Cllr Anthony Flynn
@antoflynnser.bsky.social
Green party Councillor 🌍 | East Belfast - Ormiston DEA 🏗 | Queer 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 | Software Dev 💻 | He/Him Anthony.flynn@greenpartyni.org
The greyhound racing industry here is unregulated, unaccountable and on the run because they know the public are onto them.
Where are the official stats for dogs killed and injured on the tracks in Northern Ireland? Why are the Alliance Party providing them cover?
Where are the official stats for dogs killed and injured on the tracks in Northern Ireland? Why are the Alliance Party providing them cover?
Cllr Anthony Flynn called for a full ban on greyhound racing at Belfast City Council. But Alliance watered it down - replacing a ban with “regulation” of an unregulated, cruel industry. The Greens stand for animal welfare, not compromise. #BanGreyhoundRacing
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The greyhound racing industry here is unregulated, unaccountable and on the run because they know the public are onto them.
Where are the official stats for dogs killed and injured on the tracks in Northern Ireland? Why are the Alliance Party providing them cover?
Where are the official stats for dogs killed and injured on the tracks in Northern Ireland? Why are the Alliance Party providing them cover?
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While classrooms face cuts and children go hungry, Paul Givan jets off to Israel to tour schools in occupied territory. If you stand with apartheid, you can’t stand for education. If you side with oppression, you have no place in public office. #PaulGivanResign
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Paul Givan DUP is not fit for high office | Cllr Anthony Flynn, Green Party NI
YouTube video by Green Party Northern Ireland
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November 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
While classrooms face cuts and children go hungry, Paul Givan jets off to Israel to tour schools in occupied territory. If you stand with apartheid, you can’t stand for education. If you side with oppression, you have no place in public office. #PaulGivanResign
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I've been speaking to the media today about the tragic story of Rosie the sighthound, who had to be put to sleep last year after suffering from an anxiety-induced stroke caused by fireworks. It's long past time the regulations around fireworks were looked at again.
Belfast councillor Anthony Flynn has now called for an urgent review of the Fireworks Law after the incident
Dog put to sleep after anxiety-induced stroke due to fireworks
www.belfastlive.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've been speaking to the media today about the tragic story of Rosie the sighthound, who had to be put to sleep last year after suffering from an anxiety-induced stroke caused by fireworks. It's long past time the regulations around fireworks were looked at again.
Greyhound racing in Northern Ireland is a welfare crisis hiding in plain sight. No regulation. No oversight. No justice for the dogs harmed or discarded.
I’ve submitted a motion to Belfast City Council to ban greyhound racing.
📢 Sign the petition: www.greenpartyni.org/ban_greyhoun... 📬
I’ve submitted a motion to Belfast City Council to ban greyhound racing.
📢 Sign the petition: www.greenpartyni.org/ban_greyhoun... 📬
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Greyhound racing in Northern Ireland is a welfare crisis hiding in plain sight. No regulation. No oversight. No justice for the dogs harmed or discarded.
I’ve submitted a motion to Belfast City Council to ban greyhound racing.
📢 Sign the petition: www.greenpartyni.org/ban_greyhoun... 📬
I’ve submitted a motion to Belfast City Council to ban greyhound racing.
📢 Sign the petition: www.greenpartyni.org/ban_greyhoun... 📬
Why are the DUP and the TUV so obsessed with other people's genitals?
It's weird, it's creepy and it needs to be called out.
It's weird, it's creepy and it needs to be called out.
September 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Why are the DUP and the TUV so obsessed with other people's genitals?
It's weird, it's creepy and it needs to be called out.
It's weird, it's creepy and it needs to be called out.
The real reasons the DUP are spending so much time talking about useless culture wars is because they are 1. Terrified of the TUV and 2. Totally and utterly incompetent in government.
The problem isn't pronouns, it's poverty, pollution, and power.
The problem isn't pronouns, it's poverty, pollution, and power.
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The real reasons the DUP are spending so much time talking about useless culture wars is because they are 1. Terrified of the TUV and 2. Totally and utterly incompetent in government.
The problem isn't pronouns, it's poverty, pollution, and power.
The problem isn't pronouns, it's poverty, pollution, and power.
