Cllr DENISE JOHNSTON
@DENISEJOHNSTO10
SDLP Councillor for Moyola. Committed to reconciliation of our people. Despise the infliction of violence on innocent people. Head of History/ Politics @slg
This is how I like to think of them, up there walking on heavenly beaches knowing the seeds they planted have taken root and those who follow will nurture their crop. Rest easy your work is done and we remain forever in your debt.
‘No Irish. No Blacks. No Dogs’ - No Opinions! Labelling Ireland’s Criticism of #Netanyahu ‘s War Crimes in #Gaza & #WestBank as ‘Anti-Semitism’ is Racist Slur against Irish people. A reprehensible rhetorical device - designed to silence criticism of #EthnicCleansing & #Genocide
First Minister and Deputy First Minister kept reporters waiting hours for a press conference which their own office called - then cancelled it at the very last minute. @niamh_journo reports belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-a…
Lovely to meet up with my old friend @EugeneReavey1 at the Hume Foundation event in memory of our great friend Seamus Mallon. @MiamiShowband @joecampbell @BreegeQuinn @peterbyrnejnr I’d recommend Eugene’s book about the horrific murder and cover up of his brothers. #Justice
There is nowhere else in Ireland and the UK where it is more dangerous to be a woman than here. That’s what we should be shouting about!
Newton Emerson on why managing a divided society means accepting some traditions we dislike including the Twelfth of July
Finally he gets it! The press ask FOI questions the public want answered but TEO delays inordinately or doesn’t answer at all, it’s an insult to the public. What it comes down to is an arrogance that in the next election the voters here will inevitably elect the same parties.
"Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly can’t do anything else but swan around and be photographed together because once exposed to questioning by a press pack, the cracks and crevices would open. "They have to avoid interviews. They don’t take questions. They make it…
These criticisms may well be true, but they are immeasurably truer of the Government Mary Lou's party leads in the north. Northerners are expected to live with abysmal levels of governance and be grateful for it. Would never wash down the road.
The National Development Plan review is yet another glossy document from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael with no detail and no delivery plan. It shows again that they are big on talk, short on action, utterly incapable of addressing the big crises impacting our society, especially in…
A ridiculous statement by anonymous account who switches off replies 🙄
It used to be under John Hume that whenever @sinnfeinireland claimed IRA murder was justified, the @sdlplive would have challenged that. Under @columeastwood and @ClaireHanna they no longer do that. It means young Nationalists don't know any better and are brought up on hate.
Tom Oliver tortured, shot dead in July 1991 - 'unsolved'. From @VillageMagIRE 2021. A murky affair: the Garda made no progress into the IRA murder of Tom Oliver until an intervention by Drew Harris, then with the PSNI, now Garda Commissioner. - Village Magazine…
A super game and a super young man - 19yrs of age - outstanding 💪 #TipperaryGAA #AllIrelandHurlingFinal
If I had my way there would be no political flags - none No burning of effigies - none No hate placards No glorification of paramilitaries/military No obstruction of truth & justice for all who were murdered A body to oversee, reward and punish appropriately. Clear enough?
The Windsor Framework has hampered the importation of young eels to NI in recent years, with Lough Neagh officials forced to turn to France for stocking rather than sourcing from UK waters. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environme…
Lol this is hilarious. The Phillies had a kiss cam and had the Phillie Phanatic re-enact the Coldplay affair😂
The suspension of eel fishing at Lough Neagh is devastating for local businesses and seasonal workers, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. The SDLP is demanding urgent support for those impacted and real action to save Lough Neagh before it’s too late.
‘Last month Sinn Féin joined with the UUP and TUV to support a DUP motion calling on agriculture minister Andrew Muir to halt the consultation into his department’s Nutrients Action Programme (NAP).Many of the proposals in the NAP are ….designed to save the waterway.’
Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh forced to close for 2025 irishnews.com/news/northern-…
SDLP assembly member Patsy McGlone spoke to Mr Muir on Thursday.“I have lobbied minister Muir previously and again recently for support for the fishing industry which has been affected by deteriorating environmental change in Lough Neagh,”
Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh forced to close for 2025 irishnews.com/news/northern-…
If stalwart applies to anyone - it’s to SDLP veteran Tommy Gallagher. He was dependable & dedicated-thoughtful & considered. Devoted husband, father, educator, politician & colleague. RIP Farewell to Belleek's Voice: SDLP stalwart Tommy Gallagher dies impartialreporter.com/news/25320367.…
Dáil Day meeting TDs & Senators to discuss: 🩻 All Island Healthcare 🚧 The A5 ☘️ Irish Language Funding ☘️ Shared Island 🗿 Ireland’s Ancient East Cross-border Crime 🗳️ Voting Age of 16 🏗️ Casement Park
This is what I had feared when I first raised concerns about the pausing of eel fishing back in May We in @SDLPlive will continue to seek compensation for our fishermen.
This is what I had feared when I first raised concerns about the pausing of eel fishing back in May We in @SDLPlive will continue to seek compensation for fishermen Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh forced to close for 2025 – The Irish News irishnews.com/news/northern-…
