Conor Houston
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CEO @SDLPlive | CEO @NewIrelandComm | Visiting Chair Irish Studies @loyolamarymount LA | Co-Ordinating Ambassador @OneYoungWorld Belfast 2023
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Honoured to have been appointed
@SDLPlive
Director of Policy & Engagement!
I’m excited about engaging people across our society in an inclusive conversation about our future & how we realise the huge potential of all our people and our shared homeplace!
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I wish I could post this to my 17-year-old self who struggled with being gay:
Today I marched with thousands from across political, business, union, youth & civic society.
Today my nephew towered above, whilst my family, god-daughters & friends celebrated. This is us. 🏳️🌈❤️
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🚨1 Week Until
#AE22
🚨
Thanks to my friend, actor James Nesbitt for endorsing my campaign!
Next Thursday, you can vote for change!
#VoteHouston
#No1
#Strangford
@SDLPlive
Full exclusive story via
@NArdsChronicle
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Proud Lady Sylvia is my MP. She has been my whole adult life. She got my first vote when I was 18. Right now she is the only voice for the majority of people in NI ⬇️
MP Lady Hermon blasts Boris Johnson's Brexit plan, saying he "does not understand Northern Ireland."
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I am honoured to have been selected as
@SDLPlive
Assembly candidate for Strangford
It’s time for change
That’s why I’m stepping up to serve our community & to play my part in realising the enormous potential of the place we are all proud to call home
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One could be forgiven for thinking you haven’t read the Good Friday Agreement…
1 The border between Ireland and Northern Ireland is an international border between two different countries.
One could be forgiven for thinking occasionally from Irish Government public statements that sometimes they forget that.
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Got the keys to my beautiful new home in
#Comber
today - excited to be putting down roots here. Here’s to another exciting new chapter! 🙌
#newhome
#election
#strangford
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.
@BeattieDoug
-
@DanielJHannan
is wrong
My Irish identity is proudly infused with a sense of Britishness.
That doesn’t make me less Irish.
Nor does it undermine my ambition to build a truly reconciled Ireland for us ALL.
Wherever we are going, we are going there together.
Challenging article
“And it is here, it seems to me, that unionism has an unremarked edge over nationalism. Whereas unionism assumes you can be both British & Irish, there is no version of Irish nationalism that is not based on a rejection of Britishness”
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Let’s be on the side of peacemakers in Palestine & Israel.
Peace may seem impossible right now, but people said that about my home once.
Non-violence is the only way.
And there are people tonight in Israel & Palestine working for peace.
Let’s be in solidarity with them🕊️
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I won’t be deterred by a small minority who want to keep us trapped in the past who took down posters in
#Newtownards
last night
Thanks to all across our community who’ve expressed solidarity
I’ll keep campaigning to represent EVERYONE in the
#Strangford
constituency
@SDLPlive
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This is shameful & wrong.
Events like this are an insult to those of us who want to build a reconciled shared homeplace for ALL who live here, based on mutual respect.
Reconciliation demands better.
And we ALL have our role to play in building a truly reconciled society.
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Just to sincerely thank
@DUPpeterweir
& his team for retrieving one of my campaign posters! 🙌
Whilst we may disagree politically - it’s an example we don’t need to be disagreeable!
#AE22
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The welcome I’ve received from right across the
#Strangford
constituency is what is motivating me to keep promoting my positive, progressive & passionate campaign.
I won’t be deterred by this mindless graffiti.
#VoteHouston
#No1
#Strangford
@SDLPlive
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I’m stepping up to be a passionate, positive & progressive voice for everyone in the
#Strangford
constituency
#AE22
🗳
Thanks
@andrewtrimble14
for your support 🙌
Let’s make change happen & put
#PeopleFirst
@sdlplive
@NArdsChronicle
@DownRec
@BelTel
@irish_news
@freyamcc
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I’m standing in this election to create a better future & opportunities for everyone in this community.
I’m going to be a positive, progressive & passionate voice for all in
#Strangford
Those who continue to try to undermine my campaign will fail.
#VoteHouston
@SDLPlive
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What
@cjhumanrights
taught me as his student: human rights law, proportionality, a human rights based society for all.
