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Energy and Environment
Another big year for planning
It’s hard to believe that it is almost two years since the biggest shake up of planning powers in four…
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Energy and Environment
COP22 in Marrakech
A total of 111 nations have now ratified the Paris climate agreement and the recent COP22 in Marrakech has outlined…
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Energy and Environment
From waste management to resource efficiency
The revised Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy moves the emphasis away from waste management to resource efficiency. While targets…
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Energy and Environment
Air quality in Northern Ireland
The fourteenth annual Northern Ireland air quality report, Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2015, indicates that most air quality objectives…
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Energy and Environment
Can agriculture and the environment flourish in tandem?
The COP 21 agreement reached in Paris a year ago will have major implications for agriculture in Northern Ireland, writes…
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Public Affairs
A fresh start
Junior Minister Megan Fearon discusses the functions and challenges of her role within the Executive with David Whelan. Megan Fearon’s…
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Public Affairs
NAMA’s project eagle
In the wake of the Irish Comptroller and Auditor General’s report into the sale of NAMA’s Project Eagle portfolio, Northern…
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Public Affairs
Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: “The Irish are everywhere”
Since 2013 the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust has facilitated the repatriation of over 200 bodies of Irish citizens back to…
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Public Affairs
Trade Union Desk
The People’s Plutocrats John O’Farrell writes that no matter how loudly the assertions of the populists are, there are millions…
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Public Affairs
UUP party conference
“If you vote Mike, you get Colum. If you vote Colum, you get Mike,” was the prevailing message that…
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