This was the moment Jeffrey Donaldson arrived in Court in Newry.

Donaldson (61) is facing 11 charges: one count of rape, one count of gross indecency towards a child and nine counts of indecent assault on a female. The allegations relate to two complainants Belfast Telegraph

Demand is already billions ahead of what is available.

MLAs are proposing a number of policies without paying for them.

No government can operate like this and be effective.

My thoughts in today's The Irish News irishnews.com/opinion/david-…

David McCann: Executive needs to do a few things well instead of lots poorly
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Motions with unfunded promises have been debated across the Assembly but everything being a priority is part of the problem. irishnews.com/opinion/david-…

This will mean the 4th co-option of this mandate. 50% of co-options since 2022 will have been in APNI.

Amazing night for Cavehill

Writing in tomorrow's The Irish News about why the Executive needs to focus on doing a few things well rather than a lot of things poorly.

The raft of motions is a worrying early sign.

Remembering ... the late Dr Éamon Phoenix.
His family are collecting photos & other material.
Contact: [email protected] 🖊️

More pressure on Alliance and the DUP to confirm their own intentions.

#OnThisDay 1970, Alliance Party is founded.

Knowing that Swann was the candidate before the restoration of the Executive it begs the question why they put him the role?

The whole point of picking Health and going in was letting him finish the job.

Tim Collins 'The position of the Alliance Party is at least vaguely if not broadly pro-nationalist.'

Last year the UUP leader said 'I don't believe they (APNI) are part of any pan nationalist front'

You say fun run, we say Parkrun!

For once FPTP will likely help the Lib Dems. They can get less votes and pick up 20 more seats on this model.

The Irish government ran a budget surplus of €8.3bn (£7.1bn) last year, equivalent to just under 3% of national income. bbc.in/4b2TC2O

Two wonderful panels speaking at yesterday's event- Our MP panel made up of Claire Hanna Stephen Farry MP and Paul Maskey and chaired by David McCann. Our youth panel represented PiA participants Chloe Martin and Sabrina Baptista, Secondary Students’ Union NI and DiverseYouth NI, chaired by Kazim Tug

Really great event today. Politics In Action schools pressed the SofS on many issues.

👏 A fantastic experience hearing from students on the issues that matter most to them at today’s Politics In Action event at Queen's University Belfast 🎓.

🏫 It was great to see so many young people from across #NorthernIreland engaging and showing a keen interest in politics.

🚨Panel discussion hosted by David McCann with Alliance Party MP Stephen Farry MP, Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey & The SDLP MP Claire Hanna.

Audience of young people from a range of schools across island of Ireland are here for the Politics In Action event.

James is there.

❗️🗣'Get involved in politics' - that's the message to young people from the panel here at the Politics In Action event.

Hosted by the brilliant David McCann, the discussion is made up of MPs Claire Hanna, Paul Maskey, Stephen Farry MP.