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DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

A DUP Stormont minister will act unilaterally to halt Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports, Stormont’s First Minister has said. Paul Givan said his party colleague Edwin Poots will order a stop to the controversial checks after a failed bid to ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Local News

Culmore Fort receives £8,000 viability grant

Rural villages received £110,000 funding boost to explore regeneration projects, including Culmore Fort A key element of the scheme was to identify old buildings that could be brought back into use for the benefit of the community – historic ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:33

Northern Ireland

Avian flu detected in five seabirds on north coast

Avian flu has been detected in five wild seabirds on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots discovered in Portrush West Strand and Portballintrae. Last week bird ...

11 Jul 2022 at 21:30

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been handed 11 recommendations to update the ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

New plans for checks on goods entering NI will require ‘enhanced facilities’

The Government’s plans for red and green lanes for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK will require the construction of “enhanced facilities” at ports, a minister has said In a letter to peers, minister ...

28 Dec 2022 at 20:29

Local News

Derry shoppers encouraged to 'Stop! Drop, Shop Preloved’

From today (Monday, 13th February) until Friday, 4th March, Live Here Love Here – a civic-pride partnership from environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful – will bring its Fashion Forever campaign to Derry's Foyleside ...

13 Feb 2023 at 18:33

Cost of kennelling seized dogs expected to reach £25m amid XL bully ban: reports

More than 100 dangerous dogs have been destroyed a month on average since XL bullies were banned, as the cost of kennelling seized dogs is expected to reach £25 million by the end of the financial year, according to reports. In ...

19 Dec 2024 at 13:34

Northern Ireland

No order to increase checks on food travelling into Northern Ireland – Muir

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has rejected a suggestion that he has ordered an increase in checks on food travelling from Great Britain into Northern Ireland since he took office. During a hearing of Stormont’s Agriculture, ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:51

Local News

New enhanced visitor experience for popular County Derry woodlands

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan has welcomed a new project designed to enhance the visitor experience at Banagher Glen. Tucked away in the north Sperrins, a few miles south of Dungiven, Banagher ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

XL bully dog owners urged to obtain exemption certificate before deadline

Owners of XL bully dogs in Northern Ireland who have not applied for an exemption certificate have been warned their animal is at risk of being seized. It will be illegal from midnight on December 31 to own an XL bully in ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Lough Neagh crisis will become ‘common experience’ without action, MLAs warned

The environmental crisis at Lough Neagh will become a “common experience” across Northern Ireland if nutrient pollution is not addressed, MLAs have been told. Dame Glenys Stacey, chairwoman of the Office for ...

29 May 2025 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Public advised against swimming at Benone Beach after blue-green algae found

People have been advised against swimming at one of Northern Ireland’s most popular beaches after blue-green algae was detected. The notification has been placed on Benone Beach in Co Londonderry by the ...

22 Aug 2025 at 14:09

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