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Harkin: Council Motion Stands with Sally Rooney Against Hypocritical British Government Repression
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on Derry City and Strabane District Council to stand with Sally Rooney, condemn the British government's ban on her books and the criminalisation of Palestine Action, and demand the ban be lifted and freedom of expression protected.
International affairs Local government Original release: Harkin: Council Motion Stands with Sally Rooney Against Hypocritical British Government Repression (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Legacy matters and constitutional change discussed at recent British Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting – Senator Conor Murphy
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy raises concerns over British legacy legislation, calling for public inquiries including into the 1997 murder of Sean Brown and objecting to a recent amendment requiring Attorney General consent for prosecutions. He also asks BIPA to schedule a debate on…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Legacy matters and constitutional change discussed at recent British Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting – Senator Conor Murphy (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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McGuinness welcomes Maine Governor to Leinster House for discussions on trade, maritime affairs and Irish unity – Conor D. McGuinness TD
Sinn Féin TD Conor D. McGuinness, Cathaoirleach of the Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, says he hosted Maine Governor Janet Mills at Leinster House to discuss Irish unity, trade, fisheries, offshore renewables and marine research. He calls for continued American political…
International affairs Economy and employment Original release: McGuinness welcomes Maine Governor to Leinster House for discussions on trade, maritime affairs and Irish unity – Conor D. McGuinness TD (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin MPs meet Ulster Farmers’ Union to discuss key challenges facing farming sector
Sinn Féin MPs Cathal Mallaghan and Órfhlaith Begley say they met the Ulster Farmers' Union at Westminster on inheritance tax, bovine TB, the Nutrients Action Programme and Mercosur. Begley calls on the British Government to match the EU's suspension of Brazilian meat imports.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Original release: Sinn Féin MPs meet Ulster Farmers’ Union to discuss key challenges facing farming sector (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Call for Pause on City of Sanctuary Accreditation defeated
The DUP says its Newry, Mourne and Down councillors are disappointed their motion asking the council to pause moves towards joining the City and District of Sanctuary scheme was defeated. They say border implications of the Republic's new migration rules warrant scrutiny and will keep seeking…
Immigration Local government Original release: DUP Call for Pause on City of Sanctuary Accreditation defeated (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell Marks European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
DUP MP Gregory Campbell has tabled a Commons motion recognising victims of terrorism across the UK and Europe on the anniversary of the 2004 Madrid bombings. He says the victims' suffering must never be forgotten and that a clear line must be drawn between victims and perpetrators who portray…
Justice and policing International affairs Original release: Campbell Marks European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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Amendment to secure additional PeacePlus funding backed in Brussels – Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion welcomes the adoption of her amendment by the European Parliament's Regional Development Committee to restore the central Brussels-funded PeacePlus allocation omitted from the Commission's 2028-2034 budget proposal. She says further pressure is needed to secure it…
Public finance and taxation International affairs Original release: Amendment to secure additional PeacePlus funding backed in Brussels – Kathleen Funchion MEP (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Leader Jon Burrows to visit US for St Patrick’s Day and meet Secretary of State
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA says he will travel to the US for St Patrick's Day with Health Minister Mike Nesbitt MLA, then meet Secretary of State Hilary Benn to press on the Windsor Framework, the Legacy Bill and the Shared Prosperity Fund funding cliff edge.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Ulster Unionist Leader Jon Burrows to visit US for St Patrick’s Day and meet Secretary of State (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 Original release: Unionists Unite to Secure Petition of Concern on EU Observer Status… (opens in a new tab)
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European observer status would strengthen relations, but DUP Petition of Concern ‘makes no sense’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says granting European Parliament observer status to northern representatives would strengthen relations with the European Commission, and calls the DUP's Petition of Concern against the motion an inappropriate use of a minority-rights mechanism.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: European observer status would strengthen relations, but DUP Petition of Concern ‘makes no sense’ – Kearney (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 Original release: DUP seeks cross-community vote on EU observer status debate (opens in a new tab)
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We must do all we can to protect and grow our ‘world-class’ agri-food industry – McAleer
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer urges continued support for Northern Ireland's agri-food sector, opposing cattle culls and warning that cutting local production could raise emissions through imports, ahead of an Assembly food security debate.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Original release: We must do all we can to protect and grow our ‘world-class’ agri-food industry – McAleer (opens in a new tab)
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Tóibín to put migration on British-Irish agenda
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín says he has asked the British-Irish Interparliamentary Assembly to add immigration to its agenda this year, citing UK plans to overhaul immigration policy. He calls for an Irish Sea border for people and has also requested a meeting with a UK migration minister.
Immigration International affairs Original release: Tóibín to put migration on British-Irish agenda (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Leader announces new appointments
The DUP says its leader Gavin Robinson MP has made new Assembly appointments: Joanne Bunting MLA becomes Junior Minister, Peter Martin MLA chairs the Infrastructure committee, and Paul Frew MLA chairs Justice, while thanking Pam Cameron for her Junior Minister service.
Other Original release: DUP Leader announces new appointments (opens in a new tab)
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Passed! Derry City & Strabane Council Supports the Legal Challenge to the Proscription of Palestine Action
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin says a council motion he brought, passed with support from all parties except the DUP and UUP, opposes the proscription of Palestine Action and backs the legal challenge to it. It also urges an end to charges against demonstrators, sanctions on Israel…
International affairs Local government Original release: Passed! Derry City & Strabane Council Supports the Legal Challenge to the Proscription of Palestine Action (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 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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European Parliament recognises that Irish environment knows no borders
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan welcomes the European Parliament's Environment Committee adopting her amendment recognising the island of Ireland as a single ecological unit. The amendment, part of an opinion on the post-Brexit EU-UK trade agreement, also calls for more cooperation through Good Friday…
Environment and climate International affairs Original release: European Parliament recognises that Irish environment knows no borders (opens in a new tab)
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Allister tables motion on 9th anniversary of Brexit referendum
TUV leader Jim Allister, MP for North Antrim, has tabled a Commons motion marking the ninth anniversary of the Brexit referendum. It says Brexit has not been delivered for Northern Ireland and calls on the UK government to restore control over the whole UK and manage the EU border through mutual…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister tables motion on 9th anniversary of Brexit referendum (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 Original release: O’Toole: A New Ireland is the only route back to Europe (opens in a new tab)