SOS Daisy Hill Hospital PBP Support Daisy Hill Maternity March On Sunday, thousands in Newry marched in support of maternity services as it faces imminent suspension by the Southern Trust. The march was organised by the SOS Daisy Hill campaign in conjunction with Unison the Union. 26 Oct 2026
Derry Disparity for Derry. No New A&E at Altnagelvin. Harkin: Decision Against Emergency Department Underscores Stormont Regional Disparity Policy 17 Oct 2026
Public Sector Pay Deal Workers Need At Least 10% and They Need It Now Call Meetings in Your Job on Monday: "Union leaders have called off the action for next Wednesday, but they cannot deliver on the basis of what the Government has put on the table. Pressure must be sustained to ensure workers get at least 10% and get it now. The money is there to pay for it." 16 Oct 2026
Public Sector Pay Deal Brilliant Display of Worker Power and Solidarity Escalate the Action to Win: Commitment to Real Pay Increases Needed. 14 Oct 2026
Strike Solidarity with Public Sector Workers Set to be the biggest strike of the 2010s or 2020s, Wednesday 14 October will see schools, public offices, health centres and hospitals blocked by pickets as 300,000 workers unite in a national picket. The potential is hard to overstate. 13 Oct 2026
People Power People Power Forced Drumcree U-Turn "It didn’t come from the courts... Nor did it come from a Secretary of State... It came from the community... and thousands of ordinary people standing with them over the past two weeks. Working class communities organised from below forced every institution... to move." 9 Oct 2026
Newry We Need An All-Island Health Configuration "We have unfortunately been down this road before with the hospital. It’s not the first time we have been at a public meeting in Newry like this. Each time the cuts get deeper. ... We need to practically change course, or else Daisy Hill’s Emergency Department will be next." Newry Rep Marc Mac Seáin 5 Oct 2026
Children's Health Proposed "Commission of Investigation" into Child Spinal Care Yet Another Failure For Children Paul Murphy TD says "Public Tribunal of Inquiry necessary to get to the bottom of systematic failures" 29 Sep 2026
stormont MLAs Pocket Pay Rises While Workers Wait MLA Gerry Carroll and Cllr Shaun Harkin condemn proposals for a further pay rise for MLAs, just months after they were handed an increase of almost 27%. "This is a slap in the face to health workers, civil servants and every public sector worker still waiting on a pay award." 17 Sep 2026
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