
Individuals who work across the arts and the wider creative economy are set to benefit from a further £3.25m of funding, Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced. At a meeting with the sector, the Minister outlined a further round of the Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme (IERP) will open for applications on […]
Dec 10 2020 | Posted in
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People in Northern Ireland have been playing their part in the development of a potential new COVID-19 vaccine as part of a UK-wide trial. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-supported Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial has achieved its recruitment target of 15,203 volunteers just two months after opening in the UK […]
Dec 10 2020 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that Northern Ireland is entering a new phase in the Covid-19 pandemic, with “hopes and fears” sitting side by side. And he urged everyone to remain “ultra-vigilant” when it comes to stopping the spread of the virus. “We still have a number of crucial days […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed that care home residents will be prioritised in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Embed from Getty Images The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved for use in the UK on 2December 2020, with the first consignment arriving in Northern Ireland two days later. The […]

Ministers have outlined a package of measures agreed by the Executive that will come into effect at the end of the two-week circuit breaker. Shops, hairdressers, restaurants, places of worship and hotels are among the places that will be able to re-open from December 11. Pubs selling drink only (wet pubs) […]
Dec 7 2020 | Posted in
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A 32-year-old Newry gym owner is due to appear at Newry Magistrates Court this morning, Wednesday 2 December after Newry police visited a local gym on several occasions. Police in Newry received reports of a suspected potential breach of Health Protection (Coronavirus Regulations Northern Ireland) Regulations at a gym in Newry on Friday […]

SDLP MLA Colin McGrath has welcomed a decision by the Scottish Government to make a one-off payment to their health and care sector staff of £500 and has called for a similar payment scheme to be introduced across the North. The SDLP Health Spokesperson commented, “We owe a huge debt of gratitude to […]

SDLP Health Spokesperson, Colin McGrath MLA has welcomed the announcement of the approval of a vaccine for COVID-19, saying this news will provide people with hope for the future. The South Down MLA commented, “2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for all of us. “Many people lost precious time with […]
Dec 2 2020 | Posted in
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Never underestimate this virus, never assume it won’t bring tragedy to your door. That was the message from Health Minister Robin Swann as Northern Ireland reached another sad milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of Covid-related deaths recorded on the Department of Health dashboard has passed 1,000. “We always have […]
Dec 2 2020 | Posted in
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Education Minister Peter Weir today said there are no plans to extend schools’ Christmas holidays. His statement is in response to continued speculation on an early closing of schools in December. Minister Weir said, “It is disappointing that despite my clear statement on 17 November that schools will not close early, […]
Dec 1 2020 | Posted in
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