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The Diseases of Animals Bill nears the end of its journey when it reaches the floor of the house for its detailed consideration stage. The Social Development Minister will be at the dispatch box for oral questions before a DUP motion attempts to protect Northern Ireland’s block grant. The other item of private members business [...]
SITTING watching the programme When Boris Met Dave there can be little doubt that David Cameron must be embarrassed. One suspects that the unapologetic but enigmatic Boris may have actually enjoyed the programme. Cameron is the Tory equivalent of what the Americans call a ‘plastic Paddy’, ie an invented persona. While his counterpart and would-be [...]
The pace of legislation picks up through the house today with the Financial Provisions Bill reaching its further consideration stage, the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations seeking final approval and OFMDFM seeking to rubber-stamp the Westminster Child Poverty Bill into Northern Ireland. Question time sees the Health and Regional Development Ministers take central stage before [...]
As the DUP and Sinn Fein continue to engage in ‘call my bluff’ over the mechanisms of when and how to transfer policing and justice powers, they are both unwittingly fostering the disengagement of an increasingly cynical and sceptical electorate. Without any sense of humour the new chief constable wryly says the £1 billion package [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. Given the paucity of Executive business snaking its way through the Assembly these days, it is with some surprise to have to report some useful business emanating from Stormont’s ‘corridors of power’. Ok, so the DSD Committee’s report into Town Centre Planning isn’t going to be up there in the Christmas [...]
Richard Moore the founder of Children in Crossfire was responsible for a lot of happy pain on Sunday at the 40th New York City Marathon, when he and a team of 18 Irish supporters took part in the iconic event. The ING New York City Marathon is one of the world’s great road races, drawing [...]
There was nothing to fear this Halloween weekend in Sainsbury’s Ballymena as the store hosted its first ever Food Festival. The spook-tacular event on Friday 30th October gave shoppers the chance to try the very best of local produce. As the event fell in National Sausage Week Ballymena’s own Doherty & Gray who recently won [...]
Customers at Autoline Insurance Group’s Newry office were in for a shock on Friday 30th October when they were met with ghosts, ghouls, clowns and superheros in place of Autoline staff. Each year staff at Autoline Insurance Group offices across Northern Ireland use Halloween as a way to raise funds for local charities. All employees [...]
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, the nineteenth century French diplomat and great political survivor may not readily spring to the minds of the SDLP membership as they grapple with the choices presented to them in the forthcoming leadership stakes. Talleyrand was known as much for his witticism as his wisdom. He once wrote that he was [...]
Question time kicks off the activity on the hill today, with both big and small children’s education receiving the scrutiny of members. Area-Based Planning and the timetable for the new Education & Skills Authority are high among members’ priorities when Education Minister Catriona Ruane takes to the floor, whilst FE colleges and apprenticeships will be [...]
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