Lilith - oh please. He’ll never learn to speak in this environment. Norm - hey everybody Baby Fredrick - Norm! Classic 😂 #Cheers #GeorgeWendt

Mothers facing postpartum mental health struggles deserve specialist care without being separated from their babies. I welcome the Minister’s renewed commitment to deliver a mother & baby unit in Belfast this year. It’s long overdue, we will keep pushing until it’s delivered.

We were delighted to welcome Minister Andrew Muir MLA to Dogs Trust Ballymena Rehoming Centre yesterday! A fantastic opportunity to view our facilities, meet the dedicated team, and discuss delivering together on improved welfare for dogs in NI. Thanks Buddy the dog for a waggy welcome!

Today DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA has launched his Animal Welfare Pathway detailing 10 key reforms, aimed at enhancing and delivering improved animal welfare in Northern Ireland. Learn more about the pathways and what they mean for companion animals tinyurl.com/328pmuvn.

Our chair Dr Julie Anderson spoke to BBC Spotlight NI about the fact there is still no Mother and Baby Unit up and running in NI and that poor data collection - could mean the need for perinatal services is underestimated👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thank you to everyone who filled the Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast to support Sing4Stroke and raise awareness of our 'Saving Brains' campaign🎶👏 The zero commitment choir learnt 'Seasons of Love' from Rent in three parts in under two hours 💜 What a fantastic night! 🎤

Pleased to see proposed Bill in the NI Assembly. Creating a society where breastfeeding is visible, supported & protected is vital. Also need a well-resourced public info campaign-parents need to know their rights & the public needs to understand them too. sinnfein.ie/news/dillon-en…

And that’s a wrap! Biggest, boobiest & sunniest Breastival yet. Amazing festival - over 2000 in Ormeau Park today Enjoying the music, picnics, activities, talks, info stalls & marketplace! So much to do! Thanks to everyone who came along and big shout out to all our volunteers!

Looking forward to seeing MLAs tomorrow at our Long Gallery event & launch of #MoreThanMilk 📷🤱exhibition. Still buzzing from the success of Breastival in Ormeau Park & ready to bring key issues to our policymakers!

So sad to hear of the passing of children's author Allan Alberg. Each, Peach, Pear, Plum was a favourite of mine as a child, that same book is now a favourite of my daughter's. "Plum pie in the sun, I spy... everyone!' 🥧 ☀️ 📚

It was a pleasure to sponsor the Breastival #MoreThanMilk exhibition today at Stormont. Lovely to see so many happy babies in the Long Gallery ! Breastfeeding has clear benefits for both mum and baby but unfortunately NI has some of the lowest rates of breastfeeding.

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, “Thank you to everyone championing breastfeeding in NI. Your work makes a real difference. Wishing Breastival’s #MoreThanMilk event every success!” We're looking forward to continued work w/ Department of Health on its draft🤱Action Plan. #WBW2025

Beautiful day for the beautiful game. AC Milan Vs Leeds United at the AVIVA Stadium. Life long fan Austin Orr finally gets the chance to see them play. *Chefs kiss* ⚽💋 🏆

📣 New Department of Health draft 🤱Breastfeeding Action Plan is out for consultation to help shape better breastfeeding support in NI where we’ve some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. Share your views before 17 Aug. 🔗consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/doh-1/5a6a3e6c/

The results are in! Thanks to the 340,000+ respondents of this years #NationalDogSurvey, we have learnt a LOT about the nation’s dogs 🐶 Swipe to get your paws on some of our findings 👉 Can you spot your dogs’ name or breed in the rankings? Let us know!

Great to see Northern Ireland Companion Animal Welfare Group up at Stormont today! Alliance Party is a party of animal welfare. As Minister, I am moving forward with my Animal Welfare Pathway this mandate to improve protections for dogs and cats. Nuala McAllister MLA Peter McReynolds MLA John Blair MLA Cllr Hannah Irwin

.Andrew Muir MLA pledges his support for animal welfare reform at @NICAWG’s Stormont event. Minister Muir published his Animal Welfare Pathway earlier this year which sets out measures to enhance current legislation around dog ownership. bit.ly/3KtPhh3