Matthew O'Toole
@MatthewOToole2
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Now: @sdlplive MLA for South Belfast | Leader of the Opposition @niassembly Former: civil servant & journalist. Future: A social democratic new Ireland
South Belfast
Joined November 2011
Making sure that bonfires do not jeopardise public health is not an attack on anyone's culture. I want people to enjoy bonfires, safely. Away from the toxic noise of a few agitators, most people agree with this basic principle. Let's try to have cool heads and leadership.
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RT @PaulDoherty___: On the ground tonight at Broadway. All quiet at the Royal site and Park Centre. It’s disappointing to see attempts con….
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RT @NewstalkFM: An effigy of refugees inside a boat has been placed on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co. Tyrone. Kieran Cuddihy is joined….
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RT @newsoncool: 🎥 “Public safety and public health has to come above everything else.”. 🗣️ Matthew O’Toole on bonfire near the Donegall Roa….
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RT @ClaireHanna: Bonfires are a tradition enjoyed by many- without asbestos, or racism or sectarian baiting, without risking homes. Then t….
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RT @MatthewOToole2: The issue of the bonfire at Donegall Road exposes the democratic scandal of how this place works. There is a credible….
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The issue of the bonfire at Donegall Road exposes the democratic scandal of how this place works. There is a credible risk to public health but neither the responsible Alliance environment minister, UUP health minister nor any Executive party will say anything. Why not?.
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RT @MatthewOToole2: Very few things surprise me any more in NI, but this is genuinely shocking. In a few days kids will be at a bonfire ne….
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RT @brendanbelfast: This asbestos / bonfire story is just bonkers, and too many parties absolutely silent on it. Good to hear @squinteratn….
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Very few things surprise me any more in NI, but this is genuinely shocking. In a few days kids will be at a bonfire next to a pile of asbestos and both the council and Environment Agency have failed to deal with it decisively. What is going on in this place?.
It is crazy that a bonfire is set to go ahead later this week on a site containing asbestos. People have a right to cultural expression, but protecting the safety of children is paramount. Environment Minister Andrew Muir must urgently intervene for the sake of people's health.
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RT @SDLPlive: It is crazy that a bonfire is set to go ahead later this week on a site containing asbestos. People have a right to cultural….
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RT @DalrympleWill: Shameful, but no surprise. Blair was always pig-ignorant about the Middle East, dismissive of the human and political ri….
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RT @ClaireHanna: A priest and health workers taken away in handcuffs for holding signs about the genocide in Gaza. As Britain shifts furth….
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That this should befall someone as extraordinary and inspiring as Ciara Mageean is heartbreaking. But Ciara will have the good wishes, prayers and affection of this island and beyond. A brilliant person who deserves the best.
'I'm ready to face this with the same fight I’ve always brought to the track' - Ciara Mageean reveals cancer diagnosis.
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RT @PeterHain: “Ban on @Pal_action intellectually bankrupt politically unprincipled and morally repugnant” my speech in @UKHouseofLords….
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This is a depressing development for all those who have campaigned for a safe A5. A failure to do the basics right.
Farmers vested land for new A5 to be given back.
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RT @SDLPlive: Arts funding allocation in Northern Ireland has just hit an 8-year low. Our artists and creative workers deserve better. An….
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RT @TheProgressives: Social funding makes the European project tangible to the people. It embodies the solidarity and unity the EU was buil….
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Watch Doctors Under Attack, bravely broadcast tonight by @Channel4 tonight, then tell us again how the problem is pro-Palestine protests. Future generations will wonder at the moral cowardice of so many powerful people. Younger generations already are.
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