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Ruling on fresh inquests into Mid Ulster murders ‘welcome’ – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill welcomes the decision to hold fresh inquests into five men killed by the UVF, and calls the move a positive step for families seeking truth and justice. She urges the British Government to scrap its legacy bill, which she says would block families from…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attorney General orders fresh inquests into Mid-Ulster killings Original release: Ruling on fresh inquests into Mid Ulster murders ‘welcome’ – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Molloy welcomes news fresh inquests into Mid-Ulster murders
Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy welcomes the Attorney General's decision to order fresh inquests into five killings in Mid-Ulster by the loyalist UVF more than 30 years ago. He says the ruling is further evidence the British government should scrap its legacy bill.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attorney General orders fresh inquests into Mid-Ulster killings Original release: Molloy welcomes news fresh inquests into Mid-Ulster murders (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw outlines Alliance rejection of Health Budget and seeks maintenance of Core Grants Funding Scheme
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA rejects the current Health Budget, saying it is unfairly drawn up without ministers and calls for the Core Grants Funding Scheme to be maintained and expanded to tackle health inequalities.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: 2023 Health Budget rejection Original release: Bradshaw outlines Alliance rejection of Health Budget and seeks maintenance of Core Grants Funding Scheme (opens in a new tab)
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Defeat of Progress Pride flag motion a shameful display from ANB Council, says Boyle
Alliance Alderman Lewis Boyle says he is dismayed that his motion to raise the Progress Pride flag from Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council buildings each year on Belfast Pride day was defeated, with the UUP opposed and the SDLP abstaining. He accuses the UUP of empty rhetoric on LGBTQ+ issues.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Antrim and Newtownabbey council Progress Pride flag motion defeat Original release: Defeat of Progress Pride flag motion a shameful display from ANB Council, says Boyle (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI need to take necessary action on hate speech at Belfast Pride, says Cllr Murray
Alliance Belfast councillor Micky Murray says he will meet the Assistant Chief Constable on 2 August to press the PSNI over a street preacher's derogatory remarks about the LGBTQ+ community during Belfast Pride, seeking assurances that homophobic hate crimes are treated seriously.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Street preacher's anti-LGBTQ+ remarks at Belfast Pride 2023 Original release: PSNI need to take necessary action on hate speech at Belfast Pride, says Cllr Murray (opens in a new tab)
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We all have our part to play combating discrimination and supporting those who are marginalised, says Nicholl, ahead of Belfast Pride
Alliance's Kate Nicholl MLA, who speaks on diversity and migration, wishes attendees a safe Pride ahead of Belfast Pride's parade and says hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people are rising, urging these attitudes be challenged early.
Disability and equality Original release: We all have our part to play combating discrimination and supporting those who are marginalised, says Nicholl, ahead of Belfast Pride (opens in a new tab)
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Appropriate adult mental health services must be a priority for a restored Executive – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls for an end to the differing approach to Adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment across health trusts, after meeting Northern Trust management. He says the stalled pilot for validating private diagnoses must be expedited and that a resolution is needed.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Northern Trust Adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment provision meeting Original release: Appropriate adult mental health services must be a priority for a restored Executive – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart welcomes PM support for childhood cancer campaign
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to work on improving benefit support for families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. She urges the Government to change DLA rules so support starts at diagnosis, not after the three-month claim delay.
Social security and welfare Health Issue: Prime Minister's PMQs response on childhood cancer benefit support Original release: Lockhart welcomes PM support for childhood cancer campaign (opens in a new tab)
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Hazzard hits out at Paisley comments on legal representative
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard condemns comments by Ian Paisley in Westminster about a legal representative of the Colum Marks family, saying the inferences made are dangerous and that MPs should not use parliamentary privilege for such commentary.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ian Paisley Westminster comments on Colum Marks family's legal representative Original release: Hazzard hits out at Paisley comments on legal representative (opens in a new tab)
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Inhumane Tory ‘Migration’ Bill latest in a string of anti-rights legislation – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin says the UK government's Illegal Migration Bill, passed on the day of her statement, is cruel and inhumane and breaches protections for vulnerable asylum seekers and trafficking victims. She claims it will increase trafficking and encroaches on devolved areas.
