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Hargey welcomes appointment of Commissioner for Victims & Survivors
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says she welcomes Joe McVey’s selection as Commissioner for Victims & Survivors, noting that victims need quality support and expressing eagerness to collaborate with him to build a better future.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Appointment of Commissioner for Victims & Survivors Original release: Hargey welcomes appointment of Commissioner for Victims & Survivors (opens in a new tab)
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Gaston raises concerns with Minister Lyons following “drag queen story time” for children event
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston has written to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons over a drag story time event for children at Holywood Arches Library, asking whether Libraries NI approved it, for a review of criteria for child-targeted library events, and for confirmation that safeguarding checks on…
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Holywood Arches Library drag story time event for children Original release: Gaston raises concerns with Minister Lyons following “drag queen story time” for children event (opens in a new tab)
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Appointment of new Commissioner for Victims and Survivors welcome news, says Alliance representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Stewart Dickson welcome the appointment of Joe McVey as Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, starting in October. Bradshaw calls it a long overdue but welcome step amid concerns over the legacy process, while Dickson blames Westminster and Stormont delays for…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Appointment of Commissioner for Victims & Survivors Original release: Appointment of new Commissioner for Victims and Survivors welcome news, says Alliance representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Statutory agencies need to ‘step up’ and take action at bonfire sites – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy calls on statutory agencies to remove or mitigate health and safety risks at illegal bonfire sites in Derry, describing them as anti-community and a threat to people, the environment and critical infrastructure.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Statutory agencies need to ‘step up’ and take action at bonfire sites – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives pay tribute to former Alliance Councillor David Reid
Alliance figures including leader Naomi Long MLA, MEA Group Leader Councillor Lauren Gray and North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland mourn David Reid, a former Braid councillor in Mid and East Antrim, who has died aged 35 after a cancer battle.
Other Local government Original release: Alliance representatives pay tribute to former Alliance Councillor David Reid (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister is the one with questions to answer - Buckley
DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley says the Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, must answer questions over the £800,000 allocated to gender identity services and will be challenged when the Assembly returns in September. He claims the Minister is avoiding scrutiny and says the spending is poor prioritisation…
Health Issue: Health Minister's £800,000 gender identity service allocation Original release: Health Minister is the one with questions to answer - Buckley (opens in a new tab)
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Donnelly condemns racially motivated hate crimes in Larne
Alliance Larne Lough Councillor Maeve Donnelly condemns racially motivated criminal damage to two houses in Larne, where police are investigating graffiti and property damage in Hampton Crescent and Doric Way. She urges anyone with information to contact police immediately.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Larne racially motivated criminal damage to two houses investigation Original release: Donnelly condemns racially motivated hate crimes in Larne (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Challenges Irish Medium Sector on Lack of Newcomer Intake
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston calls for urgent scrutiny of the Irish medium sector after Assembly answer figures showed just 20 newcomer pupils in Irish medium primary schools and none in post-primary. He says the sector should take its fair share of newcomer children.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly answer on newcomer pupil enrolment in Irish medium schools Original release: TUV Challenges Irish Medium Sector on Lack of Newcomer Intake (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Launch Public Petition Calling for Funding to Gender Identity Service to be Stopped
Traditional Unionist Voice launches an online petition urging Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to reverse the £800,000 approval for a new “lifespan” gender identity service with no lower age limit, arguing the evidence is insufficient, it endangers children and misuses public money.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister's £800,000 gender identity service allocation Original release: TUV Launch Public Petition Calling for Funding to Gender Identity Service to be Stopped (opens in a new tab)
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Was there “no alternative” or did we “all have choices”? TUV challenge Sinn Fein after Cullen BBC comments
