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Paula Bradshaw MLA @paulaballiance.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA; Chief Whip; Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office. Hockey coach and umpire. Mother & cat owner.
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Kate Nicholl MLA @katenicholl.bsky.social Alliance Party MLA for South Belfast | Former Mayor of Belfast 💛
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Kevin Cunningham @kevcunningham.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics | Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society | Fmr Targeting & Analysis @uklabour | @OULightweights | Chair MA Journalism @wearetudublin |
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Claire Hanna MP @clairehanna.bsky.social MP for South Belfast & a social democratic, anti-sectarian, new Ireland. Leader of @sdlp.Bluesky Like arts, sustainability, Europe. Mum of 3 great girls Claire.Hanna.MP@parliament.uk.
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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social Human rights activist. Head of Nations & Regions and NI Programme Director at Amnesty International UK. Board member, Human Rights Consortium. Integrated school governor.
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The Church Mouse @thechurchmouse.bsky.social Author of Beard Theology. Be kind, I’m only little. Interested in people, culture, faith and history. Blog at www.churchmousepublishing.co.uk. Beard stuff at www.beardtheology.com.
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David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.
Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
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