North Belfast MP & Long term campaigner for Pat Finucane Inquiry 馃摓028 9050 0890 馃摳john_finucanemp
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John Finucane MP retweeted
馃挌 The Sinn F茅in bill to help put food on the table of over 90,000 children during school holidays has just passed its final stage, brought forward by our MLA Danny Baker!
The DUP tried to block this vital support for children, but thankfully they failed.
Progressive parties stood together and have made sure this vital bill passed.
No child should ever go hungry.
40 years ago, Ulster Resistance was established with the involvement & public support of senior DUP figures.
Today, I spoke at the launch of a report examining Ulster Resistance鈥檚 establishment, the weapons it acquired & the devastating consequences that followed.
Those families whose loved ones were murdered with weapons imported by Ulster Resistance are still waiting for answers. They deserve enormous credit for refusing to give up.
Between 1988 & 1994, at least 98 people were murdered using Ulster Resistance weapons, including in sectarian loyalist attacks on Catholic & nationalist communities.
Will the DUP leader Gavin Robinson help these families get answers about the DUP鈥檚 involvement in Ulster Resistance & the imported weapons?
That means answering serious questions about the roles of senior DUP figures at the time, including Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson, Sammy Wilson & Jim Allister, among others.
Unionist parties have blocked a Sinn F茅in bill aimed at ensuring Irish language schools have enough teachers & staff to meet growing demand.
Children learning through Irish deserve the same rights & opportunities as every other child.
That shouldn鈥檛 even be up for debate.
This anti-Irish bigotry has no place in our society.
There is no going back to the past.
Sad to see demolition work beginning on the iconic Belfast Dockers Club.
A real end of an era for Sailortown & for the generations of local people who have so many fond memories of the place.
There鈥檚 no doubt the Dockers Club will always hold a special place in the history of north Belfast.
馃摳 Mal McCann
John Finucane MP retweeted
I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bloody Sunday campaigner John Kelly.
John was a proud Derry man who spent much of his life fighting for truth and justice.
His 17-year-old brother Michael was murdered by the British Army on Bloody Sunday, and for more than five decades John fought for justice, not just for his own family but for all those killed and injured that day.
Despite the continued denial of justice, John never gave up. His courage and determination in taking on the British state in the fight for justice was remarkable.
Through his campaigning and his work at the Museum of Free Derry, John made sure the story of Bloody Sunday was passed on to new generations and that the fight for justice would never be forgotten.
My heartfelt condolences go to John鈥檚 children, grandchildren and the wider Kelly family at this very sad time.
Ar dheis D茅 go raibh a anam.
John Finucane MP retweeted
John Kelly , Chair of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign, died peacefully in the early hours after a long illness. He will be remembered with great love and pride in his home town of Derry, throughout Ireland and abroad. N铆 bheidh a leith茅id ar铆s ann.
John Finucane MP retweeted
Sinn F茅in MP John Finucane, Pat Sheehan MLA, and Councillor Natasha Brennan have all received letters relating to the peaceful protest at Garvaghy Road.
Sinn F茅in is proud to have stood with the Garvaghy Road community to protect 28 years of peace and progress.
Standing up for what is right is always the right thing to do.
The days of treating nationalists as second class citizens are gone.
There is no going back.
Not now. Not ever.
Tonight, at a huge event in Mid Ulster, attended by hundreds, Sinn F茅in launched our Assembly election campaign.
The Assembly election next May will be the most important election in generations.
It is an opportunity to support the strong leadership of Sinn F茅in.
And show that change in the North is unstoppable.
To send a message to those who want to drag us back to the past.
To say very clearly that there will be no going back.
Together, let鈥檚 return the biggest & strongest Sinn F茅in team ever in the Assembly!
Hundreds in Cookstown tonight for the launch of Sinn F茅in鈥檚 Assembly election campaign.
The election next May will be the most important election in generations.
It is an opportunity to support the strong leadership of & show that change in the North is unstoppable.
To say very clearly that there will be no going back.
Sinn F茅in is looking to the future with confidence & ambition.
Together, let鈥檚 return the biggest & strongest Sinn F茅in team ever in the Assembly!
It was great to visit Hazlewood College recently & have a good chat with students about the proposed changes to the curriculum.
Hazlewood is a brilliant integrated school & it was fantastic to see the work they鈥檙e doing.
