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Stormont backs long-awaited programme for government

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has pledged transparency over progress towards targets.

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O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

The First Minister said the publication of the first agreed PFG for a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a ‘significant day’ for powersharing.

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Stormont ministers agree programme for government

Ministers signed off on the document during a virtual meeting on Thursday morning.

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Irish language group workers strike over funding cuts

Some of them claim they are having to choose between paying bills or providing services.

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Publication of Stormont’s programme for government hit by fresh delay

Alliance Party Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said he was not being provided with sufficient time to review the final document.

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Covid bereaved families accuse Stormont leaders of ‘ignoring’ them

A group representing people who lost loved ones in Northern Ireland said four requests for a meeting went without a substantive reply last year.

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The legal showdowns over President Donald Trump’s removals could ultimately end with expanded executive branch power, legal experts said.

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Benn challenges Stormont to reform public services and balance books

The NI Secretary delivered a speech in Belfast to mark the first anniversary of the return of devolved government to the region.

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Stormont has missed many opportunities to transform public services, Benn to say

The NI Secretary is due to deliver a keynote speech in Belfast on Tuesday to mark a year since the return of restored government to the region.

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‘Friendly working relationship’ between O’Neill and Little-Pengelly

Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘not roses every day’ in her relationship with the deputy First Minister.

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NI Executive has delivered ‘huge advances’ since Stormont was restored

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly have been speaking to mark a year since the return of devolution to NI.

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Stormont Executive ‘could be £100m short to deal with national insurance rise’

Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald sounded the alarm while appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

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Executive Order Apparently Promises No Enforcement of TikTok Ban for 75 Days

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President Biden, the ERA, and Constitutional Vandalism

A deeply mistaken decision on the way out of office.

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Society ‘can and must do better’ to end violence against women, says O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister expressed her horror at the murder of seven women in the region in 2024.

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Trimble and Mallon sanctioned DUP ministers over rotation plan

Minutes of an Executive meeting from 2000 show a warning that other action would be taken ‘as appropriate’ against the DUP ministers.

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Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against ‘manipulating’ every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland.

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Stormont ministers agree to put draft budget out for public consultation

Ministers were unanimous in green-lighting the public feedback exercise.

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Stormont urged to consider infrastructure fund to progress Tribeca plan

Redevelopment of the area around North Street in the city centre has made little progress since it was approved in 2020.

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Decisions taken during Covid pandemic still weigh heavily on me, says Swann

Stormont’s former health minister was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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Swann says he did not provide sufficient direction at start of pandemic

Robin Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the threat of the pandemic became ‘real’ to him when modelling figures on cases were produced.

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Unions ‘prepared to listen’ to health ministers’ two-step pay increase proposal

However the unions representing health workers have warned they are prepared to take industrial action.

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Stormont ministers must ensure balanced budget is delivered, says Benn

The Northern Ireland Secretary said the scale of the budget package for the region presented the local administration with ‘significant opportunity’.

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Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was commenting after the GAA presented its revised plans for the stadium redevelopment to a Stormont minister.

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