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How Stormont departments are allocated budgets must change – Paul Givan

Education Minister Paul Givan said allocations should be made based on inescapable pressures such as staff costs.

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Finance Minister: Stormont’s £390m boost recognises NI public service strains

John O’Dowd said the Executive would use the additional funding ‘wisely’ but it also serves as a ‘recognition of the pressures this Executive faces’.

Evening Standard

Extra £400m to support health and education in Northern Ireland

Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the reserve claim from the Treasury would be repaid over three years.

Evening Standard

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Stormont Executive agrees £55m for public sector pay awards and infrastructure

The biggest allocation of £18.3m is going to the Department of Health.

Evening Standard

First Minister concerned after police officer names appear on NI courts website

The officers sought compensation after a major data breach in 2023.

Evening Standard

Stormont leaders ‘prioritising division over delivery’ two years in

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking on the second anniversary of the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Armstrong to lead initiative to attract more women into UUP

Diana Armstrong, who was ratified in the deputy leadership role on Saturday, is currently the party’s only female MLA.

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Open University transformation ‘to Northern Ireland’s third university’ hailed

John D’Arcy said he felt like the right time to go after 15 years at the helm of the Open University in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Jon Burrows moves a step closer to become next Ulster Unionist leader

The UUP confirmed the former senior police officer is the only contender to replace Mike Nesbitt later this month.

Evening Standard

‘More flexibility and funding needed from London’ to secure Stormont budget

First Minister Michelle O’Neill also pressed Secretary of State Hilary Benn over legacy proposals during a meeting in Belfast on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

We need to get budget right, says Little-Pengelly

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has claimed the proposed budget is ‘not sufficient’.

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson’s 2005 general election warning to Tony Blair over Gordon Brown

Files released to the National Archives show that Peter Mandelson warned Tony Blair that tensions with his chancellor would need to be carefully managed during the election campaign

The Independent UK

Stormont ministers received legal advice on ‘royal command’ to fly Union flag

The information is contained in newly declassified briefing papers for a meeting of ministers of the newly formed executive in February 2000.

Evening Standard

Emergency departments in ‘big trouble’ as corridor care ‘normalised’ – expert

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has questioned why there is not ‘howls of outrage’ about deaths linked to long waits.

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Trimble warned that review of Assembly must include decommissioning

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland was on ‘cusp of new beginning’ with Stormont return in 2000

Officials held an away-day ahead of the return of the powersharing institutions in May 2000.

Evening Standard

Initiative to calm interface tensions hindered when mobiles were switched off

In 2002 there were sustained sectarian clashes in the Short Strand area of east Belfast.

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Judges warned impact of Irish in courts could undermine confidence in justice

Declassified files also show senior police officer Judith Gillespie raising concerns.

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Two senior Stormont civil servants recognised in honours list

Colum Boyle and Ronnie Armour have been recognised for their public service.

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NI house builders warn of ‘bleak’ future because of crumbling wastewater network

A representative body has warned that some companies are already planning to wind up operations because of an inability to secure water connections.

Evening Standard

Sinn Fein accused of ‘misinformation’ around funding for teachers’ pay

Education Minister Paul Givan also said he can give a pay increase of up to 4% for teachers.

Evening Standard

Government urged to go further than Windsor Framework review recommendations

Unionists have argued the review led by Lord Murphy failed to address ‘fundamental problems’ with the framework.

Evening Standard

Unionists unite to force cross-community vote on bid for EU ‘observer status’

Sinn Fein is behind the bid at Stormont to address the ‘democratic deficit’ left by Brexit.

The Independent UK

Michelle O’Neill to tackle Starmer for ‘prioritising weapons of war over people’

The Stormont leader said the Budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes.

Evening Standard

Planning for any future pandemic must include impact on economy – Diane Dodds

The former Stormont economy minister made the comments to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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