Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced that she is to reconvene the Partnership Panel – a body set up to strengthen relationships between the Executive and local government.

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).

Over 25,000 businesses here are now benefitting from the 12 months rates holiday introduced by the Executive to help businesses impacted by COVID-19.