Issues
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Cross-community Irish
Peter Cheney considers how the Irish language can be promoted as part of culture for both main communities. Debates over…
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NICS voluntary exit scheme
Permanent personnel within the Northern Ireland Civil Service have been offered an opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy packages. A…
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Taking gas forward
firmus energy has ambitious growth plans for Northern Ireland under its new owners. The addition of firmus energy to the…
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Renewing the Republic
In a wide-ranging interview, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin talks to Owen McQuade about his aims for Irish society and…
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New urban village projects
Two new urban village projects have been announced by OFMDFM junior ministers Jonathan Bell and Jennifer McCann. The regeneration projects…
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Interchange plans unveiled
Plans to solve the traffic congestion at the junction of the M2, M3 and Westlink in Belfast have been announced…
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Language strategies launched
Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has published two strategies to develop the Irish and Ulster-Scots languages and their heritage and…
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More than a mortgage: The rising costs of childcare
In January, we launched our fifth annual Childcare Cost Survey Report which showed that, in 2014, the average cost of…
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The Stormont House deal
Peter Cheney analyses the Stormont House Agreement. The main features include conditional loans from Westminster and a potential way to…
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Defining digital
Matt McCloskey, Sales Director with eircom Business Solutions NI, discusses Northern Ireland’s progress on using digital to transform public services…
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