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Stormont to ‘work out implications for Northern Ireland’ of benefits shake-up

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said he had concerns but warned Stormont does not have the resources to mitigate all the changes.

The Independent UK

Gordon Lyons commits to attending GAA match amid criticism

Sport falls within the responsibilities of the DUP minister’s Department of Communities.

Evening Standard

Casement Park rebuild not being held back because of me – communities minister

The Stormont Executive committed to redevelop Casement Park in 2011.

Evening Standard

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Mandelson can be ‘champion’ for NI in US, Little-Pengelly says

The appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the US is a ‘huge opportunity for Northern Ireland’, the deputy First Minister has said

Evening Standard

NI Secretary and Stormont Communities minister to meet over Casement Park

Hilary Benn did not comment on how much the UK Government will contribute to the redevelopment.

Evening Standard

Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Make Brits Choose Between 'Heating Our Homes Or Eating'

Cuts to winter fuel payments in Northern Ireland have sparked widespread protests and legal challenges, as pensioners face choices between heating and eating.

International Business Times UK

Communities Minister rejects assessment of ‘hostile environment’ for GAA

Gordon Lyons said it is the responsibility of the GAA to come forward with proposals for a new Casement Park.

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‘Historic day’ for deaf community as Sign Language Bill moves step closer to law

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons used sign language in the Assembly chamber during the Bill’s second stage on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Almost 200 engineers deployed to Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn

Hundreds of thousands of properties were left without power on Friday.

The Independent UK

Duke Special among musicians awarded grants to purchase new instruments

The songwriter is to use his grant to buy an electro-mechanical predecessor of the synthesiser once used to create the sound of The Beatles.

Evening Standard

All NI pensioner households hit by winter fuel support cut to get £100 – Lyons

The Communities Minister said the payment would be made before the end of March 2025.

Evening Standard

Transformation of former army barracks to benefit from peace money

Some £65 million has been awarded for six cross-community facilities in Northern Ireland and the Irish border counties.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

GAA hopeful of lower-spec Casement Park rebuild without excessive use of funds

The stadium had originally been earmarked as a host venue for the Euro 2028 football tournament.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Northern Ireland set to lose Euro 2028 games as decision made over Casement Park

The decision was made due to ‘a significant risk that it would not be built in time’, leaving England, Scotland and Wales as the remaining hosts

The National (Scotland)

Police suspect paramilitary 'element' after hate crime victim hospitalised in Belfast

PARAMILITARIES are suspected to have been an “element” in the latest rioting in Belfast.

Belfast Live

Stormont budget crisis: Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ is punishment for Assembly fiasco

One former finance minister said the UK Government had an opportunity to offset some of the deficit by spreading it over a number of years

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting

The Secretary of State will set the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of Stormont Executive Ministers.

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Daithi's Law: MLAs recalled to Stormont in bid to progress stalled organ donation legislation

The DUP has made clear it will continue to block the election of a Speaker, meaning no other business can be discussed

The Independent UK

Bid to pass organ donation law at Westminster ‘highly unlikely’ to succeed

The Executive Formation Bill is scheduled to be brought before Westminster later this month.

Belfast Live

DUP urges Sinn Fein to explain £4m rates exemption for student apartment blocks

It follows concerns that an unresolved tax "loophole" means some student accommodation blocks do not pay rates

Birmingham Post

Withering Invest NI independent review calls for “profound change”

The report was carried out at the behest of former economy minister Gordon Lyons

The Independent UK

Latest attempt to restore powersharing at Stormont ends in failure

Sinn Fein had urged the DUP to drop its boycott of the devolved powersharing institutions.

Belfast Live

Doug Beattie sorry for "whine like a girl" comment as Assembly recall debate gets tetchy

Michelle O'Neill calls on DUP to "come back into the Executive so we can fight for and deliver £600 out to the thousands of struggling families"

The Independent UK

DUP urged to drop Assembly boycott to deal with cost-of-living crisis

MLAs at Stormont are in the Assembly chamber for a recalled session.

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