Suzanne Breen
Belfast Telegraph
United Kingdom
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Call to close ‘eyesore embankment’ to restore Ormeau Park to former glory
Ormeau Park should be reconnected to the Lagan with families able to enjoy the riverbank and the current “eyesore” embankment closed, according to a former Green Party councillor. → Read More
Overwhelming support for return of PSNI’s 50:50 recruitment rule
Three times as many people who identify as neither unionist nor nationalist support a return to the 50:50 recruitment policy for the PSNI than oppose it. → Read More
Majority of middle ground say NI should remain as an integral part of the UK – poll
The majority of people who identify as neither unionist or nationalist believe Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK, according to a new poll. → Read More
Mutiny aboard the good ship unionism
The political threesome that has taken centre stage in unionism will be seriously put to the test by the protocol deal expected next week. → Read More
UUP at death’s door and in dire need of radical reform, warns explosive report
A political consultant who joined the Ulster Unionists has described the party as being on “life support, just waiting for someone to turn off the switch”. → Read More
Daithi's ‘fighting spirit’ prevails despite failure to pass organ donor law
A six-year-old boy who needs a new heart asked for the DUP’s help on Valentine’s Day to pass an organ donation law that could save his life. → Read More
Bunting ‘doctored’ pay slip after claim she had been fined, watchdog told
A public services watchdog has heard allegations that former councillor Jolene Bunting “doctored” a wage slip and wrongly claimed to have been fined for allowing Britain First member Jayda Fransen to sit on the mayoral chair in Belfast City Hall. → Read More
Hooded Men say they were tortured like inmates at Guantanamo Bay in BBC Northern Ireland Troubles documentary
Two men who were among 14 “human guinea pigs” tortured in a British Army camp in Northern Ireland have compared their treatment to those abused by the US military at Guantanamo Bay in a new documentary. → Read More
NI political parties divided on government’s decision to block Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill
Politicians in Northern Ireland are deeply divided on the government blocking Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill and on whether similar legislation should be introduced here. → Read More
Electricity firm won’t speak to me over £900 bill for my ill and elderly mum, claims MLA Alex Easton
An MLA has blasted an electricity company for not paying back hundreds of pounds he claims it overcharged his ill and elderly mother. → Read More
Suzanne Breen: Whirlwind week suggests a renewed focus on protocol deal, but still bumpy road ahead
Four VIP political visitors to Northern Ireland in 24 hours, and we’re only two weeks into 2023. → Read More
Suzanne Breen: There’s light at the end of the tunnel between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
After endless Brexit argy-bargy, it was all perfectly pleasant when Jeffrey met Leo. → Read More
Suzanne Breen: Mary Lou McDonald’s ‘exclusion’ yet another first-class farce by the British Government
Whether a conspiracy or a cock-up was to blame, another first-class farce directed by the government was played out at NIO headquarters in Belfast city centre today. → Read More
Suzanne Breen: Pessimism the prevailing attitude after continually being let down by leaders
Three years ago, the political mood here couldn’t have been more different from the grimness and gloom that now grips Northern Ireland. → Read More
Heaton-Harris and Cleverly to meet NI parties in bid to restore institutions
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is meeting political and business leaders in Belfast today to discuss the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol. → Read More
Former Belfast PUP councillor Dr John Kyle to leave politics just 10 months after joining UUP
Veteran unionist councillor Dr John Kyle, who joined the UUP 10 months ago, is leaving electoral politics. → Read More
Suzanne Breen: It’s the same old story, the DUP falling for empty promises from the Tories
Once again Northern Ireland people are second-class citizens, and the DUP has been duped by a Tory government. All this repetition would be boring, if the issue wasn’t so serious. → Read More
Alliance proposes new annual festival as part of ambitious plan to help revitalise Belfast city centre
Alliance is set to launch an ambitious plan to revitalise Belfast which includes a new annual festival based in the city centre. → Read More
We’re paying the price for DUP and Tory blunders, says Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy
Sinn Fein has blasted the DUP and the Tories in its response to the chancellor’s autumn budget. → Read More
Suzanne Breen- LucidTalk poll: 59% call for Dublin role in NI if Assembly not restored
Almost six in 10 people want Dublin to have a role in governing Northern Ireland if Stormont closes, according to a new poll. → Read More