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Foyle MLA express concern at high air pollution in Derry

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has expressed concern about air pollution in Derry, following reports from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that high and moderate levels of air pollution are currently being experienced ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:46

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Councillor calls for financial help for farmers

Sinn Féin Councillor Kathleen McGurk is calling for the Agriculture Minister to step in and help farmers with increased costs. "Farmers and their families are, like everyone else, being impacted with the cost-of-living crisis. They are facing ...

31 Mar 2022 at 21:00

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McGlone: Executive must provide dedicated funding for farmers

SDLP Opposition AERA Spokesperson Patsy McGlone has said the Executive must provide dedicated ring-fenced funding for farming and agriculture. He was speaking after a debate in the Assembly on Tuesday. From next year funding for agriculture ...

20 Nov 2024 at 13:30

Northern Ireland

Treasury signals no U-turn over tax change for farmers, Muir tells MLAs

The Treasury has signalled there will be no U-turn over reforms to inheritance tax on agricultural land, Andrew Muir has said. The Agriculture Minister told MLAs that if the changes go ahead there will have to be more focus on succession ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:19

Northern Ireland

Public advised against swimming at Benone Beach after blue-green algae found

People have been advised against swimming at one of Northern Ireland’s most popular beaches after blue-green algae was detected. The notification has been placed on Benone Beach in Co Londonderry by the Department of Agriculture, ...

22 Aug 2025 at 14:09

Northern Ireland

Speaker cautions Stormont ministers to show ‘courtesy and respect’ to Assembly

Stormont’s speaker has warned Executive ministers on the need to show “courtesy and respect” to the Assembly as he expressed concern over an apparent reluctance to face questions from MLAs. Edwin Poots was commenting on the ...

25 Feb 2025 at 13:24

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh crisis will become ‘common experience’ without action, MLAs warned

The environmental crisis at Lough Neagh will become a “common experience” across Northern Ireland if nutrient pollution is not addressed, MLAs have been told. Dame Glenys Stacey, chairwoman of the Office for Environmental ...

29 May 2025 at 12:08

M1 remains partially closed amid operation to free cows after lorry overturns

Northern Ireland

Rescue operation to free 40 cows after lorry overturns on motorway

The M1 remains partially closed following an operation to free cattle from a livestock lorry which overturned. The motorway is still shut in some sections in the eastern direction near Lurgan, Co Armagh, following the ...

16 May 2025 at 16:59

Northern Ireland

Bluetongue suspected in second herd in Co Down

Disappointment has been expressed after a suspected case of bluetongue was flagged in a second herd in Co Down. Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said the suspect ...

06 Dec 2025 at 20:23

National News

Major Vietnam/Ireland agrifood collaboration announced

Ireland has entered into a co-operation partnership with Vietnam which will support the country’s food system transformation journey over the next five years, involving Irish State agencies, universities and the ...

08 Sept 2022 at 12:37

Northern Ireland

Muir dismisses resignation call after Ulster Farmers’ Union no confidence vote

Stormont’s agriculture minister has dismissed a call for his resignation after Northern Ireland’s main farming union delivered a vote of no confidence in his department. Department of Agriculture, Environment ...

03 Nov 2025 at 17:13

Local News

Dungiven students still in big competition

Pupils at a Dungiven school are through to the semi-final stage of a major competition. Gaelcholáiste Dhoire, in Dungiven, has been named as a semi finalist in the ABP Angus Youth Challenge, a programme that ...

29 Oct 2020 at 08:30

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