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Belfast Healthy Cities today launched the Northern Ireland Climate Change and Health Group, to coincide with the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The new group will focus on how climate change will affect health and inequalities in health and aims to raise awareness and build healthcare sector capacity on this [...]
Regular Stormont watchers will be relieved to see the Diseases of Animals Bill reach its final stage today before being signed into law. It’s a pity it didn’t follow the same approach of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Bill which Social Development are seeking to push through the house via the accelerated passage [...]
Ireland’s largest single concrete pour to date has taken place, marking a significant milestone in construction work on the £97m Titanic Signature Project at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
Developers Harcourt Construction carried out the pour, which saw 4,200 cubic metres of concrete laid 8m below ground level across an area of 3,800 square metres near the slipway [...]
Being a strong advocate of new entrants to the Northern Ireland political scene it’s been somewhat of a let down watching the recruitment process both within the Tories and Fianna Fail
Cameron’s brave new conservatism has boldly declared that it will contest all Northern Ireland constituencies under their clumsily named ‘New Force’. Unsurprisingly, with elections imminent, [...]
Business on the hill this week kicks off with question time for OFMDFM and Environment.
DOE Minister Edwin Poots can stay in the chamber as he may want to respond to his man-marking committee as they propose a motion seeking the House’s endorsement of their report into Climate Change. Perhaps some of the plethora of NGO’s [...]
Sainsbury’s Chief Executive unveils Newry improvements
A significant week for Sainsbury’s in Northern Ireland was rounded off today with the announcement from Chief Executive Justin King of a £5m refit of the busy Newry store. Justin King unveiled the plans when he addressed the Newry Chamber of Commerce business breakfast on Friday morning and the [...]
Belfast City Council is to celebrate the achievements of local businesses next year when it hosts the Belfast Business Awards 2010.
The Belfast Business ‘Oscars’ will take place in the newly refurbished City Hall on Thursday 29 April with 19 awards presented in recognition of the fine work of business enterprises, retail outlets and businessmen and [...]
Members in the house will be glad of a short sitting today with just the final stage of both the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Bill and the Department of Justice Bill preluding Enterprise questions for Minister Arlene Foster MLA.
Elsewhere the Agriculture Committee will take evidence on the Forestry Bill before going on to consider [...]