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Extra £400m to support health and education in Northern Ireland

Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the reserve claim from the Treasury would be repaid over three years.

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Stormont leaders ‘prioritising division over delivery’ two years in

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking on the second anniversary of the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.

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Researchers hacked a weird Franken-lens to a Canon EOS R10 to take photos with everything in focus – without computational photography

Four lenses and a Spatial Light Modulator enable each pixel to have a different focal length –so that everything in a photo is in focus

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NI’s Finance Minister publishes draft budget despite ongoing impasse over plan

The DUP rejected John O’Dowd’s spending proposals as ‘deeply flawed’.

Evening Standard

‘Panto season’ hits Executive amid row between ministers over budget

The Executive is expected to meet on Tuesday following budget tension between Education Minister Paul Givan and Finance Minister John O’Dowd.

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Stormont ability to mitigate Budget decisions ‘very restricted’, O’Dowd says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her autumn Budget on Wednesday.

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Robinson disagrees with Hallett findings over Stormont pandemic response

The DUP leader said there was ‘nothing new’ in the report published last week.

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Bid to force Education Minister Givan from office over Israel trip fails

Paul Givan called the no-confidence motion against him a ‘calculated attempt to drive a unionist minister from office’.

Evening Standard

Scrutiny of social media post is matter for NI Civil Service head, Assembly told

Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.

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Stormont Opposition pledge to press Givan to respond over Israel trip

The Education Minister has been criticised after his department publicised his visit to a school during the trip.

Evening Standard

First Minister ‘working night and day’ to ensure Casement Park is built

The project to transform the GAA pitch in west Belfast has been hit by delays.

Evening Standard

‘No evidence’ of loyalist threats after Belfast council vote on Irish language

It follows a report that loyalist paramilitaries had threatened violence against council facilities.

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Givan and O’Toole clash again over accusation speech was written by AI

Education Minister Paul Givan called on Matthew O’Toole to apologise and withdraw the ‘false allegation’ from earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Stormont Education Minister dismisses AI speech accusation as ‘cheap shot’

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole asked Paul Givan if a ‘large portion’ of his speech had been written by AI.

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Executive discussions around Casement Park to take place ‘in due course’

Finance Minister John O’Dowd was pressed on when the GAA ground will be build at the Assembly on Tuesday.

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DUP says Executive ‘delivering’ as SDLP brands it ‘comatose’

MLAs returned to Stormont on Monday after the summer recess.

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Legal action expected over loyalist bonfire sparking concern in Belfast

It is one of an estimated 300 bonfires set to be lit over July 10-11 ahead of the annual Orange Order marches on July 12.

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Concern after loyalist bonfire in Belfast sited close to electricity substation

NIE Networks have said mitigations will be put in place.

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Absence rates spike at schools closest to Ballymena disorder

Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan said children have been coming to schools traumatised.

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Minister to be referred to standards commissioner following Larne fire

A fire broke out at Larne Leisure centre following vandalism at the facility on the third night of disorder in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Peaceful protest ‘should not be criminalised’, says O’Toole

Stormont Opposition Leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking after the arrest of two protesters on suspicion of criminal damage.

The Independent UK

Budget 25/26 will make a real difference to people’s lives, O’Dowd says

MLAs in the Northern Ireland Assembly backed the 2025-26 Budget following a lengthy debate on Monday.

Evening Standard

Stormont backs long-awaited programme for government

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has pledged transparency over progress towards targets.

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O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

The First Minister said the publication of the first agreed PFG for a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a ‘significant day’ for powersharing.

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Stormont ministers criticised for ‘not bringing announcements to Assembly first’

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole said he is concerned at several instances of written statements instead of ministers appearing.

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