I proposed a motion to Belfast City Council tonight calling for the urgent commencement of the new mandatory licensing system for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). A long overdue piece …
Belfast City Council votes in favour of staying within the EU
I was glad to speak in favour of staying within the European Union at the Council meeting tonight. The EU has given us countless economic, social and cultural benefits and …
Register of Interests
In case anyone is curious here’s my register of interests.
Proposed King’s Hall redevelopment
I’ve been busy this week talking to residents regarding the proposed development of the Kings Hall site. There has been a Pre-application Community Consultation Process Pack (‘PCCPP’) submitted for a …
Vigil for murdered public servant Adrian Ismay. 1pm Tues 22 March, Belfast City Hall
Called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
#UniVest Campaign
It’s far too easy for us to forget that behind the term ‘refugee crisis’ there are thousands of individual human stories and lives. Those displaced from their homes in Syria …
Politics of 1916 must not be reduced to sloganeering
As we begin 2016 we enter the fourth and perhaps most challenging year of the ‘Decade of Centenaries’. 1916 was of course a formative year for the island of Ireland …
SDLP announce new team
The SDLP unveiled its new team of party spokespeople today at an event in Belfast at Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiach. The spokespeople will shadow the nine new NI Executive Departments …
Event: Ireland, the UK & Europe: the dangers of a Brexit
If anyone happens to be in Brussels on Thursday evening (!) please do feel free to come along to the event below. Ireland, the UK & Europe: the dangers of …
Our friends in the North
I’m absolutely delighted that my Council colleague Nichola Mallon was selected to replace Alban Maginness as the SDLP’s North Belfast candidate. While Alban will be a tough act to follow …