NI Farmers to receive an additional £3.6M

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that Northern Ireland farmers are to receive a total of £3.6million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission.




Long saddened by death of Lord Brian Kerr

Justice Minister Naomi Long has expressed her sympathy to the family of Lord Brian Kerr, who has died at the age of 72.




Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education – online open lecture

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Minister offers pig sector COVID-19 financial support

Agriculture Minister Minister Edwin Poots MLA met with representatives of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Pork and Bacon Committee and Propork Ltd, a pig marketing group to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the local pig production sector.




Dodds announces 20 more high quality training places on PwC Assured Skills Academy

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced a further 20 high quality training places for people with degrees on an Assured Skills Academy with PwC.