DUP out of step with public opinion on abortion – Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein has accused the DUP of being out of step with public opinion on abortion, as it expressed doubt some of its voters were defecting to the unionist party
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Category: News Northern Ireland
PM holds talks with Tory MPs who want to liberalise NI abortion laws
Prime Minister Theresa May has held discussions on Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws with Tory MPs pressing for change. With the Commons set to hold an emergency debate on the
Read More
More than 100 neurologist alert patients still being sought by Belfast health officials
Health officials are trying to trace 140 patients who have not yet responded to a major recall alert linked to concerns about the work of a consultant neurologist. Earlier this
Read More
UK’s highest court to rule on Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law next week
The UK’s highest court rules next week on a challenge over the legality of Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law. Seven Supreme Court justices in London will announce their decision on
Read More
Pro-choice campaigners take abortion pills at Northern Ireland’s main court buildings
Pro-choice campaigners have taken abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings in defiance of the strict laws governing terminations. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where
Read More
Pro-choice activists predict ‘seismic wave’ in Northern Ireland over abortions
Hundreds of pro-choice activists have vowed to hit Northern Ireland like a “seismic wave” as they stepped up their bid for change with a Belfast rally. A campaign of civil
Read More
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody opens up about depression
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has opened up about his struggle with depression. The 41-year-old musician revealed that he could be performing to packed arenas yet be crying on the
Read More
Exit polls suggest landslide vote for reform in Irish abortion referendum
Ireland’s historic abortion referendum looks to have delivered a landslide win for those advocating liberalisation, after two major exit polls recorded huge victory margins. One poll by national broadcaster RTE
Read More
NIASW conference to launch new report on violence against social workers
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) are inviting social workers to their Annual Meeting 2018 where they will launch and discuss their report on violence against the workforce.
Read More
Social workers highlight ‘unethical and degrading’ problems with two-child benefit cap
As part of a meeting facilitated by Gavin Robinson MP, the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) met with Shailesh Vara MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern
Read More