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Sinn Féin’s Bréanainn Lyness abstains while party colleagues voted yes to 2.95% Ballymena rates increase

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Sinn Féin councillor in Ballymena, Bréanainn Lyness A Sinn Féin councillor in Ballymena has abstained from voting on a 2.95 per cent rates increase, breaking with party colleagues who supported the rise at Monday night’s rates-setting meeting. Bréanainn Lyness said he could not “in good conscience” back the increase, citing the continued decline of Ballymena town centre and the impact rising costs are having on local businesses and traders. Duri…
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Love Ballymena broke the news in on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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