NNorthern Ireland Read More Northern Ireland Executive agrees additional £19.2m to help with fuel costs16 April 2026 Northern Ireland’s Executive has agreed to fund an additional £19.2 million to go towards helping low-income households with…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Who qualifies for the funding, how much you will get and when it’s paid – The Irish News16 April 2026 The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed an additional £19.2 million funding to go towards helping low-income households with…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Gordon Lyons: Zero-tolerance approach to benefit fraud only way forward9 February 2026 A staggering £350.3m was lost due to benefit fraud and error in 2024 Welfare fraud is not a…
NNorthern Ireland Read More First offers of financial support issued to local football clubs6 February 2026 Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the first offers of financial support have issued to football clubs…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Expect more headlines about Gordon Lyons’ migrant post, but none will include the words ‘resigned’ or ‘sacked’28 January 2026 Gordon Lyons It must seem strange to the new Commissioner for Standards at the Assembly, Stephen Wright, that…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Almost half back keeping Ulster Banner for Commonwealth Games in new poll25 January 2026 The Ulster Banner will continue to be used by the Northern Ireland team at the Commonwealth Games in…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Communities Minister Gordon Lyons’s response to alcohol licensing report criticised as ‘extremely frustrating’24 December 2025 The authors of a report into licensing laws in Northern Ireland tell James McNaney about their disappointment with…
NNorthern Ireland Read More Irish League: Northern Ireland Football Fund applicants told to pause spending amid legal action24 November 2025 Exclusive | Sports Minister Gordon Lyons speaks at the Northern Ireland Football Fund launch Sports Minister Gordon Lyons has…
BBoxing Read More Irish boxing body insists equality reforms underway as minister vows ‘no going back’ after discrimination claim18 November 2025 The national governing body for amateur boxing in Ireland made a statement after the Communities Minister announced he…
NNorthern Ireland Read More NI Football Fund: Secretary rejects call for more NI Football Fund money despite DUP minister Gordon Lyons’s warning after Casement Park commitment16 October 2025 Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn (Peter Byrne/PA) Hilary Benn has rejected a call for Westminster investment in the…