Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been linked to the DUP leader s role
:: EDWIN POOTS – The agriculture minister s name was first linked with a DUP leadership bid when Peter Robinson was in power yet when the position became available he wasn t in the reckoning. Five years on, perhaps he now sees his chance to take the top job and according to the bookies, most punters money is on Mr Poots. He has mixed credentials as far as leadership goes. Many cite his pragmatism and willingness to engage with Sinn Féin, though it s difficult to forget his role in the gay blood ban while health minister and a more recent attempt to sectarianise Covid-19 – prompting Irish News columnist Jake O Kane to coin the phrase Fenian Flu . It s continually been said that there is no obvious successor to Mrs Foster, so the Lagan Valley MLA s chances are as good as anybody s.
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Mourne Seafood s outdoor dining area on Bank Street last summer. Ryan McAleer
Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster.
The executive’s lack of engagement over outdoor dining has resulted in “chaos” ahead of Friday’s reopening, Hospitality Ulster has claimed.
The trade body said the late clarification of regulations has left many businesses unable to open and out of pocket unnecessarily.
One of Belfast’s best known hospitality figures Bob McCoubrey revealed on Tuesday evening that he has been instructed by Belfast City Council officials to partially dismantle a £25,000 outdoor dining area at the Mourne Seafood Bar on Bank Street.