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No place for the glorification of terrorism - Campbell
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell says Sinn Féin’s ongoing glorification of PIRA terrorists damages reconciliation, deepens division and disrespects victims, and argues there is no place for terrorism glorification in a peaceful society.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: First Minister's attendance at IRA commemoration Original release: No place for the glorification of terrorism - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein inconsistency only outshone by arrogance
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons says Sinn Féin's inconsistency on commemorations is matched by arrogance towards IRA victims, questioning Mary Lou McDonald's remarks on attending IRA commemorations and Michelle O'Neill's past attendance and speeches at such events.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Mary Lou McDonald comments on attending IRA commemorations Original release: Sinn Fein inconsistency only outshone by arrogance (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein’s terrorist glorification roadshow continues: Bunting
DUP Justice Spokesperson and East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting says Sinn Fein shows no limit in glorifying terrorists, criticising its honouring of an individual the McCartney family believe ordered Robert McCartney's murder. She calls for anyone with information to contact police and for continued…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Sinn Fein’s terrorist glorification roadshow continues: Bunting (opens in a new tab)
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A 'First Minister for everyone' does not justify murder
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP rejects Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill's claim, made in a BBC interview, that armed campaigns lacked any other option. He says the Enniskillen, La Mon and Kingsmill attacks were unjustifiable and calls on Sinn Fein to honour its St Andrew's commitment to the rule…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Michelle O'Neill comments on IRA violence during the Troubles Original release: A 'First Minister for everyone' does not justify murder (opens in a new tab)
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SF hypocrisy on Omagh Bomb is nauseating – Clarke
DUP MLA for South Antrim Trevor Clarke accuses Sinn Fein of hypocrisy over comments by MLA Nicola Brogan on the Omagh Bomb Inquiry, claiming the party selectively acknowledges terrorism while excusing IRA violence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein MLA Nicola Brogan comments on Omagh Bomb Inquiry in Assembly Original release: SF hypocrisy on Omagh Bomb is nauseating – Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein cannot condemn today's republican terrorism while…
DUP East Antrim MLA Cheryl Brownlee says a revelation about former Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson prioritising an IRA operation over her pregnancy is shocking, and calls on Sinn Fein to stop eulogising past terrorism and glorifying IRA figures to young republicans.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Martina Anderson revelation about IRA operation and pregnancy Original release: Sinn Fein cannot condemn today's republican terrorism while… (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood calls on Finucane to rethink addressing IRA commemoration
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood calls on Sinn Féin's John Finucane to reconsider speaking at a South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration in Mullaghbawn, an event honouring the IRA's South Armagh Brigade, arguing it glorifies terrorism and hurts victims.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Eastwood calls on Finucane to rethink addressing IRA commemoration (opens in a new tab)
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Celebrate Agreement’s anniversary by replacing Protocol: Brett
North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett says that if the Northern Ireland Protocol is not swapped for arrangements backed by all communities, the 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement will pass without a functioning Stormont government, power‑sharing Assembly or active North‑South bodies, urging an im‑
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement Original release: Celebrate Agreement’s anniversary by replacing Protocol: Brett (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds tables amendments to outlaw glorification of terrorism
DUP peer Lord Dodds has tabled amendments in the Lords to the Legacy Bill to create an offence of glorifying terrorism, citing rising glorification of IRA violence and criticising Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill over remarks on the IRA campaign.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Dodds Lords amendments on glorification of terrorism in Legacy Bill Original release: Dodds tables amendments to outlaw glorification of terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Conference 2022 - Gordon Lyons MLA - Director of Elections
DUP Director of Elections Gordon Lyons MLA, speaking at the 2022 DUP Annual Conference, says the party will stay ready for upcoming elections and lists DUP-secured funding, including a £165 million broadband scheme and £1 billion from the Confidence and Supply Agreement. He also attacks Sinn…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: DUP Conference 2022 - Gordon Lyons MLA - Director of Elections (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Challenges Council Chairman Over Glorification of Paramilitarism
The DUP's Mid Ulster Council group leader Paul McLean says Council Chairman Eugene McConnell's appearance behind a firearms banner at an event commemorating Jim Lynagh was offensive to IRA victims. The DUP says it will refer the matter to the Local Government Commissioner for Standards.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Mid Ulster Council Chairman Eugene McConnell Jim Lynagh commemoration banner Original release: DUP Challenges Council Chairman Over Glorification of Paramilitarism (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein Cannot Condemn Terrorism While Continuing to Glorify…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after its response to the attack on Dunmurry PSNI station, saying the party condemns present violence while glorifying past terrorism. She urges the Government to urgently strengthen legislation against glorification of terrorism.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Explosion outside Dunmurry police station Original release: Sinn Fein Cannot Condemn Terrorism While Continuing to Glorify… (opens in a new tab)
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Five questions for Michelle O’Neill
DUP MLA William Irwin calls on Sinn Féin to explain who an event in South Armagh commemorating IRA members is commemorating, and whether it includes those responsible for specific killings, torture and organised crime. He says it glorifies terrorists, following Michelle O'Neill's defence of John…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Five questions for Michelle O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons urges Sinn Féin's leadership to stop justifying PIRA violence, warning that glorifying past paramilitaries will shape young people's attitudes. He points to youths chanting pro-IRA slogans at events and rejects Michelle O'Neill's recent remark that there was no…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin remarks on PIRA violence and 'no alternative' to violence Original release: SF’s rewriting of history will have consequences (opens in a new tab)
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Conor Murphy remarks at Belfast Easter Commemoration 2024
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy urges the Irish Government to set up a Citizens' Assembly now to plan for constitutional change and Irish unity, saying referenda could happen before the decade ends. Speaking at a Belfast Easter Rising commemoration, he also calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Belfast Easter Rising commemoration 2024 Conor Murphy speech Original release: Conor Murphy remarks at Belfast Easter Commemoration 2024 (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: First Minister reform promises must be more than cynical rhetoric