What Colin did not teach me: anything sectarian (or biased). In fact. he taught me how to reject it. And to think for myself.
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“There is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace.” - David Trimble
A poignant moment of history tonight as the bust of David Trimble was unveiled at Leinster House. So special to see the genuine joy it brought Lady Daphne & the Trimble family.
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I’m standing to represent everyone in the
#Strangford
constituency.
Time for new politics - focused on delivery, working together & putting
#peoplefirst
Thanks to
@andrew_trimble
for this endorsement!
Let’s make change happen 🙌
#VoteHouston
#No1
🗳1️⃣
@SDLPlive
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Listening to Taoiseach
@MichealMartinTD
this morning on
@bbcradioulster
reminded me what a thoughtful, intelligent & compassionate leader he is - he genuinely cares about NI.
We need more statesmen & stateswomen with integrity across these islands at this time
#reconciliation
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I’ve had a truly special afternoon - listening to the wise words of one of our great Statesmen - the graceful, humble and courageous Seamus Mallon
Our generation has a great responsibility to realise the opportunities of his vision, courage and sacrifice.
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“There would not have been a peace process without John Hume. There would not have been a peace Agreement without David Trimble” -
Senator George Mitchell
#Agreement25
@QUBEngagement
@QUBelfast
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Feeling hopeful for the future after an uplifting walk & talk with
@JoelKeysNI
- his passion for our home, commitment to helping others & willingness to engage - is inspiring.
Thanks for the conversation Joel & looking forward to many more 🙌
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Superb piece by
@freyamcc
in todays
@IrishTimes
- whilst I may be in another party, it’s important to acknowledge the contribution that
@naomi_long
has made to changing politics in NI. Huge admiration & respect for her tenacity, hard work & public service
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Is there a single business/ farming/ community/ industry / NGO / civic/ youth group in NI agree with this?!
This position is reckless & a no deal would be damaging to ALL in our community.
No Brexit deal is better than bad deal, DUP deputy leader tells conference
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Her only wish was to marry the person she loved.
4 years ago I asked that we defend equality by promoting compassion on ALL sides of this debate.
Where has this got us?
My patience, like the majority of people here, is now finished. Be on notice. 🏳️🌈
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Thanks to my friend
@nealerichmond
for taking time to come around
#Saintfield
#Killyleagh
#Ballynahinch
with me today & meet people!
Neale is a great friend to Northern Ireland & have enjoyed working with him on N/S & British-Irish relations over the years!
#VoteHouston
#No1
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The genius of
@BelfastAgmt
= it is not for anyone to determine whether you have the right to be Irish, British or both. It is the right of each citizen to decide.
Mutual respect is the foundation stone upon which we can achieve our shared aim = reconciliation.
This statement from Gavin Robinson of the DUP cannot nor should not be allowed to go unchallenged. Not only because it is wholly inconsistent with the Good Friday Agreement but because it seeks to place a British identity above that of an Irish identity
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“There is no way to peace. Peace is the way”
#gandhi
Great way to start the New Year walking on the Peace Bridge with
@deirdreheenan
#contemplation
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Any time I want hope for the future of Northern Ireland, I think of
@ErvineLinda
She’s a voice of reason, courage & hope.
I admire her resilience, fearlessness & ambition to build a better home place for all. 🙌
@GlencreeCentre
@aoifegracemoore
@BelfastTuras
@CairdeTuras
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The
@PresidentIRL
represents Irish people in Northern Ireland and across the world.
Please respect that the President of Ireland is, for me and many others, our President.
#MutualRespect
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What a way to finish a special week! Watching
@IrishRugby
win the
#SixNations2023
in
#WashingtonDC
- super to be with An Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
&
@columeastwood
🏉☘️
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Thanks
@SuzyJourno
@BelTel
for breaking this story. Honoured to have a chance to step up to make a positive contribution to politics here 🙌
EXCLUSIVE: An ex-criminal lawyer has joined the SDLP & been selected as its Strangford candidate in next May's Assembly election. He believes he can win a Stormont seat from a vulnerable DUP.
