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Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the publication of revised guidance by the Infrastructure Minister to stop new housing developments being left with unfinished roads, footpaths and streetlights. The new guidance sets a clear point for when enforcement will begin and is backdated to developments with bonds from 1 January 2024. Mr Boylan, a […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party Representative is hoping that the Labour Party conference delegates will pass motions brought by Trade Unions and Labour Party branches to scrap the two-child benefit cap will be carried by an overwhelming majority. To show the Chancellor and Prime Minister, they are not prepared to continue with policies that leave children […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has criticised the British Prime Minister’s proposal to introduce a mandatory digital ID card. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “No matter how the British Prime Minister tries to dress this up, this proposal is an attack on the core of the Good Friday Agreement. “The idea that Irish citizens […]
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald will this evening speak at Sinn Féin’s event ‘Peace to Unity: A New Chapter in British–Irish Relations’ at the British Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Ms. McDonald will say: “We are just over two years away from marking the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement – a moment […]
Speaking after delivering both the opening and closing remarks at this evening’s Communities Leading Change event in Newry, Sinn Féin Councillor Aidan Mathers described it as a fantastic display of local energy, ideas, and leadership. “This has been a brilliant evening for Newry. What we saw tonight was community power in action — people stepping […]
By Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is considering joining the City of Sanctuary Local Authority Network to become a ‘Council of Sanctuary’. This means as a local authority we are committed to being welcoming and fair to everyone in the community. The proposal is for Newry, Mourne and […]
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes, has said that a report issued through the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is definitive confirmation that the Israeli state is involved in genocide against the Palestinian people. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “The report by ‘The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied […]
Aontú Deputy Leader has reacted to news that the British Government intends to introduce Digital IDs for all adults by branding the idea as unnecessary and dangerous to civil freedoms. Speaking this afternoon Mrs Brolly said: “Aontú oppose digital ID cards just as we opposed mandatory vaccine ‘passports’ as a threat to personal freedoms and […]
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has acknowledged a United Nations Commission finding that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. She was speaking after meeting Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot. South Belfast and Mid Down MP Claire Hanna said: “The United Nations has declared what we already know – that Israel is committing genocide […]
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched Northern Ireland’s first Olympic Legacy Fund. The £1million capital investment will modernise facilities at local clubs and community groups as part of a lasting legacy in honour of our athletes at the Paris Olympics. Minister Lyons said: “Last year we all cheered on our athletes as they took home a […]
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt and Permanent Secretary Mike Farrar joined Optometry Northern Ireland (ONI) at an event in Stormont to highlight the vital role of community optometry in improving access to care and shaping the future of eyecare in Northern Ireland. As part of Eye Health Week 2025, the representative body for optometrists and dispensing […]
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has welcomed the Department for the Economy’s decision to establish a new business support service for childcare providers, following the recommendations of research published today entitled Targeted Business Support for Childcare Providers. Ms McLaughlin said: “This is a welcome first step and a clear example of the SDLP’s persistent advocacy […]
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