Cost-of-living crisis: Food poverty 'social supermarket' scheme to be expanded by Stormont A budget of £1.5million has been allocated to support the work for the coming year Belfast Live · Jun 16, 2022
Workaround found to deliver £650 payments to help with rising cost of living in Northern Ireland The payments will be made to those on income-related and disability benefits, as well as pensioners Belfast Live · Jun 15, 2022
Northern Ireland cost-of-living payments to be made in next few weeks It was confirmed on Wednesday Belfast Live · Jun 15, 2022
Brendan Hughes: A blank cheque for Casement Park hard for Stormont to justify The worry for fans is that Casement now becomes caught up in a wider dispute over the restoration of Stormont Belfast Live · Jun 4, 2022
Northern Ireland Minister hopeful of gymnastics resolution after athletes barred from Commonwealth Games A number of Irish athletes have been barred from the games over their Northern Irish status. Irish Mirror · Jun 1, 2022
Emergency leadership group re-established to tackle cost-of-living crisis Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey said she is barred from taking further actions to alleviate the crisis by the effective collapse of Executive. The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022
Stormont Assembly to sit in fresh bid to elect speaker The Democratic Unionist Party has labelled the move a ‘stunt’ by Sinn Fein. The Independent UK · May 30, 2022
North Belfast poverty: 'Without the community spirit of Ardoyne and the Crumlin Road.. it's scary to think where we'd be' "You're earning more money selling drugs - why a young person want to go into full time work if they are earning say £800 a week selling drugs? These are issues that need tackled" Belfast Live · May 23, 2022
Fuel payment scheme cannot be reopened without NI Executive, says Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey said she was "deeply frustrated" as funding is available but it "requires Executive approval" Belfast Live · May 19, 2022
Alliance gain seat in South Belfast as Green Party leader loses out The late Christopher Stalford, who held a seat in the constituency for the DUP, was remembered during acceptance speeches. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
South Belfast NI election results: Two for Alliance as Green Party's Clare Bailey loses seat "We ran on an inclusive, progressive ticket. We want to work together with everyone" Belfast Live · May 7, 2022
South Belfast Assembly election 2022 - Candidates in Northern Ireland's most diverse constituency A look at what to expect from the constituency in the upcoming Northern Ireland Assembly election Belfast Live · Apr 19, 2022
Belfast council confirms cost of long-delayed portraits of Sinn Fein former lord mayors They are among three Sinn Féin ex-lord mayors whose portraits have yet to be unveiled years after their tenures came to an end Belfast Live · Apr 18, 2022
Are bookmakers open in Northern Ireland on Good Friday? Gambling reform legislation has made its way through Stormont in recent months Belfast Live · Apr 15, 2022
Birmingham Post · Mar 25, 2022 Additional covid funding will create "at least" 300 new jobs in Northern Ireland - minister Communities minister Deirdre Hargey has doubled the Covid Recovery Employment & Skills Initiative funding to £20 million
Belfast Live · Mar 24, 2022 Legislation to make period products freely available in NI passed by Assembly Previously, Northern Ireland had been the only part of the UK not to have a permanent scheme in place to tackle period poverty
Belfast Live · Mar 24, 2022 £4m Coalisland public realm scheme works completed as more funding announced for Lineside A further £274,000 has also been announced by the Department in order to revitalise the Lineside area of the town
Belfast Live · Mar 24, 2022 300 new jobs to be created in NI as sectors get extra £10m Covid support The roles will be created across the heritage; sport; voluntary, community and social enterprise; arts and creative sectors through the Covid Recovery Employment & Skills Initiative
Belfast Live · Mar 22, 2022 Schoolkids help launch new sport and physical activity strategy at Stormont Over 240 young people took part in Tuesday's big launch at Stormont alongside Olympians including Paddy Barnes and Shirley McCay and Paralympian Claire Taggart
Belfast Live · Mar 20, 2022 NI lockdown stories: How Northern Ireland's community groups launched to action "We are at our best when we are working together"
Belfast Live · Mar 9, 2022 £200 Energy Payments NI: Deirdre Hargey confirms delay due to 'technical glitch' The much needed energy payment will now begin to be paid directly into people's accounts on Friday
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022 Minister writes to head of civil service over helping refugees fleeing Ukraine Deirdre Hargey says she hopes to establish a refugee scheme despite NI not having a functioning Executive.
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022 Hargey seeks ministers’ support to advance football stadia programme The Communities Minister updated the Assembly on the progress of the £36.2m programme.
Belfast Live · Mar 2, 2022 £200 Energy Payments NI: Deirdre Hargey confirms who is eligible Payments will begin next week
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022 Minister ‘investigating options’ for stadia funding before current Assembly ends MLAs criticise the failure to move forward the £36.2m funding programme before now.