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Irish language campaigners walk out of meeting with NIO minister

Irish language campaigners said that they walked out of a meeting with UK junior minister Conor Burns on Tuesday. Conradh na Gaeilge met with the Northern Ireland junior minister Conor Burns earlier to discuss UK Government plans for legislation on ...

12 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Northern Ireland

Anne attends garden party at Hillsborough Castle

The Princess Royal has attended the first annual garden party held at Hillsborough Castle since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Anne also visited Ballymena in Co Antrim and an equine rehabilitation centre as part of her one-day trip to ...

05 Jul 2022 at 17:37

NI Protocol legislation not being used to prop up PM, minister insists

Proposed laws to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol are not designed to prop up the Prime Minister or appease hardline Brexiteers, a Government minister has insisted. Northern Ireland Office minister Conor Burns denied there ...

08 Jun 2022 at 14:23

Local News

WATCH: 'We need action now, not words' - Derry Against Fuel Poverty goup take protest to NI Office

Derry based pressure group, Derry Against Fuel Poverty, are currently protesting outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast. Spokesperson Sinead Quinn said: "We've been asking when the Energy Bills Support Scheme would be rolled out ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

Covid rates in Scotland continue downward slide

The rate of Covid-19 infection in Scotland has continued its downward trajectory, new figures show. The Covid infection survey published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that one in 55 people in Scotland had the ...

02 Sept 2022 at 13:38

Stormont Executive was to go ‘where man has not gone before’

The new powersharing Executive at Stormont was described in 1999 as being like the Starship Enterprise – going where “man has not gone before”. Declassified state papers show civil servants in Northern Ireland were warned there was ...

29 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Local News

Northern Ireland Secretary orders independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing

The UK Government has ordered an independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris made a Commons statement on Thursday confirming he intends to establish the inquiry in response to a ...

02 Feb 2023 at 14:33

Northern Ireland

Revenue-raising steps should be focus of future Stormont budgets – NI Office

Revenue-raising measures such as water charges and higher tuition fees should be the focus of future Stormont budgets, UK Government officials have recommended. A leaked Northern Ireland Office briefing paper estimates the ...

18 Apr 2023 at 18:02

UK Covid infections rise above one million again

Covid-19 infections across the UK have risen above one million again, with levels increasing in England for the first time since mid-October, new figures show. The new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures come ...

02 Dec 2022 at 15:34

Major financial decisions need Executive to return, civil service chief says

Many major financial decisions in Northern Ireland cannot be made by permanent secretaries and require an Executive, the head of the civil service has said. Jayne Brady said some decisions would have to wait until ...

28 Nov 2022 at 19:19

Police planning for Drumcree disorder sought chainsaw training

Police drawing up contingency plans to deal with serious disorder in Northern Ireland asked whether officers could use state-owned diggers to clear rioters’ blockades. Archive files from the Public Records Office ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Northern Ireland

Lack of budget ‘jeopardising public services’ in Northern Ireland

The lack of a budget in Northern Ireland is jeopardising the delivery of key services, the heads of more than 50 public sector bodies have warned. The Public Sector Chairs’ Forum, which represents public bodies ...

25 Apr 2023 at 12:44

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