The Department for the Economy has failed Ulster University’s staff
April 17, 2026
The Department for the Economy has failed Ulster University’s staff. That is the blunt conclusion of today’s announcement that up to 450 jobs are at risk - jobs the university itself says it tried...
Read MoreCouncillor Flynn has called for urgent action on greyhound racing in Northern Ireland
March 20, 2026
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn has called for urgent action on greyhound racing in Northern Ireland following moves to ban the practice in Scotland and Wales. Councillor Flynn said: “This week, both Scotland and...
Read MoreHonouring and remembering women and girls who have lost their lives to domestic abuse
December 19, 2025
Councillor Kendall, Green Party commented: "Another year and more women are dead." "In solidarity, and shared grief, I joined North Down and Ards Women's aid to stand again with our mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers,...
Read MoreSinn Féin must come clean on fox hunting - Cllr Flynn
December 18, 2025
Cllr Flynn said “Fox hunting is vile cruelty dressed up as ‘sport’. Sinn Féin’s vote in the Dáil yesterday (17th December), taken alongside their record in the Assembly, shows a clear pattern. When they...
Read MoreGreen Party Cllr Kendall Again Condemns Executive Over Continued Delay of Safe Leave
November 28, 2025
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall, Holywood and Clandeboye, has condemned the Minister for the Economy and the Executive for failing to implement Safe Leave. “Despite repeated promises and overwhelming evidence of need, Safe Leave...
Read MoreCllr Flynn welcomes supreme court ruling on religious education in schools
November 19, 2025
Cllr Flynn said "The Supreme Court ruling on mandatory Christian worship in NI schools is hugely significant, and can't be ignored by the executive." "No child in a publicly-funded school should be pushed into...
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