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Ferguson: People must be partners in City Deal transformation

Sinn Féin MLA, Ciara Ferguson, has demanded that Derry be given a real voice in the delivery of the City Deal project. The City Deal is a £250million package that, states Ferguson, has the potential to transform the entire region. The Foyle MLA was ...

08 Mar 2022 at 16:37

Local News

New voice for local businesses in County Derry

A new initative which aims to support County Derry businesses by providing access to intelligent online marketing and customer experience development tools has been launched. 'Voice For Locals' is a levelling up initiative sponsored by the UK ...

24 Mar 2022 at 22:00

Derry News

Brexit idiocy from the DUP is at the expense of young people's education, says Durkan

SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, has insisted that “young people are paying the price for the DUP's Brexit idiocy”. Mr Durkan stated that routes into university education were now less attractive to prospective students in Derry and the rest ...

31 Jan 2022 at 17:33

Business

Stormont criticised over lack of investment in all-Ireland tourism body

A leading Northern Ireland hotelier has criticised Stormont for what he claimed is an “embarrassing” lack of funding of cross-border body Tourism Ireland. Howard Hastings, managing director of the Hastings Hotels Group, blamed ...

27 Jan 2022 at 16:52

Derry News

Harkin and Delargy rail against student tuition fee hike

People Before Profit and Sinn Féin have both demanded the Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons of the DUP, shelve plans that could place a financial burden upon Derry's students. Councillor Shaun Harkin and Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, ...

19 Jan 2022 at 12:33

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Derry Against Fuel Poverty protest at Economy Department

Local activists from campaign group Derry Against Fuel Poverty is currently protesting at Department for Economy at Adelaide House in Belfast city centre. Department for Economy is the government department responsible ...

13 Dec 2022 at 14:29

Local News

Department's no-show snub towards Council is "disrespectful", claims Foyle MLA McLaughlin

Foyle MLA, Sinead McLaughlin, has accused the Department for Economy of being “disrespectful on every single level” by repeatedly snubbing Derry & Strabane Council. The SDLP spokesperson for the economy was speaking ...

20 Sept 2021 at 18:33

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Foyle MLA Ferguson: DUP needs to accept responsibility for impact on budget of loss of vital EU funds

Sinn Féin's Ciara Ferguson has said DUP Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons, and his party need to accept responsibility for the 'huge hole' Brexit has left in the department's budget. The Foyle MLA was speaking ...

12 Jan 2022 at 17:38

Northern Ireland

Invest NI to shift focus to economic productivity following review

Stormont’s business support agency is to shift focus from job creation to overall productivity in the economy following the findings of an independent review earlier this year. The Department for the ...

04 Oct 2023 at 16:19

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Staff Voluntary Exit Scheme halted at Derry's NWRC

The Voluntary Exit Scheme which had been offered to staff at the North’s six further education colleges has been halted. The move follows discussions last week between Economy Minister Conor Murphy ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:45

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s unpaid carers being left behind by new law, campaigners warn

Carers in Northern Ireland are being “left behind” as a legal entitlement to unpaid leave comes into effect in the rest of the UK, campaigners have warned. Under the Carer’s Leave Act, which comes ...

05 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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Further Education severance scheme branded 'irresponsible use of public money'

The row over the voluntary severance scheme (VSS) currently being rolled out across the Further Education (FE) sector is rumbling on. The University and College Union (UCU) has challenged the ...

04 Mar 2024 at 16:59

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