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Compulsory Carbon Audits unnecessary and disproportionate – McAleer
Sinn Féin Agriculture spokesperson and West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer opposes Department proposals to make carbon audits compulsory for farmers, saying linking them to 10% to 15% cuts in Farm Sustainability Payments goes beyond the Climate Change Act and penalises smaller farmers.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Issue: Carbon Footprinting Project farm payment regulations before Agriculture Committee Original release: Compulsory Carbon Audits unnecessary and disproportionate – McAleer (opens in a new tab)
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Reilly: Derry needs a stronger network of rapid EV charging points
SDLP Waterside Councillor Martin Reilly calls for urgent investment in rapid EV charging across Derry, citing a shortage of reliable fast chargers. He welcomes two Waterside applications in the planning system and Council's ORCS involvement, and urges the Department for Infrastructure to act.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Reilly: Derry needs a stronger network of rapid EV charging points (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Selects Daniel McCrossan as West Tyrone Assembly Candidate
SDLP has chosen Daniel McCrossan MLA as its Assembly election candidate for West Tyrone, citing his work on the A5 road project, healthcare, education and rural investment, and urging voters to support his continued advocacy.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: SDLP selects West Tyrone Assembly candidate Original release: SDLP Selects Daniel McCrossan as West Tyrone Assembly Candidate (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Irish Language Bill Veto Exposes Urgent Need for Stormont Reform
SDLP Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter MLA condemns the move to block the Irish‑medium Education Bill with a Petition of Concern, calling it a cynical power grab and urging Stormont reform to protect education for the 7,800+ children in Irish‑medium schools.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Petition of Concern blocks Irish-medium Education Bill Original release: Hunter: Irish Language Bill Veto Exposes Urgent Need for Stormont Reform (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Working Families Paying Price for Executive Failure on School Meals
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA criticises a further rise in school meal costs, saying working families are bearing the impact of Executive dysfunction and the lack of a Budget. He questions the cost gap with England and calls for procurement transparency.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Education Authority school meal price increase to £3.40 Original release: Durkan: Working Families Paying Price for Executive Failure on School Meals (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood condemns theft of poppy wreaths
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood condemns the stealing of remembrance wreaths from the Cenotaph in Derry, noting police recovered them and hoping they can be returned to the memorial. He says the memorial must be respected in a shared city.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Poppy wreaths stolen from Derry Cenotaph Original release: Eastwood condemns theft of poppy wreaths (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Farmers face payment raid as Sinn Fein pushes ANC Bill through –…
DUP Agriculture spokesperson Michelle McIlveen MLA urges farmers outside disadvantaged areas to lobby their MLAs before Committee stage of the ANC Bill, claiming Sinn Fein's amendments delay but do not change plans to fund it by trimming Farm Sustainability Payments.
Agriculture and rural affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Sinn Fein ANC Bill proposal Original release: Farmers face payment raid as Sinn Fein pushes ANC Bill through –… (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood pays tribute to John Kelly
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood pays tribute to John Kelly, a long-serving Derry campaigner for justice for Bloody Sunday victims, praising his work through the Bloody Sunday Trust and the Museum of Free Derry and offering condolences to his family.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Eastwood pays tribute to John Kelly (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI must tackle systemic failures around abuse of position – Ennis
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Sinead Ennis calls on the PSNI to urgently address systemic failures around abuse of position for sexual purposes, citing TEO Committee evidence that 26 of 30 suspended officers face violence against women and girls-related issues. She urges the Justice Minister to bring…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: TEO Committee evidence on PSNI abuse of position for sexual purposes Original release: PSNI must tackle systemic failures around abuse of position – Ennis (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister must end anti-Irish agenda and publish an Irish Language Strategy – Boggs
Sinn Féin MLA Paul Boggs calls on the Communities Minister to publish an Irish Language Strategy, which he says the Minister has failed to deliver, and to end what he describes as an anti-Irish agenda. Boggs also accuses the Minister of squandering public money in court disputes over the language.
