- Supporting the drive for internet safety
Ulster Unionist youth development officer and spokesman for the community and voluntary sector, Kenny Donaldson, has welcomed the annual European Safer Internet Day. - INLA decommissioning welcomed
The Ulster Unionist Party has welcomed the announcement that the INLA has disposed of its weapons, describing it as ';the next step along Northern Ireland's long road to peace';.
Durkan and SDLP have taken huge steps towards peaceLeader of the Ulster Unionist Party Sir Reg Empey has paid tribute to Mark Durkan who stepped down as Leader of the SDLP this week describing him as a dedicated and hard working Leader.
Forest and woodland planting way behind scheduleTom Elliott, the Ulster Unionist spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Development, has criticised Minister Gildernew after learning that official targets set for the planting of forest and woodland are far behind schedule.
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Ulster Unionist health spokesperson, John McCallister MLA, has joined UUP MLA for South Antrim, Danny Kinahan, in calling for a cultural shift around blood donation - "the need is too great, and too close to home, to ignore".
"Given that just 7% of those eligible to donate blood actually do so on a regular basis, it is clear that we need to take this a lot more seriously. Blood donation must become a community expectation, rather than an exceptional act.
Speaking after it was revealed that the recent cold snap brought blood bank levels perilously low, Danny Kinahan said that the events of last week brought the urgency of need home to roost. [more]
Tom Elliott MLA with Business Students from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown who visited Stormont on Monday. It included students from Zimbabwe, India, Taiwan and Northern Ireland.
Clip courtesy of www.fermanagh.tv
