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Green Party Councillor Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Raise Awareness and Urge Early Detection
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall shares her breast cancer diagnosis to raise awareness of symptoms and urge women to seek prompt GP advice. She also says she waited six weeks for imaging and over 80 days for a treatment plan, and calls for more open conversations about breast health.
Health Issue: Councillor Lauren Kendall's breast cancer diagnosis Original release: Green Party Councillor Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Raise Awareness and Urge Early Detection (opens in a new tab)
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Mal O’Hara is likely to be successfully elected to the Seanad
The Green Party welcomes reports that leader Mal O'Hara is likely to be elected unopposed to the Seanad, a by-election seat left vacant by Niall Ó Donnghaile's resignation. Party says it would give the Greens a fifth sitting senator.
Other Environment and climate Original release: Mal O’Hara is likely to be successfully elected to the Seanad (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan will be the next Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast
The Green Party announces that Cllr Áine Groogan will serve as deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast for 2023-2024, saying she will use the role to highlight community and voluntary organisations facing Stormont cuts. She also sets out a council agenda on climate and biodiversity.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan will be the next Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood pays tribute to David Trimble
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP pays tribute to former UUP leader David Trimble following his passing, crediting his courage and political risks during the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. He also recalls the 1998 Poyntzpass visit with Seamus Mallon and sends sympathy to his family.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Eastwood pays tribute to David Trimble (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Trimble’s role in securing peace will not be forgotten
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole says the legacy of former First Minister David Trimble is assured, praising his statesmanship in securing the Good Friday Agreement ahead of his funeral. He says international tributes reflect the esteem in which Trimble is held.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: O’Toole: Trimble’s role in securing peace will not be forgotten (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP welcomes new Councillor Simon Lee
The SDLP announces that Castlereagh South councillor Simon Lee has joined the party, citing its economic justice, social justice and new Ireland vision. Claire Hanna MP and Lee both praise his work with colleagues locally.
Other Constitutional affairs Original release: SDLP welcomes new Councillor Simon Lee (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says a new Colin Davidson portrait of John Hume, proposed by South Belfast MP Claire Hanna, is a fitting tribute and will hang permanently in Portcullis House at Westminster. Claire Hanna says it will encourage UK parliamentarians to value the Good Friday Agreement's…
Other Community relations and legacy Original release: Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume (opens in a new tab)
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John Hume’s Nobel lecture
SDLP leader John Hume's Nobel lecture, delivered in Oslo on 10 December 1998, credits ordinary people in Ireland for the peace and draws on the European Union as a model of conflict resolution. He also links the occasion to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: John Hume’s Nobel lecture (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Dáithí’s Law will save lives
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP pays tribute to the MacGabhann family as Dáithí's Law takes effect, making most adults in Northern Ireland organ donors unless they opt out, and says it will change and save lives.
Health Original release: Eastwood: Dáithí’s Law will save lives (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Killian Feehan
SDLP councillor Killian Feehan, co-opted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in November 2023, is profiled in a biography covering his nonprofit work in Australia, West Bank education volunteering and his current role as Parliamentary Assistant to Justin McNulty MLA.
Other Education Original release: Cllr Killian Feehan (opens in a new tab)
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Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare Workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
SDLP MP Claire Hanna says she has nominated Gaza healthcare workers for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing reported deaths, detentions and ambulance bombings and calling for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
International affairs Health Original release: Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare Workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize (opens in a new tab)
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Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
SDLP MP Claire Hanna says she has nominated Gaza healthcare workers for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, citing reported deaths, detentions and ambulance bombings, and calls for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
International affairs Health Original release: Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize (opens in a new tab)