THE Executive has today agreed an approach for relaxing the measures put in place to manage the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The Executive has agreed the following steps: From 21 January at 12 noon: In hospitality settings – the requirement to be seated whilst consuming food and/or drink and for table service in premises that provide […]
Work from home to slow the spread of Covid, ministers warn
PEOPLE across the North are once again being urged to work from home “where possible” to help slow the spread of Covid-19 in the run up to Christmas. Executive ministers agreed at a meeting today to “strengthen the message” to go beyond current advice for people to work from home where they can. A statement […]
Swann welcomes certification decision
A RANGE of sustained actions are needed to drive down the North’s Covid-19 infection rate, Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised. Welcoming the Executive’s decision to introduce Covid certification for hospitality settings, the Minister said, “Certification must be seen as one piece in a jigsaw of required measures. Other measures include significantly increased use of […]
Councillors could be competing for Arlene’s seat
“Obviously there is an internal party process to go through and that will happen in the next few weeks.”
Lack of express service ‘forcing people into cars’
“The only way to get people out of their cars successfully is to shorten journey times to make them comparable to using a car.”
Former Herald journalist tipped to take Foster’s seat
Cllr Erskine and her family have been long time friends of Mrs Foster.
DELIGHT AS OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MUSIC GETS GREENLIGHT
THE EXECUTIVE has agreed outdoor music will be allowed from July 5th and that indoor music can resume on the same date of July 5th. The 500 person cap on outdoor gatherings will also be lifted on July 2nd (Friday) at 5pm. It is understood that while live music can resume on the 5th with […]
British-Irish Council meeting to be Arlene’s swansong
When the British-Irish Council (BIC) holds its biannual summit in Fermanagh on Friday, it will be her last engagement as leader of the Executive.
Family welcome ‘long overdue’ gambling reforms
WELCOME REFORMS: THE FAMILY of a Fermanagh man who took his own life because of a gambling addiction, have welcomed the news that some of the gambling reforms they have been campaigning for will be introduced by Stormont. Sadie and Peter Keogh lost their son, Lewis in 2013. Since then, the couple have been lobbying […]
Patients’ plight and access problems raised at Stormont
The case of a 93-year-old woman who couldn’t get through to her GP in Lisnaskea was rasied at the briefing.