Issues
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New Decade, New Approach
David Whelan outlines some of the key ambitions and potential fault lines of the New Decade, New Approach deal restoring…
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Research at the heart of better health outcomes
New Head of British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) Fearghal McKinney talks to David Whelan about ambitions to help…
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General election: Northern Ireland
For the first time in its history Northern Ireland has elected a nationalist majority to Westminster but a decisive Conservative…
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Business as ‘not so usual’: Investing profit for social impact
In November 2019, Employers For Childcare – Northern Ireland’s Social Enterprise of the Year 2019 – officially opened its…
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Economic policy in uncertain times
Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service David Sterling discusses Northern Ireland’s economic outlook, decision making in political absence and…
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Northern citizens look to Dublin for protection
The North now looks to Dublin to safeguard citizens’ rights and the Good Friday Agreement, writes Emma DeSouza. “The people…
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Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2019
The annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference, hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council brought together key players in the…
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Education under attainment underpins poor economic growth
Northern Ireland’s inability to match the levels of educational attainment of its population to the needs of the modern economy…
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Northern Ireland Planning Conference 2019
The annual Northern Ireland Planning Conference, sponsored by Carson McDowell and Arup, dealt with several significant issues such as the…
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Not working: Where have all the good jobs gone?
Labour economist and author David Blanchflower discusses how unemployment figures are becoming less important to wage growth and economic performance,…
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