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55 people from Northern Ireland who have contributed to their community and country are celebrated in His Majesty The King’s New Years Honours List 2026 today.
Today the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Matthew Patrick MP, attended the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin.
Nine voluntary and community groups are the first to receive funding from the £1 million Connect Fund grant scheme.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP welcomes the news of the appointment of two new members to the Public Sector Transformation Board.
Secretary of State announces appointment of commissioners to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
The minister visited the Church of the Holy Name in Greenisland following a recent arson attack
Minister Anderson yesterday [12 August] met with local organisations Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN) and Super Stars Café
The statement follows continued disorder in Belfast
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland provides an update to the House on the Government's approach to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (‘the Act’).
The newly appointed Secretary of State makes first visit to Northern Ireland since taking up the role.
The immersive exhibition, at Brownlow House in Lurgan, is made up of regimental and police uniforms, personal kit, deactivated and replica weapons
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) took place in London on 29 April 2024.
While there, the Secretary of State will conduct routine meetings with a number of US figures, and update them on the current political situation.
Minister of State, Steve Baker, visited the ART for LIFE exhibition at Ulster University to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
The Lord Caine has welcomed the opening of the Limavady Shared Education campus
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of seven Commissioners to the newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
A meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) took place at Farmleigh in Dublin on 28 November 2023.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has appointed six Commissioners to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
Every council in Northern Ireland will receive funding from the UK Government to enhance green spaces in their communities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shailesh Vara MP, has today welcomed the EU Commission’s decision to adopt the PEACE PLUS programme which will support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border …
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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