In April this year, an Armagh dairy farmer became the first northern unionist to be elected to Seanad Éireann. Ciarán Galway meets with Senator Ian Marshall in Leinster House for a broad ranging discussion. “Being born into a family farm business, you grow up very much grounded in life. You are under no illusions about...
Former Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry tells David Whelan that Northern Ireland’s economic performance is being hindered by a legacy of structural problems which have yet to be addressed. “There are a number of structural problems within the Northern Ireland economy which have always been with us and which have not been significantly...
David Whelan talks to Jill Minne, Strategic HR Director for the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), about the proposed outcomes of the organisation’s recently published People Strategy. In April of last year, restructuring within the NICS saw the centralisation of HR functions. Previously, each government department held its own HR team supported by a central...
Chief Executive of Northern Ireland’s second largest Council, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Roger Wilson, believes that the area’s solid strengths and its increasing potential across a number of areas could be better leveraged to stimulate wider economic growth across Northern Ireland. Now in his fourth year since taking up post as Chief...
Solutions Architect of eir Business NI Jim Montgomery discusses how to not only survive, but thrive when facing digital disruptions in the form of around-the-clock customer demands, rampant cyber-attacks and fluctuating...
Ulster University Economic Policy Centre’s Gareth Hetherington analyses the economic outlook as we enter the critical Article 50 negotiation period. The economic performance both locally and nationally in the wake of the...
Newly appointed Director of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Northern Ireland, Angela McGowan, discusses the likely economic impacts of Brexit and her ambitions to protect the organisation’s members. Figures for the...
Chief Executive of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Roger Wilson talks to agendaNi about the economic dynamism of the Borough and how the Council acts as a catalyst in growing...
Senior Economist with the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI), Paul Mac Flynn believes that while extra finances secured through the Conservative-DUP deal are welcome, they must be seen context of the challenges...
A key indicator of the performance of Northern Ireland’s economy, agendaNi looks at the latest construction output for the first quarter of 2017. Accounting for 6 per cent of GVA in Northern...
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is once again leading the way with its programme of investment after hosting the first-ever Made in Lisburn Castlereagh showcase in June. Made in Lisburn Castlereagh...
Local natural gas company, firmus energy, has ambitious plans to invest around £120 million in Northern Ireland over the next six years, developing its network and making natural gas available to more...
Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) is on the verge of a significant social, economic and environmental transformation. The City and District has just reached the conclusion of a public...
The price of new build houses in Northern Ireland are rising at a dramatic rate and are now only one third below their peak in 2007. In what is an eight year...
