09 Nov, 2021 Education Minister launches consultation on deferral of school starting age The Department of Education has today launched a public consultation seeking views on deferring the school starting age in Northern Ireland.
09 Nov, 2021 DUP MLAs welcome 1,000 jobs announcement by Almac Upper Bann MLAs Jonathan Buckley and Diane Dodds have welcomed plans by locally based pharmaceutical company Almac to create over 1,000 jobs at its Northern Ireland facilities over the next three years.
09 Nov, 2021 McIlveen launches new Safer Schools NI app Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has launched a new app for schools to safeguard children and young people when online.
09 Nov, 2021 Lyons launches Assured Skills Welding Academy at Northern Regional College Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today visited Northern Regional College (NRC) to launch a new Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy, with 12 training places.
08 Nov, 2021 Poots announces NI’s first ever accredited forest conservation project under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA made an Oral Statement in the NI Assembly today announcing Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest.
08 Nov, 2021 Sir Jeffrey - "NI’s place in the U.K. internal market must be restored" DUP Leader Rt. Hon. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has met with Lord Frost in London and reiterated that the UK Government must follow through on the commitments made in their Command Paper.
08 Nov, 2021 Additional £0.5million for Residential Outdoor Education Centres Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced a further £0.5million funding to support Outdoor Education Centres.
08 Nov, 2021 Sinn Fein challenged to demonstrate Platinum Jubilee respect DUP MLA Diane Dodds has challenged Sinn Fein to demonstrate the respect they demand of others through celebration of next year's Platinum Jubilee.
08 Nov, 2021 Enniskillen bomb anniversary marked in Assembly The DUP’s Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine has remembered the victims of the Enniskillen Bomb during Members’ Statements in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
08 Nov, 2021 Deadline announced for additional documents requested for High Street Scheme applications All documentation for the manual verification process for the High Street Scheme must be provided by midnight on Friday 12 November.