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McDonald calls for legacy summit in letter to the Irish and British governments
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging an urgent summit on legacy issues and asks the British government to halt its legacy bill, saying it would deny victims truth and justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ben Wallace remarks on legacy bill and legacy inquests Original release: McDonald calls for legacy summit in letter to the Irish and British governments (opens in a new tab)
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Holocaust commemoration and education still critical: Weir
DUP Peer Lord Weir of Ballyholme calls for Holocaust commemoration and education to continue as survivors pass away, ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, and says the Lessons From Auschwitz project must keep being funded in Northern Ireland schools.
Education Original release: Holocaust commemoration and education still critical: Weir (opens in a new tab)
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Erskine welcomes £20millon of Levelling Up funding for Fermanagh &…
Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine welcomes nearly £20million from the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund for projects across her constituency, including a council 'Lakeland' project and rugby club facilities. She says the investment will create construction jobs and improve rural health…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Fermanagh and South Tyrone Levelling Up Fund allocation January 2023 Original release: Erskine welcomes £20millon of Levelling Up funding for Fermanagh &… (opens in a new tab)
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Resolve the Protocol or basis for restoration of devolution will not…
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly says devolution cannot be restored until the Northern Ireland Protocol is dealt with, calling for it to be replaced with arrangements unionists can support. She says the UK Government's New Decade, New Approach promise remains unmet, marking the date set in December…
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP blockade preventing formation of Northern Ireland Executive Original release: Resolve the Protocol or basis for restoration of devolution will not… (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson wishes Happy Lunar New Year to Hong Kongers in NI
East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson wishes Hong Kongers in Northern Ireland a happy Lunar New Year, noting the community's settlement under the British National (Overseas) visa programme and welcoming local church support projects such as English conversation classes.
Immigration Original release: Robinson wishes Happy Lunar New Year to Hong Kongers in NI (opens in a new tab)
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DUP should stop reckless scaremongering on medicine supply – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says DUP scaremongering over medicine supply must stop and that any solutions should come from talks between the British Government and the EU. He claims DUP warnings are a cynical ploy, notes paracetamol and antibiotic shortages predate Brexit, and says Brexit has…
Health International affairs Issue: DUP warnings over medicine supply in Northern Ireland after Brexit Original release: DUP should stop reckless scaremongering on medicine supply – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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British government must end do-nothing approach and work to restore Executive – O’Neill
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill challenges the British Government to explain its actions to restore the Northern Ireland Executive and end the DUP’s blockade, criticising the Secretary of State’s inaction and urging swift progress.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP blockade preventing formation of Northern Ireland Executive Original release: British government must end do-nothing approach and work to restore Executive – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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17 A&E Protests to Take Place Outside Hospitals This Saturday
Aontú's Peadar Tóibín TD, Cathaoirleach of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign, announces 17 Saturday 1pm protests outside hospitals across Ireland over A&E overcrowding, urging broad public and political turnout.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: 17 A&E protests outside hospitals across Ireland on Saturday Original release: 17 A&E Protests to Take Place Outside Hospitals This Saturday (opens in a new tab)
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Dup + Tories = Anti-Worker
People Before Profit accuses DUP MP Sammy Wilson of aligning with the Conservatives after he voted for an anti-strike law allowing minimum service notices for rail, ambulance and firefighter workers, with dismissal for non-compliance. The party says the law aims to break the ongoing strike wave.
Economy and employment Issue: Minimum service levels bill vote in Westminster, January 2023 Original release: Dup + Tories = Anti-Worker (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie calls for fair pricing for small containers of home heating oil
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA urges retailers selling home heating oil in small containers, often at garage forecourts, to match bulk tanker delivery prices per litre. He says self-regulation is needed until the Utility Regulator is given oversight of such sales.
Economy and employment Original release: Beattie calls for fair pricing for small containers of home heating oil (opens in a new tab)
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Expansion at Coca - Cola is good news for Lisburn - Honeyford
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA David Honeyford welcomes Coca-Cola's £17M expansion at its Knockmore Hill plant in Lisburn, saying it will add 35 jobs to the site's existing 450 and boost construction.
