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Defining unemployment
Right now, over 55,000 people in Northern Ireland know the everyday pressures of unemployment but the question of who exactly…
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Kieran McCarthy MLA
Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy is Alliance’s Chief Whip and spokesman on health, and culture, arts and leisure. An Ards Borough…
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Banks ‘holding up recovery’
Companies continue to criticise the limited cash supply from lending but banks question the level of demand. Small businesses are…
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Medium-term outlook: cutting off recovery?
Oxford Economics’ Neil Gibson predicts a slow and painful regional recovery as Northern Ireland enters a new economic world. At…
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Manufacturing seeks help
With the manufacturing sector experiencing a further decline in output and continual job losses, it is calling for the Executive…
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Alcohol pricing debate
New legislation to tackle alcohol misuse is “imperative” according to law-makers. Meadhbh Monahan outlines the key proposals. Alcohol misuse costs…
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Police performances
Fifteen of the 25 police performance targets were missed by the PSNI in the last financial year. Meadhbh Monahan reports.…
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One day in July: 7/7 5th anniversary
Peter Cheney, who was in London on 7 July this year, looks back at the 2005 attacks. If 6 July…
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Economic policy summary
An updated overview of the Westminster and Assembly parties’ policies on economics, finance and business following the general election and…
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Back to school: the new year’s policy priorities
The main education spokesmen put forward their priorities for 2010-2011. More stalemate over selection is likely but finance, community relations…
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