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Sharp rise in attacks on Orange Halls deeply worrying – Forsythe
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says attacks on Orange and Apprentice Boys halls recorded in 2025/26 rose to 17 from 11, and calls for the Justice Minister to explain how prosecutions and convictions for these incidents will be recorded. She says she will seek more information from the PSNI.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: PSNI figures on attacks on Orange and Apprentice Boys halls 2025/26 Original release: Sharp rise in attacks on Orange Halls deeply worrying – Forsythe (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP warns against reopening old wounds on Garvaghy Road
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says the party opposes the Portadown LOL District No. 1 parade notification on Garvaghy Road, telling the Parades Commission that residents do not want old wounds reopened or community relations damaged. She calls on political leaders to lower the temperature.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Orange Order application to march down Garvaghy Road Original release: SDLP warns against reopening old wounds on Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Stop Belfast City Airport Expansion
Green Party Northern Ireland calls on Belfast City Airport and decision‑makers to reject the plan to raise the yearly flight limit from 48,000 to about 61,000 and to stop extending operating hours to 10.30 pm, urging protection of noise safeguards for local residents.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Belfast City Airport proposed increase in flight movements Original release: Stop Belfast City Airport Expansion (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Mediator appointment a welcome and important step towards lasting resolution
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA welcomes the selection of a mediator to address the long‑running Drumcree dispute, calling it a crucial move toward a durable settlement and urging all parties to engage in constructive, peaceful dialogue.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Mediator appointment for Drumcree dispute Original release: Mediator appointment a welcome and important step towards lasting resolution (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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O’Dowd invited An Taoiseach to meet with Garvaghy Road residents
Upper Bann MLA John O'Dowd invites Taoiseach Micheál Martin to come to Garvaghy Road and meet residents opposing an Orange Order march. He says the Irish Government has been silent on the issue and urges a meeting before the Parade Commission's determination.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Orange Order application to march down Garvaghy Road Original release: O’Dowd invited An Taoiseach to meet with Garvaghy Road residents (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin representatives meet with British Secretary of State on legacy proposals
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane and MLA Deirdre Hargey say they met Secretary of State Chris Bryant on the British Government's legacy proposals, and call for no special protections for state forces in the final legislation. They say they will reserve judgement until amendments expected in mid-October…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin meeting with Secretary of State on legacy proposals Original release: Sinn Féin representatives meet with British Secretary of State on legacy proposals (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Richard Smart selected as Ulster Unionist candidate for Strangford
UUP leader Jon Burrows says the party has chosen Councillor Richard Smart, a Newtownards councillor and former Ards and North Down mayor, to contest Strangford at next May's Assembly election. Mike Nesbitt, the outgoing Strangford MLA, offers his backing.
Other Local government Issue: Ulster Unionist selection of Richard Smart for Strangford Assembly candidacy Original release: Cllr Richard Smart selected as Ulster Unionist candidate for Strangford (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Infrastructure Minister must act on sand-dredging at Lough Neagh, says Blair
Alliance Environment Spokesperson John Blair MLA calls on the Infrastructure Minister to pause commercial sand dredging on Lough Neagh until a review of permissions and environmental assessments is completed, citing evidence that dredging releases nutrients linked to algal blooms. He also urges…
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: Lough Neagh sand dredging nutrient release and NIEA licence review letter Original release: Infrastructure Minister must act on sand-dredging at Lough Neagh, says Blair (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Late Night transport a huge success for Belfast – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin North Belfast MLA Cáral Ní Chuilín praises the Late Night transport pilot in Belfast, citing over 43,000 journeys and more than 100 major events supported. She credits Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and calls for the scheme to become permanent with Executive colleagues and the…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Belfast Late Night transport pilot project results Original release: Late Night transport a huge success for Belfast – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane comments following conclusion of Noah Donohoe inquest
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane offers sympathy to Fiona Donohoe and her family as the Noah Donohoe inquest closes, praising her persistent pursuit of the truth. He says the findings must now bring accountability and action.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Noah Donohoe inquest findings Original release: Finucane comments following conclusion of Noah Donohoe inquest (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Report reveals catalogue of repeated failures in Robert Hamill murder investigation – Finucane