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Honoured and delighted to have been named as one of NI’s ’40 under 40’ 2019
@bfonline
I’m very fortunate to work alongside people & organisations who share my passion! Congrats to all who are listed! Thanks to everyone who is part of the journey! 🚀
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A moment of history...
#MarriageEquality
- thank you to Westminster for voting to bring equal marriage to Northern Ireland.
Thank you to for the courage of all those who made this happen especially the team
@Love_EqualityNI
&
@ConorMcGinn
#LoveWins
❤️🏳️🌈
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At a time when emotions are running high re
#Brexit
let us keep one simple, collective goal in mind:
This is my 3 year-old nephew. He represents a unique opportunity in this history of this island - the first generation to know nothing but peace & prosperity...
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A very special evening at Leinster House at the unveiling of the John Hume bust.
Fitting that it will be joined by David Trimble’s later this year.
Wonderful to see Lady Daphne & the Hume family tonight, alongside so many heroines of peace
#GFA25
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Today my heart truly sings… meeting my beautiful new nephew Sam Houston! Welcome to our family Sam!🥰😍❤️
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Really special to meet
#AdamClayton
@U2
last night - he described
@mus_gen
as been one of U2’s biggest legacies
@theirelandfunds
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Norman would be beaming with pride at his beloved daughter Chloe & son Conor as they accept his Honorary Degree
@QUBelfast
Fitting that it was conferred by the new Chancellor
@HillaryClinton
given how much Dr Norman Houston OBE did to build relationships between NI & US
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This is about the kind of society we want for our children. Time for marriage equality NOW!
#LoveEquality
🏳️🌈❤️
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Genuinely delighted for
@NickDMathison
- a gentleman and I know he will make a fantastic MLA for Strangford. Wishing you & your family every success Nick! 🙌
BREAKING: Another gain for Alliance. Nick Mathison has taken a seat in Strangford. A sense of joyful near-disbelief here from party supporters in Belfast.
#AE22
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@BeattieDoug
@BeattieDoug
we may have different political outlooks but we share a love for our home and want to promote a politics based on mutual respect & working for the common good.
Wishing you a very happy New Year and best wishes for 2022! 🙌
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Wonder Woman! Fighting for teachers pay in London, looking after a local primary school in Belfast and now with her many supporters in
@SdlpSthBelfast
@SDLPlive
-this society is lucky to have a leader like
@ClaireHanna
🙌
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Here’s why I’m stepping up to be the
@SDLPlive
candidate for Strangford ⬇️
For twenty years Strangford has been represented by the same political parties. It's time to choose change.
@ConorHouston_
will be a new voice for Strangford to build a better future for everyone.
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Congratulations to my friend & colleague
@MatthewOToole2
on been appointed Leader of the Opposition today! 🙌
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Sláinte! Great way to finish of a super day in
#Ballynahinch
- thanks for your support & coming today
@columeastwood
#VoteHouston
#No1
#Strangford
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This is not how we will build a better future here.
If people really do want change, here’s a radical thought:
Vote for candidates based on their vision & policies and for those who can work together for the good of all our citizens.
Exclusive: DUP leader Donaldson calls for electoral pact among unionist parties to stop Sinn Fein
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I wrote this article when I was 32: I’m now 35.
I can’t believe I’m still having to beg for my right to civil marriage equality. It’s totally unacceptable that citizens in NI don’t have the same rights as their fellow citizens in GB & Ireland
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Wow!
What an Opening Ceremony. Inspired by words of Queen Rania of Jordan & star of the show, our very own James Martin!
So proud of our city. And our people!
Every country in the world inspired by our story.
Welcome
@OneYoungWorld
#oyw23
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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
#Frost
Time for some reflection & contemplation.
Checking out for now!
The journey continues…
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One of the best politicians on these islands.
@ClaireHanna
works tirelessly to represent her constituents (& us all)!
We need the politics of
@SDLPlive
more than ever & Claire’s and experienced voice in Westminster 🙌
As your MP, I’ve tried to represent you with courage, conviction and compassion on the issues that matter to all of us.
