THE local council has been able to protect ratepayers by striking an historically low rate for the second year running,…
Finance Minister Conor Murphy
Durkan: SF ministers asleep at wheel as families struggle
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan said it is unbelievable there was £100m unallocated in the Assembly’s January monitoring round…
Durkan calls for inclusive toilet signage at Parliament Buildings
THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has written to the Finance Minister Conor Murphy calling on him to install accessible toilet…
City of Derry Airport may be at ‘severe financial risk’
CITY of Derry Airport could become a “severe financial risk” within months, Derry City and Strabane District Council has warned.…
Energy price hikes: Support payments plan for North’s vulnerable
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has proposed a support scheme to help people in the North of Ireland who are struggling…
Executive Office Committee backs SDLP cost of living taskforce call
THE Assembly’s Execuitve Office Committee has backed a call from the SDLP for the Joint First Ministers to establish a…
SDLP calls for Cost of Living Taskforce
THE SDLP’s Sinead McLaughlin has called on the First Ministers to urgently convene a new taskforce to coordinate an Executive-wide…
Harkin: Failure to restore Universal Credit £20 uplift ‘shameful’
PEOPLE Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin has branded the decision not to restore the £20 Universal Credit uplift as “shameful”.…
Eastwood: Tory budget ignores cost of living crisis
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has said the latest Tory budget has ignored the cost of living crisis engulfing the North…
McLaughlin welcomes action at last on building regulations
SDLP Energy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has welcomed action from Finance Minister Conor Murphy on the updating of building regulations, while…