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McGlone: ICRIR requires overhaul and reform
SDLP Opposition Justice Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA says an independent review raising concerns about the ICRIR's running and internal culture shows the legacy body needs significant reform. He calls on the UK Government to listen to victims and survivors.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Independent review of ICRIR governance and internal culture Original release: McGlone: ICRIR requires overhaul and reform (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Still no Executive Budget as UK Government mired in chaos
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Executive is irresponsibly failing to set a Budget, now over a month overdue, amid UK political turmoil. He criticises Finance Minister John O'Dowd's plan to request further talks with London and says Good Relations Fund awards are being…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: O’Toole: Still no Executive Budget as UK Government mired in chaos (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future
UUP economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA welcomes the Assembly's final passage of the RHI non-domestic closure bill, calling it a first step. She urges a credible renewable energy framework covering grid capacity, offshore wind and long-term planning, and says the Renewable Energy Price…
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future (opens in a new tab)
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Robbie Butler MLA welcomes return of the Balmoral Show
Ulster Unionist MLA Robbie Butler, who speaks on agriculture and chairs the AERA Committee, welcomes the return of the Balmoral Show and says the agri-food sector faces rising input costs and inheritance tax pressures despite the recent threshold increase.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Original release: Robbie Butler MLA welcomes return of the Balmoral Show (opens in a new tab)
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Delays in justice system a “shocking indictment” – Cameron
DUP MLA Pam Cameron says the four-year delay before guilty pleas in the McCollum case is a shocking indictment of the justice system. She says she has raised the family's concerns with the PPS, the Justice Minister and the Criminal Bar, and calls for the June sentencing hearing to proceed without…
Justice and policing Issue: McCollum case guilty pleas entered after four-year delay Original release: Delays in justice system a “shocking indictment” – Cameron (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes additional funding to reinforce road safety messages
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes an extra £220,000 announced by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to relaunch three road safety awareness campaigns, citing recent road deaths and calling on everyone to help make roads safer.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister Kimmins announces £220,000 road safety campaign relaunch funding Original release: Boylan welcomes additional funding to reinforce road safety messages (opens in a new tab)
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Tourism NI should promote Northern Ireland with confidence
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett criticises Tourism NI for repeatedly calling Northern Ireland "the north" in official communications and says he has written to its Chief Executive seeking answers. He links this to a past social media post that omitted the 12th July parade, arguing the body…
Economy and employment Issue: Tourism NI use of "the north" instead of Northern Ireland Original release: Tourism NI should promote Northern Ireland with confidence (opens in a new tab)
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Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth…
DUP MLAs Phillip Brett, Diane Forsythe and Jonathan Buckley table a motion in the Assembly backing the George Best Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040, saying it will create jobs, double the workforce, add a £1.7 billion boost to the economy and improve connectivity with a direct rail link.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: George Best Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040 Original release: Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth… (opens in a new tab)
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Starmer in hopeless denial
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says Keir Starmer is deluded to think closer alignment with the EU is the answer, arguing it would impose foreign laws on the whole UK and cost large financial contributions. He says Brexit was a democratic instruction Starmer has always wanted to defy.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Starmer in hopeless denial (opens in a new tab)
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Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins's commitment to supporting community transport providers, after a meeting between the minister and the Community Transport Association. He credits an extra £1 million investment for maintaining and expanding rural and older…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister meeting with Community Transport Association on community transport funding Original release: Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney urges road users to take care, especially on rural roads, after meeting Department for Infrastructure officials about hazards near the Nutts Corner junction and Moira Road in South Antrim. He calls for traffic arrangements to be kept under review and cites rising…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Tourism NI must reflect on its language
UUP economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA urges Tourism NI to review its wording after the body was found using "the North" for Northern Ireland in official communications, and accuses the Economy Minister of deliberately doing the same.
Economy and employment Issue: Tourism NI use of "the north" instead of Northern Ireland Original release: Tourism NI must reflect on its language (opens in a new tab)
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Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA urges the Health Minister to act quickly on autism provision ahead of an Assembly motion tomorrow. She cites long assessment waits, a postcode lottery in respite services, and calls for a plan to cut waiting lists and deliver the Autism Strategy.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Alliance Assembly motion on autism services and support Original release: Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson comments on election results across GB
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says voters across Great Britain punished Labour over immigration, pay and delivery, and that SNP and Plaid Cymru gains do not advance constitutional change. He also attacks Sinn Fein's repeated Irish unity timelines.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Great Britain election results May 2026 Original release: Robinson comments on election results across GB (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from Ulster Unionist Party Leader on Election Results in Great Britain
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA says unionism remains strong across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the mainland elections, and calls on the Labour Government to listen and rebuild trust before the King's Speech. He also urges Northern Ireland voters to back the UUP at the next election.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Great Britain election results May 2026 Original release: Statement from Ulster Unionist Party Leader on Election Results in Great Britain (opens in a new tab)
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Election results send a huge message of hope, opportunity and change – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill welcomes the SNP and Plaid Cymru election results, saying they point to a shift towards independence and self-determination. She says she looks forward to working with John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth on constitutional change.
Constitutional affairs Issue: SNP and Plaid Cymru success in 2026 Scottish and Welsh elections Original release: Election results send a huge message of hope, opportunity and change – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey contacts Housing Executive over ‘heinous’ mural
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says she has contacted the Housing Executive over a mural in east Belfast showing loyalist marching bands and a UVF drum, which she calls a provocation aimed at victims of the 1992 Sean Graham massacre. She says she is querying how the mural was approved and has…
Community relations and legacy Issue: East Belfast loyalist mural near Sean Graham Bookmakers Original release: Hargey contacts Housing Executive over ‘heinous’ mural (opens in a new tab)
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Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project
Sinn Féin Derry City and Strabane councillor Paul Boggs welcomes a briefing from the Department for Infrastructure on the A5 project to the A5/N2 cross-border working group and the group's united stance on delivery. He also welcomes two days of public exhibitions on new route options between…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: A5/N2 cross-border working group briefing from Department for Infrastructure Original release: Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Language Policy: AN GHAEILGE FAOI BHLÁTH NÓ FAOI BHAGAIRT?
People Before Profit says it supports the Irish language movement and the right of people across Ireland, North and South, to live fully through Irish. It argues partition divides Irish speakers and calls for uniting Gaeltacht, non-Gaeltacht, urban and rural communities into one movement.
Disability and equality Original release: Irish Language Policy: AN GHAEILGE FAOI BHLÁTH NÓ FAOI BHAGAIRT? (opens in a new tab)
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Safe access zones law working as intended
The Green Party welcomes a judgment upholding Northern Ireland's Safe Access Zones legislation, saying the courts have confirmed the law is lawful and proportionate and protects people accessing abortion services. Cllr Groogan says the law is working as intended.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Supreme Court judgment on Safe Access Zones law Original release: Safe access zones law working as intended (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 May 2026 (opens in a new tab)