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62 releases
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Reilly Secures Council Backing for Action on Economic Abuse
SDLP Councillor Martin Reilly says Derry and Strabane District Council has backed his motion calling for stronger action on economic abuse, including emergency financial help and specialist debt advice for those escaping abuse, and urges Executive departments to develop a coordinated response.
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane District Council economic abuse motion Original release: Reilly Secures Council Backing for Action on Economic Abuse (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Sinn Féin submits Urgent Oral Questions following sentencing of Jeffrey Donaldson
Sinn Féin Chief Whip Sineád Ennis says the party has submitted urgent oral questions to three departments after Jeffrey Donaldson's sentencing for child sexual offences. Questions ask TEO about support for abuse victims, the Education Minister about safeguarding in schools and governing bodies…
Justice and policing Original release: Sinn Féin submits Urgent Oral Questions following sentencing of Jeffrey Donaldson (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin City Council passes motion supporting Garvaghy Road residents
Sinn Féin Group Leader Cllr. Daithí Doolan says Dublin City Council passed an emergency motion, with cross-party support, urging the Orange Order to reroute its march away from Garvaghy Road. He says the Lord Mayor will ask the Taoiseach, PSNI and British Secretary of State to agree a reroute.
Community relations and legacy Local government Original release: Dublin City Council passes motion supporting Garvaghy Road residents (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin City Council to debate supporting Garvaghy Residents
Sinn Féin Dublin City Council Group Leader Cllr. Daithí Doolan says the party has tabled an emergency motion for tomorrow's council meeting backing Garvaghy Road residents and urging the Orange Order not to march down the road. He says no Orange march has passed there for 28 years.
Community relations and legacy Local government Original release: Dublin City Council to debate supporting Garvaghy Residents (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin secures commitment from Minister to help end geo-blocking of audiences in North of Ireland – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD welcomes a commitment from Minister Patrick O'Donovan TD to help end geo-blocking of broadcast audiences in the North, given after a Sinn Féin amendment at a Dáil Select Committee. He says the minister will seek a meeting with the British Media Minister.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sinn Féin secures commitment from Minister to help end geo-blocking of audiences in North of Ireland – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin to discuss Stormont reform with British Secretary of State
Sinn Féin Chief Whip Sineád Ennis, South Down MLA, says no party should be able to block Executive formation, ahead of talks with Secretary of State Chris Bryant on Stormont reform when the Assembly returns from recess.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sinn Féin to discuss Stormont reform with British Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
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Sheerin welcomes progress of Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin welcomes the Assembly's second stage passage of the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill, backing a statutory footing for the Victims of Crime Commissioner. She also backs tighter privacy safeguards for those who report serious sexual offences and extra courtroom…
Justice and policing Original release: Sheerin welcomes progress of Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone welcomes support for new police powers to tackle scramblers and e-scooters
SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone welcomes Assembly backing for an SDLP-proposed amendment to the Justice Bill giving police powers to seize scramblers and e-scooters causing alarm, distress or annoyance without a prior warning. He says it balances intervention with avoiding criminalising young people.
Justice and policing Original release: McGlone welcomes support for new police powers to tackle scramblers and e-scooters (opens in a new tab)
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Ballymena Showgrounds 3G Pitch Receives Green Light
TUV Alderman Stewart McDonald, on Mid and East Antrim's planning committee, says he welcomed approval of an application to replace the natural grass at Ballymena Showgrounds with a 3G hybrid pitch, crediting Councillor Matthew Armstrong.
Local government Infrastructure and transport Original release: Ballymena Showgrounds 3G Pitch Receives Green Light (opens in a new tab)
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Why the DUP is holding the line on criminal responsibility
DUP MLA Paul Frew says the party will not support raising the age of criminal responsibility from ten, condemns recent youth sentences and announces a Petition of Concern to block amendments that would limit criminal sanctions for serious offences.
Justice and policing Original release: Why the DUP is holding the line on criminal responsibility (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin introduces Regional Balance Bill to Assembly
SDLP MLA Mark H. Durkan's successor-style introduction is not named here; the release, titled McLaughlin introduces Regional Balance Bill to Assembly, reports that the SDLP's McLaughlin has brought a Regional Balance Bill before the Assembly, though the release text itself gives no further detail…
Constitutional affairs Original release: McLaughlin introduces Regional Balance Bill to Assembly (opens in a new tab)
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Tools available to criminal justice system should not be removed: Frew
DUP Justice Spokesperson Paul Frew says the party has lodged a Petition of Concern to block proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility, urging signatures and warning that removing police powers would undermine the justice system.
Justice and policing Original release: Tools available to criminal justice system should not be removed: Frew (opens in a new tab)
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Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth…
DUP MLAs Phillip Brett, Diane Forsythe and Jonathan Buckley table a motion in the Assembly backing the George Best Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040, saying it will create jobs, double the workforce, add a £1.7 billion boost to the economy and improve connectivity with a direct rail link.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth… (opens in a new tab)
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The Aontú week that was…
Aontú's weekly digest highlights party activity on several fronts: Peadar Tóibín's call for parties to register court character references by TDs and a bill to amend the Ethics Act, support for the Presidential Voting Rights Bill, opposition to the Social Democrats' move to scrap the abortion…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Original release: The Aontú week that was… (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD
Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe backs extending the presidential vote to Irish citizens abroad and in the North, regardless of residence, and says a Peadar Tóibín bill debated in the Dáil is a narrower but important first step.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD (opens in a new tab)
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Doherty: Assembly support for action on scramblers and e-scooters positive step forward
SDLP's Doherty welcomes the Assembly's backing for measures targeting off-road scramblers and e-scooters, describing it as a constructive move forward.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Doherty: Assembly support for action on scramblers and e-scooters positive step forward (opens in a new tab)
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Narrow Water Bridge is the key to unlocking South Down’s enormous economic potential – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard says he met the Shared Island Unit in Dublin Castle on the Narrow Water Bridge project, calling for local projects linked to the crossing to be backed so South Down can gain from jobs and tourism.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Narrow Water Bridge is the key to unlocking South Down’s enormous economic potential – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)