The First and deputy First Ministers have praised Northern Irish businesses’ resilience at the launch of the 2025 Belfast ...

Several ministers received substantial pay increases when they were reappointed to the Cabinet when the Government was formed in January. Following a repeated series of queries from The Irish ...

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Stormont’s opposition leader has accused executive ministers of “swanning around the world and staying in opulent hotels” while the north’s public services “are in ruin”. Money spent ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Proposals to make Ireland more competitive amid disruption to economic norms are to be brought before Irish ministers on Tuesday morning.

Proposals to make Ireland more competitive amid disruption to economic norms are to be brought before Irish ministers on Tuesday morning. Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris, who is also the ...