
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced an additional £10million for the Covid Recovery Employment & Skills Initiative, bringing the total value of the funding up to £20million. It means that at least 300 new jobs will be created across the heritage; sport; voluntary, community and social enterprise; arts and creative sectors through the […]

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that payments of more than £6million have been issued to farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). “I am delighted to confirm that we have processed 92% of all EFS Wider and Higher 2021 claims and where a payment is due to these businesses they have […]
Mar 30 2022 | Posted in
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The High Street Scheme has been recognised as an effective way to stimulate the economy, restore consumer confidence and safeguard jobs, by retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in Northern Ireland. That was a key finding of the ‘Business Impact of the Northern Ireland High Street Scheme’ report which included a survey carried out […]
Mar 30 2022 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has launched a public consultation on a number of revisions and improvements to legislation in relation to water, flooding and drainage to help tackle the climate emergency. Climate change has contributed to an increased likelihood of warmer drier summers, milder wetter winters and an increased frequency of impactful storms. […]
Mar 22 2022 | Posted in
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Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has attended an event at Killeavy Castle in Newry to celebrate Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Rural Development Partnership’s success in delivering his Department’s Rural Development ‘LEADER’ Programme. In total, 76 projects across the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area received funding, with 14 community facilities developed […]
Mar 21 2022 | Posted in
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Environment Minister Edwin Poots has attended the launch of Northern Ireland’s first circular solution waste-to-energy transport fleet. The innovation by McCulla (Ireland) Limited provides a waste to energy solution to fuel McCulla’s transportation fleet. McCulla has achieved this by extending their existing Anaerobic Digestion Plant in Lisburn further to allow them […]
Mar 21 2022 | Posted in
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Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a public consultation to develop further measures to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking. The public consultation will consider the following areas: – the introduction of Slavery and Trafficking Risk Orders; – the commencement and nature of the Duty to Notify provisions; and – new […]
Mar 18 2022 | Posted in
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A new support scheme worth £2million for local pig farmers has been announced by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA. The scheme is targeted at pig farmers who have been financially impacted by the effects of weakening markets, increased feed costs and getting pigs moved off the farm for slaughter. Announcing the […]
Mar 17 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed that legislation will be progressed to make careless driving a fixed penalty notice offence. The Newry and Armagh MLA says, “I welcome legislation being taken forward to make careless driving a fixed penalty notice. “Careless driving is a prevalent road safety issue and is […]
Mar 17 2022 | Posted in
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Newry Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed Assembly support for a new cyberflashing offence to criminalise the sending of unwanted sexual images. The Newry and Armagh MLA comments, “I welcome the introduction of a new offence of cyber-flashing which outlaws sending unsolicited or unwanted sexual images either online or in public. […]
Mar 16 2022 | Posted in
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