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SDLP launches New Ireland Commission panel looking at economy, education and health SDLP leader Colum Eastwood. Picture by Brian Lawless/PA Wire. Disability rights activist Michaela Holywood SDLP LEADER Colum Eastwood has launched the first of his party s New Ireland Commission panels, describing it as the beginning of the real conversation about what type of society we want to be . The 32-member Expert Reference panel, which is convened by South Belfast MLA Matthew O Toole, will come together today for the first time. Drawn from professional and political backgrounds, it will examine the potential shape of public and health services, the economy, and education in a united Ireland. ....