I am delighted to celebrate the phenomenal success of a truly outstanding young man: Corin Murray from Ballynahinch, the new minor world champion in Irish dancing. At just nine years of age,...

During the Easter recess, news emerged that the unrepentant sectarian mass murderer Sean Kelly had been convicted of yet another terrorist-related offence. Following an IRA parade in December...

I have mentioned sport many times in here. I am passionate about it and about how it brings our community together. There were some outstanding moments over recess in Lagan Valley that I want to...

This Thursday marks International Workers' Day. May Day is the iconic date on which we celebrate the historical and more recent struggles and achievements of workers and organised labour in...

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the brutal, devastating and evil murder of William Heenan by the Provisional IRA in my constituency of South Down. On 3 May 1985 at 7.10 am, William...

Before the House rose for Easter, I placed a petition in the Business Office. It was a simple petition to refer the Infrastructure Minister's decision to impose Irish-language signage at Grand...

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany by British troops on 15 April 1945. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, it...

As was discussed in the House yesterday, the UK Supreme Court ruled last week that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

An issue that is affecting many of our towns and communities across Northern Ireland is the ever-increasing number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the urgent need for tougher, smarter...