Ministers Muir and Heydon welcome all-island approach to equine traceability

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, have welcomed the alignment of equine traceability rules in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland relating to equine holding numbers.

Education Minister unveils reforms to GCSEs and A Levels in Northern Ireland

Education Minister, Paul Givan has announced a major new policy framework for CCEA GCSE and A level qualifications.

Lay Members appointed to the NI Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC)

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have appointed Mrs Deirdre Toner and Mr Mark Mitchell as Lay Members to the NI Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC).

DAERA Minister announces plans to strengthen the regulation of water pollution

Plans to strengthen the enforcement and regulation of water pollution have today been announced by the DAERA Minister Andrew Muir.

Sentencing Bill introduced to the Assembly

New legislation which will bring a raft of changes to sentencing in Northern Ireland has been introduced to the Assembly.