Sinn Féin's Finucane says a report into the Robert Hamill murder investigation documents repeated failures, deliberate obstruction and a misleading prosecution file, and calls the family's wait for truth and accountability unacceptable.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Robert Hamill Inquiry Report findings on RUC officers Original release: Report reveals catalogue of repeated failures in Robert Hamill murder investigation – Finucane (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart: Report rejects claims that RUC facilitated Robert Hamill’s…
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says the Robert Hamill Inquiry Report must end claims that four RUC officers facilitated his murder, citing findings in paragraphs 21 and 75 that they did not condone or collude. She says negligence must be acknowledged but not twisted, and calls for the findings…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Robert Hamill Inquiry Report findings on RUC officers Original release: Lockhart: Report rejects claims that RUC facilitated Robert Hamill’s… (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 27 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Report shows serious failings denied Robert Hamill's family justice
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP welcomes the Robert Hamill Inquiry report as an acknowledgement of serious failings around his 1997 Portadown murder and the investigation, raised it with the Secretary of State, and urges the UK Government to ensure future legacy mechanisms offer families a real path…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Robert Hamill Inquiry Report findings on RUC officers Original release: Hanna: Report shows serious failings denied Robert Hamill's family justice (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (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)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party selects Cllr Pete Wray as North Down candidate
Ulster Unionist Party selects Councillor Pete Wray as its North Down candidate for the May 2026 Assembly election; leader Jon Burrows lauds his council record and Wray says he will push for better road funding, NI Water fixes, Bangor regeneration, education and community safety.
Other Infrastructure and transport Issue: UUP selects North Down Assembly candidate Original release: Ulster Unionist Party selects Cllr Pete Wray as North Down candidate (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong: Rural isolation must never mean suffering in silence
UUP Agriculture and Rural Affairs Spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA, during Rural Crime Week, highlights barriers facing rural domestic abuse victims, including distance from refuges and farm ownership issues, and asks the Justice Minister to check whether rural victims get equal refuge and…
Justice and policing Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Armstrong: Rural isolation must never mean suffering in silence (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes trust purchase of St Columb’s Hall
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood welcomes National Lottery funding that will bring St Columb's Hall in Derry into the ownership of the St Columb's Hall Trust, allowing a substantial redevelopment to begin. He says the restored venue will return the whole building to public use.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: National Lottery funding for St Columb's Hall trust ownership Original release: Eastwood welcomes trust purchase of St Columb’s Hall (opens in a new tab)
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O'Toole: DUP cannot use politics of the past to distract from Executive failure
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the DUP is using renewed Drumcree controversy to divert attention from the Executive's failure to pass a Budget, as public services face uncertainty. He calls on the DUP and Executive ministers to agree a Budget and address health, waiting…
Public finance and taxation Community relations and legacy Issue: Drumcree parading dispute and Executive Budget impasse Original release: O'Toole: DUP cannot use politics of the past to distract from Executive failure (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Stewart: It's not the flag on the lamppost, it's whether the lamppost works
UUP Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA says the party will vote against the Display of Flags and Emblems Bill at Second Stage, arguing it forces the Department for Infrastructure to judge cultural symbols instead of fixing roads, street lighting and drainage.
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Issue: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill Second Stage Original release: Stewart: It's not the flag on the lamppost, it's whether the lamppost works (opens in a new tab)
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The issue of unwanted Orange Order marches on the Garvaghy Road is closed – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd says he will tell the Assembly that the Garvaghy Road contentious parade issue is settled, after accusing the Orange Order and unionist leaders of trying to push through a march residents oppose. He says residents' wishes must be respected.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Orange Order application to march down Garvaghy Road Original release: The issue of unwanted Orange Order marches on the Garvaghy Road is closed – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)