Education Minister Peter Weir today said he wants all schools to return to more normal patterns of operation and attendance from the week beginning 31 August.

A new walking and cycling path, to be known as the ‘Blaris Greenway’, has been officially opened by Minister Nichola Mallon.

Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited towns and villages across Northern Ireland’s north coast to see how £2.7million funding provided by his Department can help to revitalise rural communities and stimulate the local economy.

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín today announced £3.2 million in additional funding to Councils to allow them to support the voluntary and community sector as it continues to recover and help citizens to get through the COVID-19 crisis.

The Department of Health has published an independent review of the leadership and governance at Muckamore Abbey Hospital (MAH).