The young people I spoke to have real concerns about these changes, & I share them.
We absolutely need to improve our education system, but more exams, less coursework & more pressure being piled on students & teachers isn鈥檛 the way to do it.
There鈥檚 so much more to education than simply passing exams.
Paul Givan needs to listen to what young people & teachers are telling him & rethink his plans before it鈥檚 too late.
Tonight, hundreds of republicans packed into the Lansdowne Hotel to launch Sinn F茅in鈥檚 campaign to elect three MLAs in North Belfast.
Sinn F茅in is standing three candidates: Car谩l N铆 Chuil铆n, Gerry Kelly & Maighread N铆 Chonghaile.
Next year鈥檚 Assembly election is the most important in generations.
It is an opportunity to support Sinn F茅in鈥檚 strong leadership & show that change across the North is unstoppable.
To send a message to those who want to drag us back to the past that there will be No Going Back.
Every vote will count.
Together, let鈥檚 make history & elect three Sinn F茅in MLAs in North Belfast!
鈽橈笍馃幎 Dea-sc茅al!
Belfast City Council has tonight voted to bid to host Fleadh Cheoil na h脡ireann for a third consecutive year in 2028!
This year鈥檚 Fleadh brought 1.6 million people to Belfast, with an incredible atmosphere on the streets of our city.
With the Fleadh already set to return next year, here鈥檚 hoping we can make it three years in a row! 馃幓
Desperately sad news about Ciara Mageean.
Ciara gave us so many moments of pride & joy through her incredible achievements in athletics, but her impact went far beyond the track.
A proud Gael with strong roots in her local camogie club, she was an exceptional role model who inspired so many through her sporting achievements & the courage, honesty & dignity with which she faced her illness.
Ireland has lost someone truly special.
My thoughts & deepest sympathies are with her husband, family, friends & everyone who loved her. 馃
People want to see political leadership, & First Minister Michelle O鈥橬eill & all Sinn F茅in Ministers will turn up for people every day.
The DUP鈥檚 actions are economic sabotage, caused by their internal divisions & turmoil.
The people will decide who represents them as First Minister. Not the DUP.
Yesterday鈥檚 actions by Gavin Robinson & the DUP are driven by arrogance & supremacy.
The DUP鈥檚 internal leadership problems & divisions have left them in turmoil.
The days of domination & supremacy are over.
The days of treating nationalists as second-class citizens are over.
And there is no going back.
Sinn F茅in will keep turning up every day & standing up for people.
John Finucane MP retweeted
The comments by DUP leader Gavin Robinson today were arrogant and supremacist.
The DUP is consumed with their own internal leadership troubles and divisions. They are in turmoil.
The days of domination and supremacy are over.
The days of treating people like second class citizens are over.
There will be no going back.
Not now, and not ever.
I, as First Minister, will be at the Assembly on Monday morning, along with Sinn F茅in鈥檚 Ministers, to continue our work.
We will keep showing up every day for people.
Our nurses, healthcare staff & public sector workers deserve to be paid fairly for the work they do.
But today鈥檚 British government budget has once again failed to provide the money needed to make that happen.
Why should a nurse working in Belfast be treated as worth less than a nurse doing the same job in Manchester, Cardiff or Edinburgh?
It鈥檚 simply not fair.
Sinn F茅in will always stand up for our workers & keep fighting to make sure they get the pay they deserve.
Some within political unionism want to drag our society back to the days of domination & supremacy.
But the days of nationalists being treated as second-class citizens are over.
There is no going back.
I鈥檓 in London today standing alongside the family of Sean Brown as they continue their fight for truth & justice.
Almost 30 years after Sean鈥檚 murder, his family are still being dragged through the courts by the British government.
Five judges have already made clear that a public inquiry is needed, yet the British government continues to fight it.
What are they so determined to hide?
Bridie & her family have suffered enough. It鈥檚 long past time they were granted the full public inquiry they deserve.
Almost 30 years after Sean Brown was brutally murdered, Bridie & her family are still fighting for truth & justice.
Tomorrow, the Brown family will be in the British Supreme Court in London, continuing a fight that no family should ever have been put through.
The treatment of Bridie & her family by the British government has been nothing short of disgraceful.
I鈥檒l be in London to stand alongside them tomorrow & support their ongoing fight for justice.
Bridie & her family have suffered enough. They deserve the full truth about Sean鈥檚 murder.
