Minister Confirms to Councils Trade Arrangements for Outdoors

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has written to all councils asking them to temporarily take a flexible and pragmatic planning approach to the use of on-street seating for cafes and bars, beer gardens and similar outdoor areas to accommodate physical / social distancing.




Work on strategic roads and flagship road schemes underway

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced her intention to progress a number of strategic infrastructure schemes and flagship projects as part of her plan to aid economic recovery and community transformation




Economy Minister visits local retailer following re-opening

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today visited a local Banbridge retailer to see how they were managing their re-opening following the Executive’s announcement that all goods retailers can now re-open for business.




Executive Daily Update: Initiatives to deal with Coronavirus (11 June 2020)

Northern Ireland Executive ministers and their officials have over the past 24 hours been involved in a number of initiatives and critical decisions relating to the Coronavirus emergency.




Economy Minister welcomes confirmation of re-opening of all goods retailers

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has welcomed confirmation that all goods retailers can re-open from tomorrow.