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Paul Givan ‘ignored advice from official’ by meeting loyalist group

Education Minister Paul Givan went against the advice of a department official when he met a group linked to loyalist paramilitaries, MLAs have heard. He told the Assembly that the meeting with the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) was not the only ...

11 Nov 2024 at 17:51

Local News

McLaughlin blasts Economy Minister's failure to tackle major economic challenges

The latest employment figures show the Economy Minister Gordon Lyons was still failing to tackle the major economic challenges facing Derry and the rest of the North, Foyle SDLP MLA Sinead McLaughlin has said. She was speaking after the figures ...

19 Aug 2022 at 11:09

Northern Ireland

Minister considers publishing advice into football funding decision

Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons has said he would consider publishing advice into decision-making over a funding announcement for football clubs. Earlier this month 20 clubs were told that they would progress to the next stage of the ...

23 Sept 2025 at 16:24

Northern Ireland

Thousands march to derelict Casement Park to demand its redevelopment

Thousands of gaelic games players and supporters have marched to the derelict Casement Park stadium in Belfast to demand its redevelopment. Following the noisy parade through west Belfast, a rally held adjacent to the crumbling ruins of ...

12 Apr 2025 at 19:11

Northern Ireland

DUP minister ‘more than happy’ to attend Fleadh in Belfast

DUP Minister Gordon Lyons has said he would be “more than happy” to accept an invitation to attend the all-Ireland Fleadh when it comes to Belfast next year. The Communities Minister said he believed the event should represent all ...

31 Mar 2025 at 16:46

Northern Ireland

Pensioners in NI will receive winter fuel payment this year – Lyons

Pensioners in Northern Ireland will receive their winter fuel payment this year, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has said. In a statement to the Assembly, Mr Lyons said he had engaged with Executive colleagues to reinstate the ...

10 Jun 2025 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

A drag queen storytelling event for children at a library in Belfast “should not have taken place”, a Stormont minister has said. The DUP’s Gordon Lyons said the event on Friday at Holywood Arches Library, hosted by the ...

05 Aug 2025 at 12:26

Northern Ireland

Kimmins says she will resist ‘concerted effort’ to push for water charges in NI

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said she will resist a “concerted effort” to push for the introduction of domestic water charges in Northern Ireland. The Sinn Fein minister has insisted the charges “will not be ...

04 Mar 2025 at 16:43

Northern Ireland

Minister to be referred to standards commissioner following Larne fire

The Communities Minister is to be referred to the standards commissioner following vandalism and a fire at Larne Leisure Centre. Prior to the fire, Gordon Lyons posted on social media that the leisure centre had been ...

12 Jun 2025 at 00:02

Northern Ireland

SDLP calls for ‘clarity’ over involvement of loyalist paramilitaries in disorder

The SDLP has called for public clarity over any involvement of loyalist paramilitaries in rioting in Northern Ireland. The official opposition party at Stormont has said it will also “demand a clear, co-ordinated ...

15 Jun 2025 at 15:56

Northern Ireland

Celebration event to be held at SSE arena for Northern Ireland Olympic heroes

An event to honour Northern Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic competitors will be held at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed. Mr Lyons told MLAs that it was right that the ...

16 Sept 2024 at 16:06

Northern Ireland

Stormont must do more to tackle homelessness ‘crisis’, charity warns

Stormont must do more to tackle a homelessness “crisis” that is unfolding on the streets of Northern Ireland, a charity has warned. Communities minister Gordon Lyons visited the People’s Kitchen Belfast on ...

15 Jan 2025 at 17:08

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