Member's statement: Ballyholme Primary School: Recent Achievements
Member's statement by Mr Peter Martin on .
- MLA
- Mr Peter Martin
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 10 March 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Ballyholme Primary School: Recent Achievements
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4840799
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Text
I congratulate Ballyholme Primary School in my constituency on winning in four very different events over the past week. That is an incredible achievement across a diverse range of sporting and non-sporting activities. Ballyholme Primary School is my alma mater. I am proud that the school has retained the same values and ethos that I enjoyed whilst I was there, albeit a few years ago. On Saturday, the boys' football team won the Gerry Armstrong Cup at Bangor Football Club. Yes: I am old enough to remember that legendary goal by the big fella for Northern Ireland against Spain in 1982. Then, the 10-and-under and 12-and-under teams both achieved first place in the relay at the Swim Ulster Primary Schools Cup and Championships. The school's gymnasts competed in the Northern Ireland Schools' Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships and were also successful. The under-11 pairs placed second and third in their sections, and one of the under-11 teams of six was awarded first place and will now go on to the British schools championship in Stoke-on-Trent. Finally, last Tuesday, the choir won the Barnardo's National Choir Competition in Birmingham Symphony Hall. Ballyholme was awarded junior winner in the popular music category with its rendition of 'Can't Help Falling in Love'. My wife wanted me to sing a few lines this morning, but I think that that is probably a bridge too far for the Assembly. Those outstanding achievements all happened in the course of a week. I congratulate the pupils who took part; the principal, Pamela Rothwell; the teaching staff; and the families behind those pupils, who sacrifice so much in pursuit of excellence. Well done, Ballyholme.
274 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.02 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.02 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.60 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.34 |
| Education structures, integration and community division | 0.02 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.02 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.02 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:02 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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