The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
SDLP LEADER Mark Durkan wants the Stormont Assembly to be recalled in a bid to force the Executive to meet.
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Breaking News.ie 20/07/2008 - 14:46:19 Concerns for the future of the North's power-sharing Government heightened today after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess. Leader of the SDLP Mark Durkan said the political stand-off between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin was creating a crisis at the heart of Government. Disagreement between the...
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
SDLP Youth has elected its new executive at the group's Annual Conference held at the Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast. Conference speakers included Party Leader Mark Durkan MP, Deputy Leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP and Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA.
Irish Blogs (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
The BBC’s Dublin Correspondent Shane Harrison has posted an reflective article on the BBC websitesaying Brain Cowen has now put on the backboiler any suggestion that Fianna Fail will organise north of the border in the short term. This comes only days after SDLP Leader Mark Durkan said his party was not for sale, a move seen by many as distancing the the northern party from an early realignment with...
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Derry Journal 08 July 2008 SDLP leader Mark Durkan has accused Sinn Fein of "hypocrisy" over their treatment of victims. Speaking at an SDLP Youth conference at the weekend, Mr Durkan claimed his party are the only one to stand by its manifesto commitments. "There's one thing about the Provisional Movement that has not changed: their hypocrisy. They counsel about delivering justice to the heartbroken...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Employees at a Londonderry call centre need a better redundancy deal, says Foyle MP Mark Durkan.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
A fresh call for a public inquiry into the Strabane pensioner who suffered 34 broken bones after her death is made by Foyle MP Mark Durkan.
Politaholic (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
The SDLP's Mark Durkan got it right: for Gordon Brown yesterday's vote on the 42 days was a "humiliating victory". Yes, he won the vote, very narrowly, and probably saved his bacon for the moment. I dare say he thinks he is a tactical genius, outflanking the Tories on the right. He certainly looked pleased with himself, striding out of Downing Street grinning all over his face. But to be saved by Peter...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Interesting that, if his interview on the Politics Show is anything to go by, Mark Durkan shares the view of some of our commenters that the DUP will likely do a deal before the end of the year. But there was an intriguing piece in the Irish Times on Saturday which hints that a compromise might involve two of the smaller parties: Asked about Mr Robinson’s declared enthusiasm to involve the other smaller...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
I suspect that Hearts and Minds was thrown by the political chicanery of the week, and only concluded hours before the programme went out on air. Probably the most notable thing, apart from seeing Mark Durkan on tele again, was John O’Dowd’s opening line: “The outcome of the St Andrews Agreement was the collective responsible of all the parties that were there”. That’s not quite how his party President...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 30/05/2008
The Foyle MP Mark Durkan says he fears for the future of a call centre after the company failed to pay staff.
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
BBC 11 May 2008 The SDLP has challenged government plans to allow some inquests to be held in secret. The move, which is part of the Counter-terrorism Bill, would allow ministers to replace coroners with their own appointees. The SDLP leader, Mark Durkan, said he believed that if the legislation was pushed through, it would be extended to Northern Ireland. He said it would have implications for outstanding...
ElBlogador.co (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Two reports on the SDLP and possible mergers in today's papers. Mark Hennessy writes in the Irish Times that the SDLP will seek talks with Fianna Fáil, Labour and Fine Gael in the next week “to discuss future all-Ireland options, including a merger with another party”. SDLP leader Mark Durkan is quoted as saying that the party is “exploring all options” and that the final decision will be up to party...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
THE SDLP is to seek talks with Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour over the next week to discuss future all-Ireland options, including a merger with another party. Speaking to party supporters in Dublin last night, SDLP leader Mark Durkan said the party is "exploring all the possibilities", but final decisions would be a matter for the membership.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 26/04/2008
New proposals to resolve marching disputes will create political tensions, SDLP leader Mark Durkan says.
