The First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill provide update on Covid-19 recovery pathway. The Ministers confirmed Executive’s decision to permit socially distanced outdoor meetings of up to 30 people.

Almost 20,000 plastic and glass bottles, 800 football, rugby and tennis balls, 120 bin bags of rubbish, 60 pieces of footwear, 22 plastic ducks, 15 traffic cones, 11 shopping trolleys and 7 bicycles, are just some of the things fished out of a local river over nine months.

Northern Ireland Executive ministers and their officials have over the past 24 hours been involved in a number of initiatives and critical decisions relating to the Coronavirus emergency.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today welcomed the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill coming into effect in Northern Ireland.

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has confirmed that current restrictions on libraries will be relaxed to allow their reopening in a manner which maximises safety for the public and staff.