The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced a new mapping resource designed to enhance the protection of breeding wading birds in Northern Ireland.

The introduction of a voluntary contributions scheme for wastewater infrastructure will help unlock more residential and commercial development opportunities, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said Northern Ireland is a place that is building something extraordinary.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said Northern Ireland is a place that is building something extraordinary.

On the second day of his visit to Belgium and the Netherlands, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has travelled to a sustainable dairy farm and met the Dutch Director General for Rural Areas, Nature and Fisheries, Mark Roscam Abbing.