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Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn and Lagan Valley Greens Co-chair Richard Gill call for a dumped car in the River Lagan to be removed and the site checked for contamination, including whether a battery is leaching into the water. They criticise Alliance and the UUP over years of inaction and urge…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Dumped Car in River Lagan 40 Years On
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Cllr Flynn slams agriculture minister over cattle cull
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn criticises agriculture minister Muir over DAERA's decision to destroy 51 cattle in Fivemiletown, calling for an independent review to examine alternatives and for the operational plan and welfare risk assessment to be published now.
Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Cattle cull in Fivemiletown by DAERA Original release: Cllr Flynn slams agriculture minister over cattle cull
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Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
Green Party NI councillor Anthony Flynn announces his candidacy for North Down in the 2027 Assembly election, pledging to protect the coastline and water quality, improve public transport and town‑centre businesses, secure affordable homes, cut health‑care waiting lists, strengthen animal‑welfare en
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid
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Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan
Green Party Northern Ireland, with Cllr Anthony Flynn and local group Lagan Valley Greens, calls for a dumped car in the River Lagan near Lisburn to be removed, responsibility for it agreed, and a clean-up plan for the river, backed by a petition.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Dumped car in River Lagan near Lisburn council chamber Original release: Council must stop passing the buck on dumped car in River Lagan
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Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding
Green Party Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence possible extra Barnett consequentials of £10-15m for public transport, arguing it should fund buses and Translink services as Translink consults on cuts and fare rises.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Stormont Barnett consequentials announcement Original release: Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding
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Cllr Groogan statement on Belfast City Council special meeting
Green Party Cllr Áine Groogan says a special Belfast City Council meeting on planning enforcement should not have happened, arguing that party interventions risk undermining impartial officer decisions and breaching the councillors' code of conduct. She calls the move distraction politics while…
Local government Issue: Belfast City Council special meeting Original release: Cllr Groogan statement on Belfast City Council special meeting
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Councillor Flynn has called for urgent action on greyhound racing in Northern Ireland
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn calls for urgent action to regulate greyhound racing in Northern Ireland after Scotland and Wales voted to ban it. He says there is no dedicated legislation, official injury data or DAERA oversight, and criticises the minister's response to a Belfast City…
Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Councillor Flynn has called for urgent action on greyhound racing in Northern Ireland
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Sinn Féin must come clean on fox hunting - Cllr Flynn
Green Party Cllr Flynn accuses Sinn Féin of defending fox hunting after its Dáil vote on 17 December, and calls on the party to state its position openly and back a ban on hunting with dogs.
Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Parades Commission ruling Original release: Sinn Féin must come clean on fox hunting - Cllr Flynn
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Ards & North Down Backs Ruby’s Law to Protect Pets and People from Domestic Abuse
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall says Ards and North Down Borough Council has become the first in Northern Ireland to back Ruby's Law, which would let protective orders cover pets in domestic abuse cases.
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Ruby's Law domestic abuse protection legislation proposal Original release: Ards & North Down Backs Ruby’s Law to Protect Pets and People from Domestic Abuse
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North Down Councillors blast DUP and UUP over climate hypocracy
Green Party Northern Ireland condemns the DUP and UUP for backing the Ards & North Down Council Climate Action Plan while demanding a review of legally‑binding climate targets, calling the move a dangerous contradiction that delays science‑based action and harms communities.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Drumcree Parades Commission ruling Original release: North Down Councillors blast DUP and UUP over climate hypocracy