L Derry Sinn Fein MLAs Will Not Stand For Party At Next Assembly Election Sinn Fein MLAs Martina Anderson and Karen Mullan will not stand for the party at the next assembly election.
The decision was made after a party review revealed election disappointments in L Derry.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said: I want to thank Martina and Karen for their tireless dedication to Sinn Féin and to the people of Derry and to welcome their commitment to help in the work of rebuilding the party in the city. We owe a special thanks to their families who have supported them in their work as public representatives
Detectives investigating the murder of Lisa Dorrian are conducting further searches in Ballyhalbert.
Ms Dorrian was 25 when she disappeared after attending a party at a caravan park in Ballyhalbert.
Ponds at the Clay Pits are currently being searched.
Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy, who is leading the investigation said: Detectives from the PSNI s Major Investigation Team, together with divers, are conducting a number of searches in the Ballyhalbert area. The searches are concentrated on a number of lakes at The Clay Pits close to the caravan park where Lisa was last seen alive. Sixteen years have now passed, but our resolve has not diminished. It is important that we bring the Dorrian family the answers that any grieving family deserves. While we want to recover Lisa s body and allow the Dorrian family to finally lay Lisa to rest we remain determined to bring those who killed her to justice and are also looking for evidence relating to her disappearance
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