
Premier League heavyweights Manchester United and Europa League finalists Rangers FC are among a 14 strong entry list for the Junior section of the 2022 STATSports SuperCupNI. The Junior section now consists of teams playing at Under 16 age level. Chairman of the organising committee, Victor Leonard says, “We are delighted […]

On 22 February 2022 Minister Swann launched a public consultation on the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol into Northern Ireland and it has now been extended. Minimum Unit Pricing is a harm reduction proposal that would seek to target very cheap off-sales alcohol – such as own-brand alcohol – and help […]
May 24 2022 | Posted in
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The Open University (OU) has launched a raft of measures aimed at helping students and Ukrainians fleeing the war and arriving in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. These include financial support and assistance for existing OU students, a funding lifeline to potential students from Ukraine now living in the UK, […]
May 24 2022 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in the Belfast Road area of Newry on Tuesday morning, 10 May 2022. Sergeant Steven Lawson explains, “We were made aware of the collision around 11.15 am and attended alongside colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. “A man and woman […]
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a £2.1million education and training investment to boost the health service workforce. The package includes 1,335 nursing and midwifery university places for 2022/23, as well as additional medical specialty and Allied Health Profession (AHP) training posts. “I am very pleased to make this announcement and […]
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Finalists of the 2022 Miss Northern Ireland contest took part in an intense induction session at the Europa Hotel recently, in preparation for the contest. The boot camp, which is coordinated by top modelling agency ACA Models, is designed to prepare the ambitious beauties for the final ceremony where one lucky contestant will […]
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This year’s Minor section of the STATSports SuperCupNI will see some of Northern Ireland’s best young talent face stern opposition from the Republic of Ireland, the United States of America and England. The U13 age group was introduced in 2018 with all of the group matches taking place at the Ulster University in […]

The Department for the Economy has announced 20 high-quality training places on the Microsoft 365 Cloud Academy. Funded by the Department for the Economy, this Assured Skills programme will guarantee participants who successfully complete the Academy an interview with Microsoft for a career in a Support Engineering position with them. However, […]

NI Water Apprentices recently swapped the ‘classroom’ for a team-building day at the Silent Valley Reservoir, nestled in the heart of the beautiful Mourne Mountains, Co Down. As part of the NI Water Apprentice Academy, the Apprentices, Higher Level Apprentices (HLA’s) and Graduates were granted the opportunity of a behind the scenes visit […]
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Ulster Bank is providing £50million in funding to support a major investment by indigenous company Fibrus that will see 330,000 homes and businesses in rural and regional areas connected with full-fibre broadband. The £500m investment in increased connectivity is funded by public and private capital including Project Stratum, the NI Executive scheme which […]