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Controversial Cabinet Office letter written by Anne Donaghy as council chief Anne Donaghy, Chief Executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, is to recalled by the Daera committee Connla Young Alliance MLA John Blair AN organisation which represents council chief executives has confirmed that a letter sent to the British Cabinet Office was written by Anne Donaghy in her role as Mid and East Antrim council chief. It comes days after Ms Donaghy told a Storm...

Mid and East Antrim chief executive Anne Donaghy has been recalled to the agriculture committee hearing Connla Young Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan. Picture by Mal McCann. A COUNCIL chief is facing calls to reconsider her position after it emerged DUP MPs advised her to write to the Cabinet Office to voice concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mid and East Antrim Council chief executive Anne Donaghy said she was advised to write the letter by Sammy Wilson, Ian...

Mid and East Antrim council chief executive Anne Donaghy Connla Young Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan   A COUNCIL chief is facing calls to reconsider her position after it emerged DUP MPs advised her to write to the Cabinet Office to voice concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mid and East Antrim Council chief executive Anne Donaghy said she was advised to write the letter by Sammy Wilson, Ian Paisley and Jeffrey Donaldson earlier this year. Details of the con...

Brexit: Mid and East Antrim council chief asked to consider her position after writing NI Protocol letter on advice of DUP The Mid and East Antrim council chief is also being recalled to a Stormont committee after Belfast Live revealed the full text Mid and East Antrim council mayor Peter Johnston and chief executive Anne Donaghy speaking at an Assembly committee Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and well do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, ...

FEATURE: Spires Park: The seed that grew on Stoney ground How a County Derry football club defied the worst recession in recent memory to develop their ground, Reporter: );  ); Liam Tunney revisits the story of how Magherafelt Sky Blues future-proofed their facilities and defied the worst recession in living memory to build a lasting legacy for football in the area. In 2006, Magherafelt Sky Blues were moving along nicely. The club had been invigorated at the turn of the Millennium and in the ...

Progress on fishermen support given cautious welcome The support scheme was first discussed last autumn. Reporter: );  ); Progress in providing funding for the fishing industry of Lough Neagh has been given a cautious welcome by local representatives. Responding to an Assembly Question from Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots said officials were seeking approval from the Department of Finance. "I fully recognise t...

Compensation paid to firms involved in the construction of DAERA customs infrastructure, as a result of delays starting the build, could total as much as

Police hand out 35 fines following arranged fight between two men "We now have 35 of those people" A crowd watches the fight Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains ...

Proposals put forward for all-island animal cruelty register Proposals have been floated for an all-island animal cruelty register to crack down on banned animal keepers moving between jurisdictions to avoid detection. It’s hoped that a joined-up approach would make it harder for those already banned from keeping animals to simply move to another area. At the moment there is no centrally-held animal cruelty register in Northern Ireland. The proposal was first brought up in 2019 at Mid Ulster...

LMC developing ‘grass-fed’ status for NI beef The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) are leading work with industry representatives and DAERA officials to develop a grass-fed standard and verification system for NI beef. The standard will be equivalent to a similar scheme in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It will allow NI beef to be labelled under an all-island Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) for grass-fed beef, assuming the PGI application is approved by the EU. In response to a wr...