In April this year, an Armagh dairy farmer became the first northern unionist to be elected to Seanad Éireann. Ciarán Galway meets with Senator Ian Marshall in Leinster House for a broad ranging discussion. “Being born into a family farm business, you grow up very much grounded in life. You are under no illusions about...
Former Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry tells David Whelan that Northern Ireland’s economic performance is being hindered by a legacy of structural problems which have yet to be addressed. “There are a number of structural problems within the Northern Ireland economy which have always been with us and which have not been significantly...
David Whelan talks to Jill Minne, Strategic HR Director for the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), about the proposed outcomes of the organisation’s recently published People Strategy. In April of last year, restructuring within the NICS saw the centralisation of HR functions. Previously, each government department held its own HR team supported by a central...
Chief Executive of Northern Ireland’s second largest Council, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Roger Wilson, believes that the area’s solid strengths and its increasing potential across a number of areas could be better leveraged to stimulate wider economic growth across Northern Ireland. Now in his fourth year since taking up post as Chief...
Chief Executive of Northern Ireland’s second largest Council, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Roger Wilson, believes that the area’s solid strengths and its increasing potential across a number of areas could be better...
Arthur Cox hosted a round table discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the Northern Ireland economy. How do you think the Northern Ireland economy is faring at present? Trevor Lockhart The Northern Ireland economy,...
