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22 releases
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Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible
Alliance Belfast Councillor Michael Long welcomes Belfast City Council's endorsement of an Alliance proposal to have council officers meet the Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee before next year's Fleadh. The move follows disability groups' concerns about this year's event.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Fleadh 2026 accessibility concerns and proposals Original release: Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Planning system continues to hold back economic growth, says McReynolds
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Peter McReynolds MLA says the planning system is holding back growth, citing provisional statistics for April to June 2026 showing over 30% of live applications open for more than a year. He calls for a comprehensive reform programme, including mandatory…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Planning system statistics and business concerns Original release: Planning system continues to hold back economic growth, says McReynolds (opens in a new tab)
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Access to Public Transport Threatened if Attacks in Derry Don't Stop
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns a weekend attack on a Foyle Metro bus in Derry, which he says endangered children, passengers and the driver. He sends solidarity to those affected, says he has spoken to trade unions and backs the driver and workforce, and warns that attacks…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Access to Public Transport Threatened if Attacks in Derry Don't Stop (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party welcomes permanent closure of Drumbo Park greyhound track
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Binning Derry Air Dome Sports Facility is Premature and Reckless
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls the scrapping of the Ulster University Air Dome sports facility in Derry premature and reckless. He urges Economy Minister intervention and Executive support to deliver Magee expansion projects, and calls for accountability from the university and…
Education Economy and employment Original release: Binning Derry Air Dome Sports Facility is Premature and Reckless (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast Cllrs welcome Grand Central Station opening
Green Party Councillors Áine Groogan and Anthony Flynn welcome the opening of Belfast's new Grand Central Station, calling it a historic moment for the city. Flynn calls for much greater public transport spending in Northern Ireland compared with Great Britain and the South.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Belfast Cllrs welcome Grand Central Station opening (opens in a new tab)
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All-island rail review "A transformative vision for the Island of Ireland" - Senator O'Hara
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara welcomes the All-Island Rail Review, saying its proposed nearly 700km of new rail would bring around 700,000 people within reach of a station. He cites Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon being reconnected, links to Belfast, Dublin and Shannon airports, and urges the…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: All-island rail review "A transformative vision for the Island of Ireland" - Senator O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes cross-border rail funding
Green Party Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes a €165 million investment in Belfast-Dublin cross-border rail services, linked to the PEACEPLUS programme, and calls on a Northern Ireland Transport Minister to match Dublin's shift of spending towards public transport.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes cross-border rail funding (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Leader welcomes Irish government funding commitment
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara welcomes Irish government Shared Island funding, including £50m-equivalent backing for Casement Park redevelopment, a rail service between Belfast and Dublin, and the A5 North-West transport corridor.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Original release: Green Party Leader welcomes Irish government funding commitment (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Translink workers on strike and their escalated industrial action, condemning a 0 per cent pay offer and saying promises from the Secretary of State, the DUP and a restored Stormont Executive count for nothing.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink industrial action escalation Original release: People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Second Transport Strike Day Hardens Worker Resolve Public Support
People Before Profit says up to 4,000 Translink workers picketed on a second day of strike action, with a third starting that day and a fourth scheduled for the 22nd. It blames the DUP's blocking of the Assembly and says management has offered a 0% pay rise.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink transport workers pay dispute strike action December 2023 Original release: Second Transport Strike Day Hardens Worker Resolve Public Support (opens in a new tab)
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Translink Workers Strike
People Before Profit stands in full solidarity with Translink transport workers striking over a 0% pay increase, backing bigger, longer and more coordinated strikes and urging supporters to join pickets, fundraise and back union motions.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink 0% pay offer Original release: Translink Workers Strike (opens in a new tab)
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Unions Reps In Translink Unite To Fight 0% Offer
People Before Profit says Translink union reps from Unite, GMB and SIPTU are united against a 0% pay offer for 2023 and are preparing industrial action on bus and rail from 1 December. Unite rep Damien Doherty describes the offer as insulting.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink 0% pay offer Original release: Unions Reps In Translink Unite To Fight 0% Offer (opens in a new tab)
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GPNI reacts to devastating Infrastructure Department budget consultation
Green Party NI, through Cllr Rachel Woods, expresses deep concern at the Department for Infrastructure's final budget allocations, citing a shortfall over £100m and cuts to cycling, planning advice grants, active travel and community transport, and warns against switching off streetlights or…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Original release: GPNI reacts to devastating Infrastructure Department budget consultation (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Department for Infrastructure Roads Service workers on strike again over pay, saying they have his full solidarity. He accuses DfI officials of citing Stormont's collapse to claim they lack the means to act, and calls for the draconian bonus system to…
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: DfI Roads Service workers strike over pay July 2023 Original release: Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed
Green Party NI councillor Stephen Dunlop says he is saddened by the end of Department for Infrastructure funding for the school cycling proficiency scheme, which the department attributes to budget constraints. He argues the move denies children a safe way to learn cycling and blames the DUP's…
Infrastructure and transport Education Original release: Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea
Green Party Councillor Barry McKee expresses dismay at plans by Translink contractors to fell up to 141 trees near Carnalea station, warning of biodiversity loss and overnight disturbance. He calls on the council to require replanting in Carnalea.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party welcomes the announcement of bank building reopening
Green councillor Áine Groogan welcomes the announcement that Primark will return to the historic Bank Buildings in Belfast later this year, following the 2018 fire, and praises its investment in the listed building. She calls for better protection of city centre built heritage and for greener…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Green Party welcomes the announcement of bank building reopening (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Simon Lee resigns
A Green Party spokesperson says Cllr Simon Lee, elected for Castlereagh South in 2019, has quit the party on 3 August, noting he did not speak to it beforehand and has since moved to another party.
Other Local government Original release: Cllr Simon Lee resigns (opens in a new tab)
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Statement On Boris Johnson’s Resignation
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls for a general election after reports Boris Johnson is set to step down, arguing that the Tory contenders to replace him are unfit to govern and that the whole government should be removed.
Other Issue: Boris Johnson resignation announcement July 2022 Original release: Statement On Boris Johnson’s Resignation (opens in a new tab)