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Going green
Party priorities for climate change, farming and conservation. Most environmental matters are devolved but some national policies will impact on…
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Law and order
As the parties set out their priorities for policing and justice locally, immigration is the national focus. Despite justice being…
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A testing subject
Solving the transfer crisis and raising standards feature highly in the schools debate. Virtually all education policy is devolved so…
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Healthy services
A focus on improving mental health services, targeting obesity and more efficient cancer treatments are shared priorities for the main…
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Economy on a budget
The province is connected explicitly with any increase or decrease in spending per head in England through the Barnett formula…
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Tim Wheeler interview: ashes to Ash
Ash front man Tim Wheeler speaks to Ryan Jennings about paving the way for Northern Ireland music and the band’s…
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Kamala Lakhdhir interview: special relationship
Eight months into her first European post, US Consul General Kamala Lakhdhir tells Meadhbh Monahan about her impressions of the…
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Banks set for ‘radical’ change
The Westminster Treasury Committee says an overhaul is needed to prevent the necessity for government intervention in a future financial…
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Links and video links
The NSMC’s work since December focused on transport, environmental and economic matters amid calls for more efficient spending and communication.…
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Research crucial for farming’s future
All agri-research projects in Ireland should complement each other given their importance for the sector, according to ministers. Richard Halleron…
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