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Biennial Delegate Conference shorts


GAA Press Passes Concerns have been raised about the continued difficulties being experienced by freelancers securing national accreditation from the GAA to cover matches in Croke Park. Two motions, penned by the Irish Eastern


NEC member Barry McCall with Bernie Ní Fhlatharta, West of Ireland.


and Derry and North West branches have called on the NUJ to engage with GAA to do away with the unfair disadvantage in the allocation of press passes. Irish Secretary, Séamus Dooley said the


union had met with the GAA previously and suggested Newsbrand and Local Ireland, who represent regional titles also talk to the sporting organisation. He also suggested other unions be asked


to get their members to stop moonlighting by covering matches.


Marriage equality The NUJ is supporting the equal marriage campaign in Northern Ireland after a motion proposed by the Belfast and District Branch was carried. Séamus Dooley, Irish Secretary,


Former NEC member John Ley, Belfast and District, pictured with Dublin P&PR delegates Neil Ward, Ronan Brady and Simon Devilly.


explained that the NUJ had not publicly campaigned in the marriage equality referendum in the Republic as the union had a policy of not taking part in election or referendum campaigns and, unlike other unions does not have a political fund. However, as there was no referendum


involved in this instance, the NUJ under the umbrella of Irish Congress would be supporting it.


Candle vigil A monthly candle vigil is held at Derry and North West Branch meetings in support of the blogger, Raif Badawi, who is imprisoned in Saudi Arabia and who received 50 lashes of a flogging when he mildly criticised the regime. A motion proposed by the Branch,


Gerry Carson and Bernie Mullen, who will job-share the post of Cathaoirleach on incoming IEC.


Winners all . . . at the NewsBrands


condemning the increasing repression and imprisonment of journalists throughout the world was passed at BDC.


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