Colin McGrath 🇺🇦

Major Investigation Team detectives, investigating the murder of Ellie Flanagan in Enniskillen, have charged a 45-yr-old man with murder & possession of an offensive weapon with intent. He is due to appear before Strabane Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 12th March via video link.

🔉Have a read of my platform piece in today’s Mourne Observer, with a question we all need to ask ourselves: is Stormont working for you? Is this Executive making your life any better? Read on for more! #nipolitics

As a new Assembly term commences, I'm really looking forward to seeing all the Assembly Questions responses that come through...given the amount that remain outstanding! Get those Ministerial pens ready!

What does it take to fix a road here? Well, we know the length of time but not the money!!! Austerity must be preventing the disclosure of cost! 🚗

A frankly bizarre response from the Infrastructure Minister. A road has been closed for two years, and we cannot know the cost as it is "commercially sensitive". Though it's a departure from blame British austerity! 🤷‍♂️ @SDLPlive | @SJAMcBride

As we step into 2026, we’re taking a moment to reflect. Take a look at some of the highlights from the past year, including the 10-year celebrations of our three Southern GP Federations - Armagh & Dungannon, Craigavon, and Newry & District 🎉 Here’s to everything achieved in 2025… and looking forward to what 2026 will bring! #EmpoweringGP #DeliveringTogether #YearInReview #2025Highlights #Hello2026 @healthdpt @mikenesbittni @MHC_NI @mcguigan_philip @DannyDonnelly1 @alcham49 @LindaDillon81 @DianeDoddsMLA @OrlaithiF_MLA @NualaMcAllister @ColinSDLP @a_rob17 @JohnODowdSF

@niamh_journo Yes! Check out my Facebook page!

Has anyone seen any Easter chocolate in the shops yet? (specifically in Northern Ireland)👀

Ably assisted by a do-nothing, lethargic and head-in-the-sand Executive that prioritises culture rows over delivery!

32,000 deaths. On waiting lists. If this happened anywhere else, heads would roll. So how is our Executive getting away with it? belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/up…

@SeamasBelfast Well if it looked like that I'd put up a christmas tree then....

It was "interesting" to see a shop (nameless) getting into the, well, festive spirit today....of sorts!!!

Sad to hear that this has happened heartbreaking at any time but especially so at this time of year. Sympathies and condolences to the whole family.

See, this reads like its people's fault for being sick and, like, they CHOSE to overstay in hospital. Maybe it should read 'Some day our Executive will get their finger out and fix our health service so people can leave hospital when they're ready' 😡😡😡

We ask our families to walk into healthcare buildings when sick, worried, and hoping for help. Yet the Department’s own report says most of the estate fails statutory standards, and 20% is deemed unacceptable for patient care. This is a disaster waiting to happen. @SDLPlive

Appeal for information after shot fired at house in Newry. Details here: orlo.uk/GvKd0

To stand for election, show your face and make your values known and open to criticism takes guts. It takes courage ➡️

SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole says it’s time to bring more power back to Northern Ireland. People here shouldn’t be stuck reacting to decisions made in London. We should be making more of those decisions ourselves.

We have begun a criminal investigation into threats made to elected representatives in Newry, Mourne and Down. The threats were made by masked and armed men in a video circulating on social media. Read more here: orlo.uk/zRPni

That those with an identified learning disability would be held under Rule 32 so often does cause me some concern. The same question remains unanswered: is there no suitable alternative that meets their needs? Will continue seeking these answers.

Interesting figures that require further scrutiny. While welcome to see the numbers of graduating doctors remaining in the North increase, clearly more work is needed to retain them and increase further. We need to do better for them. @AlanStout19 @BMA_NI @rcgp_ni @SDLPlive