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Burrows challenges Chief Constable over Provisional IRA remarks
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA challenges reported Chief Constable remarks portraying remaining Provisional IRA members as harmless older people, calling the group a latent threat and asking the Secretary of State to commission an updated paramilitary security assessment and the PSNI to explain its…
Justice and policing Issue: Chief Constable's comments on Provisional IRA existence Original release: Burrows challenges Chief Constable over Provisional IRA remarks (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: rule of law must apply without fear or favour
Ul Ul Unionist Party Leader Jon Bur Bur MLA says the High Court clearly affirmed Portadown District's legal right to parade and condem condem obstruction, urging PSNI and PPS to enforce law without fear or favour and calling for reform and substantial super fines for parade violations.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Drumcree parade ban High Court judgment Original release: Burrows: rule of law must apply without fear or favour (opens in a new tab)
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Loyalist paramilitaries causing fear and division - Gerry Carroll MLA
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the Donegal Road bonfire in south Belfast's Village area shows the threat of loyalist violence and intimidation persists around the Twelfth. He claims loyalist paramilitaries still hold a tight grip on local communities, cites asbestos and safety…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Loyalist paramilitaries causing fear and division - Gerry Carroll MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast
People Before Profit condemns a masked gang's threats against its activists and the theft of election materials on Lanark Way in West Belfast, which it links to suspected loyalist paramilitaries. It urges voters to reject sectarianism at the May election and calls on the DUP to stop engaging with…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Intimidation of People Before Profit activists on Lanark Way, West Belfast Original release: Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Victims deserve better than lengthy delays
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter says sexual offence victims deserve better than lengthy court waits, after figures showed over 70 such cases took more than five years to reach court. She urges Justice Minister Naomi Long to find the causes of the delays and a plan to tackle them, and calls for the…
Justice and policing Original release: Hunter: Victims deserve better than lengthy delays (opens in a new tab)
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Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit
People Before Profit says far-right agitators from Dublin marching alongside loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast shows who the far right are. Bríd Smith TD urges unions and civil society to mobilise in large numbers and asks the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to organise a national demonstration.
Disability and equality Immigration Issue: Dublin far‑right agitators marching with loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast Original release: Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin urges progress on tackling sexual offences
SDLP Justice Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin says PPS annual figures on sexual offence prosecutions, which rose from 23.6% to 31.6% in 2021/22, show a need for a violence against women and girls plan. She urges a reformed Executive to deliver it and looks forward to an updated PPS Sexual Offences…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: McLaughlin urges progress on tackling sexual offences (opens in a new tab)
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British And Irish Government’s Must Stop Scaremongering And End Hostile Environment Toward Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll and TD Brid Smith jointly condemn the British and Irish governments' rhetoric on asylum seekers, opposing the Rwanda scheme and the Irish plan to designate Britain a 'safe country'. They urge resistance to deportations.
Immigration International affairs Issue: UK and Ireland safe country designation for asylum seekers Original release: British And Irish Government’s Must Stop Scaremongering And End Hostile Environment Toward Refugees & Asylum-Seekers (opens in a new tab)
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Statement on Belfast Pogroms
People Before Profit condemns racist pogroms in Belfast and attacks on homes, blaming establishment politicians, far-right agitators and wealthy figures for stoking hatred. It rejects calls for calm and urges people to join anti-racism rallies in Belfast, Derry and Dublin.
Community relations and legacy Housing Original release: Statement on Belfast Pogroms (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan welcomes verdict in Aidan McAnespie case
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan welcomes a court verdict in the Aidan McAnespie case, saying it shows victims can still secure truth and justice. He argues the British government's legacy bill cannot proceed and must not offer amnesty or end prosecutions.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: McCrossan welcomes verdict in Aidan McAnespie case (opens in a new tab)
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No More Cover-Ups, Release the Files
People Before Profit calls for an immediate, fully independent public inquiry after the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson, demanding the DUP, PSNI and British intelligence services open their records. It also seeks investigation of the DUP and UUP during Donaldson's tenure and release of…
Justice and policing Original release: No More Cover-Ups, Release the Files (opens in a new tab)
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“Justice Has Been Done” Won’t Wash, Says Carroll After Donaldson Sentence
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the DUP's claim that 'justice has been done' after Jeffrey Donaldson's sentence is unconvincing, arguing the survivors won justice themselves and that a DUP-commissioned review cannot be trusted. He calls for proper funding of Women's Aid and rape crisis…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: “Justice Has Been Done” Won’t Wash, Says Carroll After Donaldson Sentence (opens in a new tab)
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Derry People Before Profit Members to Fight Charges
People Before Profit says the prosecution of Cllr Shaun Harkin, Goretti Horgan and Nina Pulis over Gaza protest participation has been adjourned again, to 3 December, and calls for the charges to be dropped at once. It cites 19 police witnesses and a full-day hearing, and criticises the Justice…
Justice and policing International affairs Original release: Derry People Before Profit Members to Fight Charges (opens in a new tab)
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Chief Constable’s clarification changes a word, not the substance: PIRA’s stance should not shape policing
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says the Chief Constable's change of wording on the Provisional IRA's 'position' at Drumcree does not address why it was relevant to policing, and asks the DUP to explain continuing to sustain Sinn Féin in government.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Drumcree policing assessment controversy Original release: Chief Constable’s clarification changes a word, not the substance: PIRA’s stance should not shape policing (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Carroll Condemns Omagh Shooting
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns the shooting of a police officer in Omagh, calling the attack reckless and senseless and urging unity and calm. He also accuses the DUP and other establishment parties of inconsistency over paramilitary links.
