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Community Resistance Thwarts Gold Mine in Northern Ireland's Sperrins

The Save Our Sperrins (SOS) campaign successfully blocked US gold mining company Dalradian from mining in the Sperrins mountains of Northern Ireland after an eight-year battle using peaceful protests and legal challenges, highlighting the environmental and community impacts of large-scale mining pro...

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Life on Land
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UK Awaits EU Response Before Assessing Impact of US Tariffs on Northern Ireland

The UK government will take a "calm and considered" approach to US tariffs on Northern Ireland goods, which face a 10% tariff, while the Republic of Ireland faces a 20% tariff. The government has conducted an impact assessment but awaits EU response before publishing it, while the First Minister voi...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Northern Ireland Super-Councils: A Decade of Mixed Results

Ten years after the formation of Northern Ireland's 11 super-councils in 2015, BBC News NI assesses their impact, revealing unresolved staff issues, inconsistent parking policies, and concerns over business rates.

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UK Committee Urges Multi-Year Funding for Northern Ireland's Public Services

A UK parliamentary committee recommends multi-year funding for Northern Ireland's executive to address chronic underfunding of public services, noting that over \£235 million intended for transformation was diverted to immediate needs, and urging a needs-based funding approach.

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Reduced Inequality
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Outdated Suicide Prevention in Northern Ireland: Calls for Change

Northern Ireland's approach to suicide prevention is deemed outdated and ineffective, with calls for a preventable deaths tracker to address the 221 suicide deaths reported in 2023, highlighting a need for improved strategies and resource allocation.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Trump Tariffs Create Uncertainty for Northern Ireland Businesses

US President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 10% on UK goods and 20% on goods from the Republic of Ireland, creating uncertainty for Northern Ireland businesses due to its unique post-Brexit trading position; while some businesses may benefit from this tariff differential, the global economic impa...

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Belfast Opens First Women-Only Emergency Housing Facility

Belfast opened Northern Ireland's first women-only temporary crisis accommodation facility, addressing a more than threefold increase in women sleeping rough in five years (from 17 in 2019/20 to 65 in 2024/25); the facility, funded by the Housing Executive, currently houses 10 women, with plans to e...

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No Poverty
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Legal Challenge Delays Ireland's Electricity Grid Interconnection

A legal challenge in Northern Ireland threatens a €350 million plan to connect the island's electricity grids, with 150 landowners representing 6,500 residents claiming that Northern Ireland's renewable energy is being exploited to benefit the Republic's energy-hungry datacenters, and that the proje...

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Northern Ireland's 'Super-Councils': A Decade of Reform, Mixed Results

Northern Ireland's 2014 local government reform, merging 26 councils into 11, aimed for cost savings and improved local governance but after 10 years, increased spending, longer planning times, and unresolved financial shortfalls raise questions about its success.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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NI Universities Increase Mental Health Spending by 40% Since Covid

Northern Ireland universities have significantly increased mental health spending since 2020, with St Mary's University College seeing an 85.5% rise to £231,691, Stranmillis a 62% rise to £89,208, Queen's a 52% rise to £1,417,539, and Ulster a 32% rise to £2,535,553, reflecting increased student nee...

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Good Health and Well-being
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£5k Belfast Pedestrianisation Plan Delayed Amidst Austerity Dispute

Belfast's Hill Street pedestrianisation plan, estimated at £5,000, faces delays due to staff shortages in the Infrastructure Department, attributed by the Minister to British government austerity, sparking a political dispute over resource allocation and priorities.

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Court Orders UK Inquiry into 1997 Murder of GAA Official Sean Brown

The UK Court of Appeal ruled the government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into the 1997 Loyalist Volunteer Force murder of GAA official Sean Brown unlawful, ordering the Northern Ireland Secretary to reconsider within four weeks due to intelligence linking state agents to the killing.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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