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(L-R) New managerial appointments at McKeever Hotels: Jonny Bailie, Scott Smyth, and Kris Cunningham Tuesday 13 October 2026 McKeever Hotels has appointed three general managers to lead some of its best-known hotels in Northern Ireland, with new leadership at Dunadry Hotel & Gardens, Dunsilly Hotel and Corrs Corner Hotel. The appointments see Jonny Bailie take charge at Dunadry Hotel & Gardens in Antrim, Scott Smyth become General Manager at Dunsilly Hotel, also in Antrim, an

Pictured with Finance Minister John O’Dowd are Ulster University students Erin Bradley (Second from Left) and Sean McClure, (Second from Right), along with Department for Infrastructure Permanent Secretary Emer Morelli. Tuesday 13 October 2026 University students across Northern Ireland are being offered the opportunity to earn £25,796 while gaining valuable workplace experience, with approximately 110 paid placements available through the Northern Ireland Civil Service for t

Newly appointed Chief Executive of Northern Health and Social Care Trust, David Burns Monday 12 October 2026 David Burns, the current Chief Executive of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, has been appointed as the new permanent Chief Executive of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, taking on responsibility for one of Northern Ireland’s major health and social care organisations at a challenging time for services. His appointment marks a change in leadership for the

Pictured are Ryan Loughlin, Senior Vice-President of Millicent Pharma (in the foreground on the left with (LtoR) Christopher Brady, Director of Technical Operations, Willis Millar, Director of Production and Gillian Megaw, Site Quality Head. Monday 12 October 2026 More than 20 new jobs are being created in Larne as pharmaceutical company Millicent Pharma announces a multimillion-pound investment in its local manufacturing facility. The expansion will increase the company's wo

Chief Constable launches the PSNI’s latest Student Officer Recruitment Campaign Monday 12 October 2026 A starting salary of £35,000 and the opportunity to earn a university degree while working are among the incentives being offered as the Police Service of Northern Ireland launches a new recruitment campaign for student officers. The recruitment drive opened today, Monday 12 October, as the PSNI marks its 25th anniversary, with applications also being welcomed from experienc

Sunday 11 October 2026 Jobseekers across Northern Ireland have the opportunity to apply for Christmas work with Marks & Spencer as the retailer launches a recruitment drive for 11,000 seasonal colleagues across its stores. Applications are now open, with roles paying £13.41 per hour and the first successful candidates due to begin work from 25 October. The recruitment campaign comes as M&S prepares for one of its busiest trading periods, with additional staff needed to suppor

Friday 09 October 2026 Staff at Dalriada Urgent Care have been made aware of impending redundancies after two Health Trusts gave formal notice that their Phone First contracts will end next month. A concerned member of staff told Love Ballymena that employees have been made aware of impending redundancies following the decision by the Northern and South Eastern Health Trusts to terminate contracts with effect from the end of November. Dalriada Urgent Care provides the call ha

Pictured (L-R) are: George McKinney, Interim Director of International Business, Invest Northern Ireland and Brian Graham, Managing Director of Leyton UK and Ireland. Tuesday 06 October 2026 An international consultancy firm has chosen Northern Ireland over alternative locations across Great Britain and Ireland for a new professional services hub, creating 12 specialist jobs in Belfast over the next two years. Leyton UK, the GB office of French-owned consultancy firm Leyton,

Alex O’Hara, centre, from The Castle Kitchen and Bar, Galgorm Collection, was crowned Cocktail Bartender of the Year at the inaugural Northern Ireland Hospitality School Cocktail Competition. Alex is pictured alongside judges, from left, Ashley Douglas, Director of Operations at the Northern Ireland Hospitality School, Paula McIntyre, celebrity chef, Paul Flynn, MCM Spirits and Giffards and Ryan Brown, Edward Dillon. Monday 05 October 2026 A Galgorm bartender has been crowne

Sunday 04 October 2026 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council recorded 2,424 days lost to staff sickness in the final four months of 2025/26, although average absence fell below its target and improved on the previous year. Councillors were told that 155 employees were absent between 1 December 2025 and 31 March 2026, with mental health-related absence accounting for the largest number of days lost. The figures were presented to the council’s Corporate Resources, Policy and Gove

