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A modest recovery
Economic recovery will be “sluggish by historic standards”, according to Ian McCafferty. Speaking at the annual CBI economic briefing, McCafferty…
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Quinn cuts
Over 900 redundancies have been announced at Quinn Insurance following three months of turmoil at the company. Meadhbh Monahan reports.…
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Thompson’s farm priorities
North Antrim dairy farmer John Thompson is the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union. He was elected unopposed at…
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Hi-tech care
Julie-Ann Augusto manages the telecare and telehealth services in the South Eastern Trust’s area, which covers Ards, Down, North Down…
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A message from Europe
European telecoms regulation rules have been in place since 2002 and are now acknowledged to be dated. A reform of…
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Digital disappointment
The wide-ranging Digital Economy Bill, introduced by Labour during the ‘washup’ period before Parliament was dissolved, means that the Government…
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Sharing power locally
Power-sharing or the lack of it becomes contentious in areas where one community is a small minority. Nationalists have claimed…
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Out from the crowd
By all accounts Northern Ireland is well represented at local government level. A total of 582 councillors sit across the…
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Southern local cuts
With 29 county councils, 75 town councils, five city councils, eight borough councils, eight regional authorities and two regional assemblies…
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Changes in the local arena
Now in its sixth year since the last poll, the local government landscape has slightly altered but not through the…
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