Carál Ní Chuilín Representing the people is an absolute privilege Being a Sinn Féin MLA comes with what can often be an onerous level of constituency work. Carál Ni Chuilín, a party MLA for North Belfast, has just opened a new constituency office and gives a flavour of the daily life of an activist MLA. I moved into my new office on the Cliftonville Road at the beginning of May this year. It is right in the heart of the constituency and it is the first time that Gerry Kelly and I have individual offices since 2007. I have some separation issues! We are operating an appointment system because of Covid-19 and it’s really busy. Of
This area has not seen the investment it is entitled to and it is my job to ensure we seen the redevelopment and regeneration for this community course, there are the constituents who just knock the door and need some quick advice and there are others with complex issues that will take more time. The Cliftonville Sinn Féin office covers some affluent areas, but we represent mainly some of the most deprived communities in the
North. Parts of North Belfast are staunchly Republican and the people have supported the growth and development of the political and peace processes. This area has not seen the
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investment it is entitled to and it is my job to ensure we seen the redevelopment and regeneration for this community. There is no coincidence that poverty and
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