Economy and employment Issue: Coca-Cola £17M Lisburn plant expansion at Knockmore Hill Original release: Expansion at Coca - Cola is good news for Lisburn - Honeyford (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson says proposed Radio Foyle cuts would be devastating for local area
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says BBC proposed cuts to Radio Foyle's breakfast news and bulletins would be devastating locally and across Northern Ireland, and calls on BBC NI's interim director and the Director General to review and cancel them.
Other Issue: BBC Radio Foyle cuts and programming changes Original release: Tennyson says proposed Radio Foyle cuts would be devastating for local area (opens in a new tab)
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There is no place for sexual or domestic misconduct in our police force, says McAllister
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister, a Policing Board member, expresses concern over reports of PSNI misconduct, including nine dismissals and 74 ongoing sexual or domestic abuse cases. Party colleague John Blair MLA has submitted a Board question on how long cases have been outstanding.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI misconduct dismissals and ongoing sexual misconduct investigations Original release: There is no place for sexual or domestic misconduct in our police force, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: PSNI must have zero tolerance policy for abuse
SDLP Policing Board member and Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan calls for the PSNI to adopt a zero-tolerance policy for abusers in its ranks, following the David Carrick case in the Met and figures on PSNI officers sacked and suspended for sexual or domestic misconduct.
Justice and policing Issue: David Carrick case and PSNI officer misconduct figures Original release: Durkan: PSNI must have zero tolerance policy for abuse (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Power NI addressing issues around £600 energy payment
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin says Power NI is working to fix a technical problem linking its systems with the Post Office that is stopping some customers redeeming their £600 energy support voucher. She says she will keep liaising with the company until the issues are resolved.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Power NI £600 energy support payment voucher technical issue Original release: McLaughlin: Power NI addressing issues around £600 energy payment (opens in a new tab)
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Tories have learned nothing from the failure of a decade of cuts – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the Westminster government has learned nothing from a decade of austerity, citing reimposed cuts and refused pay rises for nurses and other public workers. She calls for the Energy Price Guarantee gap in the north to be redirected to the Executive for home…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Westminster NI Affairs Committee cost of living hearing at Stormont Original release: Tories have learned nothing from the failure of a decade of cuts – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Wallace comments ‘insulting and disrespectful’ to victims – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly condemns remarks by British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on the legacy bill as insulting to victims' families and calls on the British government to halt the legislation, which he says would deny victims access to courts, coroners and civil cases.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ben Wallace remarks on legacy bill and legacy inquests Original release: Wallace comments ‘insulting and disrespectful’ to victims – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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Committee hears benefits of Increasing tax-free childcare allowance
DUP MP Carla Lockhart calls on the Chancellor to increase the Tax Free Childcare Allowance, arguing that childcare costs in Northern Ireland, above the UK average, prevent people from working. She cites evidence heard by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on paramilitary activity and organised…
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee evidence on paramilitary activity and organised crime Original release: Committee hears benefits of Increasing tax-free childcare allowance (opens in a new tab)
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Heaney urges Derry public to have their say on Irish Unity
Sinn Féin Councillor Conor Heaney urges Derry residents to take part in the 12-week online consultation on Irish unity launched by Derry and Strabane Council, which stems from his motion to set up a working group.
Constitutional affairs Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane Council Irish unity consultation launch Original release: Heaney urges Derry public to have their say on Irish Unity (opens in a new tab)
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Lived experience of the Protocol shows it’s bad for business and consumers
TUV spokesperson Keith Ratcliffe says the Protocol is causing real challenges for business and driving up prices for consumers in Northern Ireland, citing paperwork and extra staffing costs on goods moved from Great Britain, and criticises Doug Beattie's recent comments on the Protocol.
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: Lived experience of the Protocol shows it’s bad for business and consumers (opens in a new tab)