SDLP Opposition leader Matthew O'Toole says Sinn Féin's recent remarks on Stormont reform must be backed by substance after Michelle O'Neill gave no detail on her party's position in Assembly questions. He calls for concrete proposals that parties can progress.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Michelle O'Neill Assembly questions on Stormont reform position Original release: O’Toole: First Minister reform promises must be more than cynical rhetoric (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: ‘I’ll take no lectures from Sinn Féin on democracy, on equality or on the past’
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA rejects Sinn Féin's claim that he holds a supremacist attitude, citing Troubles killings by republican paramilitaries and Sinn Féin's stance on past murders. He says he accepts election results but will work to change them, and criticises Sinn Féin's ministerial record.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Philip McGuigan's Assembly speech accusing Jon Burrows MLA of supremacist attitude Original release: Burrows: ‘I’ll take no lectures from Sinn Féin on democracy, on equality or on the past’ (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Brett expresses disgust at Sinn Fein legacy amendment
North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett calls on parties to back the DUP motion on justice and legacy, opposing a Sinn Féin amendment that would remove the word "innocent" from references to victims ahead of the Assembly debate.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin amendment to DUP justice and legacy motion Original release: Brett expresses disgust at Sinn Fein legacy amendment (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad Leader
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy, newly appointed Sinn Féin Seanad leader, sets out priorities including the all-Ireland economy, extending presidential voting rights to northern and overseas Irish citizens, and preparing for a Irish unity referendum.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad leader Original release: Senator Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad Leader (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no return to austerity – Murphy
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy urges the British Chancellor, ahead of the Autumn Statement, not to impose another wave of austerity, and calls instead for higher taxes on the super wealthy, corporations and energy generators.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: There must be no return to austerity – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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SF and DUP block opposition motion on reform and accountability
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole, Leader of the Opposition, says Sinn Féin, the DUP and the UUP lack commitment to Stormont reform after blocking his party's Opposition Day motion on reform and accountability. He criticises the First and deputy First Minister for declining to rule out collapsing the…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Assembly debate on SDLP motion on trust and accountability in government Original release: SF and DUP block opposition motion on reform and accountability (opens in a new tab)
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Will Murphy apologise? – Clarke
DUP South Antrim MLA Trevor Clarke welcomes PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher's clarification that a warning to the British Heart Foundation about a possible police investigation into Michael McMonagle would not have prejudiced it. He says Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy should apologise and accept his…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI Chief Constable clarification on British Heart Foundation warning about McMonagle investigation Original release: Will Murphy apologise? – Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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Brett calls for First Minister to answer to Committee over Garvaghy…
DUP MLA Phillip Brett proposes that the First Minister be summoned before the Committee for The Executive Office over her involvement in a weekend protest on the Garvaghy Road that blocked an Orange Order parade, which he calls illegal and damaging to community relations.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Garvaghy Road Sunday protest Original release: Brett calls for First Minister to answer to Committee over Garvaghy… (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 5 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach’s failure to appoint anyone from the North a missed opportunity – Senator Conor Murphy
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy says the Taoiseach's failure to nominate anyone from the North to the Seanad is a missed opportunity to show unionist and Protestant people they are welcome in a united Ireland. He notes the Seanad has had no Northern unionist voice since 2020.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Taoiseach's Seanad nominations exclude anyone from Northern Ireland Original release: Taoiseach’s failure to appoint anyone from the North a missed opportunity – Senator Conor Murphy (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 Issue: Sinn Féin and Secretary of State Chris Bryant talks on Stormont reform Original release: Sinn Féin to discuss Stormont reform with British Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy challenges Tory measures which will damage local economy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says he has written to Home Secretary James Cleverly to challenge UK plans to restrict legal migration, warning they will damage the local economy and worsen staff shortages in health, social care, manufacturing and agri-food.
Immigration Economy and employment Issue: UK Government raise skilled worker salary threshold Original release: Murphy challenges Tory measures which will damage local economy (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein 'doubling down' on rewriting history and celebrating…
DUP MLA Keith Buchanan says Sinn Fein is 'doubling down' on rewriting history and normalising terrorism after Mid Ulster MP Francie Molloy eulogised IRA member Thomas McElwee. He calls on Michelle O'Neill to be challenged specifically over her claim that IRA violence had no alternative.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Francie Molloy eulogy of Thomas McElwee Original release: Sinn Fein 'doubling down' on rewriting history and celebrating… (opens in a new tab)
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‘Workers and families continue to pay the price for one party’s boycott’ – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the British government's withholding of Levelling Up funding for the north, tied to the DUP's Executive boycott, is disgraceful. He calls for locally elected ministers to return to the Executive to press for more money for public services.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: British government withholding Levelling Up funding from Northern Ireland Original release: ‘Workers and families continue to pay the price for one party’s boycott’ – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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‘Local businesses need Executive formed now’ – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says businesses need the Executive restored now to take advantage of trade access under the recent Protocol deal and attract investment. He blames one party's blockade of the Assembly for holding back the appointment of an Economy Minister.
Economy and employment Issue: Assembly blockade preventing Executive formation and Economy Minister appointment Original release: ‘Local businesses need Executive formed now’ – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Does John Finucane believe there was "no alternative" to South Armagh…
DUP MLA Phillip Brett asks Sinn Féin MP John Finucane whether he thinks those commemorated at a South Armagh event, including people he links to bombings and the murder of Robert Nairac, were justified in turning to violence. He says the event follows earlier ones held before the IRA 'roll of…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Does John Finucane believe there was "no alternative" to South Armagh… (opens in a new tab)