Department of Health Permanent Secretary Mike Farrar has paid tribute to Professor Ian Young, who is stepping down as the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser.

Northern Ireland (NI) carbon intensity indicators 2025 are now available.

Education Minister, Paul Givan has said significant financial pressures will remain following the funding allocation received by his Department in the December monitoring round.

Over 70 men have now received pioneering robotic Aquablation surgery since May 2025, marking a major leap forward in how prostate conditions are treated across Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health today published the statistical report ‘Life Expectancy in Northern Ireland 2022-24’. The Department of Health are the official producers of life expectancy figures for Northern Ireland. This report presents the latest estimates of life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy. The report explores the extent to which mortality within certain age groups and causes of death contribute to the observed variations in life expectancy over time, in addition to inequality gaps between sexes, deprivation levels, Health and Social Care Trusts and Local Government Districts.