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SDLP backs PSNI recruitment campaign
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA backs the PSNI's new recruitment campaign for student officers and police staff, but says confidence and recruitment have been damaged by the data breach, underfunding and legacy issues. He calls for 50:50 recruitment to be revisited and for the…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: PSNI recruitment campaign Original release: SDLP backs PSNI recruitment campaign (opens in a new tab)
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Sentencing Review Must Deliver Real Change and Restore Public Confidence
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the Justice Minister's sentencing review but says it must go beyond individual case areas to reform sentencing guidelines. He calls for a review of sentence credit for very late guilty pleas and for support for a sentencing council.
Justice and policing Issue: Justice Minister's sentencing review announcement Original release: Sentencing Review Must Deliver Real Change and Restore Public Confidence (opens in a new tab)
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British and Irish Governments’ joint legacy framework must command the confidence of victims of conflict – Senator Conor Murphy
Sinn Féin Seanad leader Conor Murphy says a joint British-Irish legacy framework must win victims' confidence, after WAVE Trauma Centre and Raymond McCord addressed the Good Friday Agreement Committee. He says the Stormont House provisions remain the best route to truth and urges the Irish…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Good Friday Agreement Committee session with WAVE Trauma Centre and Raymond McCord Original release: British and Irish Governments’ joint legacy framework must command the confidence of victims of conflict – Senator Conor Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell, after tabling a Commons motion, says public appointments must be fair to every community, citing Protestant under-representation in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and alleged intimidation deterring Catholic recruits to the PSNI, and urges nationalist parties to…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Commons motion on public appointments and community representation in public bodies Original release: Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland cannot be a soft touch on illegal working - Buckley
DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley says a 169% rise in immigration arrests in Northern Ireland, reported in Home Office figures, shows illegal working is widespread and calls for tougher enforcement, faster returns and stronger action against employers who break the law.
Immigration Justice and policing Issue: Home Office immigration arrests figures for Northern Ireland Original release: Northern Ireland cannot be a soft touch on illegal working - Buckley (opens in a new tab)
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New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn urges the Health Minister to keep prioritising a Mother and Baby Unit in the North, welcoming a £4 million cut in its estimated cost and calling for it to be set up without delay.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit £4 million cost reduction Original release: New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney commends PSNI anti-drug success and reiterates the importance of community support
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney commends the PSNI for its constituency-wide success in detecting and prosecuting drug dealers during 2025, urging South Antrim residents to report drug dealing information to police or Crimestoppers and to consider setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes.
Justice and policing Original release: Kearney commends PSNI anti-drug success and reiterates the importance of community support (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: NI cannot be left behind on AI regulation
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter calls on the North to quickly follow the UK Government's move to criminalise creating explicit AI-generated images without consent, and urges a timeline from the Justice Minister for introducing equivalent offences locally.
Justice and policing Issue: UK Government criminalises non-consensual AI explicit image creation under Crime and Policing Bill Original release: Hunter: NI cannot be left behind on AI regulation (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Public can’t wait five years to sort out health service
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says people cannot accept a five-year timeline for fixing the health service, after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt suggested recovery could take that long. He presses the Minister and Executive on ambulance response delays, citing a 75-year-old…
Health Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt says health recovery could take five years Original release: McGrath: Public can’t wait five years to sort out health service (opens in a new tab)
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Over 72,000 incidents of abuse against health and social care staff -…
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says Health Minister figures show over 72,000 recorded incidents of abuse against health and social care staff over five years, and says the true number is higher. She calls for further information on alcohol, substances, mental illness, time off work and…
Health Issue: Health Minister figures on abuse against health and social care staff Original release: Over 72,000 incidents of abuse against health and social care staff -… (opens in a new tab)
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Grok’s nudification functionality must be disabled on all accounts – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin calls for the nudification feature built into Grok, the AI tool on X, to be switched off on all accounts and for abusive content to be removed urgently. She says Sinn Féin will push the Department of Justice to criminalise non-consensual sexual deepfakes in the Justice…
Justice and policing Issue: Grok nudification feature on X deepfake and child abuse imagery concerns Original release: Grok’s nudification functionality must be disabled on all accounts – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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North Down TUV demands accountability from local council
TUV North Down chairman Peter Wilson accuses Ards and North Down Council of poor governance after it funded a first-time Fleadh Fringe event in Bangor alongside the Ulster Pipe Band Championships. He says a formal complaint has been lodged, demands an Equality Impact Assessment, and questions why…
Local government Public finance and taxation Issue: Fleadh Fringe event in Bangor clashing with Ulster Pipe Band Championships Original release: North Down TUV demands accountability from local council (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP backs a campaign by Foras na Gaeilge for TG4 to gain formal status as a public broadcaster in the North and move to Freeview Channel 8. She welcomes Minister Ian Murray's pledge to examine the issue but says progress must come soon.
Disability and equality Issue: Foras na Gaeilge campaign for TG4 recognition and Freeview Channel 8 placement Original release: Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: PSNI releasing photos of criminals long overdue
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA says the PSNI's confirmed move to publicise images of people convicted of serious crimes is welcome but late, and that he will push for consistent application on the Policing Board.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI routine publication of custody images for offenders jailed 12 months Original release: McGrath: PSNI releasing photos of criminals long overdue (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the clarity from the PSNI on the release of custody images
UUP justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the PSNI's decision to routinely publish custody images of offenders given at least 12 months in prison, saying it will bolster public confidence. He insists the policy should cover all groups regardless of background, and says he will raise it…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI routine publication of custody images for offenders jailed 12 months Original release: Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the clarity from the PSNI on the release of custody images (opens in a new tab)
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Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address offered warm words but not the action needed to restore farmers' confidence. He calls for concrete progress on bovine TB, ammonia regulation and farm transfer, rather than pilots and timelines.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Issue: Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address Original release: Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Health Minister to urgently set out a dedicated women's health plan, citing rising gynaecology waiting lists and long delays for women and girls with endometriosis. She urges specialist services with clear diagnosis and treatment targets.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls on the Health Minister to urgently explain how gynaecology waiting lists will be cleared, citing around 60,000 women reported by the RCOG and no timetable for a Women's Health Action Plan.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes over £1m in active travel funding from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins for greenway projects in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, and Newry, Mourne and Down councils. He says the projects will provide cleaner connections and support health and the economy.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Active travel greenway funding for three councils from Infrastructure Minister Original release: Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill”
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the Government's public acceptance that its Northern Ireland Troubles Bill needs amending to better protect veterans. He says veterans must be protected in law, not left relying on intent, and says the DUP will press for real fairness in any amendments.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Government acceptance that Northern Ireland Troubles Bill requires amendment Original release: Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill” (opens in a new tab)