29 Apr, 2025 Kingsmill report leaves unanswered questions - DUP DUP East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting, who also chairs the Assembly’s Justice Committee has said the eventual publication of the decade delayed Ombudsman’s report is another milestone for the Kingsmill families, but the sectarian perpetrators still remain at large.
29 Apr, 2025 Givan Publishes TransformED Delivery Plan Education Minister, Paul Givan has today launched a new Delivery Plan for the TransformED Strategy, which aims to reform and improve education delivery in Northern Ireland.
29 Apr, 2025 SDLP focused on constitutional politics rather than public services The DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe has told the Northern Ireland Assembly that the SDLP’s call for additional NI Executive fiscal powers is reckless and driven by constitutional politics rather than better public services.
29 Apr, 2025 Dunne marks McIlroy success North Down DUP MLA Stephen Dunne has marked Rory McIlroy's Grand Slam success with a Matter of the Day speech at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
28 Apr, 2025 Glorifying the PIRA makes light of the ‘Disappeared’ DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has said the appointment of Eamonn Henry as the new Lead Investigator for the Independent Commission for the location of Victims' Remains is a reminder of the horrific acts of terror perpetrated by PIRA and those who eulogise and glory in the PIRA’s actions, make light of crimes such as this.
25 Apr, 2025 Robinson Slams Irish Hypocrisy DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has called out the Republic of Ireland for holding the UK to a standard it fails to meet itself. The Irish government needs to confront its own shortcomings in addressing legacy issues and delivering justice to innocent victims.
24 Apr, 2025 DUP Challenges Council Chairman Over Glorification of Paramilitarism The Democratic Unionist Party has raised serious concerns following the appearance of Mid Ulster District Council Chairman and Sinn Féin Councillor for Clogher Valley, Eugene McConnell, at an event commemorating Provisional IRA member Jim Lynagh. Photographs, published by Sinn Fein on social media, show Councillor McConnell standing behind a banner depicting firearms and paramilitary symbolism, which is deeply offensive to victims of IRA violence.
24 Apr, 2025 Lockhart: Online safety measures a step forward, but more must be done to protect children DUP MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has welcomed new measures introduced by the Government and OFCOM to protect children online, but warned that further action is still required to ensure meaningful safety. She also cautioned that the effectiveness of the new measures will only become clear over time.
24 Apr, 2025 EU Law Blocks UK Tobacco Ban In a stark warning to the Government, Lord Dodds of Duncairn has raised serious concerns that the proposed generational smoking ban cannot legally apply in Northern Ireland due to the continued enforcement of EU law under the Windsor Framework.Speaking in the House of Lords, DUP Peer Lord Dodds highlighted that the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive still governs Northern Ireland and may override the new UK Tobacco legislation.
23 Apr, 2025 Baroness O’Loan backs call for RoI Answers on Omagh Bomb DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has used an evidence session in the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to ask Baroness Nuala O’Loan for her assessment of the Irish Government’s lack of action regarding an Omagh Bomb Public Inquiry covering the actions of the southern government.