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<p>Die Seite wurde neu angelegt: „&lt;br&gt;A team of [http://1.95.173.443000/brandicadell4 Northern Ireland] MLAs has actually thrived over from the Republic&#039;s Dail in a football match to raise [ht…“</p> <p><b>Neue Seite</b></p><div>&lt;br&gt;A team of [http://1.95.173.443000/brandicadell4 Northern Ireland] MLAs has actually thrived over from the Republic's Dail in a football match to raise [http://dustlikestars.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:LutherLykins706 awareness] about [https://wikitraceability.org/index.php/User:CarlotaWhitehurs gambling-related damage].&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The TDs and MLAs were joined by football, rugby and GAA players to join for The Big Step five-a-side [https://cadizpedia.wikanda.es/wiki/Usuario:Leona392654 competition] which was arranged to highlight the direct exposure of young people to gambling advertising in sport.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Philip McGuigan, Robbie Butler, Stephen Dunne and previous gaelic footballer Justin McNulty were among MLAs representing the Assembly while TDs Aidan Farrelly, Ruairi O Murchu, Darren O'Rourke and Frankie Feighan lined out on behalf of the [https://emcommwiki.org/index.php/User:Kerrie6882 Oireachtas].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They were joined by gamers from The Big Step campaign, the [https://wiki.awkshare.com/index.php?title=User:LoydMcGuigan7 Professional Footballers] Associations for Northern Ireland and Ireland, the Gaelic Players Association and Rugby Players Ireland.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;UUP MLA Robbie Butler, [https://hiddenwiki.co/index.php?title=User:CindaAddis3267 Sinn Fein] TD Darren O ´ Rourke, DUP MLA Stephen Dunne, Fine [https://maxmeta.io/index.php/User:DuaneHlu48 Gael TD] Frank Feighan, SDLP MLA Justin McNulty, Sinn Fein TD Joanna Byrne, Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan, Fine [http://labautowiki.org/wiki/User:CeciliaStansbury Gael TD] Brian Brennan (front row) Cool FM chief [https://www.vennkimya.com/index.php?route=journal3/blog/post&amp;journal_blog_category_id=2&amp;journal_blog_post_id=1 press reporter] James Gould, Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly, [https://biolink.sdbr.app/porfirio59 Finn McGrath] from the All Party Group Secretariat, and [http://tm-jikayo.com8081/eugeniacarmody Sinn Fein] TD Ruairi O Murchu (Liam McBurney/PA)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The occasion was likewise supported by the [http://wiki.votesmart.org/GenaroFollettan Northern Ireland] Assembly's All Party Group (APG) on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mr McGuigan, [http://garfieldeggs.com.au/2025/11/12/the-bet-naija-promotional-code-this-2026-is-yohaig/ chairman] of the APG on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling, stated: &quot;Everyone has a casino in their pocket through their smart devices. 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