Moyola councillor Denise Johnson will be the next Vice Chairperson of Mid Ulster District Council. Cllr Johnston is a politics teacher and well-known victims campaigner, has championed local causes from Lough Neagh to school safety and will take up the role on 2 June.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We met with Scott and Alexa from The Rainbow Project to discuss a range of issues affecting LGBTQIA+ people including the recent Supreme Court ruling, the poor provision of trans healthcare and the impact these issues are having on trans people in Northern Ireland.

As genocide continues in Gaza, the SDLP is calling on the UK to recognise Palestine, like Ireland, Norway, Spain and others already have. It’s not a radical step. It’s a moral one.

Statement from SDLP LGBT+, SDLP Women and SDLP Youth on the UK Supreme Court judgement.

Media coverage of vicious & daily abuse of MLAs across the political spectrum is stark & disturbing - solidarity with each & every one of them. Discussed on Talkback this & some short + long term solutions to help end this toxicity & to encourage more people into public life

Irish spoken ‘for first time’ at Prime Minister’s Questions by SDLP leader Claire Hanna

In West Belfast this afternoon for the launch of our @sdlp.bsky.social paper on tackling the housing crisis.

Ní saoirse go saoirse na mBan. On International Women’s Day we celebrate the impact made by women in society - and recognise how far we have to go to reach gender equity. Today and everyday, the SDLP stands up for women and girls. 💪 #internationalwomensday #iwd2025 #iwd

Time to call this nonsense out. Solidarity with Lilian. [1/2]

Happy 90th birthday to our party president Bríd Rodgers. A trailblazer in every sense of the word, she continues to inspire and has left a lasting impact on life on this island. Thank you Bríd!

Those local politicians who have championed and tried to ride Trump’s coattails have a decision to make. Are they backing his charge towards disinformation, autocracy & international disorder, or are they going to speak truth to his power?

The latest comments from Donald Trump on Gaza were chilling. Ethnic cleansing cannot be his latest distorted real estate grift. The international community must respond and defend the Palestinian people. @clairehanna.bsky.social

This is a mistake, one which will surely be challenged in the Courts. The public interest test has been met and there are no apparent grounds for maintaining secrecy. In a post-COVID world, the release of public health data is a necessary anti-misinformation tactic.

All our SDLP Opposition Day motions on tackling violence against women passed yesterday, but now we need to see action from the Executive. As I said yesterday, we can no longer tolerate women feeling unsafe as they live their lives.

Our Opposition Day focusing on violence against women and girls is starting in the Assembly now. We all have a role to play in changing our society for the better. You can follow the debate here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZFW...

SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter has been speaking to the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk about the need for new laws to keep women safe online. It comes ahead of our Opposition Day on Tuesday focusing on tackling violence against women and girls. Read more: m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

The SDLP will be using our first Opposition Day of 2025 to focus on violence against women and girls. No woman should have to live in fear. We all have a role to play in ending this crisis.

Drink spiking is a sinister crime and I’ve been working to get the British Government to expedite a new standalone criminal offence to tackle it and extend it to the North. Delighted that the Justice Minister agrees and hope we can cut years off the time it would take the Assembly to do this.

Athbhliain faoi mhaise! Happy New Year from everyone at the SDLP.

Nollaig shona dhaoibh. Merry Christmas to everyone.

“Even in positive moves around childcare, the Executive has not ring-fenced all of the money handed out by the UK Government from their own spending in that area… The Finance Minister claims this budget is about ‘doing what matters most’, it looks more like the Executive doing what’s easy” 👏👏👏

SDLP Leader @clairehanna.bsky.social has said the UK Government has failed Waspi women with a blanket refusal of compensation. "This is a wrong that must be righted." Read more: www.sdlp.ie/hanna_uk_gov...

Karen Cummings is the 25th woman murdered in NI since 2020, and the seventh woman this year. It is an outrage that our justice system is failing to protect women and girls from violent offenders. There will be a vigil for Karen at 6pm this Thursday in Marcus Square, Newry.

Women's Aid NI statement on the murder of Karen Cummings. For information on support please visit: womensaidni.org

Hello Bluesky! We are the SDLP Women’s group - campaigning for women’s rights, and a social democratic New Ireland. You can also find us on; @sdlpwomen on Twitter 🐦 (or X, if you prefer!✖️) @SDLP_Women on instagram 📸 SDLP Women on Facebook 👥