Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has commended staff at the Day of Surgery Unit at Belfast City Hospital following the unit’s recent October 2025 Elective Care Recognition Award.

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced that Bangor-based McWhinney’s Sausages is investing £2.2 million in new equipment to increase productivity and automation.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in December 2025:

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2026/27 call for applications to the Water Quality Improvement Strand of the Environmental Challenge Fund Competition.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has thanked staff for the delivery of winter service.