Galgorm Collection will become the first hospitality employer in Northern Ireland to provide its employees with access to subsidised childcare. Pictured from left: Katherine Baillie and her daughter Lily; Bronagh Creery, Senior Director, Sleepy Hollow Group; Nikolai Koplewsky, Director of Sleepy Hollow Group; and Laura Millar, People and Development Associate Director at Galgorm Collection. Monday 28 September 2026 Galgorm Collection is introducing subsidised childcare for it

Past participants Leah Baxter-Leslie, Nicki McNeill and Anjali Jose pictured with Naomi Hutchinson, NFSU Business Support Manager, Brigid McNabb, key trainer with Academy, and Dr Windsor Murdock, non-executive member NFSU. Thursday 24 September 2026 A programme designed to help local people into work while tackling recruitment needs in GP surgeries has recorded a 53% employment outcome after expanding from a Mid and East Antrim pilot to four academies in just 18 months. From

Horticulture students Charley Benson (Lisburn), Ramona McCluskey (Ballymena) and Barry Wheeler (Antrim) encourage prospective students to explore Greenmount Campus facilities at the upcoming Open Day Wednesday 23 September 2026 Greenmount Campus in Antrim is opening its doors next month to prospective students interested in careers ranging from landscaping and plant production to sports turf management and floristry. The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFR

CGI showing the newly approved Warehouse set to bring investment and jobs in County Antrim with the arrival of James Latham Timber PLC Tuesday 22 September 2026 A new £10 million warehouse and distribution facility has been approved for County Antrim, with the investment expected to create around 10 jobs and contribute an estimated £2.76 million a year to the local economy. The development at Houston’s Corner, Newtownabbey, will become a new facility for James Latham Timber P

Monday 21 September 2026 Glens of Antrim Potatoes has ceased trading after administrators were appointed to the long-established County Antrim business, with almost all of its 95 employees made redundant. The company, which has operated for more than 50 years and has sites in Cushendall and Ballymena, supplied potatoes to major retailers across Ireland and also produced the Glens of Antrim Crisps range. Administrators appointed Stuart Irwin, Ian Leonard and Robin Coughlin fro

Teachers across Northern Ireland are set to begin action short of strike from Monday, September 28, with restrictions potentially affecting extra-curricular activities, meetings, cover arrangements and communications outside teachers’ allocated working time. The escalation comes after months of negotiations over teacher and school leader workload, with unions arguing that stronger guarantees are needed to turn recommendations from an independent workload review into meaningfu

The Pilgrim’s Europe site team at Randalstown Feed Mill. From supplying groceries and agricultural goods in 1926 to producing poultry feed today, Randalstown Feed Mill is marking a century in business with more than 80 jobs supported across its operations. The Pilgrim’s Europe site has served generations of the farming community, developing from a local supplier into a mill supporting the company’s poultry production and wider agricultural supply chain. Staff and partners gat

Inset: North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew Home care workers across the Northern Health and Social Care Trust are set to have average overtime earnings included when their holiday pay is calculated, with retrospective payments also expected to be made before the end of the year. North Antrim MLA Paul Frew has welcomed the commitment after raising concerns with the Northern Trust on behalf of constituents who said they were losing out because of the way their holiday pay was calcul

CGI of the approved new DHL distribution centre in Co Antrim. Tuesday 25 August 2026 Plans for a new £15 million DHL distribution centre in Newtownabbey have been approved, paving the way for an overall £18 million investment in the local economy and the creation of 80 new full-time jobs. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee has given the go-ahead for the development at Ballyearl Business Park, which will provide a substantial new storage and distribut

Pictured (L-R) is Deirdre Steele (Group Head of Maple and May), Chris McGrath (Head of Legal Services), Shona Burke (Head of Customer Service Operations), Ken Ryan (Head of Facilities Management) and Leeanne Magee (Regional Head of Tenant and Client Services). One of Northern Ireland’s largest social housing providers has expanded its senior leadership team from 13 to 18 people as it prepares for further growth in housing, tenant services and its private rental business. Choi