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Kate Nicholl @KateNicholl

South Belfast MLA | Alliance Party | Economy, AI, Brexit & making this place better for all our kids | former Lord Mayor of Belfast | Optimist đź’›

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Kate Nicholl
@KateNicholl
11 Apr 2024
If you need any support, my team & I are here to help ⤵️
KATE NICHOLL MLA 65 Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT8 7HL kate.nicholl@co.niassembly.gov.uk 02895907167 Promoted by Kate Nicholl MLA Alliance HQ, 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY If you have any issues in South Belfast, we are here to help!

ALT KATE NICHOLL MLA 65 Saintfield Road, Belfast, BT8 7HL kate.nicholl@co.niassembly.gov.uk 02895907167 Promoted by Kate Nicholl MLA Alliance HQ, 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY If you have any issues in South Belfast, we are here to help!

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Wreckers make the headlines, the people make the place - & today the people of Belfast really showed up. I keep thinking of Anna Lo, what she would have thought of all of this. One thing I know for sure is she would have loved the city gathering to reaffirm our common humanity đź’›
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I’ve been asked what I have been doing in last few days so update below. Focus is on supporting people who need it right now - it’s the 3rd year of this & clear there is a need for a actionable plan for coordinating responses, esp when people displaced, transport stopped etc
On Wednesday I spent time with businesses impacted, people evacuated, neighbours who were scared and media who wanted to know what was going on & evening spent liaising with people on the so-called address hit list, all afraid they would lose their homes or come to harm. Yesterday I spent some time with the volunteers who are keeping displaced families off the street & saw how they are doing this with no help from statutory agencies or funding. Checked in with PSNI, people who had been in touch afraid & speaking to agencies who should be coordinating support. Today I'm attending community meetings & carrying on with casework. The silver lining - as is always the case in NI - are the kind people. So many of them. The ones who show up, offer lifts, bring food, donate, drop a note in a neighbour's door to see if they're ok - they don't make the headlines like those wrecking the place - but they are the ones who make the place. Grateful for everyone who has been doing their bit x

ALT On Wednesday I spent time with businesses impacted, people evacuated, neighbours who were scared and media who wanted to know what was going on & evening spent liaising with people on the so-called address hit list, all afraid they would lose their homes or come to harm. Yesterday I spent some time with the volunteers who are keeping displaced families off the street & saw how they are doing this with no help from statutory agencies or funding. Checked in with PSNI, people who had been in touch afraid & speaking to agencies who should be coordinating support. Today I'm attending community meetings & carrying on with casework. The silver lining - as is always the case in NI - are the kind people. So many of them. The ones who show up, offer lifts, bring food, donate, drop a note in a neighbour's door to see if they're ok - they don't make the headlines like those wrecking the place - but they are the ones who make the place. Grateful for everyone who has been doing their bit x

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Kate Nicholl retweeted
Andrew McCormick@AGMcCormick
Jun 11
A 🧵on the "open border" (aka Common Travel Area), with one fundamental point - closing the border between NI and Ireland is not a realistic possibility. @GRobinsonDUP @JimAllister @JonBurrowsMLA @moneillsf @naomi_long @ClaireHanna @JP_Biz @hilarybennmp (1/5)
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Politicians calling for “action” but can’t define what that action is are major red flags 🚩
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There’s no “back door” asylum loophole. The process is the same regardless of route & there’s no shortcut to refugee status. Post-Brexit, the UK also lost EU return provisions that previously applied. So DUP “close the border” narrative is a good soundbyte - but not a solution.
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There is a so-called hit list doing the rounds on social media. I have spoken to PSNI who will be actively patrolling areas and have spoken to several people in these addresses. People of all ethnicities feeling unsettled right now, check in on your neighbours & keep safe 🙏
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The comments on my speech yesterday highlighted some misinformation, which I’ve tried to address ⤵️
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Violence is never the answer. This morning @PaulaJaneB & I met some residents & business owners in Sandy Row who are understandably distressed. We need de-escalation & accountability - not more destruction.
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Cllr Sam Nelson@CllrSamNel
Jun 9
A very difficult day in North Belfast. Devastation for a family. Neighbours terrified. First respondents traumatised. A city on edge. Police stretched. Minorities fearful. Eerily quiet. Closed. Yet people ready to exploit the pain, fear and suffering for political advantage. Sad.
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My contribution on today’s Matter of the Day about the brutal attack in North Belfast & the need for leadership
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Naomi Long MLA@naomi_long
Jun 9
My thoughts this morning are with the victim of last night's horrific attack in North Belfast, and with their family, the brave people who disarmed the attacker and the PSNI who attended and will now investigate. There can be no place for such violence in our community. >
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NIA Education@NIAEducation
Jun 8
Many thanks to students and staff from @MethodyBelfast for taking part in our programme today. Thanks also to @KateNicholl and @MatthewOToole2 for meeting with the group and answering Q's. We hope everyone enjoyed the session.
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People I know who marched on Sunday are good people, they are devastated by the genocide & human rights abuses in Palestine. They went in solidarity & peace - those who met them masked & intent on intimidating are a world away from that.
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Tree of the day @ Barnett’s Desmesne
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Yesterday at the National Allergy Strategy Launch Caelan (who knows better than most the importance of EpiPens) taught me how to use one. Very simple but very important- something we all need to know how to administer
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Some of the most rewarding work I’ve been doing over the past few years has been around allergies in NI -so proud to be a part of the event launching the national strategy tonight. Families, clinicians, charities, decision makers came together to plan for change 💛
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I’ll keep saying it - the place to discuss, consult & shape a Good Jobs Bill that works for everyone is in the Assembly @allianceparty allianceparty.org/now_time_f…

Now time for Assembly to get to work, says Nicholl, welcoming Good Jobs Bill progress

Now time for Assembly to get to work, says Nicholl, welcoming Good Jobs Bill progress

allianceparty.org
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Wishing Róis-Máire all the best as she takes over from Tracy (who has been excellent) Being Lord Mayor is the BEST job in politics because you get to see, celebrate & promote our wonderful City every day 💕
BBC News NI
@BBCNewsNI
May 28
The next Lord Mayor of Belfast is to be fluent Irish speaker Róis-Máire Donnelly from Sinn Féin. bbc.in/4wVTr54
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A gentleman who will be missed - but has certainly earned his retirement!
Northern Ireland Elects
@NI_Elects
May 29
🚨 NEW: Patsy McGlone MLA (Mid Ulster, SDLP) will not contest the Assembly election next year. He is retiring after holding the seat since 2003. [@irish_news]
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This is a huge piece of legislation that needs proper time to be scrutinised & we have less than a year left of the mandate. The place to discuss concerns & shape a bill that works for everyone is the Assembly floor, hoping it comes soon so we can get to work on it.
JPCampbellBiz@JP_Biz
May 28
Doesn’t look like DUP is ready to agree to the Good Jobs Bill at today’s Executive meeting. Some background on the proposed legislation. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6p…
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