The new Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland has been appointed. Joe McVey will take up post in October 2025 for four years, replacing Ian Jeffers, who stepped down in 2023.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly officially opened the first phase of a £100m investment programme into Belfast International Airport by its owner, VINCI Airports, on Tuesday.
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on a budget for the 2025/26 financial year following a meeting on Thursday. Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the Executive are determined to “work together to deliver.”
Speaking at the annual Northern Ireland Bureau breakfast in Washington, D.C., Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has highlighted Northern Ireland as a “place of transformation, ambition and opportunity.”
Several politicians from Northern Ireland, including Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, have met US President Donald Trump as part of celebrations for St Patrick’s Day. The President said he hadn’t heard about the boycott of the event by some parties.
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister has confirmed she will travel to Washington for St Patrick’s Day. Emma Little-Pengelly will be there without First Minister Michelle O’Neill after Sinn Fein announced they would not be attending.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attended the first meeting of the newly established Council of the Nations and Regions on Friday. Held in Edinburgh, it brings the Prime Minister together with leaders from across the UK.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden MP has made his first visit to Northern Ireland after being appointed as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. He met with Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly alongside NI Secretary Hilary Benn.
The Northern Ireland Executive has launched their ‘Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls’ in the Assembly today, with £3 million funding ringfenced to be invested in the strategy.