Good to see the UK government finally make the decision to recognise the state of Palestine 🇵🇸
However, it's frankly the bare minimum at a time when the UK still arms the genocidal Israeli government. There should be nothing short of a full arms embargo! #FreePalestine
However, it's frankly the bare minimum at a time when the UK still arms the genocidal Israeli government. There should be nothing short of a full arms embargo! #FreePalestine
September 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good to see the UK government finally make the decision to recognise the state of Palestine 🇵🇸
However, it's frankly the bare minimum at a time when the UK still arms the genocidal Israeli government. There should be nothing short of a full arms embargo! #FreePalestine
However, it's frankly the bare minimum at a time when the UK still arms the genocidal Israeli government. There should be nothing short of a full arms embargo! #FreePalestine
The four UK Green Parties join Green Party Ireland's call for withdrawal of state broadcasters from Eurovision if Israel takes part.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The four UK Green Parties join Green Party Ireland's call for withdrawal of state broadcasters from Eurovision if Israel takes part.
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Hearing local political reps spout their own ideas of the motive behind Charlie Kirks murder is galling and comes across so disingenuous, especially when no one has been caught or charged.
Political violence in all its forms is terrifying, and I fear where the US is heading.
Political violence in all its forms is terrifying, and I fear where the US is heading.
September 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hearing local political reps spout their own ideas of the motive behind Charlie Kirks murder is galling and comes across so disingenuous, especially when no one has been caught or charged.
Political violence in all its forms is terrifying, and I fear where the US is heading.
Political violence in all its forms is terrifying, and I fear where the US is heading.
🌍 Great news for our communities in Ormiston, Balmoral, and Collin!
At committee tonight, we agreed that by March 2026, 23k more households will have access to glass recycling in phase two of Belfast City Council's glass recycling expansion.
Any questions, let me know 👇
At committee tonight, we agreed that by March 2026, 23k more households will have access to glass recycling in phase two of Belfast City Council's glass recycling expansion.
Any questions, let me know 👇
September 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🌍 Great news for our communities in Ormiston, Balmoral, and Collin!
At committee tonight, we agreed that by March 2026, 23k more households will have access to glass recycling in phase two of Belfast City Council's glass recycling expansion.
Any questions, let me know 👇
At committee tonight, we agreed that by March 2026, 23k more households will have access to glass recycling in phase two of Belfast City Council's glass recycling expansion.
Any questions, let me know 👇
Violent mobs of racist scumbags attacking folks in the street in East Belfast and causing mayhem for weeks, and our 5 MLAs and local MP have gone missing. Where's the political leadership?!
How long before someone is very seriously injured or killed by these thugs?
How long before someone is very seriously injured or killed by these thugs?
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Violent mobs of racist scumbags attacking folks in the street in East Belfast and causing mayhem for weeks, and our 5 MLAs and local MP have gone missing. Where's the political leadership?!
How long before someone is very seriously injured or killed by these thugs?
How long before someone is very seriously injured or killed by these thugs?
Exciting to visit the Strand Cinema today and see progress on its redevelopment 👏
Halfway there after major works (incl. 10 months of asbestos removal). Funded by:
💷 £4m Levelling Up
🏙 £1.8m Belfast City Council
🎟 £1m Lottery Heritage Fund
A huge win for East Belfast! 🎥
Halfway there after major works (incl. 10 months of asbestos removal). Funded by:
💷 £4m Levelling Up
🏙 £1.8m Belfast City Council
🎟 £1m Lottery Heritage Fund
A huge win for East Belfast! 🎥
September 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Exciting to visit the Strand Cinema today and see progress on its redevelopment 👏
Halfway there after major works (incl. 10 months of asbestos removal). Funded by:
💷 £4m Levelling Up
🏙 £1.8m Belfast City Council
🎟 £1m Lottery Heritage Fund
A huge win for East Belfast! 🎥
Halfway there after major works (incl. 10 months of asbestos removal). Funded by:
💷 £4m Levelling Up
🏙 £1.8m Belfast City Council
🎟 £1m Lottery Heritage Fund
A huge win for East Belfast! 🎥
SDLP & Alliance cruising around Lough Neagh filming “concern” videos… the same parties that pushed the Going for Growth disaster that destroyed it. Nothing says irony like arsonists turning up to watch the fire they lit.
