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General view of Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate in Belfast, house to the Northern Ireland Assembly. https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertpaulyoung/
Young Artists’ Voices Take Centre Stage At Stormont To Mark 15 Years Of Twilight Zone Project
Young people from across Northern Ireland were invited to the prestigious Stormont Long Gallery this week to showcase their art and creativity to mark 15 years of the Arts Care Twilight Zone Project. The event saw eight young people between the ages of 12 and 18 gather at Parliament Buildings to present their artwork to a number of politicians and stakeholders, as part of the celebration of their…
Young Artists’ Voices Take Centre Stage At Stormont To Mark 15 Years Of Twilight Zone Project
Young people from across Northern Ireland were invited to the prestigious Stormont Long Gallery this week to showcase their art and creativity to mark 15 years of the Arts Care Twilight Zone Project. The event saw eight young people between the ages of 12 and 18 gather at Parliament Buildings to present their artwork to a number of politicians and stakeholders, as part of the celebration of their…
Architectural detail. The gates of Stormont. Belfast.
FSB NI Welcomes House Of Lords’ NI Scrutiny Committee Windsor Framework Report
Following publication of the House of Lords’ NI Scrutiny Committee’s report on ‘Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the Context of the Windsor Framework’, Alan Lowry, FSB’s NI Chair welcomed the report’s call on the UK Government to acknowledge that the Windsor Framework isn’t working for businesses as envisaged and to work to address these problems well in advance of any SPS…
The Northern Ireland Assembly spent six hours debating controversial post-Brexit trading arrangements.
Stormont assembly members have voted to continue Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade arrangements for at least another four years. The process, known as the democratic consent motion, was first agreed between the UK and EU in the 2020 Withdrawal Agreement to give local politicians a say in the new post-Brexit trading rules. After a debate lasting six hours in the assembly, the motion passed by 48 to 36 votes. The arrangement, the Windsor Framework, was agreed between the UK and EU in 2023 and effectively keeps Northern Ireland inside the EU's single market for goods. The three unionist parties opposed extending the arrangements while Sinn Féin, Alliance and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) were among those who voted in favour. Controversially, unlike other votes at Stormont, there was no requirement for cross-community support for the motion. A simple majority was enough. The motion was tabled jointly by Sinn Féin, Alliance and the SDLP. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and other unionist parties argued the vote created a democratic deficit as the concerns of unionists, who are in the minority at Stormont, could be ignored. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, said the vote at Stormont marked an "important step forward" for the Windsor Framework trading arrangements.
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From Delivery Driver To Care In The Community… Social Care Practitioners Recognised At Launch
The positive impact that social care can deliver has been recognised at the launch of the ‘Social Care – Making a Difference’ campaign at Stormont today. Attendees at the launch heard of the many benefits that a career in social care can bring including Melvin Gould who as one of Northern Ireland’s 40,000 social care practitioners shared his inspirational journey. A former delivery driver, Melvin…