SDLP Cllr @lisburnccc - Father - Engineer - Passionate about positively changing this place - From Derry live in Newtownbreda - @sdlplive
Joined March 2014
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Cllr John Gallen retweeted
The DUP, spiralling and desperate, is unable to muster any positive argument for the status quo.
So those of us who want change need to build a positive vision of the north and the Ireland we want to build.
Not going back isn't enough, we need a plan to move forward too.
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
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.
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
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%.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
I'll be honest: I don't care. And I'm not alone.
This place has no Budget and my constituents are fed up being told that DUP psychodrama is more important than their public services.
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has left the Democratic Unionist Party. bbc.in/4AtLxkL
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
Truly one of the greats of Irish athletics but so much more than her medals. Ciara had a gift not just for sport but for connecting with people, an energy & wisdom that was clear in the earliest years of her career.
An inspiration to so many. Life can be so vibrant and so cruel
ALT Imagine of the late, incredible Ciara Mageean
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
West Belfast SDLP candidate Gerard sees 'opportunity' for party in next year's elections
belfastmedia.com/west-belfas…
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
Pretty poor response Eoin. I had the privilege of representing people in UB for almost 30 years, 17 of them as an MLA
Despite no longer holding an elected position I & my colleagues turned up to give support & voice to the people when they needed it the most @SDLPlive
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
True, deep reconciliation has to come from honest encounter and exchange with questions of history, power and injustice.
Absenting oneselves at the most challenging moments will not work.
The next generation should not have to relive the traumas of the past at Drumcree.
"When Pandora's box was closed, all that remained was hope. That is the challenge for this chamber today".
@naomi_long
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
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 😇)
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
The best kept secret in Northern Ireland?
If you haven’t visited us then you’re missing out. Home to some of the best local producers in Northern Ireland, there is always friendly banter at our boutique market.
Find us behind Inns Cross Shops in the rear car park
📆 Sat 3rd Oct
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
The last week has proven this region can do extraordinary things.
Dysfunction and division are not inevitable but a choice.
If either SF or the DUP made a self-interested choice to collapse Government again it would only be an acknowledgement of their own failure.
"This is cynical, but could be electorally effective. When Sinn Féin last collapsed Stormont, it was handsomely rewarded by nationalist voters. But there is a risk that this is simply too transparent..." tinyurl.com/bd6rjrf5
✍️ @SJAMcBride
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
More than 300 campervans/caravans sleeping under the Belfast cranes. #Fleadh 🎼
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
Let's be clear.
The DUP is a scandal-hit wreck but Sinn Féin is trying to deflect from their total failure to deliver Casement, the A5 or anything of substance with the historic mandate they were given.
It won't work.
Northern Ireland's devolved government's institutions are in "a precarious place" as the "wheels are coming off Stormont", according to Sinn Féin.
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says Conor Murphy should “tighten his nuts” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdew…
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
This headline might make you think this is a normal accounting process.
It isn't- it's the Executive imposing a brutal 5 per cent cut on itself by refusing to agree a Budget.
Stormont officials will have legal powers to spend up to 95% of last year's funding from Saturday, as a deadline passes without an Executive budget.
bbc.in/4w4zWG7
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
A 13-point turnaround between the SDLP and Alliance in just three years.
In 2023, Alliance led the SDLP by 10 points in this poll.
A clear vision for a shared New Ireland, effective Opposition politics and Claire Hanna’s leadership have helped build real momentum.
EXCLUSIVE: DUP falls to 5-yr-low as UUP becomes most popular unionist party in @LucidTalk poll. SF & Alliance also hit new lows as SDLP makes gains 🧵
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🟢SF 22% (-2)
🔷UUP 16% (+3)
🟧DUP 15% (-3)
🔴SDLP 13% (+2)
◼️TUV 12% (+1)
🟡Alliance 10% (-1)
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
Three years ago the SDLP was on 6% and written off.
Constructive Opposition, a hugely popular leader and most importantly a hopeful vision for our future has transformed that.
We can build something new on this island.
Join us:
sdlp.ie/join_the_team
EXCLUSIVE: DUP falls to 5-yr-low as UUP becomes most popular unionist party in @LucidTalk poll. SF & Alliance also hit new lows as SDLP makes gains 🧵
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🟢SF 22% (-2)
🔷UUP 16% (+3)
🟧DUP 15% (-3)
🔴SDLP 13% (+2)
◼️TUV 12% (+1)
🟡Alliance 10% (-1)
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Cllr John Gallen retweeted
Welcome for a senior minister for speak in clear terms about the economic benefits of constituional change, in this case currency.
For more on the advantages of a single currency on a landmass, see UK Treasury analysis ahead of Scottish indyref 😇
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said a united Ireland operating within a single currency would bring a number of benefits to the island
rte.ie/news/politics/2026/07…
