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Troubles pension scheme must reach further afield - Beattie
UUP Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MLA says the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme has been poorly publicised in Great Britain, citing 178 applications from England, Scotland and Wales against 3,934 from Northern Ireland. He calls on the Executive Office to step up outreach before…
Community relations and legacy Social security and welfare Issue: Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme applications low in Great Britain Original release: Troubles pension scheme must reach further afield - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Removal of nursing provision in special schools simply unacceptable, says Mathison
Alliance education spokesperson and Education Committee chair Nick Mathison MLA says the absence of nurses in some special schools is unacceptable, and calls for nursing to be reinstated in every special school that needs it, as soon as possible.
Education Health Issue: Nursing provision removal from special schools review Original release: Removal of nursing provision in special schools simply unacceptable, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna slams decision to challenge Sean Brown ruling
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP calls the UK Government's decision to appeal a court ruling for a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown "appalling", saying disclosure resistance is blocking families and the Brown family deserve answers.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government decision on public inquiry into Sean Brown murder Original release: Hanna slams decision to challenge Sean Brown ruling (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmill report cannot be the end
TUV chairman Keith Ratcliffe says the Police Ombudsman's Kingsmill report exposed serious investigative failures, including unresourced probes and missed arrests, and calls for answers on accountability, including from IRA leadership. He also attacks Sinn Féin and the First Minister over IRA…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Police Ombudsman Kingsmill report publication Original release: Kingsmill report cannot be the end (opens in a new tab)
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New approach to SEN school placements needed – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker says many children with special educational needs risk having no place in September and urges a different method for allocating school places that is suitable, reduces family stress and provides early support. He welcomes the Education Authority’s remarks to the Education C
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority remarks on SEN placement approach Original release: New approach to SEN school placements needed – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Departments must work together to support children with SEN – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan urges the Education and Health departments to coordinate more closely on support for children with special educational needs, citing rising identification and a shortage of allied health professionals. He says neither the Education Department nor the Education Authority…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Departments must work together to support children with SEN – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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British government’s decision regarding murder of Sean Brown just the latest example of political cynicism – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill calls the British government's decision on the murder of Sean Brown 'cruel and inhumane', saying it threatens to drag Bridie Brown back to court and deny the family a public inquiry, and pledges to stand with the family.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government decision on public inquiry into Sean Brown murder Original release: British government’s decision regarding murder of Sean Brown just the latest example of political cynicism – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin must do more to establish truth behind Omagh bomb
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says the Taoiseach's letter to the Assembly Speaker on the Omagh bomb inquiry falls short of the openness needed. He accuses Dublin of obstructing the Omagh families and calls on the Republic's authorities to help establish the truth.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Taoiseach's letter to Assembly Speaker on Omagh bomb inquiry Original release: Dublin must do more to establish truth behind Omagh bomb (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein department cites lack of support for petition in aid of their case to impose Irish signage on Grand Central
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the Department for Infrastructure cited the lack of signatures on his petition against dual-language signage at Grand Central as justification for claiming the decision was not controversial. He calls on every Unionist MLA to explain why they did not support the…
Disability and equality Infrastructure and transport Issue: Grand Central Irish signage court hearing and petition signatures Original release: Sinn Fein department cites lack of support for petition in aid of their case to impose Irish signage on Grand Central (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan urges end to sectarian attacks
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan urges an immediate end to sectarian attacks in Derry after a recent assault on a man in the Waterside district and a paint‑vandalism incident on the city‑wall monument. He calls for de‑escalation, community cooperation with police and for anyone with information to come
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sectarian attacks in Derry Waterside and city walls Original release: Durkan urges end to sectarian attacks (opens in a new tab)
