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Planning report
Supporting planners to protect the environment
Martin Hutchings, principal adviser for performance and improvement at the UK Planning Advisory Service (PAS), discusses the role of local…
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Planning report
Planning as a power for positive change
The reality of climate change, the ongoing housing crisis, and pollution affecting some of Northern Ireland’s rivers and loughs are…
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Round table discussion: Delivering more affordable accessible high-quality early learning and childcare
Delivering more affordable, accessible, high-quality early learning and childcare
Early Years hosted a round table discussion with key stakeholders on early learning and childcare. What is the significance of…
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Round table discussion: Meeting Northern Ireland’s energy needs
Meeting Northern Ireland’s energy needs
NIE Networks hosted a round table discussion with stakeholders from the energy and private sector to discuss how to increase…
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Issues
Limited time to deliver on Northern Ireland’s first Climate Action Plan
Published in June 2025, Northern Ireland’s first draft Climate Action Plan for 2023-2027 outlines the policies and proposals intended to…
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Cover Story
Unlocking the advanced manufacturing opportunity
Overlooking Belfast’s harbour estate on Queen’s Island – now known as the ‘Titanic Quarter’ – Sam Turner, CEO of Queen’s…
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Issues
Limited progress towards housing strategy targets
Following the launch of the Housing Supply Strategy 2024-2039 and against the backdrop of a chronic housing shortage, recent data…
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Issues
Integrated Education Strategy published
The Department of Education (DE) has published Vision 2030: A Strategy for Integrated Education, 2025 to 2030 alongside an action…
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Issues
National Development Plan was missed opportunity to underwrite the politics of a shared economy
The July publication of Dublin’s National Development Plan Review 2025 cast new light on the pace at which the two…
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Issues
A5 further delayed by legal challenge
Following a successful legal challenge, the beleaguered A5 road upgrade scheme continues to languish in limbo, writes Clayton Taylor. First…
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