Ministers Poots and Swann Launch Rural Support’s New Winter Programme

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann have jointly launched Rural Support’s new Winter Programme 2020.




Appointment of the Education Advisor (Trustee) to the Board of W5 (Who,What,Where, When, Why)

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has appointed Edwin Paynter as the new Education Advisor (Trustee) to the Board of W5 from 1 October 2020 for a term of up to 4 years.




Launch of joint DoH/DoJ consultation on ‘The establishment of a Regional Care and Justice Campus for children and young people’

Health Minister Robin Swann and Justice Minister Naomi Long have today launched a public consultation on proposals for a new joint Care and Justice Campus for children and young people in Northern Ireland.




Launch of joint DoH/DoJ consultation on ‘The establishment of a regional Care and Justice Campus for children and young people’

Health Minister Robin Swann and Justice Minister Naomi Long have today launched a public consultation on proposals for a new joint Care and Justice Campus for children and young people in Northern Ireland. It is proposed that the new Campus will comprise the existing Regional Secure Care Centre at Lakewood and the Juvenile Justice Centre at Woodlands, and also incorporate a range of multi-agency satellite provision.




Farmers receive over £275m in Direct Payments

Just over £275million has been paid to farmers in the first week of Direct Payments being issued, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.