Paul Doherty

Belfast is now a Right To Food city following my motion being passed at council tonight! Access to food is a human right. I will contine to fight to ensure a Right to Food is enshrined in law & to end the scandal of hunger and foodbanks in our communities once and for all.

Speaking to UTV Live tonight about the growing impact of holiday hunger. At Foodstock, we’re seeing more families struggling to put food on the table and more parents skipping meals, just so their kids don’t go without. This is no way to live, but for many, it’s the reality.…

Honoured to join the St John Ambulance West Belfast Unit tonight to recognise the incredible volunteers who give so much to our city. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things - stepping up, saving lives, and strengthening our communities with every hour they give. On behalf…

Joined tonight’s protest at Erskine House and up to City Hall as the people of Belfast came together to demand an end to government complicity of genocide in Gaza. It was a wall of noise 📢 We will not be silent while children are bombed and starved. 🇵🇸✊ #EndTheGenocide

It was an honour to host a special reception for Aeracha Uladh GAC at Belfast City Hall tonight — Ulster’s first LGBTQ+ inclusive GAA club. They’re breaking down barriers, building community, and inspiring a new generation to get involved in Gaelic sport. Proud to stand with…

Proud to launch the MSCNI Junior Super League 2025 today - an amazing celebration of diversity, unity, culture and community. ⚽🌍 Huge credit to Jahswill Emmanuel and the team for creating such a positive initiative which is bringing so many people together from across the…

🏳️‍🌈 Fantastic to launch Belfast Pride 2025 at City Hall - the biggest Pride festival on this island. This year’s theme, “No Going Back,” says it all. Belfast stands with our LGBTQIA+ community in solidarity, in celebration, and with unwavering support - always. 💪 #BelfastPride…

🏳️‍🌈 Honoured to launch Belfast Pride 2025 - the biggest Pride festival on the island of Ireland! Pride is more than a celebration - it’s a statement of who we are as a city: open, inclusive, and proud of our diversity. Thank you to everyone who makes this happen. Let’s make…

Great to welcome Billy Beane and Luke Bornn to Belfast City Hall tonight – two true innovators in the world of sport. Billy’s Moneyball story (which became a Brad Pitt movie) changed baseball forever, while Luke is leading the way in using data and analytics across top clubs in…

Fantastic meeting with @PaulDoherty___ Deputy Mayor in Belfast! He will speaking at #right2food Conference on september 13th @LifeSciWestmin @edi_uow on value of lived experiences &co creation of future services @Foodstock__ @ReginaKeith1 @IanByrneMP @DrSharonNG @PeterBonfield

I met with Regina Murphy Keith in Belfast today to discuss taking part in the upcoming Right to Food Conference and the growing momentum behind this important campaign. Access to food must be recognised as a fundamental human right for all. Hunger is a political choice, and as…

Attended the National Day of Commemoration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin this morning. We gathered to reflect on those irish men and irish women who lost their lives in war and in the service of peace around the world. As Deputy Mayor of Belfast, it was a privilege…

An honour to speak with President Michael D. Higgins today and thank him, on behalf of the people of Belfast, for his lifelong service to Ireland. His compassion, leadership, and commitment to social justice continues to inspire us all. @PresidentIRL

On the ground tonight at Broadway. All quiet at the Royal site and Park Centre. It’s disappointing to see attempts continuing to build the bonfire in the Village area, despite clear warnings about the risks to public safety – including serious concerns around asbestos and the…

Are you in London in September 2025? Please join our Right to Food Conference following hosting the 2024 World Public Health Nutrition congress @ReginaKeith1 @DrSharonNG @IanByrneMP @NoChildBehindUK @Food_Foundation @LifeSciWestmin @PeterBonfield @dibyeshanand @PaulDoherty___

Gaels Against Genocide pictured outside Casement Park as they presented a £30,000 cheque to help puchase a mobile maternity unit. The money was raised through a number of initiatives including a sponsored walk across GAA clubs in west Belfast and online donations to a…

These firefighters are sadly too often attacked by youths while responding to fires in areas of West Belfast. And yet - they still turn up, day after day, putting their lives at risk to keep us safe. Today, that same team ran a fundraising carwash in support of Foodstock -…

Once again this summer, we are working to lift pressure from hundreds of families when it comes to the extortionate cost of school uniforms. #CommunitySolidarity

Students & staff from the Social Work pathway programme @QUBWPU presented @Paul Doherty___ @Foodstock __ with hampers & donations for the solidarity hub. It was great to see Foodstock’s fantastic work & community outreach across Belfast to tackle #poverty & empower communities.

Today at our Solidarity Hub: ✅️ Jobs - Civil Service jobs available: call in and apply between 10am and 12pm ✅️ Advice - Apply for Free School Meals, Uniform Grant or support with UC and more. 1pm-4pm ✅️ Preloved School Uniform Hub - Take what you need, drop off what you…

BDC ICTU Tue 2025 in ICC Belfast @irishcongress @NIC_ICTU @BDTUC @NUJofficial @nipsa @NASUWT_NI @INTOnews @GMBNI @SIPTU @forsa_union_ie @UNISONNI @UniteunionNI @CraigavonTC @NUJBelfast @derrynorthwestn