A £5million fund to help educational settings support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people has been launched today.

Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the announcement by Communities Minister Carái Ní Chuilín of an enhancement to the Covid-19 self-isolation grant.

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced that 421 projects from the voluntary and community sector have been supported with £1.36million in grants through her Department’s 2020/21 Small Capital Grants Programme.

DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited Seapark beach and Cairnwood forest in North Down to see first-hand the ongoing work which is underway to protect our natural environments.

A new ‘Phone First’ service for Northern Ireland is being trialled across a number of Emergency Departments (ED) including Causeway ED.