Durkan: Executive Must Act on Empty Homes
Figures provided by the Minister of Finance in response to an Assembly Question tabled by Mr Durkan show that, as of 30 June 2026, there were 22,817 vacant properties across Northern Ireland.
Hanna Calls for Structured Preparation for a New Ireland in Ivy Day Address
“…it is the duty of the majority to leave no stone unturned, no means unused, to conciliate the reasonable or unreasonable prejudices of the unionist minority…it has been undoubtedly true that every Irish patriot has always recognised… that until the prejudices of the minority are conciliated…Ireland can never enjoy perfect freedom …so long as there is this important minority who consider rightly or wrongly… that the concession of legitimate freedom to Ireland means harm and damage to them.”
Greens publish Budget ideas to cut bills and invest the surplus in the future
"Data centres are consuming a quarter of our electricity, and it's time they paid their fair share. Irish households should not be subsidising the energy use of tech giants. Our levy would raise around €100m a year, ring-fenced for the grid upgrades data centres have made necessary. We cannot keep socialising the costs and privatising the profits."
SDLP Update: Moving forward together from events on Garvaghy Road
Wanting to walk through an area and living there are not the same thing. Residents of Garvaghy Road are entitled to live peacefully in their homes and community, free from intimidation and disruption.
Building a New Ireland for everyone
SDLP leader Claire Hanna writes for iIrish on Belfast's historic Fleadh, the Good Friday Agreement at 30, and building a New Ireland "big enough to belong to everyone."