Patsy McGlone MLA

McGlone: Funding cuts will devastate community and voluntary sector

SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has warned that cuts to community and voluntary organisations will devastate the sector. He was speaking after a protest at Stormont on Wednesday following the UK Government’s decision to impose a 64% cut to the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF). Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, "The SDLP has been consistently clear that Shared Prosperity Fund money would never replace the vital funding Northern Ireland received through the EU....

McGlone: Funding cuts will devastate community and voluntary sector SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has warned that cuts to community and voluntary organisations will devastate the sector. He was speaking after a protest at Stormont on Wednesday following the UK …

McGlone: Bluetongue situation demands urgent response

SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said the AERA Minister and his department must respond urgently to the discovery of bluetongue in the North. He was speaking after two confirmed cases in Co Down. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, “We know the harmful impact that bluetongue can have on livestock and how easily it can spread. There will be understandable alarm among our farming community at this discovery and while the response to isolate these cases is welcome, we now need urgent action to ensure it has not already spread more widely....

McGlone: Bluetongue situation demands urgent response SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said the AERA Minister and his department must respond urgently to the discovery of bluetongue in the North. He was speaking after two confirmed cases in Co Do…

SDLP Irish Language Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA has welcomed the growth of the Scoil Spreagtha scheme. The group has announced recruitment plans as part of its growth and development in 2026. Mr McGlone helped Irish language organisation Gael Linn secure funding to continue the scheme which provides Irish language teaching in schools across the North. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, “We could have been facing a situation heading towards the end of the year where the Scoil Spreagtha scheme was coming to an end after delivering Irish lessons to thousands of children in schools across the North....

McGlone welcomes growth of Scoil Spreagtha scheme SDLP Irish Language Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA has welcomed the growth of the Scoil Spreagtha scheme. The group has announced recruitment plans as part of its growth and development in 2026. Mr…