Education Minister Paul Givan has published a five-year budget strategy for public consultation in response to Northern Ireland’s deepening education funding crisis.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in January 2026:

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly today welcomed Catherine Connolly, President of Ireland, to Stormont Castle during her visit to Belfast.

The Justice Minister told a conference in Belfast today that confronting sexual abuse requires everyone to play their part.

Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins has welcomed eleven new trainee planners as they embark on the first term of their programme at Belfast Metropolitan College.