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Professional footballers from the North have every right to play for Ireland – Lynch
Sinn Féin Councillor Declan Lynch says Michael O’Neill’s claim that a young Northern player has “no bloodline” to Ireland is disgraceful, stresses that people born in the North are Irish under the Good Friday Agreement and calls for an end to stigma and abuse of athletes who choose to represent the
Constitutional affairs Original release: Professional footballers from the North have every right to play for Ireland – Lynch (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: British Rowing must revisit Daniel Collins ranking decision
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood urges British Rowing to reconsider excluding Daniel Collins from this year's indoor championships rankings unless he declares himself British, noting he raced under the Irish flag last year. Eastwood says he has written to British Rowing and Sports Minister Stephanie…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood: British Rowing must revisit Daniel Collins ranking decision (opens in a new tab)
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Conversion Practices Bill a historic opportunity for progress, says Tennyson, ahead of debate
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA calls on Assembly members from all parties to back the Conversion Practices Bill at Second Stage, describing it as a historic opportunity to ban conversion practices he calls cruel and archaic.
Disability and equality Original release: Conversion Practices Bill a historic opportunity for progress, says Tennyson, ahead of debate (opens in a new tab)
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Louise O’Reilly tells TUC Congress that Irish Unity works
Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly TD, speaking after an Irish Unity fringe meeting at the TUC Congress in Brighton, says growing support for a united Ireland exists among Irish workers and progressive British allies. She urges the British labour movement to engage on Irish unity and to address…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Louise O’Reilly tells TUC Congress that Irish Unity works (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needs fair and sustainable funding settlement – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says Executive budget pressures stem from the British Government's failure to provide a fair, sustainable funding settlement for the North, citing Independent Fiscal Council evidence that it would receive £1-3 billion more a year if funded above need.
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Executive needs fair and sustainable funding settlement – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts
People Before Profit's Maeve O'Neill welcomes the decision to let girls wear trousers in school, crediting girls who campaigned for years and criticising Education Minister Paul Givan's U-turn as embarrassing. She calls for the uniform legislation to be challenged and for RSE and menstrual health…
Disability and equality Education Original release: O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts (opens in a new tab)
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Leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Féin agree Memorandum of Understanding to build towards constitutional change
Sinn Féin, with Plaid Cymru and the SNP, announces a Memorandum of Understanding between party leaders to co-operate on economy, energy and Europe. It calls on the British Government to prepare for and facilitate constitutional change in each jurisdiction.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Féin agree Memorandum of Understanding to build towards constitutional change (opens in a new tab)
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Former SDLP branch chair Ciara Dempsey joins Ulster Unionists as Clogher Valley candidate
Local government Constitutional affairs Original release: Former SDLP branch chair Ciara Dempsey joins Ulster Unionists as Clogher Valley candidate (opens in a new tab)
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Leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Féin to meet in Cardiff tomorrow to build towards constitutional change
Sinn Féin says its leaders will meet Plaid Cymru and SNP counterparts in Cardiff on Monday to deepen cooperation on the economy, energy and European matters, and urge the British government to prepare for constitutional change across Wales, Scotland and the north.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Féin to meet in Cardiff tomorrow to build towards constitutional change (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Adams’ remarks at the 36th Desmond Greaves Summer School
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, addressing the 36th Desmond Greaves Summer School, recounts Sinn Féin's role in securing repeal of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 during the Good Friday Agreement talks, crediting Desmond Greaves's writings and arguing the peace strategy aimed at…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Gerry Adams’ remarks at the 36th Desmond Greaves Summer School (opens in a new tab)
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Michelle O’Neill doesn’t speak for Northern Ireland
UUP MLA for East Antrim John Stewart says a joint self-determination declaration to be signed in Cardiff by the First Minister means nothing without Westminster, and that she lacks authority to sign for Northern Ireland without Executive agreement. He calls for the office of First Minister to be…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Michelle O’Neill doesn’t speak for Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from Sinn Féin on visit to Ireland by US President Donald Trump
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald T.D calls on US President Donald Trump to apply the Irish peace process approach to Palestine and urges the United States to stop arming Israel. She also says the Taoiseach should begin planning for Irish reunification after Trump's comments on the issue.
International affairs Constitutional affairs Original release: Statement from Sinn Féin on visit to Ireland by US President Donald Trump (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Trump intervention reflects shift in New Ireland debate
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says Donald Trump's comments on Irish unity show how far the debate on Ireland's constitutional future has moved. She calls on Dublin and London to prepare seriously for a New Ireland and says the decision belongs to the people of Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Hanna: Trump intervention reflects shift in New Ireland debate (opens in a new tab)
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Blacks Gate site a fantastic example of what can be achieved – Flynn
West Belfast MLA Órlaithí Flynn welcomes the redevelopment of the former Visteon site on Blacks Road into Black's Gate, which she says delivers 195 social and 48 affordable homes through a £30 million investment. She calls for continued investment in social and affordable housing.
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DUP welcomes defeat of Assisted Suicide Bill
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the Commons defeat of the Assisted Suicide Bill, saying Parliament chose protecting vulnerable people and calling for improved hospice and palliative care for everyone facing terminal illness.
Health Original release: DUP welcomes defeat of Assisted Suicide Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Government spinning asylum figures to fit its narrative on EU Migration Pact – Matt Carthy TD
Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy TD accuses the Government of manipulating migration numbers to back its EU Migration Pact stance, arguing Minister Colm Brophy's claim that falling applications prove the pact works does not hold up. He calls for IPAS accommodation profiteering to end and for an all-Ireland…
Immigration International affairs Original release: Government spinning asylum figures to fit its narrative on EU Migration Pact – Matt Carthy TD (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister’s u-turn an important win for girls – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason welcomes DUP Education Minister Paul Givan's decision to make schools give girls the option of trousers, calling it an embarrassing U-turn that followed party and campaigner pressure. She says he should have guaranteed this in his school uniforms legislation.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Minister’s u-turn an important win for girls – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Givan’s school trousers U-turn should have come months ago
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter MLA welcomes the Education Minister’s move to permit girls to wear trousers in school uniform, calling the U‑turn overdue, demanding an explanation for the delay and urging consistent rollout across all schools.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Hunter: Givan’s school trousers U-turn should have come months ago (opens in a new tab)
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Minister's change of heart delivers common sense choice for girls, says Burrows
UUP leader and education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA welcomes new guidance giving girls the option to wear trousers as part of school uniform, calling it a common-sense outcome. He says the Education Minister should have acted earlier through uniform guidance rather than forcing the Education…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Minister's change of heart delivers common sense choice for girls, says Burrows (opens in a new tab)
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Mathison welcomes Education Minister's U-Turn on girls wearing trousers to school
Alliance Education spokesperson and Education Committee Chair Nick Mathison MLA welcomes the Education Minister's updated legal guidelines on girls' right to wear trousers as school uniform, describing it as a U-turn on an earlier decision.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Mathison welcomes Education Minister's U-Turn on girls wearing trousers to school (opens in a new tab)