Northern Ireland stands prepared to welcome back tourists from across the globe when the time is right. That was the message from Economy Minister Diane Dodds as she paid a visit to Titanic Belfast recently. The Minister met with Titanic Belfast’s Chief Executive Officer, Judith Owens, to hear how the leading […]
Derry Girls star and proud Derry girl, Saoirse-Monica Jackson is to become Children in Crossfire’s Schools Ambassador. This voluntary position will see the popular actor engage with children and young people across Ireland and further afield to promote the charity’s international education and healthcare programmes Announcing her new role as she […]
The Department for the Economy is seeking to appoint a new Chair to the Board of Northern Ireland Screen (NI Screen). NI Screen is the lead agency for the screen industries in Northern Ireland. Its role is to maximise the economic, cultural and educational value of the screen industries for the […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a 16-week consultation on draft policy proposals for the statutory Duty of Candour and a Being Open Framework. The proposals have been developed following the recommendations from the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-Related Deaths and are part of the Department of Health’s Hyponatraemia Implementation Programme. The Minister […]
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a £100,000 poverty payment package for further and higher education students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to address digital poverty. Almost 1,700 students will each receive a £60 Digital Poverty payment to help address data costs incurred through remote learning during the […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has given further details of a £4.4million scheme to support unpaid carers. The grant scheme, entitled the Support for Carers Fund, will be administered and managed by Community Foundation NI and will be open to community and voluntary sector organisations with charitable purposes offering support to carers and operating […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has called for a concerted community-wide effort against COVID-19, as Northern Ireland prepares to gradually ease out of lockdown restrictions. The Minister said everyone has a key part to play in maintaining the progress achieved over recent months. “We are all looking forward to restrictions being relaxed – it’s […]
Sinn Féin MP Mickey has said that British soldiers cannot be placed above the law through immunity from prosecution for the killings of Irish citizens. The Newry and Armagh MP said, “Any attempt to put current or former British soldiers above the law is unacceptable. “It is also ludicrous to suggest […]
Newry Business Improvement District (BID) along with Retail NI and Lisburn Chamber has jointly called upon the Infrastructure Minister to review on-street car parking charges in the two city centres. The business groups are calling for the same one-hour free on-street car parking schemes which other local towns and cities successfully operate. […]
Over 1,100 businesses across a wide range of sectors will be able to apply online from today for a one-off £50,000 grant to help them with the impact of Covid-19. The Large NAV Business Grant scheme being delivered by Land & Property Services will provide financial support to businesses occupying large commercial premises […]
