Colum Eastwood: We live in the Ireland that John Hume imagined - an island at peace
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood pays tribute to John Hume and asks what the peacemaker would have made of the events of 2020.
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SDLP leader Colum Eastwood pays tribute to John Hume and asks what the peacemaker would have made of the events of 2020.
The Irish peace icon passed away after a long struggle with dementia.
Unionists and nationalists all agree that Sinn Féin is a powerful electoral force.
Some credit the short-lived opposition for helping to expose the ‘cash for ash’ scandal.
The photo, which Simon Byrne posted on Twitter, attracted considerable criticism.
“My primary allegiance is to the people of South Belfast, in all their diversity,” Claire Hanna wrote to the House Speaker today.
There were gains for the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin during a bad night for the DUP.
The SDLP and the DUP are locked in a tight contest in Belfast South.
The incident has been reported to the PSNI.
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The British government has assumed responsibility for introducing regulations to provide access to abortion by next April.
Private members’ legislation aimed at thwarting the imposition of abortion reform in Northern Ireland were not accepted.
The party currently has no MPs and wants to change that in a few months time.
Tributes have been paid to the Northern Ireland politician, who led the march on Bloody Sunday.
Cahill filed a restraining order to protect herself in the past, and now worries for the safety of herself and her young daughter if her address was to be released.
RTÉ said that it changed its policy to comply with regulations in Northern Ireland.
The former SDLP leader says he knows voting for a Northern Ireland voice is a big ask for Dublin people.
Colum Eastwood has said that Sinn Féin wasn’t being truthful.
The statement calls on Sinn Féin to take its seats in Westminster to vote down a no-deal Brexit, saying that “every vote counts”.
Fianna Fáil and the SDLP announced their policy partnership last month.
This proposed partnership won’t do much for either party and it won’t help to revive the institutions in the North, writes Gareth Brown.
Leaders of Fianna Fáil and the SDLP failed to rule out a future merger of the parties.
Foster insisted it was “a bit of a nonsense, frankly, to talk about a hard border”.
Talk of an SDLP-FF merger is increasing ahead of elections next year.
The incident is believed to have occurred at Glen Road beside St Mary’s Grammar School in West Belfast.
The candidate, Councillor Sorcha McAnespy, was announced at an event in Tyrone tonight.
A support group is calling for better support, funding and care for victims.
The controversial DUP MP is currently the subject of a holiday expenses scandal involving the government of Sri Lanka.
The former Senator will remain a member of the Labour party.
“This is a matter of public confidence and it is critical that all efforts are made to ensure that any malpractice is not tolerated.”
If talks on forming a government collapse, a possible return to direct rule from Westminster is on the table.
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Arlene Foster has repeatedly refused to resign – saying that the scheme was not her responsibility.
Gerry Adams has said “an alternative to Brexit” should be found.
Derryman Colum Eastwood stopped by TheJournal.ie for an interview.
The polls are open in the assembly elections in Northern Ireland.
SDLP candidate Justin McNulty lost out in Newry & Armagh.
The Electoral Office has stated that the way electoral forms are completed has always been the same.
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Barry didn’t like that Sinn Féin representatives were being listened to.