Chair of @sdlpmidulster. Avid reader. Keen gardener. Political anorak. Social Democrat. All views are my own. Bluesky- @ryanoneill10.bsky.social
Moneymore, Northern Ireland
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A few lines on my thoughts about the race for the Áras.
A Presidency for a New Ireland? The Real Question Behind the Humphreys Debate…
Ryan O’Neill Is Chair of the SDLP in Mid-Ulster The race for the Áras has been unusually muted—more a slow burn than a blaze—punctuated by brief spikes of interest for polit
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The North's most popular political leader! 🌹👏
The latest LucidTalk poll puts SDLP Leader @ClaireHanna top of the table with a 52% positive performance rating, up another two points!
We're building something new.
Join Us 👉 sdlp.ie/newmember
ALT SDLP leader Claire Hanna pictured beneath the headline “Northern Ireland’s Most Popular Political Leader"
ALT Bar chart comparing Northern Ireland’s party leaders’ positive performance ratings, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna topping the November 2026 LucidTalk poll.
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On 52%, Claire Hanna remains NI's most highly rated party leader. Worryingly for Alliance, the SDLP MP now has a considerable 14-point lead over Naomi Long among Alliance/Green voters. NI's second most popular leader is Jon Burrows on 45%.
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29 years of delay and denial of justice
29 years my mum Bridie has been waiting for answers
We would appreciate your support in our campaign for a public inquiry so we may eventually get the answers so has fought for for so long
@BellaghyGAC @Doiregaa @LondonGAA @UlsterGAA
SEÁN BROWN
The Campaign for a Public Inquiry
Ahead of the Sec of State’s appeal to the Supreme Court, Seán’s family invite you to an information awareness event in London.
🚨 Hammersmith Irish Cultural Centre
🚨 Wednesday 14 October at 1830
@theirishworld
@theirishpost
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Welcome this development, the provision for which the SDLP has been highlighting throughout this crisis.
Time for Garvaghy residents to be allowed to return to normality, for Stormont to get on with addressing public services & all of us get back to the work of reconciliation.
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚
PSNI Chief Constable has asked the Secretary of State to review the Parades Commission decision to permit Orangemen to parade along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road, @BBCNewsNI understands.
#Drumcree
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Pleased that Drumcree march can’t & won’t take place. It should never have got permission + it must never do again.
This has been a deliberate & wasteful problem, creating tensions & resource issues for the sheer hell of it.
Time to get back on track & to drown out the wreckers
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Today on #RTETWIP, @franmcnulty asked SDLP leader @ClaireHanna why the #Drumcree parade dispute is raising its head now.
TWIP will rebroadcast tonight at 23:15 on @RTEOne, as well as at 15:00, 18:30 and 22:00 on the RTÉ News Channel! 📺
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This would be an unforgivable failure of leadership from the entire Executive.
On the one hand saying the UK Government won't fund this place while simultaneously handing over all power to them.
The secretary of state has said he has instructed officials to consider "contingency plans" around a budget for Northern Ireland, in the ongoing absence of agreement from the executive on a funding offer.
bbc.in/4yppo6a
A woman surviving two attempts at lethal injection should horrify us all.
The death penalty is barbaric, vile and has no place in any civilised society.
State-sanctioned killing is not justice. Every nation that retains it should abolish it.
Tennessee woman Christa Pike is in hospital today after authorities "failed" to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her
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One of the founders of East Belfast GAA is to run for a Stormont seat in the constituency in next year’s Assembly election.
David McGreevy will contest the seat for the party in East Belfast alongside running for a council seat in the Ormiston area for Belfast City Council.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ybv2jvms
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East Belfast GAA co-founder to stand for SDLP in bid to become party’s first MLA in constituency belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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DUP have been smearing our party for 5 decades - we’ve been on the right side of the argument then and now.
Claire Hanna MP (BSc LLM 😇)
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I read this with astonishment.
There isn’t even a simple Q&A on their website - would gave saved confusion around determinations not being valid ‘after midnight’ (wrong) - and provided clarity for many.
The very first statutory duty of the PC is to promote greater understanding of parading - S 2 (1) (a).
This is the worst Parades Commission ever to have existed.
NEW: I asked the PC a few questions because of the wooly law/legal issues at play. The response is: "The Parades Commission issued a determination in respect of a parade by Portadown District LOL No. 1, notified to take place on 27th September 2026. The Commission has no further comment to make at this time.”
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The SDLP has stood for civil rights, non violence & dialogue for 5 decades and counting.
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I’ve been sent this (now deleted) post which I assumed was fake. It isn’t.
Do Alliance MLAs share Naomi Long’s view that the 🍊Order are the good Christians here and the protesters are the ones we should worry about?
A highly unusual endorsement given the 🍊Order’s admissions policy.
ALT A deleted x message outlining Justice Minister Naomi Long’s statement that she holds out hope for the Orange Order.
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SDLP Leader @ClaireHanna is on the Garvaghy Road, standing in solidarity with local residents.
She has spoken to the Chief Constable and Secretary of State to make clear: allowing this parade to proceed violates the rights of people who live here. They must see sense and stop it
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"This year the SDLP has some of the most articulate and passionate politicians in its front bench. Matthew O’Toole has made an outstanding job of making the Leader of Opposition meaningful and impactful. Daniel McCrossan adds weight to the leadership team. And most of the MLAs can all be let loose on TV without any fear of them dropping the ball."
Read Tom Kelly: tinyurl.com/3k3ymze6
