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Assembly round-up
Close votes and confrontations over the past took up a considerable amount of the Assembly’s business in September. MLAs were,…
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Rural broadband roll-out
A new project aims to deliver more broadband in rural areas, while new data shows parity between rural and urban…
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Draft Investment Strategy critiques
agendaNi sums up critiques of the draft Investment Strategy and proposals for improvement from environmentalist, business and trade union perspectives.…
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Stewart Dickson: local government’s future
After 32 years of service on Carrickfergus Borough Council, Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson suggests voluntary power-sharing, backed up by strong…
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Draft area plans for post-primary education
After consultation with the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) and other representative bodies, the five education and library boards…
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ICONI Software: supporting employment
Belfast-based software company ICONI specialises in employability software, helping jobless people back into work. Managing director Liam Jordan discusses its…
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Chris Lyttle MLA
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle was elected to the Assembly for East Belfast in 2011. Chris is Deputy Chair of the…
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Social benefit clauses
Designed to help the unemployed, social benefit clauses are likely to feature in future infrastructure projects despite construction sector concerns…
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Larne Borough: a great place to live, learn, work and invest
The Borough of Larne lies on the east coast of Northern Ireland between the Glens of Antrim and the…
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‘Value added’ learning
Communications and maths skills assessments have formed part of the Department of Education’s response to poor literacy. Assessment arrangements have…
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