Appointment of Vice Chairperson and Directors to the Board of the Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA)

The Minister of Education has announced the appointment of the following public appointments to the Board of the Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA). Two existing Directors have also been re-appointed.




A time for hope and reflection this Easter – Foster and O’Neill

This Easter we can all look forward with hope, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have said.




Poots announces £1.27M Covid-19 support scheme for sheep farmers

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced a financial support package worth up to £1.27 million to sheep farmers who have been impacted by poor wool prices over the past year following the crash in the global market for wool as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.




Avian Influenza: Housing measures set to be lifted on 13 April

Compulsory housing measures for poultry and captive birds are set to be lifted in Northern Ireland at midnight on Tuesday 13 April, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots announced today.




Over £260 million paid out under Localised Restrictions Support Scheme – Murphy

Over £260 million of financial assistance has been paid to businesses under the Department of Finance’s Localised Restrictions Support Scheme (LRSS).