I’m standing for re-election and asking people in South Belfast and Mid Down to put their faith in me again.
Get involved here :
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The privilege of a lifetime
#OYW23
🌎❤️
In 2017 in Bogota, Connor Houston was so inspired by hearing from
@JuanManSantos
, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate he made it his mission to bring the Summit to Belfast - and here we are!
What a full-circle moment 👏
#OYW23
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Lady Sylvia
✔️Courageous leader
✔️Protector of GFA
✔️Defined by virtues of grace & compassion
✔️Epitome of integrity & independence
✔️Hardworking & principled
✔️Tireless advocate for her constituents
Proud to have called her my MP, mentor and a life-long inspiration & friend
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Very special visitor in Parliament Buildings today - my nephew Ollie is here with his fellow school councillors to learn about how our
@niassembly
works!
He was full of questions and had his notebook with him to take notes 🥺
Reminding me why this place matters.
#nephew
#future
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A privilege to join the Heaney family in LA to honour the literary genius of Seamus Heaney
@IrelandWeek
Without doubt, one of the most poignant & powerful contributions was from our very own
@PatricKielty
who spoke with conviction & passion about why hope matters back home
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We urgently need a robust Empty Homes Strategy
➡️ 1683 applicants on social housing waiting list in Strangford constituency
➡️ Only 59 new homes built here in 2020/21
➡️ 894 empty properties across our constituency that could be used to tackle this crisis
Time for action now!
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The world came to our home & we did ourselves proud!
Especially the 100 NI delegates who represent the global ambition of home!
Thank you to everyone who made this happen & to
@oneyoungworld
for believing in us.
It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to be part of
#oyw23
🙌🌎
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Thank you to my wonderful boyfriend for a surprise evening to hear Hans Zimmer performed by the
@ulsterquartet
at a beautiful candlelight event St Anne’s Cathedral ❤️
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Out with
#TeamClaire
- working every day to ensure Claire is re-elected to represent all the people of Belfast South & Mid Down!
@ClaireHanna
@SDLPlive
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Tonight our Houston clan gather in Derry to celebrate the life of our late granny Mavis who passed away peacefully on Thursday. One of the kindest people you could ever meet & leaves a family united in love ❤️
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Wishing my dad
@HoustonSolution
a very happy & special 70th birthday! So grateful for all he does for me & our family. Blessed to have as a best friend, mentor & to watch as an amazing grandad! 🎂🥂❤️
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Well we do, because it’s our home place.
Those of us who aspire for a reconciled people living in a united, just and prosperous new Ireland, are also committed to making Northern Ireland work for all who call this place home.
Wherever we are going, we are going there together
Anyone who wants a United Ireland doesn’t want Northern Ireland to be successful
#simplelogic
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@BeattieDoug
.
@BeattieDoug
I first met David Trimble whilst campaigning for Lady Sylvia in 2001. His courage inspired me to defend our Agreement & that’s why I supported a pro-Agreement unionist. That vision & courage will continue to guide me as an Irishman who believes in reconciliation.
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One year on from my leap into politics!
Whilst it didn’t work out as I planned, it remains one of the greatest honours of my life.
The journey left me with profound gratitude for the people who supported me…
And a life mission to realise the potential of our homeplace 🙌
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Today I submitted by nomination papers to officially become a candidate in
#AE22
Honoured to have Cllr Joe Boyle nominate me & be joined by campaign manager
@garethjquinn
, colleague
@MatthewOToole2
,
@Willpolland1
& of course my amazing parents!
#PeopleFirst
@SDLPlive
🗳
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As a proud Irishman who grew up in England, this is not only insulting but totally unrepresentative of the vast majority of people in Ireland.
The sentiment should be utterly rejected by all.
It does not reflect the values many of us have celebrated in the US this week.
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Great to be in
#Derry
today for the launch of our
@sdlplive
#CampaignBus
- great to catch up with all the amazing
#TeamSDLP
- let’s do this
#AE22
🙌
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Remembering my friend & mentor today.
Hard to believe it’s 2 years since Norman left us.
There’s not a day I don’t think of him & hear his kind, wise & thoughtful advice.