TUV chairman Councillor Allister Kyle challenges Sinn Fein after the BBC published comments by Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew and Pat Cullen, saying Michelle O'Neill's claim of "no alternative" to the IRA campaign contrasts with Cullen's "we all have choices" remark. He cites IRA…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: BBC article on Pat Cullen and Sinn Fein MP's comments about 1970s soldier encounter Original release: Was there “no alternative” or did we “all have choices”? TUV challenge Sinn Fein after Cullen BBC comments (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart Secures High-Level Meeting with Airport Chiefs Over…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says Belfast International Airport senior executives have agreed to meet her and constituents over reports of humiliating security screening experiences involving stoma bags. She also says she has contacted Belfast City Airport about sharing training, and will work with…
Disability and equality Health Issue: Belfast International Airport meeting over stoma bag security screening complaints Original release: Lockhart Secures High-Level Meeting with Airport Chiefs Over… (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from Mike Nesbitt, Leader Ulster Unionist Party and Health Minister, on nurses pay rise
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt, also Health Minister, says he shares the RCN's frustration that 2025-26 recommended nurse pay rises remain unimplemented, noting his May Ministerial Direction decision is stuck with the wider Executive.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses 2025-26 pay award Ministerial Direction delay Original release: Statement from Mike Nesbitt, Leader Ulster Unionist Party and Health Minister, on nurses pay rise (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Executive disrespect for nurses risks strike action
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA warns the Executive is courting nurses' industrial action by not paying the agreed 3.6% pay rise, after the RCN declared a trade dispute. He says the RCN's June letter to the First and deputy First Ministers went unanswered and calls for urgent…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses 2025-26 pay award Ministerial Direction delay Original release: McGrath: Executive disrespect for nurses risks strike action (opens in a new tab)
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Ann Graves TD hosts meeting for families affected by drug addiction in Leinster House
Sinn Féin spokesperson Ann Graves TD says a meeting with Families Addiction Recovery Ireland highlighted concerns, and criticises a government diversion scheme for drug possession as a shortsighted move that undermines a health-led approach. She calls for families to be central to any new National…
Health Justice and policing Issue: Government diversion scheme for people caught with drugs Original release: Ann Graves TD hosts meeting for families affected by drug addiction in Leinster House (opens in a new tab)
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Maskey expresses condolences following death of Eugene Thompson
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey expresses condolences on the death of Eugene Thompson, whose brother Paul was murdered in a sectarian attack in 1994. He says the British government continues to conceal the truth about the killing and points to a letter Chief Constable Jon Boutcher delivered to Thompson…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Maskey expresses condolences following death of Eugene Thompson (opens in a new tab)
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Display of Flags and Emblems Bill
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland publishes details of its consultation on Paula Bradshaw's proposed Display of Flags and Emblems Bill, which would regulate emblems on street furniture such as lamp posts. The bill would set time limits for displays, limit them to celebration and commemoration…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill consultation Original release: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Banning Conversion Practices
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson proposes a Private Members' Bill to ban conversion practices in Northern Ireland, creating two new offences: engaging in conversion practice, and removing a person from Northern Ireland for that purpose.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Private Members' Bill to ban conversion practices in Northern Ireland Original release: Banning Conversion Practices (opens in a new tab)
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Obligation on Public Authorities) Bill
Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly is introducing a Bill that would require public authorities in Northern Ireland to give statutory due regard to the rights set out in the UN disability treaty, UNCRPD, when developing and reviewing policies and decisions.
Disability and equality Issue: UNCRPD public authorities due regard Bill introduction Original release: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Obligation on Public Authorities) Bill (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Waiting list crisis demands concrete response
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA questions why it took so long to appoint Professor Mark Taylor to lead efforts on health waiting lists, and calls for concrete action and clearer detail on his role rather than recycled funding figures.
Health Issue: Professor Mark Taylor appointment to tackle Northern Ireland waiting lists Original release: McGrath: Waiting list crisis demands concrete response (opens in a new tab)
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Terrorists Are Not Just ‘Local Lads’, Ms O’Neill
TUV chairman Councillor Allister Kyle criticises Michelle O'Neill's Irish Times interview, saying IRA members killed by security forces were active terrorists, not "local lads", and accusing her of sanitising republican violence and rewriting history.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: O'Neill Irish Times interview comments on IRA history Original release: Terrorists Are Not Just ‘Local Lads’, Ms O’Neill (opens in a new tab)