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Brussels to Belfast
Political union rejected by MEPs European Commission President José Manuel Barroso used his third state of the union speech to…
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Social
The draft Investment Strategy’s ‘social’ theme is a catch-all term for projects designed to improve quality of life, which do…
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Environment
Improving the water network and preventing flooding are two major priorities for the environmental strand of the Investment Strategy. The…
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Helping you to get the NEC right
Delivering infrastructure is about a healthy partnership between the infrastructure provider (whether new builder or maintainer) and the procurer and…
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UUP conference: plans for recovery
On the eve of a key anniversary, the Ulster Unionist Party saw its conference as a platform for launching relevant…
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Productive
To modernise the economy the Executive is committing £709 million by 2021 to the private sector economy and to improve…
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Further and higher education overview
Latest figures show a slight increase in higher education enrolment levels in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland’s four higher education institutions…
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New Secretary of State Theresa Villiers
Theresa Villiers is an ambitious Tory, holding strong views on farming, transport, Europe and Cyprus. Peter Cheney profiles the new…
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Belfast Met unveils £18 million boost to the local economy
Opened officially by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry, the striking new e3 facility will enhance the employability of students,…
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Politics
Trade Union Desk
The right’s tax and spending cuts will benefit the few and hold deprived regions back, John O’Farrell contends. “My job…
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