SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has urged the DUP to do the right thing for people in the North and support…
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McLaughlin encourages mother and baby institution victims to speak out
THE SDLP’s Sinéad McLaughlin has encouraged victims of mother and baby institutions to report their experiences to police. Ms McLaughlin,…
Catholic Schools: Remove employment exemption, but protect our ethos
THE Catholic schools’ system will not stand in the way of legislation which permits schools to appoint teachers on religious…
Protest backs motion for Assembly to declare hardship emergency
A PROTEST has been held at Stormont calling on MLAS to declare a hardship emergency in the North of Ireland.…
Energy price hikes: Support payments plan for North’s vulnerable
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has proposed a support scheme to help people in the North of Ireland who are struggling…
Durkan: Winter energy support scheme needed for struggling households
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has appealed to both the Communities and Economy Ministers to work together to…
Harkin: Parties only serious about recycling empty rhetoric
PEOPLE Before Profit’s Derry representative Shaun Harkin has said that the only thing the establishment parties are serious about recycling…
Coronavirus: Social distancing to end in shops and theatres
STORMONT ministers have agreed to end social distancing restrictions for shops, theatres and a number of other indoor settings in…
Report on Derry-Coleraine rail upgrade due November
INFRASTRUCTURE Minister Nichola Mallon has said that a report on the long-delayed third phase of the Derry to Coleraine rail…
Durkan calls for speedy progress on organ donation bill
THE SDLP’s MLA Mark H Durkan has called for organ donation legislation to be progressed quickly through the Assembly. The…