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    Image of 4 people sitting playing – First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly pictured playing with children during their visit to Kids Korner Day Nursery in Belfast.

    First Minister and deputy First Minister publish Programme for Government Annual Report 2025-26

    27 May 2026
    The Executive Office

    First Minister & deputy First Minister visited Kids Korner in Belfast & On Track Technicians, a Lisburn engineering firm

    Communities Minister Gordon Lyons pictured with Veterans Commissioner David Johnstone at the Royal Ulster Rifles Regimental Museum in Belfast during the launch of the Veterans Support Line NI.

    Minister launches Veterans Support Line NI

    26 May 2026
    Department for Communities

    Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched the first ever dedicated Government support line in Northern Ireland for...

    Pictured are L-R Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer DoH, Jacinta Linden, Co-Director of Together for Families, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, Paul Sweeney, Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee, The National Lottery Community Fund and Peter Toogood, Deputy Secretary, Social Care and Public Health Policy Group DoH.

    Health Minister welcomes additional £100m Transformation and National Lottery funding

    26 May 2026
    Department for Health

    Health Minister welcomes additional £100m Transformation and National Lottery funding

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    • Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities Annual Report 2025

      Department for Communities Published 28 May 2026
    • FOI DOF/2026-0160 Competition IRC303169 - NICS rehabilitation of offenders

      Department of Finance Published 28 May 2026
    • Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin January - March 2026

      Department for Communities Published 28 May 2026
    • FOI DOF/2026-0174 Elective transfer opportunities and departmental transfer notices - issued including analogous grades in the last two years

      Department of Finance Published 28 May 2026
    • School Leavers 2024/25

      Department for Education Published 28 May 2026
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    • NICE Equality Consultation: NICE Clinical Guideline NG258 - Anaphylaxis: assessment and referral after emergency treatment

      Department for Health Closes 07 July 2026
    • The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

      Department for Infrastructure Closes 18 June 2026
    • The Loading Bays on Roads (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

      Department for Infrastructure Closes 18 June 2026
    • Traffic Calming - Belfast

      Department for Infrastructure Closes 29 June 2026
    • The One-Way Traffic (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

      Department for Infrastructure Closes 18 June 2026
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