THE North of Ireland’s first music festival since 2019 is set to kick off next weekend in Co Derry. The…
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey
Live music returns to North from July 5
MUSICIANS, singers and bands in the North of Ireland will heave a big sigh of relief this evening as the…
Covid-19: Taskforce appeals for the return of live music
A Department for Communities (DfC) taskforce has urged Stormont to allow live music to resume in the North of Ireland.…
Durkan welcomes removal of cruel six-month terminally ill rule
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has welcomed the long overdue decision taken by the Department for Communities to…
Rules eased for North’s terminally-ill benefit claimant
RULES on how terminally-ill people can access benefits are to be widened, the Communities Minister has announced. Currently, benefits can…
Extended pub hours to pass final Stormont hurdle
Long-awaited plans to extend opening times for pubs and nightclubs in the North of Ireland will pass their final hurdle…
Durkan: NIPSO investigation ‘scathing insight into PIP system’
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has described an investigation into the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), carried out by…
Durkan: Report highlights failures in Sports Sustainability Fund
THE SDLP’S Mark H Durkan has said that an Audit Office report has highlighted “unequivocal failures” in the handling of…
DESIGNS have been unveiled this week for a new environmental regeneration scheme in the Castle Street area of Strabane aimed…
Durkan urges Executive to close welfare mitigation loopholes
SDLP social justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged the First and Deputy First Minister to urgently progress legislation to…