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Legacy, Windsor Framework and Stormont reform should be the focus of Dublin visit – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard urges the Irish and British governments to prioritise legacy, the Windsor Framework and Stormont reform during Chris Bryant's first official Dublin visit. He calls for a legacy process based on the Stormont House Agreement and accuses the DUP of repeated obstruction.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Legacy, Windsor Framework and Stormont reform should be the focus of Dublin visit – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State Needs to Challenge Dublin, Not Seek Its Approval
TUV leader Jim Allister calls on the Secretary of State to raise the Narrow Water bombing evidence with Dublin and seek an apology from the Irish Republic, accusing the Government of seeking Dublin's approval on legacy proposals and the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Secretary of State Needs to Challenge Dublin, Not Seek Its Approval (opens in a new tab)
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Strangford Deserves Better Than Alliance
TUV Strangford candidate Jonathan Jackson says voters should judge Alliance's policies, not just its newly selected Strangford candidate Cllr Vicky Moore, citing rural concern over the Tyrone cattle cull and Alliance's stance on the Protocol and Windsor Framework.
Constitutional affairs Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Strangford Deserves Better Than Alliance (opens in a new tab)
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Diana Armstrong is new AERA committee chair
UUP MLA Diana Armstrong, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, says she will chair the Assembly's agriculture and environment committee, replacing Robbie Butler, and pledges to hold the Department to account on farm affordability, bovine TB, mental health and the Dilapidation Bill.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: Diana Armstrong is new AERA committee chair (opens in a new tab)
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DUP in Donaldson turmoil. UUP in Nesbitt/Burrows turmoil. TUV steady and sure in its vision and stability
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP and UUP are in turmoil, pointing to the DUP's Donaldson difficulties and a UUP dispute over Jon Burrows, and calls for voters to reject an Executive while the Protocol remains at the May 2027 election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: DUP in Donaldson turmoil. UUP in Nesbitt/Burrows turmoil. TUV steady and sure in its vision and stability (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach’s ‘bananas’ remarks expose his blinkered opposition to preparing for Irish unity – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says Taoiseach Micheál Martin's reported remarks in Tipperary, telling Fianna Fáil representatives to push back against a unity referendum, show his opposition to preparing for Irish unity. She calls for a government plan, a Green Paper on Irish unity and…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Taoiseach’s ‘bananas’ remarks expose his blinkered opposition to preparing for Irish unity – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Peter Wilson Selected as TUV Assembly Candidate for North Down
Traditional Unionist Voice selects Peter Wilson as its Assembly candidate for North Down, saying he will stand firm for the Union, oppose the Irish Sea Border and the Protocol, and work for better healthcare, policing, local business and infrastructure in the constituency.
Constitutional affairs Immigration Original release: Peter Wilson Selected as TUV Assembly Candidate for North Down (opens in a new tab)
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Parker delighted to see progress on car removal from River Lagan
Alliance Lisburn Councillor Nicola Parker welcomes progress on removing a long-stranded car from the River Lagan, after she liaised between council and the Community Rescue Service, which carried out a partial removal operation today.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Parker delighted to see progress on car removal from River Lagan (opens in a new tab)
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Time for a new initiative on Irish unity – Kearney
Sinn Féin party chairperson Declan Kearney, writing in An Phoblacht as South Antrim MLA, calls for a new initiative based on the Humes/Adams process to build momentum towards a united Ireland. He urges all Irish national democratic parties, including the Irish government, to affirm principles for…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Time for a new initiative on Irish unity – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn and Lagan Valley Greens Co-chair Richard Gill call for the car dumped in the River Lagan to be removed and the site checked for contamination, such as a battery leaching heavy metals. They also demand written confirmation that the river will be clear next summer, and…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Garda band at PSNI attestation is provocative all-Ireland symbolism
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says the Garda band's participation in the PSNI attestation at Garnerville was inappropriate and provocative, and calls on the Chief Constable to explain who invited it and whether it has happened before.
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Original release: Garda band at PSNI attestation is provocative all-Ireland symbolism (opens in a new tab)
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Blair denounces failure of leadership from UFU
Alliance AERA spokesperson John Blair MLA dismisses the Ulster Farmers' Union's no-confidence vote in Minister Muir and DAERA officials as a stunt, saying it pre-empts an independent review into the Fivemiletown operation.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: Blair denounces failure of leadership from UFU (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont Shambles Continues
TUV leader Jim Allister says Stormont cannot agree a Budget and is not governing, calling the Executive's failure inherent to a system that cannot work. He says Sinn Féin's demands for more money undermine unionist ministers and urges them to challenge spending on the Irish Sea border and…
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Original release: Stormont Shambles Continues (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald encourages people to attend National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD urges people across Ireland to join the National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina on 30 August, marking the 45th anniversary of the 1981 strike and honouring the hunger strikers.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Mary Lou McDonald encourages people to attend National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina (opens in a new tab)
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Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
Green Party NI announces Councillor Anthony Flynn as its North Down candidate for the 2027 Assembly election, pledging action on water quality, public transport, town centres, health waiting lists, animal welfare and Stormont reform.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 30 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says DAERA Minister Andrew Muir agreed to support a health impact assessment for residents near the Mobuoy superdump, but concerns over remediation timetable, strategy and funding remain. Harkin says he will follow up with the Minister and officials.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment (opens in a new tab)
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Butler urges new Secretary of State to champion Northern Ireland's role in UK food and energy security
UUP agriculture spokesperson Robbie Butler urges the incoming Secretary of State, Sir Chris Bryant, to champion Northern Ireland's farming and agri-food sector, citing its economic weight, rural reliance and role in UK food exports. He also calls for faster investment in anaerobic digestion and…
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Original release: Butler urges new Secretary of State to champion Northern Ireland's role in UK food and energy security (opens in a new tab)
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Bradley: Sinn Fein need to be clear about ‘wheels coming off’
DUP East Londonderry MLA Maurice Bradley challenges Sinn Fein to unequivocally commit not to collapse the Executive before the 2027 Assembly election, accusing it of stoking instability and criticising its Economy Minister over Invest NI and employment rights issues.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Bradley: Sinn Fein need to be clear about ‘wheels coming off’ (opens in a new tab)
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Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn says the response so far to a car dumped in the River Lagan in Lisburn has been unacceptable, and calls for its removal, agreed responsibility and a clean-up plan. The Greens, with Lagan Valley Greens, are running a petition.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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TUV comments on Lucid Talk Poll
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes a rise in TUV's Lucid Talk poll rating and says the DUP is losing unionist trust after Jeffrey Donaldson's conviction, calling the DUP's Donaldson Deal damaged and urging support ahead of next May's elections.
Constitutional affairs Original release: TUV comments on Lucid Talk Poll (opens in a new tab)