Central to the North West is its world-renowned scenery, and the community of artists who have drawn inspiration from it. Niall Coleman speaks to the award-winning Derry-born sculptor, Eilis O’Connell, about place, the past and creating art in the public realm. Tell us about your inspiration and first experiences as an artist. The need to...
The Department for Infrastructure’s Chief Planner and Director of Regional Planning, Angus Kerr, outlines the challenges and opportunities in an era of uncertainty, including the expansion of environmental compliance from central government to local government and beyond. Highlighting a number of challenges currently facing the Department, ranging from adaptation for an outcomes-based approach set out...
Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, John Barry, argues that the lack of specific climate change legislation for Northern Ireland is a serious impediment for the region’s transition to a climate resilient economy and low carbon society. Climate change, or rather climate breakdown as we now ought to term it, is rarely...
David Whelan meets with Labour MP and south Armagh native, Conor McGinn to discuss his early life, his allegiance to Northern Ireland and his ambitions for Brexit and beyond. The introduction of a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons in early 2018 to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland by an MP...
agendaNi’s David Whelan talks to head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service Ronnie Armour on completion of his first year in the role and discusses his vision for Prisons 2020, a programme...
Leading social justice charity Extern is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. agendaNi caught up with its CEO, Charlie Mack, who has just been named as a finalist in the upcoming...
The latest police recorded security situation statistics for Northern Ireland, covering the period from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2017 indicate that “a significant threat still remains”. Figures from the PSNI’s...
Victim Support NI is home to Northern Ireland’s only specialist Independent Sexual Violence Advocate service supporting hundreds of sexual violence victims in Northern Ireland. “I wouldn’t have got this far if it...
In his final days in office as Director of the Public Prosecution Service, agendaNi meets with Barra McGrory to discuss his six-year tenure. Barra McGrory’s time in office has been turbulent. Upon...
Although the principles of policing remain constant, the world in which police and justice agencies operate has seen dramatic shifts in recent years. Keeping the peace, protecting life and delivering justice...
A report into Derry’s Magilligan prison has found that less than half of previous recommendations have yet to be implemented or initiated including addressing poorer outcomes for Catholic prisoners and introducing an...
Queen’s University Belfast lecturer John Topping explores stop and search powers as the most prevalent form of adversarial contact between the public and the PSNI. As a power originating in the 16th...
Over three years since the Stormont House Agreement set out a pathway for dealing with legacy in Northern Ireland, political parties are still divided on a resolution. With the launch of fresh...
Drugs, alcohol and a lack of discipline are perceived to be the main causes of Northern Ireland’s crimes according to the recent perceptions of crime survey. Designed to complement recorded crime figures...
