Issues

Q&A: Minister Gordon Lyons MLA

A decade on from the reforms to local government in Northern Ireland, Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons MLA sits down…

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PropertyPal CEO: ‘Time to move into a solutions space’

Visiting PropertyPal’s headquarters in the grounds of the Jennymount Mill complex in north Belfast, Ciarán Galway speaks with CEO Jordan…

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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins MLA: ‘Finance is a huge challenge’

In a spartan Stormont office, the walls still bare following her predecessor’s departure in Sinn Féin’s February 2025 ministerial reshuffle,…

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Fleur Anderson MP: Calling border poll ‘would be based on opinion polls’

Ten months after the Labour Party was returned to power in Britain, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Northern Ireland…

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Funding challenges despite Executive draft Budget agreement

The draft Budget, currently out for consultation, shows that Northern Ireland’s funding challenges are set to continue over the next…

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A foundation for sustainable communities

Following the launch of its new Foundation, Director of Communities at Radius Housing, Loma Wilson, talks to David Whelan about…

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New Executive health plan faces budgetary uncertainty

In December 2024, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt MLA launched a three-year strategic plan for health and social care. However, in…

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ESB: Invested in Northern Ireland’s next generation

Anyone with young kids in their life knows: when it comes to mind-boggling questions, a child’s curiosity knows no bounds.…

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Improving productivity through research and development

Investment in research and development is critical to improving Northern Ireland’s productivity and economic outcomes, says the region’s first Chief…

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Urgent action needed to stabilise general practice

Dr Frances O’Hagan, chair of the BMA’s Northern Ireland general practitioners committee, outlines her hopes and concerns around the provision…

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