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Gordon Lyons ‘shocked and surprised’ at cost of US trip
Communities Minister made the comments on the BBC’s The Nolan Show
Who is eligible for the new £100 winter fuel payment and how to apply
The one-off payment was announced by the Communities Minister
£1.9m scheme announced to help over fifties get into work
The scheme was announced by the Department for Communities and will be open to 50-64-year-olds
First cost-of-living payments to be made next month
THE first of two payments to help with the cost-of-living crisis will reach vulnerable households next month, the Department for Communities has confirmed.
North ready to do what it can for Afghan refugees
POLITICAL leaders in the north have said the executive will do what it can to help as the Afghan refugee crisis continues to deepen.
FSB calls for licensing laws to be modernised to support tourism growth
THE north’s largest business body has called for a change to licensing laws to allow small distilleries and breweries to sell their products to visitors.
Portrush ready and waiting for golf's biggest sporting event to begin
PORTRUSH is ready and waiting for golf's biggest sporting event to begin.
Casement Park: 'Ideal' for Stormont to pay funding shortfall says Ulster GAA
STORMONT using public money to pay off Casement Park's £32.5 million funding shortfall "would be ideal", the head of Ulster GAA has said. Brian McAvoy would not be drawn on whether the GAA is willing to contribute more cash towards the...
Top civil servant confronted by welfare reform campaigners in Belfast street
CAMAPAIGNERS confronted the top civil servant in charge of social security on a city centre street yesterday to hand him a report on the impact of new welfare reforms.
Orange halls receive more than £350,000 in lottery cash
ORANGE lodges and halls have received more than £350,000 from lottery bodies over the last two years.