A BUDDING MLA for the future has encouraged Fermanagh’s young people to get involved in the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly. Jessica-Elise McArdle, 16, who is from Irvinestown and attends Omagh Academy, has spent the last two years representing the youth of Fermanagh & South Tyrone at Stormont. Applications are open to become an NI Youth […]
MLAs’ pay to be cut as election pushed back
It is also exepected fresh elections will be pushed back.
Fresh face on SDLP ticket for next election
Cllr Gannon said it had been “a real honour” to represent his local community in recent years.
‘Great news’ on live-saving opt-out organ donation law
NEWS the Executive has signed off on a “soft opt-out” organ donation bill has been welcomed locally. Under the new bill, which will now proceed through the Assembly for ratification, every person will be considered to be willing to donate their organs unless they formally opt out or are in an exempted category. Families will […]
Lynch to step down from Assembly role
“It has been an interesting and, at times, very challenging time in the Assembly.”
Crime and money top list of worries for pensioners
At last Friday’s Pensioners Parliament, held at the Westville Hotel, the crowd of just under 100 were surveyed on the issues that most concerned them.
Another Stormont election ‘much more likely’ – Lynch
The Sinn Fein MLA said tchances of a deal between the Stormont parties to form an Assembly would now be much harder to reach.
OPINION: Wrong time for a political crisis
Between Brexit and the healthcare crisis, to name but two of our biggest challenges, we need local representation.
Politicians give mixed response to calls to have their wages cut
The Northern Ireland Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, has given the parties several more weeks to form a powersharing Executive at Stormont