Issues
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Interchange plans unveiled
Plans to solve the traffic congestion at the junction of the M2, M3 and Westlink in Belfast have been announced…
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Language strategies launched
Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has published two strategies to develop the Irish and Ulster-Scots languages and their heritage and…
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More than a mortgage: The rising costs of childcare
In January, we launched our fifth annual Childcare Cost Survey Report which showed that, in 2014, the average cost of…
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The Stormont House deal
Peter Cheney analyses the Stormont House Agreement. The main features include conditional loans from Westminster and a potential way to…
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Defining digital
Matt McCloskey, Sales Director with eircom Business Solutions NI, discusses Northern Ireland’s progress on using digital to transform public services…
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Budget secured for 2015-2016
Peter Cheney analyses the Executive’s new financial plans and their implications for public services. The Budget will mark the start…
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Seeking asylum
Life for Northern Ireland’s asylum seekers is characterised by a long wait on a low income. Three people who have…
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Call to reduce hospital numbers
Liam Donaldson’s governance review calls for a radical change in how Northern Ireland delivers health services, in order to improve…
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Balancing speaking up with speaking out
PwC Partner Ian McConnell reflects on the changing nature of whistle-blowing and the increasing requirement on organisations to ensure that…
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Improving local services
The new councils must provide the best possible service to residents, Mark H Durkan contends, despite the financial challenges ahead.…
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