August 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
SDLP & Alliance cruising around Lough Neagh filming “concern” videos… the same parties that pushed the Going for Growth disaster that destroyed it. Nothing says irony like arsonists turning up to watch the fire they lit.
NI’s self-proclaimed Christian politicians are tripping over themselves to block medical care for a few injured Gaza children, citing “protecting our own.”
The same healthcare system they’ve gutted for decades.
The hypocrisy of these jokers is staggering.
The same healthcare system they’ve gutted for decades.
The hypocrisy of these jokers is staggering.
August 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
NI’s self-proclaimed Christian politicians are tripping over themselves to block medical care for a few injured Gaza children, citing “protecting our own.”
The same healthcare system they’ve gutted for decades.
The hypocrisy of these jokers is staggering.
The same healthcare system they’ve gutted for decades.
The hypocrisy of these jokers is staggering.
If it's not Drag Queens, then it's Trans people. If it's not Refugees, then it's someone else.
The DUP will jump on every single culture war going, just to distract from the fact their Ministers are presiding over record levels of child poverty and a housing crisis.
The DUP will jump on every single culture war going, just to distract from the fact their Ministers are presiding over record levels of child poverty and a housing crisis.
August 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If it's not Drag Queens, then it's Trans people. If it's not Refugees, then it's someone else.
The DUP will jump on every single culture war going, just to distract from the fact their Ministers are presiding over record levels of child poverty and a housing crisis.
The DUP will jump on every single culture war going, just to distract from the fact their Ministers are presiding over record levels of child poverty and a housing crisis.
Where's the concern from these folks about violence against women & girls? Where's the outrage or the protests when a woman is murdered by her partner?
If only those expressing faux outrage actually got exercised about real issues, rather than drag queens reading story books 🙄
If only those expressing faux outrage actually got exercised about real issues, rather than drag queens reading story books 🙄
Row erupts as PSNI escort drag queens from venue after protest at children storytelling event
A row has erupted over a drag queen storytelling event in east Belfast last week.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Where's the concern from these folks about violence against women & girls? Where's the outrage or the protests when a woman is murdered by her partner?
If only those expressing faux outrage actually got exercised about real issues, rather than drag queens reading story books 🙄
If only those expressing faux outrage actually got exercised about real issues, rather than drag queens reading story books 🙄
34 today, it has become a tradition to take the dog for a walk up Divis and the black mountain on my birthday. Good day for it! 🎂
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
34 today, it has become a tradition to take the dog for a walk up Divis and the black mountain on my birthday. Good day for it! 🎂
Yet another spineless, morally bankrupt statement from Starmer
The UK says it might recognise a Palestinian state, but only if Israel behaves? Pathetic
Recognition should’ve happened long ago. Anything short of an arms embargo & full recognition is a betrayal of basic humanity.
The UK says it might recognise a Palestinian state, but only if Israel behaves? Pathetic
Recognition should’ve happened long ago. Anything short of an arms embargo & full recognition is a betrayal of basic humanity.
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends Gaza crisis
Israel must take ‘substantive steps’ to end ‘appalling’ situation in Gaza, says Keir Starmer
www.irishtimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Yet another spineless, morally bankrupt statement from Starmer
The UK says it might recognise a Palestinian state, but only if Israel behaves? Pathetic
Recognition should’ve happened long ago. Anything short of an arms embargo & full recognition is a betrayal of basic humanity.
The UK says it might recognise a Palestinian state, but only if Israel behaves? Pathetic
Recognition should’ve happened long ago. Anything short of an arms embargo & full recognition is a betrayal of basic humanity.
