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Joanna Byrne TD and Senator Conor Murphy host Oireachtas event on Public Service Media in a united Ireland
Sinn Féin's Joanna Byrne TD and Senator Conor Murphy say they hosted authors of the Public Media Ireland report in the Oireachtas to discuss public sector media under constitutional change, and Byrne has asked the Oireachtas Media Committee to facilitate a discussion on the topic.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Public Media Ireland report presented in the Oireachtas Original release: Joanna Byrne TD and Senator Conor Murphy host Oireachtas event on Public Service Media in a united Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin MEPs to co-host major conference on the Politics of National Democracy in the Current Global Context
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion say they will co-host a European Parliament conference on national democracy on 5 February, addressed by party leader Mary Lou McDonald and joined by Catalan and Basque nationalist figures. Funchion frames it around self-determination and Irish…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sinn Féin MEPs to co-host major conference on the Politics of National Democracy in the Current Global Context (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists Unite to Secure Petition of Concern on EU Observer Status…
The DUP says it welcomes 30 unionist MLAs signing a Petition of Concern to block a Sinn Féin motion proposing EU observer status for Northern Ireland, arguing the move would weaken the region’s place in the United Kingdom.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sinn Féin motion on EU observer status Original release: Unionists Unite to Secure Petition of Concern on EU Observer Status… (opens in a new tab)
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DUP seeks cross-community vote on EU observer status debate
DUP Leader Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP says DUP MLAs will invoke a Petition of Concern to require cross‑community support for a Sinn Féin motion that would grant Northern Ireland representatives observer status in the European Parliament, and urges unionist members to reject it.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sinn Féin motion on EU observer status Original release: DUP seeks cross-community vote on EU observer status debate (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Conor Murphy leads Sinn Féin delegation at British Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Sinn Féin Leader in the Seanad Senator Conor Murphy, leading a six-strong delegation at the 67th BIPA plenary in Surrey, says constitutional change is firmly on the agenda and calls for discussion of a date for Irish Unity referendums at future meetings.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Senator Conor Murphy leads Sinn Féin delegation at British Irish Parliamentary Assembly (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Unity, tariffs and genocide in Gaza raised during US trip – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, on a two-day US visit, says she pressed Washington contacts and Capitol Hill figures on Irish unity referendums, American trade duties and Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire and urging the Irish government to prepare for a border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Mary Lou McDonald US visit on Irish unity, tariffs and Gaza Original release: Irish Unity, tariffs and genocide in Gaza raised during US trip – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú joins British-Irish and North-South parliamentary bodies
Aontú Deputy Leader and East Derry representative Gemma Brolly says the party has joined the North-South Interparliamentary Association and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, which it says will help build relationships and progress reunification.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Aontú joins British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and North-South Interparliamentary Association Original release: Aontú joins British-Irish and North-South parliamentary bodies (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: A New Ireland is the only route back to Europe
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says a united Ireland is the only realistic way back into the EU, ahead of an Assembly Opposition motion marking nine years since the Brexit vote and urging other parties to accept it.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Assembly Opposition motion on a New Ireland and EU rejoining Original release: O’Toole: A New Ireland is the only route back to Europe (opens in a new tab)
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Good Friday Agreement Committee must build on progress from last term – Hughes
Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh Dáire Hughes says the Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee must build on its last-term work on legacy, all-island healthcare and constitutional change. He calls for proactive engagement with northern voices, including unionist and British identity voices.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Joint Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee first meeting of new term Original release: Good Friday Agreement Committee must build on progress from last term – Hughes (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Conor Murphy nominated to Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee
Sinn Féin Seanad Leader Senator Conor Murphy says his nomination to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement will let him work with all parties to boost North‑South cooperation, deepen the All‑Ireland economy and prepare for a possible united‑Ireland refer‑en
Constitutional affairs Issue: Senator Conor Murphy nominated to Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee Original release: Senator Conor Murphy nominated to Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee (opens in a new tab)
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Kathleen Funchion MEP will “bring the voices and the concerns of people in the north of Ireland to the European Parliament”
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion says she will raise the views of people in the north of Ireland in the European Parliament through her seat on its delegation for relations with Britain. She says the role will also promote Irish reunification and address what she calls a democratic deficit for…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: European Parliament delegation for relations with Britain constitutive meeting Original release: Kathleen Funchion MEP will “bring the voices and the concerns of people in the north of Ireland to the European Parliament” (opens in a new tab)
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DUP meet Shadow Secretary of State at Stormont
DUP Junior Minister Pam Cameron and North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett say they met Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn at Stormont and discussed focusing on issues that matter to everyone in Northern Ireland. Brett calls for growing the economy and better schools, hospitals and public services…
Constitutional affairs Original release: DUP meet Shadow Secretary of State at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Discussions on our island’s economic performance “key in preparing for unity referendum” – Rose Conway Walsh TD
Sinn Féin's Rose Conway Walsh TD says a Good Friday Agreement Committee discussion on the economies of both parts of Ireland, ahead of a possible Irish unity referendum, raised issues including partition's cost, foreign investment gaps and Northern skills and infrastructure deficits.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement Committee meeting on the island's economic future Original release: Discussions on our island’s economic performance “key in preparing for unity referendum” – Rose Conway Walsh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey welcomes a written answer from NIO Minister Lord Caine confirming the Government will not consider joint authority for Northern Ireland. He says it should end talk of joint authority between London and Dublin, which he calls unhelpful.
Constitutional affairs Issue: NIO written answer ruling out joint authority for Northern Ireland Original release: Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority (opens in a new tab)
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Farry gives evidence to Seanad Committee on constitutional future
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has given evidence to a Seanad Éireann committee on Ireland's constitutional future. He says Alliance does not define itself by the constitutional question and wants debate to move to detailed points on structures, finances and public services.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Seanad committee hearing on constitutional future of Ireland Original release: Farry gives evidence to Seanad Committee on constitutional future (opens in a new tab)