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Belfast Harbour Secretary of State Hilary Benn has praised a landmark £100 million offshore wind investment during a visit to Belfast Harbour, where two of the largest planned wind farms in the Irish Sea are set to be assembled. The visit comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced at COP30 that the project could create more than 300 jobs, following the major agreement by joint venture partners JERA Nex bp and EnBW to lease Belfast Harbour’s offshore wind terminal.

L-R Robert Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Lidl Ireland and Lidl Northern Ireland; Gordon Cruikshanks, Regional Managing Director, Lidl Northern Ireland Lidl Northern Ireland has confirmed a combined spend of more than £5.5 million on goods and services sourced from suppliers and business partners across both the Mid and East Antrim and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council areas, according to its newly published Supplier and Business Partner Impact Report. The latest annu

Ulster Unionist Party Economy Spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA has criticised the Finance Minister’s latest update on Northern Ireland’s business rates review, warning that the proposals offer “yet more reviews rather than delivering tangible support now” for firms already under intense financial strain. Her comments follow a statement in the Assembly from Finance Minister John O’Dowd , who outlined plans to accelerate the strategic review of business rates, enhance Small B

(L-R) David Jackson, CEO of Causeway Coast and Glens District Council, Ellvena Graham, Chair of Tourism NI, Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, Chief Championships Officer at The R&A, David McMullan, deputy chair of the championships committee at Royal Portrush Golf Club and Aine Kearney, Director of Events at Tourism NI announce that £280 million in economic benefit was provided to Northern Ireland by The 153 rd Open at Royal Portrush. The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush has generated an ex

Northern Ireland’s hospitality sector is facing a critical moment of reckoning. The latest CGA by NIQ Trade Association Members Survey for Q4 2025 reveals a landscape marked by financial fragility, declining consumer engagement, and urgent calls for government intervention. From pubs and cafés to hotels and restaurants, operators are sounding the alarm: without immediate support, the sector risks widespread collapse. Operator sentiment: Confidence crumbles The report shows a

Ulster Unionist Party MLA Steve Aiken Ulster Unionist Party MLA Steve Aiken has welcomed a revised economic growth forecast for Northern...

South Antrim MP Robin Swann South Antrim MP Robin Swann has welcomed the Ministry of Defence’s announcement that it will establish a new...

CGI of JAQ Group’s proposed new £11 million fragrance manufacturing facility on Moorfields Road, Ballymena. In a transformative...

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, pictured with Belfast City Hall in the background. Northern Ireland’s Secretary...

Eimear Hone, Major Events Manager at Tourism Northern Ireland pictured with Tom Critchley, Camp Leader, at this year’s Open camping...

(L-R) Catherine Anderson, Business and Marketing Executive, Ken Nelson MBE, Chief Executive, and Dr Norman Apsley, OBE, Chairman. In a...

Invest NI has its regional office based at Ecos Hub, in Ballymena More businesses in Mid and East Antrim need to export, councillors have...

Pictured at the launch of a new round of Access to Finance funding are (L-R) Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI CEO, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe...

In a landmark transaction for Northern Ireland’s commercial property sector, Shore Road Retail Park in Newtownabbey has been sold to a...

The UK Government has confirmed that Northern Ireland will not be fully included in the benefits of the newly agreed UK-India free trade...

Aine Kearney, Interim CEO of Tourism Northern Ireland pictured with Mervyn Whyte, Event Director of the North West 200. Northern...

North Antrim TUV MLA Timothy Gaston speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly In a passionate address to the Northern Ireland Assembly,...

Ballymena’s Wrightbus is at the forefront of a transformative £6.5 billion clean hydrogen initiative that promises to create 24,300 jobs...

In a bid to stimulate economic growth and ease financial pressures on households and businesses, the UK Government has announced a...

SAM Mouldings, the UK and Ireland's leading manufacturer of MDF mouldings, has announced a £20 million investment in its 35th year of...