Naomi Long
Northern Irish politician (born 1971)
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The idea that paramilitary groups can transition into law-abiding entities has long since moved beyond the point of credibility. They cannot continue to be treated as if they are genuinely committed to reform — that moment passed long ago.”
- Long said at the timeGuardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…
However, the decision was subsequently set aside by the court
- Long said, despite the Prison Service having "resisted it strongly" at the judicial reviewBBCbbc.com/news/articles…bbc.com/news/articles…
Gary Anderson absconded from a short period of leave under the Prison Service’s compassionate temporary release scheme,
- explained Ms LongThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…
The allegations that senior figures within the DUP, and others in positions of trust, were aware of serious concerns about Jeffrey Donaldson before he became party leader are profoundly serious,
- said LongBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
We’ve seen this develop in Northern Ireland quite rapidly over the last number of years.... It is not for anyone else to take the law into their own hands
- On the issue of online far-right radicalisation Long saidIrish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…
In the last 24 hours
British and Irish governments ‘should negotiate paramilitary disbandment in Northern Ireland’
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…The Dutch conflict-resolution expert has held private talks with loyalist and republican paramilitaries as part of a scoping exercise over the past year
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/ireland/2026…Earlier
Appeal court overturns ban on Orange Order parade passing through Garvaghy Road
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…A legal challenge to the Parades Commission's decision to allow the Orange Order to march on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown is take place on Saturday morning
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Murderer arrested while on the run in Co Donegal appears in court
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Gary Anderson, 29, appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on Thursday following his arrest at a campsite near Buncrana, by An Garda Síochána (Irish police)
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Justice minister 'deeply concerned' over temporary release of convicted killer
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts finding that she aided her husband
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…The former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one count of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Top judge explains decision to free murderer who absconded
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Police have appealed directly to Gary Anderson to hand himself in, while the public have been advised not to approach him
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Police launch hunt for murderer who absconded after release for father’s funeral
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Gary Anderson, 29, is one of two brothers jailed for life in 2023 for the murder of Karol Kelly in Londonderry in 2018
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Poots says he has 'nothing to answer for' over Donaldson concerns
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…The claims came after a jury at Newry crown court on 22 June unanimously found the 63-year-old guilty of 18 sexual offences, including one count of rape, against two women when they were children
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees model
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to return to covering legally aided Crown Court cases after coming to an agreement in their dispute over fees
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Migrants crammed into unlicensed homes as Labour scared of EU checks
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Irish government data shows the common travel area (CTA) is being exploited in both directions but suggests it may be more popular for those seeking asylum in Ireland than in the UK
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…Up to 90% of asylum seekers may have crossed Border from North, data shows
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/ireland/2026…Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday (June 10) charged with attempted murder after the attack two days earlier
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…Belfast knife victim Stephen Ogilvie is believed to be in a coma
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/2026…Masked men set several homes they believed to house immigrants on fire, burned trash bins and a Belfast bus and pelted police with objects on Tuesday night
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…DUP MP defends photo of herself with masked men at protest against Palestine rally
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/ireland/2026…Gavin Robinson praised MP Carla Lockhart and others after she was pictured at a protest standing beside masked men
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Minister agrees to all recommendations on review of criminal legal aid
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…The scheme was proposed after the department reviewed more than 350,000 District Court cases during 2022 and 2023
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Rise in rural crime costs a 'serious wake-up call' for farmersion
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…'Grave doubts' over PSNI's ability to recruit officers
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Unionism needs to 'look to the future' after election results — O'Neill
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…A crowd of Plaid supporters had gathered to welcome their 43 new MSs
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…‘Institutional misogyny’ blamed for warning signs missed in PSNI Katie Simpson inquiry
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Seven months later, in March 2021, detectives arrested Creswell on suspicion of murder
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…'Police station car bomb takes me back to working through the Troubles'
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Her “heart sank” when the news broke about the car bomb explosion on Saturday night
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/ireland/2026…Dissident groups still have 'capacity and desire' to attack police
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Police carried out a controlled explosion on the suspect device
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…Alliance participation in NI Assembly ‘cannot be taken for granted’, says Naomi Long
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/politics/2026…Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is among the guests scheduled to address the conference on Saturday, which has the slogan of "hope not fear"
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Murder investigation continues into death of 'well loved' Ellie Flanagan
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…A man (45), arrested on suspicion of murder and other offences, remained in police custody on Monday as detectives were granted an additional 36 hours to question him
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…‘My job is not to be sensitive’, says O’Callaghan, after rejecting Creeslough families meeting
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Charlotte Hennessy, whose father Jimmy died in the 1989 disaster, told the BBC she feared the government had put the legislation "right at the bottom of the pile"
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Chloe Mitchell murder trial to get under way next month
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/crime/law…Brandon John Rainey, formerly of James Street, Ballymena, is due to go on trial at Belfast Crown Court
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…