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A suite of Good Relations themed video animations for use in local schools was launched in Newry High School on Wednesday 20 October 2021. Funding for this project was received from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Good Relations Programme, which aims to encourage and support activity that promotes good relations between people from different […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “The DUP leader’s threat and promise of 50 days ago was clear: If HMG did not legislate in October to restore NI’s place within U.K. internal market he would pull his ministers out of the Executive. (Irish Times 10/9/21) “Sadly, the DUP has backed down. “Failing to deliver on […]
Farm businesses are already taking practical steps to help reduce emissions and tackle climate change, Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said. The Minister was speaking at the Agriculture and Climate Change: A Countryside COP event’ at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus, jointly organised by DAERA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union in advance of COP26. […]
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA, on behalf of the NI Executive, has launched the draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland. The over-arching multi-decade Strategy, which is led by his Department, will set out the long-term vision and a solid framework for tackling the climate crisis by balancing climate action […]
Hearing the views and experiences of all our citizens, including our business and community representatives, is crucial in realising our shared vision for thriving high streets, deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Junior Minister Gary Middleton have said. The Ministers were speaking as they visited Magherafelt town centre to launch a call for evidence, seeking […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said a new agreement between his department and the National Trust will benefit the environment, recreation, tourism and public health. During a visit to the charity’s Mount Stewart site, the Minister welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the heads of the Trust and DAERA’s Forest Service. […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has updated the Assembly on the pressures facing health and social care services this winter and the planning being undertaken in preparation. The Minister issued a Written Ministerial Statement, accompanying the publication of Health Trusts’ integrated winter and surge delivery plans and Trust activity projections. He told MLAs the Health and […]
The Communities in Transition programme is having a transformative impact on individuals and communities, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have said. Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill met with community representatives in West Belfast to hear about the positive difference the programme has made in the local area. West Belfast is one of the […]
First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have marked Book Week with visits to their local libraries. The First Minister was at Lisburn City Library, while the deputy First Minister visited Cookstown Library. They met staff, as well as representatives from Libraries NI and the BBC, who are jointly coordinating Book Week. […]
By Ruth Ellison – Action Coach Newry Still following October’s theme of ‘Ownership’, this blog will explore how setting KPI’s with your team can dramatically increase productivity and efficiency in the workplace. The Low Down If you haven’t heard of a KPI before, it stands for ‘Key Performance Indicator’. By creating KPI’s and business goals […]
The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA has demanded an apology from the EU following comments attributed to a senior diplomat and published in the media at the weekend. Doug Beattie MC MLA, said: “The comments attributed to a senior EU diplomat that ‘we are ready for peace, but prepared for war’ are […]
SDLP Climate Champion Cara Hunter has chosen Holy Cross Primary School, Kilkeel as the winners of the party’s COP26 climate competition. The school’s P6/P7 class submitted a video urging Stormont politicians to take the climate crisis seriously. East Derry MLA Cara Hunter said: “These young people have creatively challenged political leaders by demanding action on […]
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