Statement from Health Minister on COVID-19 response
The letter clarifies that childcare – both day care and childminding – will continue in Northern Ireland to meet the needs of parents who are key workers and vulnerable children. read more
Northern Ireland Executive
DAERA introduces new measures across forests and country parks in response to Covid-19
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has temporarily closed some public-facing facilities at DAERA-owned forests, country parks, nature reserves and fisheries offices until the end of May 2020. read more
CAFRE ceases face-to-face delivery of all education programmes
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced that the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) is ceasing face-to-face delivery of all education programmes as part of the broader effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. read more
£170,000 resurfacing scheme for Upper Knockbreda Road, Belfast
A £170,000 resurfacing scheme on Upper Knockbreda Road, Belfast will commence on Monday 30 March 2020. read more
Visits suspended in Northern Ireland Prisons in response to Covid-19
In consultation with the Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA, the Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced that he has reluctantly taken the decision to suspend all visits to prisons from Monday 23 March. read more