Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has allocated over £790 million as part of Covid-19 and October monitoring round allocations. £687 million of this is Covid-19 funding and over £100 million is part of October monitoring and will have a positive impact on a range of sectors including health, education, transport and sport. […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has instructed Trusts to put in place, with immediate effect, the provision of free car parking to HSC staff until 31 March 2021. Speaking to Newry Times, Mr Swann said, “As our valued staff enter into a most challenging and pressurised time, I hope that this provides some welcome […]
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced a fund of £15m to help the sports sector deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The restrictions imposed on the sector so far have impacted widely on the ability of sports organisations and clubs to generate income through the normal means such as club […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced a £19m Support Fund for Taxi Drivers and Private Coach and Bus Operators. Embed from Getty Images The support fund recognises the exceptional circumstances that these businesses have faced from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and is to assist with unavoidable overheads and loss of income […]
The wearing of face coverings on all dedicated school buses and public transport will be mandatory for all post-primary children in Northern Ireland when schools reopen next week. Embed from Getty Images Currently, it is mandatory for passengers aged over 13 to wear a face-covering on public transport. Department of Education […]
Latest figures published today by NISRA show that forty-two more deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the last week. The sad total was from 17 to 23 October 2020. The total Covid-19 related deaths figure stands at 979. Of this total, 547 (55.9%) took place in a hospital, 363 (37.1%) in care […]
People who have downloaded the ‘StopCOVID NI’ app will now be able to continue using it if they travel to Scotland and Jersey. The Northern Irish app has become ‘interoperable’ with the Scottish and Jersey apps, which means you can use the ‘StopCOVID NI’ app if travelling there, and it will interact with […]
The way in which major trauma care is provided across Northern Ireland is changing. From Monday 26 October seriously injured patients may be taken directly to the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. New protocols to enhance collaboration between all acute hospitals, and a new dedicated […]
Two charities providing vital food to people hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for people in Newry to help support the UK’s biggest food collection this Christmas. From Thursday, 19 November until Saturday, 21 November charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting food in Tesco stores across the UK and […]
Tourism statistics released last week show that Northern Ireland has a strong offering for visitors and the tourism industry can recover, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said. Figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency showed that in 2019 tourism generated £1billion in revenue for the first time, an increase of 8% […]
