Health Minister announces £2.05m for Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an additional £2.05m for Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) to help address the...
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Dec 5, 2021
Pre-departure test required for all international travellers arriving in Northern Ireland
Changes to international travel have been announced to help slow the progress of the omicron variant. As of 4am on Tuesday 7 December,...
Dec 4, 2021
Spend Local Card Scheme gives boost to Northern Ireland high street outpacing rest of UK
New research shows an increase in shoppers on Northern Ireland’s high streets – as the final countdown to the end of the highly...
Dec 3, 2021
Almost 86,000 people apply Covid Status Certification this week
Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people to apply for Domestic Covid Status Certification which has now been introduced for licensed...
Dec 2, 2021
Executive Statement on current Covid-19 situation across Northern Ireland
Executive statement on current COVID-19 situation Today we received an update from our medical and scientific advisers on the latest...
Nov 30, 2021
Poots welcomes moves to introduce greater protection for service animals under Finn’s Law
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots is pictured with Chief Inspector Chris Hamill and service dogs PD Johnno (English Springer) and PD Yudi...
Nov 30, 2021
Spend Local cards boosts NI High Street by over £100m
The High Street Scheme has injected over £100m so far into our retail, hospitality and service sectors, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons...
Nov 29, 2021
Project Stratum milestone as hyperfast connectivity reaches 15k premises in rural areas
Left to right, Dale Farm Site Manager, Diarmaid Currie, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons and Shane Haslem, Programme and Commercial...
Nov 29, 2021
It’s important to be “mouth aware” - Health Minister
Health Minister Robin Swann observing an examination for signs of mouth cancer at Dunmurry Dental Practice. Health Minister Robin Swann...
Nov 28, 2021
This is how we stop variants spreading – Swann
Please keep following the basic steps that help prevent variants of COVID-19 spreading. That’s the appeal to the public from Health...
Nov 26, 2021
NI Executive release latest details on COVID certification scheme
The Department of Health can confirm that regulations for the Covid certification scheme will be laid on Monday, November 29. The...
Nov 26, 2021
Light up public health messages on strategic roads to assist in fight against Covid-19 – Mallon
Motorway light signs have previously been used for public health messages during the pandemic. Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has...
Nov 26, 2021
SPEND LOCAL CARDS | Check your balance and spend it all – Lyons
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons with Adrian Garvey, managing director of Synge and Byrne at The Junction Retail and Leisure park in Antrim....
Nov 25, 2021
Countries to be added to international travel Red List in response to new Covid variant
Evidence of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has emerged in recent days. This variant - B.1.1.529 - has been identified in South...
Nov 24, 2021
Health Minister unveils £23m support package for care sector
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a support package of up to £23million for domiciliary care and the wider social care sector....
Nov 24, 2021
Avian Influenza housing order to come into force as infection detected County Antrim
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland (NI) from 29 November,...
Nov 24, 2021
Trauma Informed Practice training to support children and young people launched by EA
Joining the Minister at the launch were Nicole Chraapkowska and Terry Oduro, P7 pupils at Fane St Primary School. A new training...
Nov 23, 2021
Public transport passengers ‘must wear a face covering to fight spread of Covid-19’
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has again reminded the travelling public of the importance of wearing face coverings on public...
Nov 23, 2021
LATEST | ‘Action needed now to keep our society open and safe’ – NI Executive
Statement from the Executive on Covid 19 Covid-19 has once again taken a firm grip across our society. Community transmission of the...
Nov 22, 2021
Department for Infrastructure is winter ready as temperatures begin to fall
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has confirmed that the Department’s winter service is ready to take action if the weather impacts...
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