Disability and equality Original release: Communities Minister must end anti-Irish agenda and publish an Irish Language Strategy – Boggs (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Tóibín interview with PSNI rescheduled to take place this Friday, in Irish.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says his request for a voluntary PSNI interview under caution over the Garvaghy Road protests will be held in Irish this Friday at 11am, and calls on police to make use of the language under the Irish Language Act.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Tóibín PSNI interview over Garvaghy Road protests rescheduled for Irish Original release: Tóibín interview with PSNI rescheduled to take place this Friday, in Irish. (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney says EU must play a leading role in planning for Irish unity
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney calls on the Irish government to lead practical preparations for Irish unity and engage European partners, after launching a Brussels publication on the EU's role in constitutional change.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Launch of 'The EU and Irish Unity' publication in Brussels Original release: Kearney says EU must play a leading role in planning for Irish unity (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Working together for better health: Butler launches ‘The Health Deal’
Health Minister Robbie Butler launches ‘The Health Deal’, a partnership setting out four initial HSC commitments on appointments, waiting times and cancellations, plus actions the public can take, shaped by 11,000 responses.
Health Issue: ‘The Health Deal’ launch following ‘This is Our Health’ public engagement Original release: Working together for better health: Butler launches ‘The Health Deal’ (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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O'Toole: First Minister's party cannot shirk blame for failing workers over pay
SDLP Opposition leader Matthew O'Toole says Executive parties cannot keep avoiding responsibility for failing to agree a Budget with the British Government, which he claims is blocking pay rises for nurses, teachers and other public sector workers before Christmas.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Executive failure to agree Budget with British Government delaying public sector pay Original release: O'Toole: First Minister's party cannot shirk blame for failing workers over pay (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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EU noose tightens further
TUV leader Jim Allister says the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee has extended EU law in Northern Ireland, notably the AI Act, which he claims will further divorce NI from the UK market. He also criticises stricter EU food border demands and calls for a UK government willing to confront…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee adds EU AI Act to Windsor Framework Original release: EU noose tightens further (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin MEPs host Irish Unity Week in Brussels – Funchion and Boylan
Sinn Féin MEPs Kathleen Funchion and Lynn Boylan call on the Irish government to start structured engagement with European partners on practical preparations for a United Ireland, as they host Irish Unity Week in the European Parliament. They say Irish unity has been absent from European-level…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sinn Féin MEPs host Irish Unity Week in Brussels – Funchion and Boylan (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: DUP Veto on Irish-Medium Bill is Sectarian Attack on Children and Workers
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns the DUP’s use of a Petition of Concern to stop the Irish‑medium Education Workforce Plan Bill, calling the veto a sectarian attack on children and workers and urging the petition be abolished.
Education Community relations and legacy Issue: DUP petition of concern against Irish-medium Education Workforce Plan Bill Original release: Carroll: DUP Veto on Irish-Medium Bill is Sectarian Attack on Children and Workers (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Reject Racist Divide and Rule Thuggery
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin condemns racist attacks in the Waterside, saying healthcare workers, including migrants, are being targeted by thugs stirred up by billionaires and politicians. He urges people to reject divide and rule politics and unite behind a fit-for-purpose health…
Health Issue: Racist attacks on healthcare workers in the Waterside Original release: Harkin: Reject Racist Divide and Rule Thuggery (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Serious questions remain on DUP links with Ulster Resistance – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the DUP has serious questions to answer over its role in establishing and promoting Ulster Resistance, at the launch of a report marking the 40th anniversary of the group. He calls for scrutiny of political figures, loyalist groups and British state forces over…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ulster Resistance 40th anniversary report launch on DUP involvement Original release: Serious questions remain on DUP links with Ulster Resistance – Finucane (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Abuse of Downpatrick Remembrance parade condemned
South Down DUP MLA Diane Forsythe condemns sectarian abuse directed at the Downpatrick Remembrance Sunday parade, saying it came from a public service building. She calls on all South Down representatives to make clear such incidents have no place in society, and backs the Royal British Legion's…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Downpatrick Remembrance parade sectarian abuse from NIFRS building Original release: Abuse of Downpatrick Remembrance parade condemned (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)