Three years after heavy milk price fluctuation spurred Dean Wright to reassess his business model, the Portadown farmer has recently brought his first product to market in the shape of a premium triple cream cheese. agendaNi visits Ballylisk Cheese to find out more about the nascent enterprise and its place within the local economy. Recently...
Peter May, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Infrastructure, discusses planning for a future long-term infrastructure investment in the absence of a minister. Describing infrastructure as the “bedrock of economic growth and productivity”, May outlines the important influence that key networked infrastructure has on social cohesion, as well as an economic enabler. Within that role,...
Iain Greenway, Director of the Historic Environment Division, outlines the actions and plans of the Department for Communities in unlocking the further economic potential of heritage tourism in Northern Ireland. Heritage is what makes a place special. What makes it authentic. What makes it distinctive. Northern Ireland is full of heritage – what strikes me,...
A year on from the signing of a confidence and supply agreement which saw 10 DUP MPs back Theresa May’s minority Conservative government, leader of the DUP Parliamentary Party Nigel Dodds speaks to David Whelan about their influence in Westminster, whether it has taken primacy over Stormont and his perspective on Brexit. An experienced parliamentarian,...
Sara Venning, CEO of NI Water, discusses the critical role the organisation is playing in helping Northern Ireland meet its ambitions for economic growth. Currently providing 570 million litres of drinking water per day and...
Building Change Trust hosted a round table discussion on the future shape of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Northern Ireland. What is your assessment of the current state of the sector in...
