In his lifetime, public health specialist Gabriel Scally has observed life expectancy rates on either side of the Border flip. People in the Republic are now living longer than those in Northern ...

The first year of a united Ireland could cost €3bn (£2.6bn) according to a report which describes it as "well within what ...

May 15, 2023 at 2:36pm BST. A public health expert has said the current coronavirus situation in Northern Ireland is ultimately a good news story, despite less certainty about the true spread of ...

The UK Parliament’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry into the funding of public services after identifying a shortfall in money needed in areas such as health ...

February 08, 2024 at 5:15pm GMT. The Public Health Agency (PHA) says there are no confirmed cases of measles in Northern Ireland. It comes in the wake of the death of a man in his 40s from Co ...

“We very much hope that the study’s findings will inform policy development and service provision across health, education, justice and social services sectors in Northern Ireland,” she said.

Ulster University (UU) held an important discussion on the role and future of public service media. Key speakers included Phil Ramsey (lecturer in media studies (UU), Siobhan Walsh (director of ...

Police deployed water cannons at rioters in Ballymena, Northern Ireland on Wednesday night as unrest continued for the third consecutive night. The violence erupted on Monday after a peaceful ...

Northern Ireland’s public consultation into its Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses, will be holding online information events during September – find out more here.

People in Northern Ireland are getting "the health service we pay for", the Department of Health's top civil servant Peter May has said. He warned that without sustained investment people must ...

The Northern Ireland Assembly returns today following a two-year stand-off in power sharing. Meanwhile, public services have been crumbling, and nearly a third of healthcare patients have waited ...

Maintaining pay parity for public sector workers in Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK will be "extremely challenging", the head of the Northern Ireland civil service has told MPs.