NI firm fined £110,000 after death of subcontractor at quarry

Major construction firm FP McCann Ltd has been fined £110,000 following the death of a subcontractor at its Loughside Quarry in...

Patients within Southern Trust area could wait eye-watering two years for cataracts surgery

Patients within the Southern Trust area could be waiting up to two years for cataracts surgery, despite a target maximum wait...

MLA pay to jump to £67,200 – but salaries face automatic cuts if Stormont stalls again

An independent body has signed off on a 26.8% pay rise for MLAs from next year – and, for the first...

Minister aims to defer axing car park charges at hospitals but says he will do so ‘when time is right’

A bid to ban car park charges at Northern Ireland’s hospitals could be put back. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has indicated...

Education Minister unveils ‘once-in-a-generation’ shake-up of GCSEs and A Levels in Northern Ireland

Education Minister Paul Givan has announced sweeping reforms to CCEA GCSE and A Level qualifications in what he has described as...

Support measures available for schools developing mainstream SEN provision in 2026

Schools which develop specialist provision in 2026 will be able to avail of a number of financial and release-based benefits, according...

Oil and petrol prices spike ‘fuels’ public anger as MLAs demand answers amid ‘profiteering’ claims

Political representatives have expressed dismay and demanded action after a spike in the costs of home heating oil and petrol and...

Booze blamed for over 105,000 crimes in past five years as MLA flags ‘drain on public finances’

Booze has been blamed for being behind 105,000 crimes committed in Northern Ireland over the past five years – a “devastating”...

Raft of school closures expected as Minister sharpens axe for unprecedented cuts

A raft of schools are expected to be recommended for closure under plans to bridge a funding crisis within education in...

Handover delays at crisis point with stroke patients ‘waiting two hours 29 minutes’ for ambulance last week

Ambulance handover delays have reached crisis point, with stroke patients having to wait two hours and 29 minutes on average for...

Sectarian slurs of ‘shooting and raping’ police occurred at scene of Omagh bomb

A judge has ruled a public order incident which occurred just metres from the scene of the Omagh bomb was aggravated...

Girls being ‘denied choice’ to wear trousers in school: Co Armagh Cllr urges public to have their say

A Co Armagh councillor is urging the public to have their say when it comes to making decisions for equality for...