Tag: Department for Communities
13 days ago
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SF minister admits she knew going to Bobby Storey funeral would undermine Covid effort

A senior Sinn Féin figure has admitted that she knew before attending veteran republican Bobby Storey's funeral that ...

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16 days ago
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Fresh concerns around governance at Sport NI raised by a watchdog

Fresh concerns around governance at Sport NI have been raised by a watchdog.

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3 months ago
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New expert sought for Casement Park rebuild ahead of Euro 2028

A senior figure with experience of getting big sports projects off the ground in “politically challenging” environmen...

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6 months ago
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Civil servants face increased calls to restore free eye and dental care for vulnerable

Pressure is mounting on civil servants or the Secretary of State to urgently act over a failure to make a technical c...

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8 months ago
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Northern Ireland society being ‘failed by lack of affordable, secure housing options’

Society in Northern Ireland is being failed by a lack of “secure, affordable and stable” homes, the head of a body wh...

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9 months ago
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Revenues fall by £20m at outsourcing firm Capita due to contract losses

Outsourcing company Capita Managed IT Solutions has reported a slump in revenue of more than £20m due to contract los...

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about 1 year ago
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Stormont’s absence hindering work of housing associations, says NI federation chief

His face was well known among those sector leaders promoting members’ interests during Brexit negotiations and follow...

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over 1 year ago
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Sinn Fein ex-minister silent on why she sat on housing report for weeks

A former Sinn Fein minister has refused to say why for weeks she sat on a politically embarrassing housing report, wh...

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almost 2 years ago
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Crumbling George Best Hotel building in Belfast city centre sparks call for return of heritage grant

A Stormont department has been urged to reinstate grants for the restoration of listed buildings after masonry starte...

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about 2 years ago
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MLAs who tried to cut rents in Northern Ireland will actually force them up, claims estate agents...

A body which represents estate agents has claimed that private rents in Northern Ireland are likely to increase as a ...

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about 2 years ago
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Minister Deirdre Hargey confirms £200 energy support payments to begin from March 10

A one-off £200 payment scheme for those struggling with rising energy costs in Northern Ireland is to open from March...

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over 2 years ago
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Northern Ireland Football League welcomes ‘assurances’ after Minister Hargey confirms stadium fun...

The Northern Ireland Football League has welcomed assurances they have received from the Communities Minister Deirdre...

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over 2 years ago
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Sinn Fein’s Hargey writing to other Stormont ministers in hope of ‘unlocking’ stadium funding

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has confirmed she will write to other Stormont ministers in a bid to progress fun...

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over 2 years ago
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Residents at Northern Ireland’s only homeless hostel for women have occupancy licence ‘terminated’

Residents at Northern Ireland’s only all-women homeless accommodation facility have received a letter by management t...

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over 2 years ago
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Deirdre Hargey announces additional £2million for emergency winter fuel scheme

An additional £2million is to be issued as part of emergency fuel payments to those most impacted by rising energy co...

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over 2 years ago
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Public is asked for its views on £150m Queen’s Quay proposal

A new era is set to dawn for part of Belfast’s waterfront as the public is consulted on a £150m redevelopment of Quee...

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over 2 years ago
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Call for winter fuel payments to be given to low income families as energy prices spiral

The winter fuel payment system for older people should be opened to all ages as households face a 50% hike in gas pri...

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over 2 years ago
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Rural homes: Sympathetic design and green heating key elements of £1.8m scheme

Construction has begun on nine new homes in Randalstown, Co Antrim, in an £1.8m investment.

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