Cllr DENISE JOHNSTON
@DENISEJOHNSTO10
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SDLP Councillor for Moyola. Committed to reconciliation of our people. Despise the infliction of violence on innocent people. Head of History/ Politics @slg
Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Joined March 2012
This is how I like to think of them, up there walking on heavenly beaches knowing the seeds they planted have taken root and those who follow will nurture their crop. Rest easy your work is done and we remain forever in your debt.
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‘We need to be clear about what we are prepared to offer’ - Republic’s justice minister on united Ireland dialogue with unionists
irishnews.com
Jim O’Callaghan said there was an onus on those advocating unity to show what a shared Ireland would look like
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The NFU passed a motion of no confidence in Minister Andrew Muir. And now this motion of no confidence in Mike Nesbitt. The ministers may dismiss it, but the entire Executive and Assembly should be paying attention to the growing anger in so many walks of life.
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Just a few words about our beloved Oisín. Mo Stór Oisín 💔
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DUP dominated Stormont from May 2007 - June 2021. The DUP have held the post of Education Minister since May 2016 until Paul Given today. Jonathan Buckley of the DUP complains that Stormont is failing to provide a decent education for working class Protestant Boys. Which
Jonathan Buckley DUP MLA: "Working class Protestant boys have faced the worst brunt of Educational Underachievement". Working class Protestant boy: "I would rather defend my heritage and culture that go to University". Jonathan Buckley DUP MLA: "Well I've got news for this house
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The DUP’s moral standard cannot be the baseline for this place. Ministers were elected to serve people and improve lives, not to coast through office without accountability.
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Save the Children (patron Princess Anne) has detailed Israel's war crimes. It's hardly a member of the "pan-nationalist front". The DUP is on the wrong side of history. Gaza isn't a green or orange issue. As human beings we should stand against genocide. https://t.co/vD5iPQ5QlU
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
It’s a phrase which has crept back into political dialogue here over the past week: the “pan-nationalist front”.
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Emma has other engagements which is legitimate for the month that is in it. DUP should send someone else in her place. Michelle O'Neill going to the coronation and Peter Robinson going to the inauguration should become the norm, not the exception.
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People are disconnected from Stormont. The culture war rows are hiding the fact there is no delivery and no vision from this Executive.
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"We're talking about the deaths of tens of thousands." @ClaireHanna tells @MarkCarruthers7 that @paulgivan has failed to acknowledge why some people are upset about his visit to Israel...
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This is my politics. Well said Dan! Check out Daniel McCrossan MLA's video! #TikTok
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2917 likes, 251 comments. “The SDLP has always stood firmly against violence in all its forms. There was no justification for the horrific acts that took the lives of so many innocent men, women and...
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Our greatest export is our children….
More than half of new doctors leave Northern Ireland within five years of graduating
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I’m really concerned about a 20% increase in free school meals. Parents can’t afford an increase and children learn best when fed. We’ll be putting pressure on the EA for answers: 💻 cara.hunter@mla.niassembly.gov.uk 📞 Call: 028 7034 8933 🏠 1 Bellhouse Lane, Coleraine
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Happily @hilarybennmp won’t dictate our future, that’s in our hands. We do however need to improve the lives of all who call this place home. It’s in a dire state and it doesn’t have to be like this. We can walk and chew gum at the same time.
🚨🗣NEW: The prospect of a border poll is 'way off in the distance. Nobody is arguing that there is an appetite for constitutional change.' 🎥🎤Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 speaking to Secretary of State @hilarybennmp. He says we would all 'be better concentrating on the issues
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First they came for our buildings, a sanctuary for many, quite often in an awful state Then they came for our resources used to educate the kids Then they came for the staff that teaches those kids - no more subs! Now they’re coming for the food that goes into our kids mouths
The Education Authority has announced the price of school meals will increase by almost 20% https://t.co/rtkZN1pnCk
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There are proposals to end high stakes games that exists instead of good governance but division fuel SF/DUP ‘Many of these proposals are not new and have been well rehearsed but there is no political appetite amongst the two main parties to pursue them. Round and round we go.’
David McCann: Ok Stormont, if you’re actually serious about reform, do it now
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David McCann: Ok Stormont, if you’re actually serious about reform, do it now
ereader.irishnews.com
The fact that within just 18 months of the institutions returning, we are again questioning their stability, brings home the need to stop talking about reform and start actually looking at concrete...
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Where is the political outrage on this?
Education in NI is being dismantled by years of underfunding. Cuts to EOTAS, school meals, transport and music will hurt vulnerable children most. Politicians were warned about the implications of their choices. They must now choose to fund education, not manage its decline.
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Now this is a uniting video from the democrats. Left and center. Showing Zohran, Spanberger, Mikie, etc. Love it!
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"In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light”
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