Green MP condemns Reform plans for ICE-style deportations
25 February 2026 by Green Party Reform UK has announced plans to create a deportations agency modelled on ICE – the US governmental agency terrori… read more
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Investment Fund key to supporting tourism and boosting regional economic growth – O’Dowd
Finance Minister John O’Dowd has visited a new 24-bed aparthotel in Derry which is set to open this spring. read more
All schools now equipped with life-saving defibrillators
Education Minister Paul Givan has announced that every school in Northern Ireland now has a life-saving defibrillator on site. read more
Lyons welcomes appointment of contractor for £2m Environmental Improvement Scheme in Rathfriland, Gilford and Markethill
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the appointment of Northstone to deliver the construction phase of a major £2 million Environmental Improvement Scheme across the rural towns of Rathfriland, Gilford and Markethill. read more
Ballymena man convicted for unlawful possession of weight-loss medicines
A 59-year-old Ballymena man charged with an offence in breach of the Human Medicines Regulations was today fined £1000 (plus offender levy). read more