22 Sep, 2021 Clock is ticking on Irish Sea border - Lockhart During Prime Minister’s Questions today in the House of Commons, DUP MP Carla Lockhart has said the Government must recognise that it has weeks, not months, to resolve the issue of the Protocol to avoid further political and economic damage in Northern Ireland.
22 Sep, 2021 Poots previews 2021 Balmoral Show Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has previewed this year’s Balmoral Show ahead of the doors opening to the public tomorrow for four days filled with food, livestock, entertainment, competitions and fun.
22 Sep, 2021 50th Anniversary Dinner: Tickets on Sale Click here to purchase tickets for our 50th Anniversary Dinner on 30 September.
21 Sep, 2021 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson writes to Speaker Pelosi DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has written to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and enclosed a copy of the Belfast Agreement. Mr Donaldson drafted the letter after Speaker Pelosi told journalists “If there is destruction of the Good Friday accords, they [are] very unlikely to have a UK-U.S. bilateral”.Below is the text of Sir Jeffrey's letter:
21 Sep, 2021 Cameron welcomes Autism Bill progress South Antrim DUP representative and Chair of the all-party group on Autism, Pam Cameron MLA, has thanked MLAs for their support as her Autism Private Members' Bill passed it's 2nd reading stage in the Assembly this afternoon.
21 Sep, 2021 McIlveen launches scheme to promote period dignity in schools A scheme to make period products freely available to pupils in primary, secondary, special schools and EOTAS settings has been launched.
21 Sep, 2021 Further information needed on scale of NICS cyber-threats South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron has said further information is needed to determine the full scale of the threat posed by cyber-attacks against the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
20 Sep, 2021 Peter Weir: No-one will take lectures on responsible government from Sinn Fein DUP MLA Peter Weir has said the Northern Ireland Protocol has failed and if Sinn Fein want to play a constructive and responsible role they should encourage the EU and UK to engage constructively and seek solutions.
20 Sep, 2021 Donaldson – “Protocol Trashed the Belfast Agreement” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has urged the Prime Minister to use his visit to the United States to challenge the flawed narrative in Washington that the Protocol protects the Belfast Agreement.
Breaking 20 Sep, 2021 CPR training for post-primary pupils Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced that post-primary pupils will have access to CPR training. The Department of Education has written to all post-primary school principals setting out its expectation that, from the 2022/23 academic year all pupils aged 11-14 should be provided with CPR training as part of the school curriculum.