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Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA has met with the NIO to discuss the Government’s new proposals aimed at dealing with Legacy matters, and told them that the legislation must be both victim and justice focused. Doug Beattie said: “Today I met with NIO representatives and received a briefing on the Northern Ireland […]
The Alliance Party has selected Jessica Johnston as their new Councillor for the Lagan River area. Ms Johnston replaces Eóin Tennyson, who was recently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Speaking after the party held a selection convention on Wednesday night, the Upper Bann MLA said: “I want to congratulate Jessica Johnston on her selection […]
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed the cost of living interventions from Treasury and said he is committed to working with Treasury to ensure the Energy Bills Support Scheme will provide assistance to citizens here given the absence of an Executive. Commenting on the announcement, Minister Murphy said: “I am glad the British Government has at long […]
SDLP Councillor Michael Savage will be named as the new Chair of Newry Mourne & Down Council at the Council’s AGM on June 6th. It’s the SDLP’s turn to nominate the First Citizen for the last year of this Council term and Councillor Savage has been selected by his party’s Council Group to take up […]
Patrick Brown MLA has welcomed the selection of David Lee to takeover his Rowallane Council seat, following the South Down Alliance Party selection meeting on Wednesday night. The South Down MLA said that Cllr. Lee will be an asset to the Alliance Party, and to his constituents in Rowallane DEA. Mr Brown said: “I am […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has spelt out a range of important initiatives to treat more patients on hospital waiting lists. These include naming Omagh Hospital as Northern Ireland’s second regional Day Procedure Centre. The Minister confirmed that, despite ongoing budgetary uncertainty, he has been able to allocate £46million for additional waiting list activity for the […]
The Democratic Unionist Party has an obligation and a responsibility to the electorate to immediately propose an Assembly Speaker, take their seats and nominate a Deputy First Minister. Nothing less is acceptable. The Northern Ireland Protocol needs to be amended. Many of its aspects are damaging and unnecessary, but walking away from the Executive is […]
Patrick Brown MLA has expressed his frustration at the DUP’s refusal to go into government this week. The South Down MLA said the DUP’s move to block the appointment of a Speaker, and prevent the Assembly from sitting, was hugely disrespectful the people of Northern Ireland during the cost of living crisis. ‘We are in […]
The media and the Big 5 parties have trailed this election as the most significant one in over twenty years. But what has really changed? Workers Party candidates said consistently throughout the election campaign that the morning after polling day the big issues would remain, the cost of living, health, education, low pay and the […]
In a consensus decision aimed at protecting the world from future infectious diseases crises, the World Health Assembly today agreed to kickstart a global process to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument under the Constitution of the World Health Organization to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “I welcome the fact that the Attorney General has referred the Safe Access Zones Bill to the Supreme Court. When the legislation came before the Assembly I sought to amend it so as to provide for a reasonable excuse defence but the SDLP, Sinn Fein and Alliance voted down […]
Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer has welcomed the confirmation of 1,335 nursing and midwifery university places for 2022/23. Speaking on International Nurses Day, Maria McIlgorm, said: “Nurses have been to the fore of our response to Covid-19 and we fully recognise not only how challenging the pandemic period has been but also the very serious […]
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