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Minister ‘investigating options’ for stadia funding before current Assembly ends

Communities minister Deirdre Hargey is committed to attempting to progress a scheme to upgrade football stadia in Northern Ireland within the current Assembly mandate, MLAs have been told. However, members of the Stormont communities committee were ...

24 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Local News

East Derry MLAs ask most questions in the county

MLAs in East Derry have collectively tabled the second highest number of questions to government ministers over the course of the latest Assembly mandate. Figures available on the NI Assembly on the final day of business detailed the number of ...

31 Mar 2022 at 09:33

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Carers out of pocket as fuel costs soar

An urgent review of the mileage allowance for domiciliary care workers has been called for. Mark Durkan MLA (SDLP) said carers should not be left out of pocket as fuel costs soar. Mr Durkan said: "There needs to be an urgent review of the ...

21 Jun 2022 at 14:33

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

The buzz generated by a U2 concert in Belfast during the referendum campaign for the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement boosted the Yes campaign, Mark Durkan has said. Mr Durkan, who headed the SDLP’s campaign for a Yes vote, described the ...

05 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

One of the key negotiators of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement has urged that the sense of a “covenant of honour” between equally legitimate traditions with equally legitimate aspirations is restored to Stormont. The landmark 1998 ...

05 Apr 2023 at 12:33

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

The murder of two best friends inspired the original concept of a joint office of the First and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland. Damien Trainor and Philip Allen were killed by the LVF in a bar in Poyntzpass, Co Down, ...

05 Apr 2023 at 11:18

Northern Ireland

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

05 Apr 2023 at 15:33

Northern Ireland

Policing Board ‘should meet in public to restore confidence in PSNI leadership’

The Policing Board must hold a public meeting this week to help restore public confidence in the PSNI leadership, member Mark Durkan has said. The board, the oversight body for the PSNI, usually holds a public meeting ...

02 Oct 2023 at 16:34

DerryNow

Transport strikes: "Staff would rather be doing their jobs than standing in the freezing cold"

Public transport, including trains and buses, is suspended today due to industrial action by Translink workers. All Translink timetabled services are not in operation, including some services operating after midnight....

01 Dec 2023 at 15:33

Northern Ireland

Ministers will not be allowed to evade Assembly accountability, Poots warns

Stormont’s Speaker has warned ministers that he will not accept any attempts to “evade responsibility” in accountability to the Assembly. Edwin Poots delivered the warning after MLAs were told DUP Communities ...

12 Mar 2024 at 16:10

Northern Ireland

Durkan accuses O’Neill of ‘rewriting history’ over museum

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has been accused of “rewriting history” over remarks about her department’s role in the development of a new museum in Londonderry. Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said he would ...

23 Sept 2024 at 17:43

Local News

Durkan accuses O’Neill of ‘rewriting history’ over Derry Peacemakers Museum

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has been accused of “rewriting history” over remarks about her department’s role in the development of a new museum in Derry. Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said he would look ...

23 Sept 2024 at 18:33

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