Justice and policing Issue: Omagh shooting of police officer attempted murder Original release: Gerry Carroll Condemns Omagh Shooting (opens in a new tab)
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Honouring and remembering women and girls who have lost their lives to domestic abuse
Green Party councillor Kendall marks the murders of women and girls in Northern Ireland, citing 28 women killed since 2020, and calls for sustained funding for Women's Aid and other support services. She says the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and the Domestic and Sexual Abuse…
Justice and policing Original release: Honouring and remembering women and girls who have lost their lives to domestic abuse (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole challenges DUP to get back to work
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA urges the DUP to return to Stormont work or justify its stance to families hit by rising energy and fuel costs and back-to-school expenses. He says the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill no longer justifies the delay now it has cleared Commons stages.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Toole challenges DUP to get back to work (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw condemns DUP gaslighting over Flags Bill
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw accuses the DUP of gaslighting the public over an attempt to filibuster her Flags and Emblems Bill through an extended Committee Stage, which the Assembly voted down today. She says the Committee should scrutinise the bill more efficiently and that she has drafted…
Community relations and legacy Issue: DUP attempt to filibuster Flags Bill in Assembly Committee Stage Original release: Bradshaw condemns DUP gaslighting over Flags Bill (opens in a new tab)
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McCusker calls for end to interface violence after second attack on youths
SDLP councillor Paul McCusker urges an end to interface violence in north Belfast after a sectarian-linked attack on two young boys near Yorkgate, the second in weeks. He calls on young people to desist, asks community leaders and parents to act, and warns against criminal records.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: McCusker calls for end to interface violence after second attack on youths (opens in a new tab)
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SAS claims cannot override evidence or judicial findings – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane challenges former SAS commander George Simm's BBC Good Morning Ulster comments, saying his claims that investigations into British Army actions are persecution attack bereaved families' right to truth and justice. He argues that a claim that SAS arrests disproved a…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Former SAS commander's comments on SAS actions in Northern Ireland Original release: SAS claims cannot override evidence or judicial findings – Finucane (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter welcomes stalking awareness campaign
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter welcomes a new awareness campaign on stalking following legislation making it a criminal offence in the North. She calls for Stalking Protection Orders to be introduced and for police, the Public Prosecution Service and the Department of Justice to work together on…
Justice and policing Original release: Hunter welcomes stalking awareness campaign (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: DUP Incitement of Sectarian Tensions Must be Challenged
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says sectarian attacks on young people in Belfast must be condemned, and accuses the DUP of inflaming sectarian and racist tensions to deflect from its political crisis, linking this to Stormont cuts and housing failures.
Community relations and legacy Economy and employment Original release: Harkin: DUP Incitement of Sectarian Tensions Must be Challenged (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast to March on 10 May: Ban Evictions Now
People Before Profit announces an anti-eviction march from Dunville South to Belfast City Hall on Saturday 10 May, calling for an eviction ban, rent caps and an end to Housing Executive succession evictions.
Housing Issue: Belfast anti-eviction march announced for 10 May Original release: Belfast to March on 10 May: Ban Evictions Now (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast
People Before Profit says the PSNI allowed far-right and loyalist groups to attack Muslim-owned and migrant-owned shops and minority communities in south Belfast despite advance warning, and calls for the force to be held to account. It also calls on NIC-ICTU to lead mobilisation against the far…
Justice and policing Immigration Issue: Far‑right attacks on Muslim‑owned shops in south Belfast Original release: PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns last night's attack in Kinnaird Avenue, North Belfast, and urges calm. He rejects organised retaliation and racist opportunism, citing the Ballymena burnings, and calls for support for the victim, their family and the local community.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets (opens in a new tab)
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There Is No British Justice
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns the acquittal of 'Soldier F' over Bloody Sunday, calling the decision a travesty, saying it will be appealed and that the state must answer for past and present killings.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: There Is No British Justice (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Damning report should end Troubles amnesty plan
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says a damning report on the legacy bill means the amnesty plan must be scrapped and urges Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to withdraw the legislation, warning it breaches victims' human‑rights and would let killers escape justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Eastwood: Damning report should end Troubles amnesty plan (opens in a new tab)
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2023: Socialism Is The Answer To A World In Crisis
People Before Profit's New Year message looks back at 2022, arguing that inflation, climate inaction, reproductive rights, the war in Ukraine and Irish housing and health crises show capitalism is failing, and calls for Ireland's first left-wing government.
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: 2023: Socialism Is The Answer To A World In Crisis (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: PSNI action plan to tackle violence against women and girls “long-overdue”
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin says the PSNI's new action plan on violence against women and girls is overdue and must be matched by action from a reformed Executive, including publication of its own strategy.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: McLaughlin: PSNI action plan to tackle violence against women and girls “long-overdue” (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence
People Before Profit representative Maeve O'Neill expresses sympathy over the murder of Amy Doherty and calls for structural change to tackle gender-based violence, including Safe Leave Act implementation, RSE in schools, anti-poverty and housing action, and better funding for women's shelters…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Original release: People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence (opens in a new tab)