Gordon Lyons MLA

@gordonlyons1

DUP MLA for East Antrim. Minister for Communities.

Co Antrim, Northern Ireland mydup.com/our-team/gordo… Joined March 2011

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Gordon Lyons MLA @gordonlyons1 Sep 23

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Radical vegan campaigning group PETA have offered to pay for the repair of the Big Fish on the condition that it displays pro vegan signage

While I welcome any genuine interest in protecting this important piece of public art, I will not accept funding that comes with conditions requiring the promotion of this message

Public artworks and spaces in Northern Ireland are not for sale. The Big Fish will be repaired properly through the appropriate channels and will continue to stand as a celebration of Belfast’s history and the regeneration of the River Lagan – not as a billboard for external advocacy

As a representative for East Antrim, I am also proud of the high-quality salmon produced at Glenarm in my own constituency

Local producers make an important contribution to our economy and food sector & I will not be supporting messaging that seeks to undermine that industry or lecture the public on what they should eat

Belfast News Letter @News_Letter Sep 23

Peta offers to help repair Belfast’s Big Fish – in exchange for pro-vegan plaque trib.al/9UB3Fjd
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Gordon Lyons MLA @gordonlyons1 Sep 19

Thanks @IrishFA. Great to have the teams in Greenisland.

Irish FA Verified account @IrishFA Sep 18

Great to have Communities Minister Gordon Lyons along to support our WU16s against Wales 🤝

Read full match report 📝 tinyurl.com/4crh9pxe #GAWA #TogetherWeThrive

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Gordon Lyons MLA @gordonlyons1 Sep 10

Sinn Fein lambasted me over the Place Name project. Now the truth has come out, they want to “move on”.

DUP @duponline Sep 10

SF attacked @gordonlyons1 over the Place-Name Project.

Committee evidence now shows the Minister had taken no decision to cut its funding.

@PamCameronDUP gave the SF Chair repeated opportunities to produce evidence for his claims.

He could not and simply tried to move on.

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Gordon Lyons MLA @gordonlyons1 Sep 8

I’m not one to run away from a debate!

Good to meet with protesters at Stormont today- even those calling for my head 😀

I’ll continue to invest in the Arts and bring forward the first ever Arts policy for Northern Ireland. 🎭

Gordon Lyons meeting with protesters calling for his resignation at Stormont today.

Gordon Lyons MLA @gordonlyons1 Aug 28

Hats off to Richie Neal, it takes a certain type of talent to be so confident and assertive yet be so wrong at the same time.

Rep. Richard Neal Verified account @RepRichardNeal Aug 28

Mr. Prime Minister, I would suggest that you read the Good Friday Agreement.

This is a question for the people, and for the people only. Both sides agreed to the terms of the peace accord, including the principle that the right to self-determination should not be left to one person. That agreement has been honored and has helped maintain peace on the island of Ireland for 28 years.

As a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the United States has a critical role to play in ensuring that the people of Ireland have the right to control their own destiny.
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