Henry Joy

🪉 "Men perish but principles live".
James Connolly 1916 🪉 🇮🇪🇵🇸

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

SINN FEIN ARE NOW DELIVERING MORE FOR WORKING CLASS UNIONISTS THAN ANYBODY WITHIN THE DUP AND POLITICAL UNIONISM.

THE NEW REALITY IN 2026...

Unionism is again in turmoil this morning as it deals with the fallout from the passing of Sinn Fein's Holiday Hunger Bill last night in the Stormont Assembly.

The Bill, championed by Sinn Fein MLA Danny Baker, passed overwhelmingly, with cross- Party support from Alliance, Gerry Carroll of PBP & the SDLP. All three Unionist Party's opposed it.

DFM Emma Little-Pengelly and other Unionists have since been lashing out on Social Media, as they face growing criticism from within their own community, for opposing a Bill which will establish a legal requirement to allow thousands of families in poverty to receive financial payments to help feed their children during Summer School Breaks.

These include tens of thousands of children within Unionist & Loyalist communities.

The DUP could not get enough support last night to veto the Bill. The Bill also marked another glaring miscalulation by UUP Leader Jon Burrows who had an opportunity to create space for his Party, but he once again succumbed to the temptation to oppose anything from Sinn Fein rather than to promote a liberal Unionist alternative.

However, Independent Unionist Claire Sugden from East Derry, did support Danny Baker's Bill.

This is a huge personal triumph for Danny Baker who has been doing the groundwork for the past four years on his Private Members Bill.

It also gives a glaring insight into a new reality within a rapidly changing political orbit here in the North of Ireland. Sinn Fein are currently delivering more practical help to working class Unionists and Loyalists, than anybody within political Unionism.

Unionism is now so obsessed with in-fighting that it has completely lost its way. All three Unionist Parties are promoting the same right wing populist agenda which delivers absolutely nothing for the working class Unionist communities that they claim to represent.

Welcome to our new reality...

HENRY JOY. 🪉🇮🇪

@danielbakersf @sinnfeinireland @duponline @TUVonline @little_pengelly @uuponline @JonBurrowsMLA @williamcrawley @BBCgmu @MarkCarruthers7 @niassembly @allinceparty @gordonlyons1 @GRobinsonDUP "@GerryCarrollPBP @BBCTalkback @ViewFrmStormont @StormontSources

[Manufacturing NI @ManufacturingNI]

First Minister @moneillsf tells @midulster_mega Director’s Breakfast “your success matters to me” and direct input, partnership helps develop good policy to support the sector, a growing economy and opportunities for young people.

[Áras Uí Chonghaile | James Connolly Visitor Centre @JamesConnollyVC]

Great to welcome visitors from the United States, India, Italy, England and closer to home here in Ireland to Áras Uí Chonghaile this week.

Exploring the life, legacy and revolutionary ideals of James Connolly, whose story continues to inspire people across the world 🌍

[BDS movement @BDSmovement]

.@liamcunningham1 endorses the BDS@20 Europe Conference.

Between 18–20 November in Barcelona, the BDS@20 Europe Regional Conference will feature some of the most influential figures advocating across Europe and beyond in the struggle for Palestinian liberation today.

[World BEYOND War Ireland @BeyondIrish]

Join @IrishAntiWarMvt on the streets today saying No To War! No To G3nocide! Free Palestine! Save Our Neutrality!
All welcome to join!

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

From Gail Bell in today's @irish_news - An excellent piece about Martin Lynch's new play "The McGurk's Bar Tragedy" which opens at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast this weekend.

Thousands of tickets were snapped up for the Play which runs over three days from November 14th-November 16th.

[Colin Harvey @cjhumanrights]

Great to be in the European Parliament for the launch of our latest report on constitutional change.

[Amnesty Ireland @AmnestyIreland]

On Monday, November 16th, Stephen Bowen the Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland will give a public talk on 'Human Rights and The Global Disorder' at UCD.

The room number will be announced shortly by Amnesty UCD on their Instagram page: https://t.co/SWtcmlWNF5

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@FBAwayDays Yes.

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@DKellyDerry @peadarmor @irish_news Maybe not to your 'conversation' Daniel, but thousands would disagree...

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

Morning Folks - Today's Irish News - (Wednesday) - @irish_news

COLUMN BY BRIAN FEENEY.

"What Nationalism did was take control of the ownership, not only of the Garvaghy Road, but of the political scene in the North, with Sinn Fein demonstrating that they have a priceless asset, what Americans call 'The Big Mo'..."

[Charlie Currie @CharlieCurrie12]

PSNI can send as many files to the CPS on those who protested on Garvaghy Rd as they like.

Art 11 of the Convention of Human Rights Convention covers protesters in their LEGAL right to gather in a public space.

They have NO case to answer.

PSNI time wasted & our taxes misused.

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@Toibin1 Peadar this is abject nonsense. Last night Sinn Fein secured permanent Holiday Hunger payments for 90,000 schoolchildren across the North of Ireland.

[LucidTalk @LucidTalk]

As in today's @BelTel (10/11) - a LucidTalk (LT) commentary article re. the latest NI Border polling results...

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

BREAKING: FORMER UUP LEADER DOUG BEATTIE CRITICISES JON BURROWS FOR HELPING TO VETO THE IRISH LANGUAGE BILL.

Doug Beattie, the former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has this morning criticised it's current Leader, Jon Burrows for siding with the DUP to veto the Irish Medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill.

Doug Beattie said in a Social Media post - "I could understand if there was an attempt to amend the bill. But there wasn't".

He further stated "The UUP simply rolled in behind the DUP again"

"Opportunity to attract people to Unionism lost".

Doug Beattie had lost a battle as UUP leader to try and take the Party into a more socially liberal direction.

Jon Burrows has since gone in the opposite direction, taking the Party to the right, where it is now almost indistinguishable from the other Unionist Parties.

@BeattieDoug @JonBurrowsMLA @uup

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@rogermoody80 @JonBurrowsMLA Danny Baker said in the Assembly last night that this is just the start of his campaign. And that Free School Meals should be given to all children here as they are in Scotland to all primary school age children.

[Glen Phillips @GlenPhillips123]

Lenadoon Cultural Group are hosting a talk by Breandán Mac Cionnaith at 7.00pm on Thursday 19th November in Casement Social Club in West Belfast. Come along and hear Breandán speak about the heroic struggle of the Garvaghy Road residents. Fáilte roimh chách!

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@chronicAnn @little_pengelly You are totally missing my point here.

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@DKellyDerry @irish_news I disagree. When I post the Brian Feeney Columns on here, they get 10 times more views than any other columnist. I'd rather his opinion than Mairia Cahill or Carla Lockhart who the Irish News have been platforming lately.

[Henry Joy @DiscipleElland]

@chronicAnn @little_pengelly I think you need to read the criteria. People on Working Tax Credits with an income under £16,900 CAN claim Free School Meals. You also dont know what the term 'working class' means...

[The Irish News @irish_news]

A human rights advisor to the Policing Board has said nationalist protesters did ‘not act unlawfully’ by blocking the Garvaghy Road.

Read more: https://t.co/anDxtxE26X