Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has officially opened a new housing development of 135 shared homes at the St Patrick’s regeneration site in Ballymena.

Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins has appointed Austin Smyth, to serve a first term and reappointed Fiona Hanna as Non-Executive Members on the Board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WHA).

The First Minister Michelle O’Neill and the deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly have appointed His Honour Judge Mark McGarrity to serve on the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC).

The first of two public consultation events on a draft Remediation Strategy for Mobuoy is taking place today in Derry-Londonderry.

The Legal Services Agency paid £120m to lawyers for legal aid work in the last financial year, according to provisional figures.