Immigration Disability and equality Issue: UK Tory 'Migration' Bill passage through Parliament Original release: Inhumane Tory ‘Migration’ Bill latest in a string of anti-rights legislation – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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Legacy Bill merely continues policy of seeing victims as an inconvenience or embarrassment
TUV party chairman Keith Ratcliffe says the Legacy Bill, being debated today, does not have the support of innocent victims of terrorism and continues a policy of treating victims as an inconvenience. He claims the bill moves closer to an amnesty and will aid terrorists in rewriting history.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progression despite opposition Original release: Legacy Bill merely continues policy of seeing victims as an inconvenience or embarrassment (opens in a new tab)
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Cruel and callous legacy bill will prolong the cover-ups – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly calls on the British government to scrap its Legacy Bill, which he says will prolong state cover-ups and deny families access to the courts, after Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris said it will proceed.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progression despite opposition Original release: Cruel and callous legacy bill will prolong the cover-ups – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein must accept their role in perpetuating sectarianism
DUP MLA Gary Middleton says a failure of political leadership lies behind another pro-IRA chant, filmed in a Londonderry bar during a European qualifier featuring Derry City, and calls on Sinn Fein to accept its role in perpetuating sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Pro-IRA chanting in Londonderry bar during Derry City European qualifier Original release: Sinn Fein must accept their role in perpetuating sectarianism (opens in a new tab)
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Government must act to end unfair block on northern athletes representing Ireland – Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
Sinn Féin's Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD urge the Irish government to push for an island-wide derogation from World Athletics' 1934 Political Boundary Rule, which bars Northern athletes from representing Ireland at European and World championships. Andrews calls on Sport Minister Thomas…
Disability and equality Issue: World Athletics 1934 Political Boundary Rule derogation for Ireland Original release: Government must act to end unfair block on northern athletes representing Ireland – Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI must not participate in political activity whilst in uniform
DUP Policing Board representative and South Antrim MLA Trevor Clarke welcomes the PSNI decision to bar uniformed officers from Belfast Pride, saying political events risk damaging public confidence. He calls for equal treatment of officers from unionist backgrounds regarding Loyal Order membership.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI decision on uniformed officers at Belfast Pride parade Original release: PSNI must not participate in political activity whilst in uniform (opens in a new tab)
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TUV lodge complaints with PSNI and NIE following video
TUV Mid Ulster chairman Glenn Moore says he has written to the PSNI and NIE over an NIE employee filmed saying "Up the Ra" near a Unionist bonfire site, and has alerted Cookstown Boxing Club, where the individual coaches.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: NIE employee "Up the Ra" video near Unionist bonfire site Original release: TUV lodge complaints with PSNI and NIE following video (opens in a new tab)
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TUV write to Commission on Ballycastle parade
TUV vice chairman Causeway Councillor Allister Kyle writes to the Parades Commission, claiming footage shows a man deliberately walked into a bandsman during Ballycastle's 12th July parade and questioning Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan's call for a meeting with the Commission and PSNI. He offers to…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ballycastle Twelfth of July parade incident footage Original release: TUV write to Commission on Ballycastle parade (opens in a new tab)
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Welcome PSNI decision on Pride
TUV Bannside Councillor Timothy Gaston welcomes the PSNI decision not to allow uniformed officers to take part in this year's Belfast Pride parade, arguing police should not join a political campaign and that they should never have participated.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PSNI decision on uniformed officers at Belfast Pride parade Original release: Welcome PSNI decision on Pride (opens in a new tab)
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Department of Infrastructure has serious questions to answer on IRA tweet
TUV Braid Councillor Matthew Warrick says the Department of Infrastructure has serious questions to answer over a retweet of pro-terrorist material on the Traffic Watch NI account, disputes the Department's hacking explanation and calls its response unacceptable.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Traffic Watch NI retweet of IRA-celebrating tweet Original release: Department of Infrastructure has serious questions to answer on IRA tweet (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe dismayed at latest sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall
TUV councillor and party chairman Keith Ratcliffe says he is dismayed by a sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall on the evening of 12 July, when eggs were thrown and a window broken after members returned from a Lurgan parade. He appeals for witnesses to contact the PSNI and questions where…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall after 12 July Original release: Ratcliffe dismayed at latest sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall (opens in a new tab)