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Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister has said he hopes to explore the potential of establishing PGI status for British Grass Fed Beef.

BBC News By Conor Macauley Published Stormont MLAs have agreed to move Northern Ireland's first ever climate bill to the next stage. They voted 58 to 29 in favour after more than six hours of debate, meaning the proposed legislation will proceed to detailed scrutiny at the assembly. It does not specify the level of reductions required in various sectors like agriculture, transport and energy. The bill would also create the role of Climate Commissioner to oversee progress against those targets. It is opposed by farmers, Agriculture minister Edwin Poots and his DUP party. Mr Poots told MLAs it ...

Ulster Herald Advertisement Posted: 1:04 pm May 7, 2021 By Alan Rodgers THE children of Mountfield have got together to lobby their local politicians for improvements to local play park facilities. A total of 142 signatures were obtained by the young people, who are hoping that their appeal for a new trampoline will be met with a positive response from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Local resident, Andrina Balogh praised the ‘amazing initiative’ taken by the children who were visited by Sinn Fein’s Declan McAleer MLA and Cllr Padraigin Kelly. Advertisement “The childre...

BBC News By Conor Macauley Published image copyrightPA Media image captionMid and East Antrim Council withdrew 12 staff the day after sending a letter to the Cabinet Office There have been robust exchanges at a Stormont committee over the withdrawal of staff from Irish Sea border checks. The focus was on a letter written by the chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council, Anne Donaghy, whose responsibilities include Larne Port. She sent it to the Cabinet Office in London the day before the council decided to withdraw 12 of their staff. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural A...

The North South Ministerial Council headquarters in Armagh An important North South meeting on rural development and agriculture had to be cancelled while DUP members grappled over the party’s leadership. Writing online, Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill revealed the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) meeting was cancelled as DUP politicians would not attend. The party ousted its leader Arlene Foster following days of speculation and internal struggle. In a statement, pushed on Friday (April 30) Foster said she would step down as the party’s leader on May 28, and as First Mini...