First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said that is is “business as usual as far as the Executive is concerned” following the changes in the DUP’s ranks; Emma Little-Pengelly said that “people demand stability and delivery and that is what I will be focusing on”.
The North-South Ministerial Council is due to meet on Monday 8 April in what will be Leo Varadkar’s last official engagement as Taoiseach; The last meeting of the joint council was in July 2021.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his intention to step down in an unexpected announcement, with a replacement to be elected by Fine Gael before 6 April.
The Prime Minister and Taoiseach have both visited Belfast to meet with the new Northern Ireland Executive and political leaders.
Funding from the UK government, Irish government and the European Union will total almost £1 billion, as part of the new Peace Plus programme.
