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We deserve every seat we have at every table, says McAllister, marking International Women’s Day 2023
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister marks International Women's Day 2023 by paying tribute to female party colleagues, citing legislation under Naomi Long as Justice Minister and Michelle Kelly's Belfast City Council changes. She calls for continued work on equity, including accessible and…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: We deserve every seat we have at every table, says McAllister, marking International Women’s Day 2023 (opens in a new tab)