A Northern Ireland tourism boss has said vaccinated visitors from Great Britain should ensure a good summer season as the Department for the Economy launched a £290m recovery action plan.
Students at the Irish Baptist College in Moira have been told they will not receive a special £500 payment aimed at helping students cope with the disruption to their studies caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
In a heartfelt plea to Economy Minister Diane Dodds, 24 Irish Baptist College students said they should not be shut out of recently-announced student support package.
The Irish Baptist College, which specialises in theological education and training, was established in Dublin in 1892, and moved to Northern Ireland in 1964.
Student Chair of the College, David Cameron from Ballymena, said the students were deeply grieved that the NI Government had failed them, in these very difficult and challenging circumstances .