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Sinn Féin secures commitment from Minister to help end geo-blocking of audiences in North of Ireland – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD welcomes a commitment from Minister Patrick O'Donovan TD to help end geo-blocking of broadcast audiences in the North, given after a Sinn Féin amendment at a Dáil Select Committee. He says the minister will seek a meeting with the British Media Minister.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sinn Féin secures commitment from Minister to help end geo-blocking of audiences in North of Ireland – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Calling it a final offer doesn't make it fair
UUP Finance Spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA says the UK Government's latest funding package is not fair or sufficient despite its movement, calls for an agreed multi-year Budget, and urges the Secretary of State to stay open to further targeted support rather than threatening to set spending…
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Calling it a final offer doesn't make it fair (opens in a new tab)
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Mick Hammond, Killiney-Shankill
Aontú's Mick Hammond, its candidate for Killiney-Shankill, presents his background, including his career, trade union activity and Republican views, and endorses Peadar Tóibín's call to end means testing of the carers allowance.
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: Mick Hammond, Killiney-Shankill (opens in a new tab)
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Inquiry on Cross-departmental funding for Suicide prevention launched – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn, mental health spokesperson, says the Executive must provide a fair cross‑departmental funding package for suicide prevention and hold regular Executive Working Group meetings, after launching an All‑Party Group report on the issue.
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Inquiry on Cross-departmental funding for Suicide prevention launched – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin announce Declan Kearney as Assembly election candidate in South Antrim
Sinn Féin selects sitting South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney as its candidate for the May 2027 Assembly election, with Michelle O'Neill saying the vote is crucial for change in the North. Kearney says he is honoured and calls for a stronger party team across South Antrim.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Sinn Féin announce Declan Kearney as Assembly election candidate in South Antrim (opens in a new tab)
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Paul Lawless Launches Mayo Bones Bus to Help Orthopaedic Patients Access Treatment
Aontú TD Paul Lawless announces the Mayo Bones Bus, an initiative to help people with hip, knee and other bone or joint conditions obtain information on cross-border treatment options amid long orthopaedic waiting lists. It follows his Mayo Cataract Bus, with an information session planned in…
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Carroll Brings Toxic Lough Neagh Water into Assembly Chamber: "Would any MLA Take a Sip?"
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll brought a jar of algae-contaminated Lough Neagh water into the Assembly chamber, challenging Executive ministers over the lough's pollution crisis and accusing the DUP of stoking sectarian tension around Drumcree. He also promotes a clean-water march at…
Environment and climate Original release: Carroll Brings Toxic Lough Neagh Water into Assembly Chamber: "Would any MLA Take a Sip?" (opens in a new tab)
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Maternity announcement demands answers from Health Minister
DUP representatives call for urgent clarity after the Southern Trust announced changes to maternity care at Daisy Hill, asking whether this is a wider reduction in services and whether the Health Minister will set out the clinical basis and duration.
Health Original release: Maternity announcement demands answers from Health Minister (opens in a new tab)
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SAVE DAISY HILL MATERNITY – DON’T LET “TEMPORARY” BECOME FOREVER
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Urgent action needed on Daisy Hill maternity – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins urges the Health Minister to act on the crisis at Daisy Hill Hospital maternity services, calling for recruitment of clinical staff, including from other Trusts and across the island, and warning against relocating services to Craigavon.
Health Original release: Urgent action needed on Daisy Hill maternity – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Mícheal Martin Fails To Uphold the Good Friday Agreement Today In Meeting With Burnham. – Tóibín
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín says Taoiseach Micheál Martin failed to press the UK government on a referendum mechanism for Irish unity during his meeting with Andy Burnham, calling this undemocratic and against the 1998 agreement.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Mícheal Martin Fails To Uphold the Good Friday Agreement Today In Meeting With Burnham. – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Daniel Connolly, Armagh
Aontú candidate Daniel Connolly, presented as a teacher and father of three from Keady, sets out his priorities of education, health service recovery and young people's futures in Armagh. He backs Irish unity and says immigration must be legal, controlled and linked to contribution and integration.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Daniel Connolly, Armagh (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Opposition must not be curtailed from holding Ministers to account
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA raises a Point of Order over Opposition members being cut short during Ministerial Statements and Question Time while Executive parties get more latitude. He says timing contributions showed the imbalance and calls for it to be addressed.
Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Toole: Opposition must not be curtailed from holding Ministers to account (opens in a new tab)
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Taylor: Priority must be to keep consultant-led maternity care at Daisy Hill
UUP Councillor David Taylor says retaining inpatient maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital must be the priority after the Southern Trust flagged medical workforce pressures. He calls for a full explanation from the Trust, an urgent meeting on workforce planning, and clear conditions for any…
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Political inaction allowed collapse of maternity services at Daisy Hill, says McAllister
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says political inaction has let maternity services at Daisy Hill collapse, despite earlier warnings about staffing and workforce pressures across the region.
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Health Minister must confirm when he will deliver Real Living Wage for care workers
Sinn Féin's social care spokesperson Linda Dillon MLA says rising fuel costs are squeezing care workers who drive to clients, and has asked the Health Minister to confirm when the Real Living Wage will be delivered for them and what steps will ease travel costs.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Health Minister must confirm when he will deliver Real Living Wage for care workers (opens in a new tab)
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Darryl is a strong voice for North Antrim
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says Darryl Wilson gives unionism its best chance to strengthen its position in North Antrim and across Northern Ireland, as he is confirmed as a DUP candidate alongside MLA Paul Frew for 2027. Robinson points to 2022, when a lack of unionist co-operation returned…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Darryl is a strong voice for North Antrim (opens in a new tab)
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Failure to address Irish unity at Martin-Burnham meeting a glaring omission – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says the Taoiseach's meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham omitted Irish unity, referendum criteria and constitutional preparation, calling it a glaring omission and missed opportunity. She calls for a British-Irish reset, clarity on Good Friday…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Failure to address Irish unity at Martin-Burnham meeting a glaring omission – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna urges PM and Taoiseach to seize opportunity for progress
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP urges the Prime Minister and Taoiseach to refocus the British Irish relationship ahead of their meeting, prepare for constitutional change, and act on Stormont institutional reform and the Executive's budget impasse.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: Hanna urges PM and Taoiseach to seize opportunity for progress (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes resolution on Daniel Collins eligibility issue
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood welcomes British Rowing's confirmation that Derry athlete Daniel Collins can compete in the British Rowing Indoor Championships as an Irish athlete, with his result counted in the rankings. He says he contacted British Rowing and UK Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood welcomes resolution on Daniel Collins eligibility issue (opens in a new tab)