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Review clearly shows an urgent need to tackle underlying and unacceptable behaviours within the PSNI – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Justice Minister to urgently change regulations to speed up and improve PSNI disciplinary processes, following Rachel Langdale's review finding sexism, misogyny and a flawed misconduct process.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Rachel Langdale review of PSNI sexism and misogyny findings Original release: Review clearly shows an urgent need to tackle underlying and unacceptable behaviours within the PSNI – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: No justification for Lurgan PSNI station attack
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA says there can be no justification for the hijacking of a delivery driver forced to carry an explosive device to Lurgan Police Station. He condemns the attack, which the New IRA has reportedly claimed, and urges the group to stop and let people live in…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: McGrath: No justification for Lurgan PSNI station attack (opens in a new tab)
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All-Ireland strategy on inclusion for those with disabilities needed – Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú says the government should adopt an All‑Ireland inclusion strategy and a shared North‑South definition of disability, and work harder to boost employment for disabled people, following the ESRI report on island‑wide disability rates.
Disability and equality Issue: ESRI report on disability rates across the island Original release: All-Ireland strategy on inclusion for those with disabilities needed – Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (opens in a new tab)
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Frew tables amendment to Boost Support and Reduce Reoffending
North Antrim DUP MLA and Justice Committee Chair Paul Frew tables a Justice Bill amendment to prevent prisoners and young detainees being released on a Friday or before a public or bank holiday, saying the extra days are needed to secure accommodation, mental‑health, substance‑misuse and financial ‑
Justice and policing Issue: Justice Bill amendment to stop Friday releases Original release: Frew tables amendment to Boost Support and Reduce Reoffending (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Patients still waiting far too long for cancer treatment
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says latest cancer waiting time statistics show only 29.5% starting treatment within the 62-day target, and criticises the Health Minister's claims of progress and the use of £73.5 million of cancer capacity funding to offset a department…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Latest cancer waiting time statistics for 62-day treatment target Original release: McGrath: Patients still waiting far too long for cancer treatment (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls for intervention following Langdale findings
The SDLP calls on The Executive Office to deliver a coordinated response to the Langdale report's findings on violence against women and girls, proposing an independently chaired taskforce of TEO, the PSNI and women's sector representatives. Claire Hanna urges the DoJ and PSNI to act on failings…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Langdale report findings on violence against women and girls Original release: SDLP calls for intervention following Langdale findings (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister's Regional Plan Delivers 46% Increase in Breast Cancer Assessments – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA welcomes figures showing a 46% rise in patients seen by breast cancer specialists after urgent referrals in the quarter ending December 2025, up from 2,699 to 3,902. He credits Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's regional breast assessment scheme and welcomes…
Health Issue: Breast cancer urgent referral waiting time statistics published April 2026 Original release: Health Minister's Regional Plan Delivers 46% Increase in Breast Cancer Assessments – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray
Alliance MLA Andrew McMurray calls the Wildfires Action Plan to 2030, published by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir, a timely intervention for the countryside after around 200 wildfires. He highlights rewetting peatlands and the Wildfire Recovery Project led by the Pau Costa Foundation in at-risk areas…
Environment and climate Issue: Wildfires Action Plan to 2030 publication by DAERA Original release: Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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Breast cancer patients being badly let down by DoH, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister accuses the Department of Health of failing breast cancer patients after figures showed only 6% of urgent suspected-cancer referrals were seen within 14 days. She urges the Health Minister to set out a workforce and capacity plan rather than publicising his own record.
Health Issue: Breast cancer urgent referral waiting time statistics published April 2026 Original release: Breast cancer patients being badly let down by DoH, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submits recommendations for new Cancer Strategy to Minister for Health – David Cullinane TD
Sinn Féin health spokesperson David Cullinane TD says the party has sent the Health Minister 42 recommendations for a new cancer strategy, citing regional access gaps, scanner and bed shortfalls, and calling for ringfenced funding and all-island cooperation.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Sinn Féin submission of recommendations for new cancer strategy Original release: Sinn Féin submits recommendations for new Cancer Strategy to Minister for Health – David Cullinane TD (opens in a new tab)
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McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions
SDLP Ballyarnett Councillor Catherine McDaid calls for urgent repairs to the badly damaged road at Oakbridge Park in Derry, where several significant potholes have developed. She says she has contacted the Department for Infrastructure to request work as soon as possible.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions (opens in a new tab)
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Impassioned speeches need to be followed with concrete action:…
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe says problems with summer schemes for children with SEN reflect a wider system failure that needs real action, not party political attacks. She calls for the Executive to unblock a 10-year SEN facilities investment plan and warns the draft budget's education cuts would hit…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly debate on SEN summer provision and draft budget cuts Original release: Impassioned speeches need to be followed with concrete action:… (opens in a new tab)
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SEN summer scheme debacle must never be repeated – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says special school summer schemes must go ahead this year and that the chaos over SEN summer schemes must not recur. She calls for families and providers to receive information promptly and accuses Education Minister Paul Givan of deflecting blame.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Failure to provide special school summer programmes Original release: SEN summer scheme debacle must never be repeated – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein play politics with SEN support – Martin
DUP MLA Peter Martin accuses Sinn Fein of using an Assembly debate on SEN summer provision to make a personal attack on Education Minister Paul Givan. He says the party is blocking SEN capital investment by delaying a paper from reaching the Executive.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly debate on SEN summer provision and draft budget cuts Original release: Sinn Fein play politics with SEN support – Martin (opens in a new tab)
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Proxy bomb tactics a throwback to darkest days of the Troubles:…
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson condemns those behind a hijacking and security alert in Lurgan, describing the proxy bomb tactic used, in which a civilian was coerced into driving a vehicle to a police station, as a grim echo of the Troubles' worst period. He calls on all leaders to state clearly that…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Proxy bomb tactics a throwback to darkest days of the Troubles:… (opens in a new tab)
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Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle
TUV MP Jim Allister KC welcomes the Department for Infrastructure's removal of political placards at the Mary Street and Cushendall Road junction in Ballycastle, after he raised residents' concerns with DfI Roads on 25 March.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Ballycastle political placards removal at Mary Street junction Original release: Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart Condemns Serious Security Alert in Lurgan Town Centre
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart condemns the serious security alert that forced the closure of Lurgan town centre after a pizza delivery van was hijacked, an object placed in it and driven into the Lurgan Police Station holding area, urging the public to follow PSNI advice and welcoming support at
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Lockhart Condemns Serious Security Alert in Lurgan Town Centre (opens in a new tab)
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Those behind security alert will not prevent Lurgan moving forward – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd condemns those behind a security alert in Lurgan that followed a suspicious item being left in a vehicle outside the police station. He says they are isolated from the community and will not halt the town's progress, and thanks residents who sheltered displaced families.
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Those behind security alert will not prevent Lurgan moving forward – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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Lurgan security alert causing ‘massive disruption’ – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin Upper Bann MLA John O'Dowd says a security alert in Lurgan has badly disrupted local residents and businesses, hopes the town returns to normality soon, and is awaiting the outcome of investigations into a vehicle. He also thanks those who helped affected families.
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Lurgan security alert causing ‘massive disruption’ – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP condemns Lurgan security alert
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP condemns an overnight security alert in Lurgan, in which a delivery driver's vehicle was hijacked and he was forced to take a suspicious device to a police station. She says the gunpoint hijacking was reckless and urges anyone with information to contact police so the…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: SDLP condemns Lurgan security alert (opens in a new tab)