Thinking of his family & all who loved Norman.
His legacy lives on. Love does not come to an end.
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Honoured to have been appointed inaugural visiting Chair of Irish Studies at
@LoyolaMarymount
University, Los Angeles
Thank you to LMU Chancellor Fr Michael Engh for the warm welcome & to Professor
@VictoriaGraf1
& Dr Dermot Ryan for this incredible opportunity!
🇺🇸☘️
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Always remember, in every society in our world, there are people who have the courage to pursue the path of peace.
May we stand in solidarity with the peacemakers.
This week I met young people from across the world who seek peace.
I pray they prevail
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This
#AE22
campaign has brought me to 1000’s of doors across our beautiful
#Strangford
constituency
Thanks to everyone who’s taken time to speak & engage with me.
It’s been possible thanks to a phenomenally dedicated team.
Tomorrow:
#MakeHistory
#VoteHouston
#No1
@SDLPlive
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Couldn’t be prouder to see my friend & my boss re-elected to represent the people of Derry! Congratulations
@columeastwood
on a fantastic campaign 🗳️🙌
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We are all equal to be loved and to love.
So beautiful to have my nephew march with me today & we were delighted to join
#ChristiansAtPride
Amazing to have my family & friends celebrating.
This is the kind of society we can be 💖🏳️🌈
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Celebrating my amazing mum on her birthday! She’s the rock of our family & always doing so much for everyone around her! Happy birthday mum ❤️
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Very excited & honoured to be travelling as part of the official NI delegation to Washington DC to mark St Patrick’s Day - celebrating the bonds of trade, culture & friendship between the US and the island of Ireland ☘️🇺🇸
@USAinNI
@NI_Bureau
@TourismIreland
@NITouristBoard
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It’s a fresh day to be out in
#Newtownards
! Thanks to all who’ve chatted to me today - lots of great conversations & people excited about change!
@SDLPlive
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Thanks to Dr Richard Kirk at Killynether GP Practice in Newtownards for having me visit to understand how they are responding to the covid crisis.
Since 2019 their workload has doubled.
We owe them a debt of gratitude for all they are doing
@BMA_NI
Here’s my reflections ⬇️
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Honoured to be representing the island of Ireland at a reception hosted by The President of the United States to honour An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the deep bonds of friendship between the US & Ireland 🇺🇸☘️
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Thank you to
@IrelandFundsAM
@TheIrelandFunds
for a truly special event last night to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Great to catch up with so many friends & celebrate the phenomenal work of The Ireland Funds In reconciliation across our island ☘️
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One of the greatest honours of my life to address
@OneYoungWorld
- honoured to share a stage with
@JuanManSantos
@KofiAnnan
@VinicioCerezo
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Getting ready for a momentous day tomorrow -
@SDLPlive
will be taking up our role as Official Opposition- an important role within our democracy.
This is a space in which we can work constructively & with imagination to address the real challenges our society faces.
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Our work continues.
Building a better, more inclusive society for everyone who calls this place home is our focus.
Proud to be there today & look forward to supporting my
@SDLPlive
colleagues who will be an effective & hard-working part of our democracy in opposition.
SDLP MPs, MLAs and Assembly candidates met at Stormont today to discuss our plans for the new Assembly term.
Our team will form a constructive new opposition that will always put people first.
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Belfast Pride.
This is the kind of society we can be.
#AllAreEqualUnderLaw
#LoveEquality
@belfastpride
🏳️🌈🚀
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Celebrating the deep bonds of culture, history & friendship between our island & the US at the Irish Ambassador’s Reception to the US Geraldine Byrne Nason
#StPatricksDay
☘️🇺🇸
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This stunt by the DUP has NO support in our society
I’m angry for the families struggling to pay bills, parents worried about their children’s education, those suffering on waiting lists, businesses craving certainty
Here’s how you can respond: VOTE 🗳
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I'm very excited to announce I'm taking on a new role to add to my incredible client portfolio with a company which is driving change in the tech & digital sector
@DigitalDNAHQ
Hugely honoured to be their Head of Engagement & look forward to working with all the amazing team 🚀
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