Changes to AS and A level awards in Northern Ireland

All A-Level and AS candidates in Northern Ireland taking qualifications through the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) will now be awarded the higher of the grades submitted by their centre or the grade calculated by CCEA.

Innovation and expansion are key to getting our rural economy moving

Innovation and revitalisation are key to helping rural businesses and communities recover from COVID-19, Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has said as he urged rural businesses to apply for a £1.7million stimulus fund.

Dodds welcomes Irish Open back to Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today welcomed the news that the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open golf tournament is to return to Northern Ireland next month.

250,000 downloads of StopCOVID NI app

Department of Health figures show that there have been more than 250,000 downloads of the ‘StopCOVID NI’ proximity app since it went live two weeks ago.

Hillsborough Forest Park echoes with children's laughter as new play facility opens

Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has previewed phase one of a new £1.5 million state-of-the-art play park at Hillsborough Forest Park, which is due to officially open on 17 August.