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Westminster’s ‘Nationality and Borders Act’ must not be allowed to impact travel across Ireland – Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile
Sinn Féin Seanad leader Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile criticises the British government's new immigration plan for failing to address fears that cross-border travel in Ireland could require visas under the Nationality and Borders Act. He calls on the Irish government to apply diplomatic pressure to…
Immigration Constitutional affairs Issue: British government new immigration plan and Nationality and Borders Act travel concerns Original release: Westminster’s ‘Nationality and Borders Act’ must not be allowed to impact travel across Ireland – Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile (opens in a new tab)
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Stunt politics isn't the basis for moving forward
DUP Chief Whip Joanne Bunting welcomes the Protocol Bill's passage through Commons stages as a step towards durable devolution, and accuses the SDLP of stunt politics over a recall attempt.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Commons passage Original release: Stunt politics isn't the basis for moving forward (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay and conditions- Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for urgent action to remove barriers to fair pay for health and social care staff after the Pay Review Body published its recommendations. He urges the British government to take decisive steps on public sector pay, and says a one-off recognition payment for…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health pay review body recommendations and Northern Ireland budget delay Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay and conditions- Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Little to attract anyone to McDonald’s all-Ireland
TUV councillor Harold McKee says Mary Lou McDonald's Australian remarks on a united Ireland highlight Republic issues such as living costs, unemployment and emigration, and questions why people would give up the NHS, tax allowance and Westminster subvention.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Mary Lou McDonald's remarks on a united Ireland in Australia Original release: Little to attract anyone to McDonald’s all-Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald visits New South Wales Parliament
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald reports on a Sydney visit featuring meetings with Irish community groups, trade unionists and New South Wales MPs, saying Ireland is changing ahead of the Good Friday Agreement's 25th anniversary and urging international support for constitutional change.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald visits New South Wales Parliament (opens in a new tab)
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Bloody Friday anniversary
TUV South Belfast spokesperson Andrew Girvin marks the Bloody Friday anniversary, recalling the IRA bombings that killed nine people and injured around 130 in Belfast, and calls for the bravery of 14-year-old Stephen Parker to be remembered amid attempts to rewrite the past.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Bloody Friday anniversary (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein obsession with border poll continues
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett criticises Sinn Fein for pursuing a border poll, citing Mary Lou McDonald's Australian tour and a reported £2,000 'Gold Table' ticket price. He calls on other parties to challenge the stance and says the DUP's priorities are the NI Protocol, restoring devolution…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Mary Lou McDonald's remarks on a united Ireland in Australia Original release: Sinn Fein obsession with border poll continues (opens in a new tab)
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“Sending Money To London During Cost Of Living Crisis Is a Disgrace” – Emmet Doyle
Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle criticises the Executive over a £83.9m resource and £35.9m capital underspend, with £10m returned to the treasury, and calls for MLA wages to be suspended until the Executive is restored.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2021-22 provisional outturn figures showing Executive Departments underspends Original release: “Sending Money To London During Cost Of Living Crisis Is a Disgrace” – Emmet Doyle (opens in a new tab)
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Green Councillors pay tribute to victims and survivors of Bloody Friday bombings
Green Party councillors Aine Groogan and Anthony Flynn pay tribute to victims and families affected by the Bloody Friday bombings at a memorial service at Belfast City Hall marking the 50th anniversary. Flynn says victims and survivors still need to receive justice.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Bloody Friday bombings 50th anniversary memorial service Belfast Original release: Green Councillors pay tribute to victims and survivors of Bloody Friday bombings (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives pay tribute to victims and survivors of Bloody Friday on anniversary
Alliance Legacy spokesperson Sorcha Eastwood MLA marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Friday, sympathising with victims' families and calling the UK Government's proposed amnesty a fallacy that would deny victims the truth. Councillor Michelle Kelly, Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, also pays tribute…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Alliance representatives pay tribute to victims and survivors of Bloody Friday on anniversary (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for pregnancy loss scheme to be extended here
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong urges Northern Ireland to adopt a UK Government scheme in England that issues official certificates for pregnancy losses before 24 weeks. She asks the Communities and Health Ministers to review it with a view to introducing it locally.
Health Issue: UK Government pregnancy loss certificate scheme in England Original release: Armstrong calls for pregnancy loss scheme to be extended here (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP secures Assembly recall challenging DUP to restore institutions
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says the party has secured enough support to recall the Assembly from summer recess next week to debate the cost of living crisis. He challenges the DUP to back a Speaker nomination and restore the institutions at Stormont.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: SDLP Assembly recall petition as Northern Ireland Protocol Bill passes Commons third reading Original release: SDLP secures Assembly recall challenging DUP to restore institutions (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin concerned at level of research funding for NI
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin expresses concern that Northern Ireland received only 0.9% of UK Research and Innovation funding in 2020/21, according to an independent review. She calls on the British government to adopt a proactive approach so institutions outside London get their fair share…
Public finance and taxation Education Issue: UKRI independent review on Northern Ireland research funding share Original release: McLaughlin concerned at level of research funding for NI (opens in a new tab)
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Greedflation? Organise.
People Before Profit, via Tyrone representative Carol Gallagher, argues that rising prices are driven by corporate "greedflation" rather than wages, and urges workers to join trade unions and communities to form cost of living campaign groups demanding higher incomes and price caps.
Economy and employment Original release: Greedflation? Organise. (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol Bill passes welcome milestone
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson welcomes the Commons passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill by a majority of 72, arguing the Protocol has eroded confidence in local institutions. He says the Lords now face a choice in September and calls for restoring the UK internal market and remedying…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Commons passage Original release: Protocol Bill passes welcome milestone (opens in a new tab)
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Additional resources will be required for our health system: Cameron
DUP MLA Pam Cameron says the party supports the independent pay review body's recommendations for health staff and that the Health Minister will need additional funding to implement them. She calls on the UK Government to move quickly to allocate resources and welcomes the NI Protocol Bill's…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health pay review body recommendations and Northern Ireland budget delay Original release: Additional resources will be required for our health system: Cameron (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism must keep new PM focused on restoring UK sovereignty
TUV leader Jim Allister calls on unionism to keep the incoming Prime Minister focused on fully restoring UK sovereignty over Northern Ireland by removing the Protocol, and says unionists must hold firm and accept nothing less than its total removal.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Conservative leadership contest and new Prime Minister's Northern Ireland Protocol priorities Original release: Unionism must keep new PM focused on restoring UK sovereignty (opens in a new tab)
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DUP MPs join victims to mark 40th anniversary of Hyde Park bombing
DUP MPs Carla Lockhart, Gregory Campbell and Ian Paisley mark four decades since the IRA bombings in Hyde Park and Regent's Park, and say the OTR arrangement and a proposed government amnesty have denied victims' families justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: DUP MPs join victims to mark 40th anniversary of Hyde Park bombing (opens in a new tab)
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No abuse survivor should miss out on compensation: Dodds
DUP MLA Diane Dodds says all survivors of institutional abuse must be compensated and that no-one should miss out, after meeting Fiona Ryan, the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse. She calls for a victim-centred system and says the ongoing redress review must be completed.
Community relations and legacy Original release: No abuse survivor should miss out on compensation: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Harvey expresses condolences following Ards airfield crash
Strangford MLA Harry Harvey, for the DUP, offers sympathy to families after two people died in a crash at Newtownards airfield, and says a detailed investigation should establish what happened.
Other Issue: Newtownards light aircraft crash that killed two people Original release: Harvey expresses condolences following Ards airfield crash (opens in a new tab)