SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called on Sinn Féin Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to find funding to…
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey
108,000 people across Derry council area living in poverty
ALMOST 110,000 people in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are living in poverty, according to a report…
Farrell: Arts Council funding must be distributed fairly
SDLP Councillor Rory Farrell has said the Minister for Communities, Deirdre Hargey, must “instruct the Arts Council” to distribute funding…
Durkan welcomes extension of eviction protection for private renters
SDLP Housing Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has welcomed a decision to extend the notice to quit period landlords have…
‘11,000 children facing poverty over Universal Credit cut’
A further 11,000 children in the North of Ireland could be pushed into poverty if plans to cut Universal Credit…
McLaughlin: Gas price increase latest blow to consumers
THE SDLP’s Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has said an increase in gas prices is the latest blow to consumers in…
Durkan questions Minister Hargey’s inaction on Afghan refugees
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has criticised a decision by the Department for Communities not to support calls…
Durkan calls out Sinn Féin’s state pension age hypocrisy
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has written to Sinn Féin Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey, asking her to outline…
Durkan: Growing levels of food poverty across North ‘indefensible’
SDLP social justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has deemed the growing levels of food poverty in the North of Ireland…
Deadline nears for public views on Clooney masterplan
LOCAL people are being urged to give their views on the draft masterplan for the future recreational development of the…