First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign after he posted on social media about Larne Leisure Centre housing those that have fled their homes due to riots in Ballymena. DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said that Lyons will not be resigning.
The DUP’s Gordon Lyons is set to attend his first GAA match in his capacity as the Minister for Communities. He has faced criticism for not yet doing so, as the Department for Communities has responsibility for sport.
After nearly two decades of delays, the Northern Ireland Executive has agreed a long-awaited anti-poverty strategy, with Communities Minister Gordon Lyons calling it a “good day for Northern Ireland” at a press conference with the First and Deputy First Ministers.
Following the UK government’s decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a one-off payment of £100 for pensioners who will not receive the Winter Fuel Payment.
The Department for Communities (DfC) has announced that they are to create over 1,000 new jobs across Northern Ireland, as they expand their service in delivering child maintenance and benefit services for the Department for Work and Pensions.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn has confirmed that the UK Government will not provide funding for Casement Park to allow it to be built in time for EURO 2028, meaning Belfast will not be able to participate in the UK and Ireland based tournament.
The East-West Council was formed in the agreement that brought the DUP back to power-sharing and aims to improve business and educational links across the United Kingdom.
New measures are to be introduced to deal with the financial crisis at Stormont, but the DUP say that it won’t force them back to Stormont.
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