Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has welcomed a €4.2million (£4million) investment from the Irish Government to develop a historic building in Bellaghy. The Bellaghy Bawn will be developed into a hub for writers with the investment from the Shared Island Fund. The Bawn is a short distance from the … Continue reading McGlone Welcomes £4million Shared Island Investment at Bellaghy Bawn
REGISTER HERE SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone is hosting a ‘Future for Business in Europe’ event in Cookstown next month. The event will take place at the Glenavon Hotel on Friday October 6 from 10am to 12.30pm. Among the speakers will be Irish Government Minister of State for European Affairs Peter Burke TD, Manufacturing … Continue reading McGlone to host ‘Future for Business in Europe’ event
The acclaimed US civil rights activist and poet Maya Angelou once wrote that we are all the sum total of everything we’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told and forgotten. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, she argues, we should try to make sure that our experiences are positive. In a … Continue reading Irish News Platform: We need a meaningful conversation about how British identity can be accommodated within a new Ireland.
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster Patsy McGlone led a delegation of Mid Ulster SDLP representatives and party members, following an invitation from the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, at the unveiling of a bronze bust of the late John Hume with the Hume family in Leinster House on the anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday … Continue reading Mid Ulster SDLP attend unveiling of John Hume bust in Leinster House
SDLP Rural Communities Spokesperson Patsy McGlone has said that an All-Island Agri-Food sector has huge potential. He was speaking at the SDLP Conference in Derry. Mid Ulster MLA Mr McGlone said, “The North’s agri-food sector makes a huge contribution to this place and has gained a reputation around the world for our first-class produce. This … Continue reading McGlone: All-Island Agri-Food sector has huge potential
SDLP Rural Communities Spokesperson Patsy McGlone has said the British government must return the EU’s act of good faith in negotiations over the Protocol. Mr McGlone was speaking after the EU extended grace periods around the sale of veterinary medicines to the North from Britain. Mr McGlone said the move would be a relief to … Continue reading McGlone: British government must return EU act of good faith
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has welcomed a commitment from the EU to invest €235m in Ireland through the PEACE PLUS programme. PEACE PLUS is a new cross-border EU programme to strengthen peace and reconciliation and cross-border cooperation. It replaces previous INTERREG and PEACE funding. The investment will be targeted in a number of … Continue reading McGlone welcomes PEACE PLUS programme funding
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said the British government’s Protocol legislation would put livelihoods in the North at risk. He was speaking after the NI Dairy Council said the Protocol was working for the industry, and urged the government against changes to the current trade rules. Mr McGlone said the performance of the … Continue reading McGlone: Johnson’s reckless Protocol legislation will wreck livelihoods
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