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Record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers across the UK including 187 raids in Northern Ireland leading to 234 arrests.
The Northern Ireland Office is the UK Government’s centre of expertise on Northern Ireland and represents the interests of Northern Ireland in Government. NIO is a ministerial department, supported by 4 agencies and public b…
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, will today ask MPs to support the removal of aspects of the controversial law that would have given immunity to terrorists for Troubles-related killings.
The Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, has written to the Speaker of the NI Assembly today, 28 January
The new rates come into effect from today (Tuesday, 1 April)
The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, was signed on 10 April 1998. It underpins Northern Ireland’s peace, its constitutional settlement, and its institutions.
First published during the 1997 to 2007 Blair Labour government
The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will put in place a fair and transparent system that enables families of victims, including those who never came home from service in Northern Ireland, to seek answers.
Irish people living in the UK can soon benefit from this new British citizenship route.
The Connect Fund was announced at the East West Council on 12 June 2025 to strengthen East-West collaboration between community and voluntary groups.
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