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Time for Republicans to Come Clean on Kingsmill
TUV leader Jim Allister, MP for North Antrim, says a Police Ombudsman report on the Kingsmill police investigation must not obscure that the 1976 killings were an IRA massacre of Protestant workmen. He calls on Republicans to confront their role and accuses Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill of…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Police Ombudsman Kingsmill report publication Original release: Time for Republicans to Come Clean on Kingsmill (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmill report leaves unanswered questions - DUP
DUP East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting, who chairs the Assembly's Justice Committee, says the delayed Police Ombudsman report on Kingsmill is a milestone for the families but that perpetrators remain at large. She calls the original investigation's failures regrettable and indefensible and backs…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Police Ombudsman Kingsmill report publication Original release: Kingsmill report leaves unanswered questions - DUP (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills report underlines need to have comprehensive process for dealing with past, says Eastwood
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says a Police Ombudsman report on the Kingsmills killings reinforces the need for a fully comprehensive, victim-focused approach to the past, after finding police failed to question 11 men identified by intelligence. She praises Alan Black's persistence and says…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Police Ombudsman Kingsmill report publication Original release: Kingsmills report underlines need to have comprehensive process for dealing with past, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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Ferguson condemns tit-for-tat sectarian attacks in Derry-Londonderry
Alliance's Rachael Ferguson condemns a weekend of sectarian attacks in Derry-Londonderry, including thrown bricks, bottles and fireworks aimed at rival groups and police, and smashed windows on a bus of youths returning from a mixed-community football event. She says no violence can be justified…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Derry-Londonderry sectarian attacks over the weekend of 26-27 April 2025 Original release: Ferguson condemns tit-for-tat sectarian attacks in Derry-Londonderry (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan urges calm following sectarian attacks
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan calls for calm and for no retaliation after a number of weekend incidents in Derry, which police are treating as sectarian hate crimes including attacks on young people. He also condemns a bus attack in Omagh and urges anyone with information to contact police.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Derry-Londonderry sectarian attacks over the weekend of 26-27 April 2025 Original release: Durkan urges calm following sectarian attacks (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Victims being failed by legacy process
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna says victims are being failed by UK Government legacy processes after the Police Ombudsman's report on the 1976 Kingsmill killing of 10 workmen. She calls for an end to national security vetoes on cases, a overhaul of the ICRIR, and a return to Stormont House principles.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Police Ombudsman Kingsmill report publication Original release: Hanna: Victims being failed by legacy process (opens in a new tab)
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Allister writes to organisers of the Glastonbury Festival to ask them to drop Kneecap
TUV leader Jim Allister MP writes to Glastonbury Festival organisers calling on them to immediately rescind Kneecap's booking, citing the band's name, past comments on the Provisional IRA, a reported call to kill local Tory MPs, and remarks about Israel.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Glastonbury Festival booking of Kneecap Original release: Allister writes to organisers of the Glastonbury Festival to ask them to drop Kneecap (opens in a new tab)
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Glorifying the PIRA makes light of the ‘Disappeared’
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the appointment of Eamonn Henry as lead investigator for the Disappeared, condemns those who glorify the PIRA, and urges republicans with knowledge to come forward on the remaining cases.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Eamonn Henry appointed as lead investigator on the Disappeared Original release: Glorifying the PIRA makes light of the ‘Disappeared’ (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Condemns Alliance MLA’s Defence of Kneecap; Appeals to US to Block Rap Group’s Visas
TUV East Antrim councillor Matthew Warwick condemns Alliance's Danny Donnelly for defending Kneecap and says he has written to the US Department of State asking that the rap group be denied visas for its planned American tour.
Immigration International affairs Issue: TUV call for US to deny Kneecap visas Original release: TUV Condemns Alliance MLA’s Defence of Kneecap; Appeals to US to Block Rap Group’s Visas (opens in a new tab)
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TUV lodge formal complaint against chair of Ulster Council
TUV's Mid Ulster branch says it has lodged a formal complaint with the Local Government Ombudsman against Mid Ulster Council chairman Councillor Eugene McConnell over attending an Easter event commemorating Jim Lynagh and using the chair to stop debate on it. The complaint alleges breaches of the…
Local government Community relations and legacy Issue: Mid Ulster Council Chairman Eugene McConnell Jim Lynagh commemoration banner Original release: TUV lodge formal complaint against chair of Ulster Council (opens in a new tab)