19 Aug 2020 Vice Chair of Health Committee comments on potential increased restrictions 🔊 Good Morning Ulster: "People need to be encouraged to do the right thing because this is in order to protect each other, it's also to protect our economy and protect our health service." pic.twitter.com/dqkaKTGuzh— Pam Cameron MLA (@PamCameronMLA) August 19, 2020 Read More
19 Aug 2020 Education Minister discusses school restart in Armagh Education Minister Peter Weir visited the Grove Nursery School, Armagh and met Principal Joan Thompson, school Governors and others to discuss education restart and the wellbeing of pupils. pic.twitter.com/VwGX3wgBiu— Education NI (@Education_NI) August 19, 2020 Read More
19 Aug 2020 Deadline for Tourism Website Development Fund approaching 🎥Minister @EdwinPootsMLA encourages applications to the Tourism Website Development Fund. It will assist tourism providers to improve their web provision, with capital grants available of up to £40,000? Applications close on 21 Aug at 3pm. More info: https://t.co/6awntCZPP7 pic.twitter.com/EzyKDquDY1— DAERA (@daera_ni) August 19, 2020 Read More
18 Aug 2020 Disappointment at further Bombardier redundancy risk East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has expressed disappointment at the news that a further 95 jobs are at risk of redundancy within Bombardier in Northern Ireland. Read More
17 Aug 2020 Deputy First Minister must stop blocking victims pension: Donaldson The DUP’s Westminster Leader and Lagan Valley MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said the Deputy First Minister must acknowledge and act on the words of Justice McAlinden. Read More
17 Aug 2020 Changes to AS and A Level Awards in Northern Ireland All A-Level and AS candidates in Northern Ireland taking qualifications through the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) will now be awarded the higher of the grades submitted by their centre or the grade calculated by CCEA. Read More
17 Aug 2020 Innovation and expansion are key to getting our rural economy moving Innovation and revitalisation are key to helping rural businesses and communities recover from COVID-19, Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has said as he urged rural businesses to apply for a £1.7million stimulus fund. Read More
17 Aug 2020 Centre Assessed Grades to be awarded at GCSE in Northern Ireland Education Minister, Peter Weir MLA, has determined that all candidates taking GCSEs awarded by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) will receive results based solely on the estimates provided by schools and colleges.Education Minister comments on Centre Assessed Grades being awarded at GCSE. pic.twitter.com/itKtfODD4a— Education NI (@Education_NI) August 17, 2020 Read More
16 Aug 2020 Minister visits Eastside Learning Summer School to see learning in action Education Minister Peter Weir visited a STEM summer school in East Belfast which provides targeted educational support in the local community. Read More