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The man was discovered in the Magherafelt area of Derry.

Mid Ulster District Council had written to the Minister calling for its withdrawal.

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons confirmed he is among those who have received a prepaid card designed to boost local businesses.

DUP MINISTER Edwin Poots has been told to

New DUP leader Edwin Poots has warned that relations between Northern Ireland and the Republic “have never been worse” because of the NI Protocol. Mr Poots, Stormont’s Agriculture Minister, also told the Assembly that the cost of providing protocol checks on goods at Northern Ireland ports had already exceeded £24 million. The protocol is the part of the Brexit deal which creates a trade border in the Irish Sea in order to prevent a hardening of the Irish land border. But the new raft ...

Incoming DUP leader blames ‘Republic led by Varadkar and Coveney’ for poor ties

Only one social housing bungalow built in Mid Ulster over five years A local MLA has branded the statistics pathetic. Reporter: );  ); Just one social housing bungalow has been built across Mid Ulster over the last five years. The statistic was revealed in a recent written answer given by the Department for Communities to SDLP spokesperson for Communities, Mark H Durkan. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said providing just one bungalow over five years is pathetic. "It is shocking to realise t...

From military battlefields to Stormont clashes, the MLA is trying his hand at party leadership.

INTERVIEW: Patsy McGlone: the next election will be interesting The Mid Ulster MLA says local politics is beginning to realign along socio-economic lines. Patsy McGlone MLA );  ); Liam Tunney speaks to Mid Ulster SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone about almost becoming Speaker in 2020, the push for climate change legislation and the tragedy of losing a child during his first Assembly election campaign back in 1998. Liam Tunney: How did you first get into politics? Patsy McGlone: I had a conversation with ...

Funding finally announced for Lough Neagh fishing industry The support was first mentioned back in August 2020. Reporter: );  ); A £360,000 Covid support scheme has been announced to support the Lough Neagh fishing industry. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) have said they will contact any fishermen entitled to the payment, set aside for those affected by market losses due to the pandemic. In order to qualify for the support, applicants must have at least �...