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Protesters tell Gordon Lyons arts sector ‘not being heard’ at Stormont

Actress and playwright Roisin Gallagher has spoken of ‘frustration’ in the arts sector as she joined demonstrators outside Stormont.

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New NI Secretary Bryant says his door will be open to all Stormont parties

Sir Chris Bryant was speaking after his appointment by Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday night.

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Burnham VAT cut exposes ‘madness’ of post-Brexit rules, says Stormont minister

DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the Government has been ‘far too willing to do the EU’s work’.

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DUP announces independent review into fresh claims involving Jeffrey Donaldson

It will probe who knew what in terms of claims of inappropriate behaviour by the convicted paedophile before his arrest over historical sex offences.

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‘No inkling’ of Donaldson’s abusive behaviour prior to arrest, says DUP minister

Gordon Lyons also denied that loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been exerting influence over Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party.

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Minister denies going missing during Belfast anti-immigration violence

Violence flared in several areas in Northern Ireland last week after a graphic video clip emerged of a man being stabbed in north Belfast last Monday.

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86 households contact Housing Executive after Northern Ireland riots

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons condemned those he described as ‘intent on destroying communities’.

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Special moment hailed with passing of Northern Ireland Sign Language Bill

Campaigners described a long journey to the legislation that includes the provision of free sign language classes to deaf children and their families

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Latest £100 home heating oil grant set to be paid out by ‘summer at earliest’

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Northern Ireland will receive a £17 million package in support for home heating oil costs

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£100 home heating oil grant to be paid out by ‘summer at earliest’

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has urged the UK Government to act with measures that can be delivered rapidly to help those struggling with costs.

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DUP minister ‘claiming’ some of the earliest US settlers for Northern Ireland

Gordon Lyons said it is ‘not about division’ but to make Northern Ireland stand out in the minds of those in the US.

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First Minister ‘wrong’ to stay away from Washington DC, Lyons says

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said all should show up to speak up for Northern Ireland in the United States on St Patrick’s Day.

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Taoiseach ‘wouldn’t overstate’ impact of First Minister White House boycott

Micheal Martin said he welcomed that Stormont would be represented by deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly this week.

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‘Dereliction of duty’ not to take up US St Patrick’s Day trip – Lyons

Stormont Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed he will travel to Washington DC next month.

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NI minister warns against additional revenue-raising on back of Budget

Gordon Lyons said such measures would target working people in the region who were already being ‘hammered’.

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Presbyterian Church raised concerns with PSNI after child sex offence conviction

The Church has been called upon to provide more clarity around ‘serious failings’ in safeguarding.

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Lack of clarity around Presbyterian Church safeguarding failures, says Lyons

Moderator Rev Trevor Gribben is to stand down after stating people have been harmed and others placed at risk because of the failings in the Church.

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DUP says Executive ‘delivering’ as SDLP brands it ‘comatose’

MLAs returned to Stormont on Monday after the summer recess.

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O’Neill insists Executive disagreements are not a sign of Stormont instability

The First Minister said there was a lot of common ground uniting the four parties in Northern Ireland’s devolved mandatory coalition government.

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Drag artist at library event says she is victim of ‘false accusations online’

Lady Portia Di’Monte said the event at Holywood Arches Library on Friday had included a reading from The Chronicles of Narnia and Dear Zoo.

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Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

Footage on social media shows protesters demonstrating their opposition to the two drag queens reading stories to children at the library.

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NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

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Long-awaited Stormont anti-poverty plan criticised as ‘underwhelming’

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched a public consultation on the proposals on Tuesday.

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‘I do not believe I have done anything worthy of an apology’ – Lyons

The Communities Minister has been accused of ‘poor judgment’ over a social media post hours before Larne Leisure Centre was attacked.

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‘Where are the foreigners?’: does a facile explanation lie behind Ballymena’s outbreak of hate?

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to flee

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