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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has today announced the 2022 Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary Scheme is now open for applications. In addition to the 100 bursaries available, 70 successful applicants from 2020 who have been unable to attend a Gaeltacht course due to Covid-19 restrictions will also attend in 2022, bringing the total investment this year to […]
Almost £500,000 has been given to two search and rescue groups that played a vital role in controlling last year’s devastating fire on the Mourne Mountains. Mourne Mountain Rescue received £212,000 and Skywatch NI received £284,000 from the new £2million Covid Scheme announced by Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots. The scheme will help nine of […]
The £42.6million final phase of the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Learning and Development Centre near Cookstown is due to begin in May 2022. Health Minister Robin Swann made the announcement during a visit to the Northern Ireland Executive flagship project outside Cookstown today. There he met NIFRS Board Representative Ken Henning MBE, […]
Justice Minister Naomi Long has praised the partners represented on the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) for delivering a series of successful operations, including significant seizures of drugs, cigarettes and counterfeit goods. Speaking during a visit to the PSNI Cyber Crime Centre in Belfast to mark publication of the 2020/21 OCTF Annual Report, Naomi Long […]
From 2023, adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out or are in an excluded group. The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, which passed the final stage of consideration in the Assembly today, will be known as ‘Dáithí’s Law’ in recognition of five-year-old Dáithí Mac […]
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today praised the Covid-19 Productive Investment Capital Grant (PICG), which supported 103 businesses to invest in new technology and processes to improve efficiency and resilience. The scheme was developed by Invest Northern Ireland to help businesses to adapt to, and recover from, the challenges of Covid-19. It received £11million of funding […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced a series of changes to public procurement which will bolster local supply chains, protect human rights and maximise opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors. The changes include a new policy for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Making the announcement during a visit to Clearer Water, social […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced funding of more than £250,000 for three organisations providing vital mental health support for local communities in South and West Belfast as part of the Mental Health Support Fund. Greater Shankill Partnership has been awarded £97,762, Women too Windsor Project is receiving £93,000, and Compass Counselling CIC is receiving […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an additional £6.02m for the Mental Health Support Fund which will enable charities and organisations across Northern Ireland to enhance the vital support and help on offer. Organisations which have been successful in their applications for funding from the Mental Health Support Fund will be informed in the coming […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said the latest emergency care waiting time statistics show the worsening situation in the North’s health service. Mr McGrath was speaking after the Department of Health published the statistics for October to December last year, following a number of delays. He said it was completely unacceptable that patients […]
The Protocol must go in all its parts Extract from speech by TUV leader Jim Allister at anti-Protocol rally in Dromore “There is no escaping or fudging of the constitutional consequences of the Protocol. It not only directly challenges Northern Ireland’s position within the U.K., but is incompatible with it. “By its very fettering of […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said abortion services must immediately be commissioned for women in north. The Newry and Armagh MLA was speaking after a High Court judge ruled the British Secretary of State has the legal authority to direct the establishment of abortion services in the north. Liz Kimmins said: “Earlier this week, […]
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