Belfast Pride brings out the very best of our city, including the largest and most inclusive parade in our city 💪
Always happy to see our city hall dressed for the occasion 🏳️🌈👌
Always happy to see our city hall dressed for the occasion 🏳️🌈👌
July 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Belfast Pride brings out the very best of our city, including the largest and most inclusive parade in our city 💪
Always happy to see our city hall dressed for the occasion 🏳️🌈👌
Always happy to see our city hall dressed for the occasion 🏳️🌈👌
Uppa Pride! 🏳️🌈 Uppa Greens! 💚 Uppa Queers! 🏳️⚧️
Happy Pride, Belfast! 💪
Happy Pride, Belfast! 💪
July 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Uppa Pride! 🏳️🌈 Uppa Greens! 💚 Uppa Queers! 🏳️⚧️
Happy Pride, Belfast! 💪
Happy Pride, Belfast! 💪
Very positive move from the UK government, the NI assembly passed a joint Green Party/SF motion way back in 2012 to support lowering the voting age for our own elections. It's well past time for this change
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by next general election
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be given right, already introduced in Scotland and Wales, as part of changes including easier voter registration
The voting age will be lowered to 16 in England and Northern Ireland by the next general election in a major change of the democratic system.
The government said it was a reform to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military. It brings the whole of the UK voting age to 16, as Scotland and Wales have already made the change. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Very positive move from the UK government, the NI assembly passed a joint Green Party/SF motion way back in 2012 to support lowering the voting age for our own elections. It's well past time for this change
A very welcome gesture.
What happened to these kids is nothing short of disgraceful bigotry and sectarianism.
Any adult who would use a child playing sport as a political football needs to give their ignorant head a wobble.
What happened to these kids is nothing short of disgraceful bigotry and sectarianism.
Any adult who would use a child playing sport as a political football needs to give their ignorant head a wobble.
Cricket Ireland invites East Belfast GAA children to Stormont sports camp
Cricket Ireland invites East Belfast GAA children to Stormont sports camp
Amid the controversial cancellation of a summer sports camp in Co Down, Irish cricket’s ruling body has invited East Belfast GAA to an ‘alternative’ event
www.irishnews.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A very welcome gesture.
What happened to these kids is nothing short of disgraceful bigotry and sectarianism.
Any adult who would use a child playing sport as a political football needs to give their ignorant head a wobble.
What happened to these kids is nothing short of disgraceful bigotry and sectarianism.
Any adult who would use a child playing sport as a political football needs to give their ignorant head a wobble.
My own experience with bonfires isn't a good one for personal reasons, but I can still recognise there is good work being done across many bonfire sites to ensure they are as safe and respectful as possible. That fact is often lost in the discourse. 1/9
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My own experience with bonfires isn't a good one for personal reasons, but I can still recognise there is good work being done across many bonfire sites to ensure they are as safe and respectful as possible. That fact is often lost in the discourse. 1/9
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TUV: bravely fighting glass since 2025.
Cllr. Anthony Flynn cuts through the manufactured outrage and exposes the hypocrisy. Turns out the only thing more fragile than a rainbow window… is the TUV.
🎥 Watch and enjoy.
#Pride #Belfast #TUV #ManufacturedOutrage
Cllr. Anthony Flynn cuts through the manufactured outrage and exposes the hypocrisy. Turns out the only thing more fragile than a rainbow window… is the TUV.
🎥 Watch and enjoy.
#Pride #Belfast #TUV #ManufacturedOutrage
July 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
TUV: bravely fighting glass since 2025.
Cllr. Anthony Flynn cuts through the manufactured outrage and exposes the hypocrisy. Turns out the only thing more fragile than a rainbow window… is the TUV.
🎥 Watch and enjoy.
#Pride #Belfast #TUV #ManufacturedOutrage
Cllr. Anthony Flynn cuts through the manufactured outrage and exposes the hypocrisy. Turns out the only thing more fragile than a rainbow window… is the TUV.
🎥 Watch and enjoy.
#Pride #Belfast #TUV #ManufacturedOutrage
Reposted by Cllr Anthony Flynn
Bonfires can bring communities together, but there’s nothing cultural about racism, sectarian threats, or putting people’s homes & health at risk. When bonfires are used to intimidate or target minorities, that isn’t tradition - it’s hate. Celebration is about respect, safety, & dignity for all.
July 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bonfires can bring communities together, but there’s nothing cultural about racism, sectarian threats, or putting people’s homes & health at risk. When bonfires are used to intimidate or target minorities, that isn’t tradition - it’s hate. Celebration is about respect, safety, & dignity for all.