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Carroll: Stormont Stalemate Robbing Thousands of a Second Chance at Education

Carroll: Stormont Stalemate Robbing Thousands of a Second Chance at Education

”Cutting these courses means cutting routes out of low pay and poverty. The consequences stretch much further too, with part-time FE staff losing hours and apprenticeship numbers falling.” MLA Gerry Carroll

25 Sep 2026

Extern Workers and Volunteers in front of their office

Carroll: Extern Offices Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

"People seeking help with housing are not a threat to children. Many are parents themselves. Treating them as a danger only deepens the stigma that stops people reaching out for help.”

23 Sep 2026

Shaun Harkin with a poster advertising the Derry Trades Union Council poster for the rally to Stop the Public Transport Cuts. Background Foyle St Bus Depot, Derry.

Harkin: Defend Public Transport - No Service Cuts, No Fare Hikes

Vastly expanding the public transport network, both bus and rail, is critical for addressing congestion, pollution, accessibility, affordability and regional disparities. The Infrastructure Minister and Stormont Executive can't sit on their hands while damaging cuts are imposed.

22 Sep 2026

Carroll Brings Toxic Lough Neagh Water into Assembly Chamber: "Would any MLA Take a Sip?"

Carroll Brings Toxic Lough Neagh Water into Assembly Chamber: "Would any MLA Take a Sip?"

"This disaster was created by the Going for Growth strategy... On Saturday, thousands will march for clean water at Stormont. Fishers, farmers, swimmers, trade unionists, from every community. Clean water isn't orange or green. It's a fundamental right."

22 Sep 2026

MLAs Pocket Pay Rises While Workers Wait

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

O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts

O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts

"Many girls were subject to discipline and left in fear for campaigning to wear trousers. Their bravery should be fully recognised."

14 Sep 2026

Harkin: Strike Action Can Put it Up to Stormont Political Establishment

Harkin: Strike Action Can Put it Up to Stormont Political Establishment

People power action can knock the powers in government to the sideline and overpower those outside it who want to incite division, scapegoat migrants and the vulnerable. Strikes are a force that people can use to challenge the political establishment. We're with the workers.

4 Sep 2026

Zero Action on Teacher Workload - Carroll Backs Teachers' Strike Mandate

Zero Action on Teacher Workload - Carroll Backs Teachers' Strike Mandate

"The Independent Review of Workload reported in November 2025. Ten months on, its 27 recommendations still are not implemented."

2 Sep 2026

Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response

Unprecedented Environmental Destruction Deserves Unprecedented Response

The images of birds trapped and choking in the toxic sludge spreading across Lough Neagh are horrifying. People are rightly disgusted by what they are seeing unfold every day. These scenes are not natural. They show the scale of the ecological disaster unfolding. Rally Antrim town Thurs Aug 27.

27 Aug 2026