The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has launched a special appeal for donations as it predicts a wave of calls for help in the coming months. In the first three months of this year, SVP received more than 200 calls every week from individuals and families struggling to make ends meet […]
A Sinn Féin delegation recently met with officials from the Irish Government’s Dept for Foreign Affairs, to discuss the Reconciliation Fund Strategy which came into effect on 15 March 2021. Speaking following the meeting, Newry/Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins said, “We requested to meet officials from DFA to learn more about the Reconciliation Fund, […]
Stories and poems created as part of c21 Theatre Company’s ‘Through The Glass’ The Reminiscence Project in 2020, which involved working with care home residents and day centre service users from Rockfield Nursing Home and across Northern Ireland, have been compiled and published into a special booklet. Called ‘Through The Glass’ Reminiscence Stories […]
James and Grace were the most popular first names given to babies in Northern Ireland, for births registered in 2020. This is one of the findings of the Baby Names 2020 statistics published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. The Agency will also launch a new interactive baby names search […]
The next episode of UTV’s current affairs programme ‘Up Close’ investigates Mother and Baby homes in an in-depth programme which airs on Thursday 27 May at 9 pm. These establishments were part of the fabric of life in Northern Ireland for decades, used for young pregnant unmarried women to have their babies, with […]
Education Minister Peter Weir has welcomed the Executive’s agreement to allocate over £51m to deal with Covid-19 pressures along with confirmation that full resumption of all Sure Start services will recommence from 24 May. This decision by the Executive will provide £32.7m to cover a range of areas including support for Special Educational […]
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has written to the Secretary of State George Eustice to express his strong opposition to the prospect of a zero tariff, zero quota Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia. An FTA with Australia that allowed tariff and quota-free access for sensitive agricultural products would be damaging […]
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of a house fire in Kilkeel on Sunday, 16 May. The blaze in Hawood Way was reported to police shortly after 6:40 pm by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service, who were in attendance tackling the fire. No one was present in the property at […]
NI Water has donated a waterbutt to Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry for use in their school garden. As pupils return to the classroom, many schools are seeking to improve their outdoor learning environments to enhance pupil wellbeing and mental health alongside improving the sustainability of the school grounds. Waterbutts […]
Testing is a crucial element in the pandemic response and will aid the reopening of Northern Ireland. Workforce testing is available to any organisation with more than 10 employees or volunteers. There is also a range of ways for smaller organisations or individuals to access testing, each of which can help keep the […]
