New era for public procurement as social value to be scored in government contracts – Murphy

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has today announced a new policy which will see mandatory scoring of social value within public procurement contracts.

Long introduces legislation to strengthen law on sexual offences and trafficking

Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA today introduced legislative proposals to improve public safety by updating the law on sexual offending in Northern Ireland.

Keeping hundreds more out of hospital – why every jab counts

A drive to increase Northern Ireland’s vaccine take-up rate could reduce hospital admissions by as much as 50% this summer.

‘Get the jab done’ at weekend walk-in clinics

It’s ‘grab a jab’ time this weekend with mobile vaccination clinics coming to a number of locations.

Rapid COVID-19 testing available in Kilkeel and Omagh

People from Kilkeel, Omagh and neighbouring areas, who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 are being encouraged to undertake regular rapid testing.