Schools to return in January – Weir

Education Minister, Peter Weir, today said that all schools and other education settings will reopen in the first week of January.

£292.7m issued in Direct Payments

More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.

Avian Influenza housing order to come into force

New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland (NI) from 23 December, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.

Dodds welcomes decision to extend furlough until April

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today welcomed the decision by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme by another month until the end of April 2021.

Economy Minister outlines important steps businesses should take

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has outlined basic steps businesses can take to prepare for the end of the transition period.