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Department response to County Derry speeding issues 'not good enough'

Sinn Féin Councillor Kathleen McGurk has shared her frustration at what she has described as 'further failures' from DfI Roads Service to address speeding issues in Feeny. She was speaking after receiving notification that the department do not ...

02 Feb 2022 at 14:01

Northern Ireland

Belfast City Council agrees to name bridge after Noah Donohoe

Belfast City Council has agreed to name a pedestrian and cycle bridge in the south of the city as the Noah Donohoe Bridge. The bridge’s new name was agreed by councillors following an open public call for suggestions last year which resulted ...

01 Sept 2022 at 20:19

Local News

'Irish facing extinction at Heaney's Alma Mater'

A more proactive approach to A-Level Irish language provision is to be taken by Derry City and Strabane District Council. The move follows the adoption of a motion on the issue brought before the monthly meeting of the local authority by ...

02 Nov 2021 at 13:02

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Maghera Regeneration: Cllr McGuigan leads £10.65 million investment

A recent meeting of Maghera Town Centre Forum was updated regarding the recent announcement of significant ‘Levelling Up’ funding for three key elements which comprise the Maghera Regeneration Project. A major financial announcement was ...

05 Apr 2023 at 08:00

Northern Ireland

Budget pressures will leave 600 Communities Department vacancies unfilled

Hundreds of job vacancies at the Department for Communities are not expected to be filled due to budget pressures. It comes as the department, which is responsible for benefits, housing, addressing homelessness, arts, culture and sport,...

21 Jun 2023 at 21:46

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland ‘faces bleak future if cuts to higher education go ahead’

The next generation faces a “bleak future” if proposed cuts to higher education go ahead, the head of Queen’s University Belfast has warned. The university’s president and vice-chancellor Professor Ian Greer also said the damage to ...

16 May 2023 at 18:45

Northern Ireland

Business chief calls for ‘meaningful debate’ on how Northern Ireland is funded

It is time for a meaningful debate on how Northern Ireland is funded, the head of a leading business organisation has said. Ann McGregor, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Chamber, also called for an urgent return of the ...

16 May 2023 at 11:22

Local News

Completion of £8m Shared Village Project in Derry's Waterside celebrated

Funders and partners from Derry City and Strabane District Council, the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), the Department for Communities, Northern Ireland, and the Department of Rural and Community Development, Ireland met ...

08 Nov 2022 at 18:51

Local News

Report calls for urgent action to address ‘housing crisis’ in Northern Ireland

Stormont ministers need to take urgent action to address a “housing and homelessness crisis” in Northern Ireland, a report has claimed. The report, titled An Agenda For Change: Tackling The Housing And Homelessness Crisis, ...

29 Aug 2024 at 09:29

Northern Ireland

Report calls for urgent action to address ‘housing crisis’ in Northern Ireland

29 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Concern at proposed listing of 1970s office block in Co Armagh

Concern has been voiced at a proposal to list a Co Armagh building described as one of the best examples of 1970s modernism in Northern Ireland. Marlborough House is an office block built between 1973 and 1977 during a ...

06 Nov 2024 at 15:04

Northern Ireland

Departments must now live within means following funds allocation – Archibald

It is imperative that Stormont departments “now live within their funding envelope” following the allocation of extra funds in the January monitoring round, Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald has said. Following a ...

16 Jan 2025 at 16:30

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