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Ballymena school teacher pens first book inspired by daughter’s dreams
Andrew Crooks and seven-year-old daughter Lucy. What if your bedroom wasn't always what it seems? What if your bedroom could transform...
Mar 3, 2024


Minister tells INTO conference resolution of industrial action is critical
Education Minister Paul Givan speaking at the INTO conference, and (inset) attendees calling for pay parity. A resolution to ongoing...
Mar 1, 2024


Transformation of Special Educational Needs system essential – Givan
Education Minister Paul Givan with Principal Karen Hancock and Fleming Fulton Head Girl Mary O’Neill. Education Minister Paul Givan has...
Feb 28, 2024


Pay offer recognises role of civil servants – Archibald
Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA has announced a pay offer which would see the...
Feb 26, 2024


Swann welcomes ‘positive step forward’ on pay settlement
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed a decision by health service trade unions to ballot members on a proposed pay settlement for...
Feb 26, 2024


Translink strike ‘suspended’ after staff receive new pay offer
A planned strike by transport workers in Northern Ireland has been suspended after unions received a new pay offer from Translink. The...
Feb 25, 2024


Plans approved for new £5M fuel service station that will deliver 100 jobs in Ballymena
Site plan for the new £5M service station just off the Larne Road Roundabout in Ballymena. A planning application for a new £5m filling...
Feb 22, 2024


McKeever Hotel Group announces two key appointments
Pictured (L-R) Paul Quinn and Gary McCrudden McKeever Hotel Group, the Antrim-based hospitality business, which owns and operates five...
Feb 22, 2024


EA submits planning application for extension to Co Antrim school providing 10 new classrooms
CGI of proposed extension to Fairview Primary School in Ballyclare, County Antrim. A planning application has been submitted by the...
Feb 18, 2024


Generation Innovation launches to inspire innovators of the future in NI
Generation Innovation team members Declan Loy, Ally Armstrong and Carolyn Halferty, pictured with young participants Motaz Amer, James...
Feb 18, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council celebrates NI Apprenticeship Week
Ballymena Academy pupils with Eugene Clarke, CEO, Clarke; Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; and Mr. Heaney from...
Feb 18, 2024


Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: The story so far
Children from Central Integrated Primary School, Carrickfergus. The Integrated Education Fund (IEF) welcomes the publication of the...
Feb 18, 2024


Over £685 million for public sector pay – Archibald
Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA has announced £688 million to prioritise public...
Feb 15, 2024


Givan committed to resolving teachers' pay dispute
Education Minister and DE officials meeting with representatives from the teaching unions (from l to r) – Mark McTaggart INTO, Justin...
Feb 14, 2024


Vote JK Rowling in MEA - Council asserts ‘the write to vote’ during Democracy Week
Pupils from Ballycarry Primary School get ready for the Top Children’s Author elections. The school is one of 14 taking part in the...
Feb 14, 2024


Minister pledges to deliver on key priorities for Education
Education Minister Paul Givan pictured with Rathmore Grammar School Principal Dr Arthur Donnelly and students during a visit to the...
Feb 10, 2024


Six new PSNI officers set to embark on career in policing in near future
Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Jon Boutcher was joined by the First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Deputy First...
Feb 9, 2024


MP Ian Paisley expresses shock and sadness at death of Dalriada School principal Tom Skelton
Pictured Principal Tom Skelton MP for North Antrim Ian Paisley has expressed his shock and sadness to learn about the sudden death of...
Feb 9, 2024


Wrightbus Ballymena looking for 80 apprentices as firm continues expansion
A few of the current Wrightbus apprentices Pioneering zero-emission transport manufacturer Wrightbus is planning to recruit 80 new...
Feb 9, 2024


Fair and just settlement needed for NI public sector workers and public services – O’Neill & Little-Pengelly
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly The Executive will take a united case for...
Feb 6, 2024
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