Fri, 02 Jun 2023

'Jack's tournament' at Muirfield tees off with $20M purse

Jack Nicklaus won more major titles than any player in the history of golf. The current crop of elite players ...

Rory McIlroy backs Brooks Koepka for Ryder Cup, but no Europeans

Jon Rahm lamented that he won't be able to play with fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia in this year's Ryder Cup. ...

Golf Glance: the Memorial's $20M purse draws elite field

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours. PGA ...

UK industry reports record high shop price inflation in May

LONDON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Shop price inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) rose to 9 percent in the year ...

Steve Stricker wins Senior PGA in playoff with Padraig Harrington

Steve Stricker defeated Ireland's Padraig Harrington on the first playoff hole at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship to earn his ...

Padraig Harrington holds one-shot lead at Senior PGA

Padraig Harrington carded a 4-under 68 on Saturday to maintain the lead after three rounds of the KitchenAid Senior PGA ...

Consultation on Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme launched

A consultation on changes to the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme has been launched by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI). ...

'Daithi's Law' to go live tomorrow

From tomorrow, all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out or ...

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland lifted

The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted ...

Queen's University Honour conferred on Chief Pharmaceutical Officer

Northern Ireland's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Cathy Harrison has been conferred with the title of Honorary Professor of Practice by Queen's ...

Competition to appoint a new Commissioner to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

The Department for Communities has launched a competition to appoint a Commissioner with Accountancy Qualifications and Related Experience to the ...

Awareness Campaign for Victims and Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse

The Executive Office has today announced that every household in Northern Ireland will receive a leaflet outlining the support, services, ...

Pound 600,000 awarded to NI companies to fund sustainable solutions for livestock waste

Six Northern Ireland companies have been awarded a total of Pound 600,000 to develop practical and environmentally friendly solutions for ...

Northern Ireland Labour Force Survey - Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Statistics

Statistics on young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) were published today by the Northern Ireland ...

Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report released

The Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). ...

My Waiting Times NI

Patients in Northern Ireland can now use a new online system to check how long they are likely to wait ...

'Limited but welcome progress on waiting times'

Sustained progress on reducing Northern Ireland's hospital waiting lists is achievable, Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May has emphasised. ...

Publication of the quarterly Northern Ireland inpatient, day case, outpatient and diagnostic waiting times statistics - position at 31 March 2023

The Department of Health today published the quarterly Northern Ireland Inpatient, Day Case, Diagnostic and Outpatient Waiting Times Statistics, relating ...

Extension to the term of Northern Ireland Screen board member

The Department for the Economy has announced an extension to the term of Tom Gray, on the board of Northern ...

Extension to the terms of appointment of two non-executive members to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service

The Department of Health has announced extensions to the terms of two Non-Executive (Lay and Finance) Members to the Northern ...

Civil Service 2022 Pay Award to be implemented for industrial staff

The Department of Finance (DoF) has announced implementation of the 2022 Pay Award for Northern Ireland Civil Service industrial staff. ...

Raw Disease Prevalence in Northern Ireland - 2022/23

The Department of Health today published Raw Disease Prevalence in Northern Ireland - 2022/23. Figures show the recorded prevalence of ...

Department commissions new report into Midwifery Services in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health has appointed Professor Mary Renfrew to take forward a new report looking at Midwifery Services in ...

Independent review of special educational needs will drive forward change for children and young people

The Department of Education has welcomed an independent review that forms the basis for transformational change of the SEN system ...

Primary school pupils in Northern Ireland continue to be among the best in the world in reading

An international survey of pupil achievement in reading shows that young people aged 9 -10 in Northern Ireland are amongst ...

Extension to the Term Of Appointment of a Non-Executive Director To The Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

The Department of Health has announced the extension to the term of appointment of a Non-Executive (Lay) Director to the ...

Self-employed trader ordered to pay victim Pound 2,750 compensation

A self-employed tradesman who carried out poor quality paving and building work was today given a conditional discharge at Belfast ...

Partner Agencies ask for help in reducing wildfire risk

There have been over 100 wildfires in Northern Ireland since February 2023 and the public are being asked for their ...

Five-year vision outlined for Nursing & Midwifery

Chief Nursing Officer, Maria McIlgorm, has outlined her five-year vision for nursing and midwifery in Northern Ireland at her inaugural ...

Reappointment of a Non-Executive Member to the Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland

The Department of Health has announced the reappointment of a Non-Executive (Finance) Member to the Children's Court Guardian Agency for ...

Department for Communities welcomes new Concussion Guidelines for grassroots sport in Northern Ireland

Department for Communities has endorsed new UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport aimed at protecting the wellbeing of young athletes ...

DAERA statement on 2023/24 budget allocation

The Secretary of State yesterday announced that the 2023/24 Resource budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural ...

Northern Ireland agricultural incomes in 2022

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the first (provisional) estimate for farm incomes in 2022. ...

Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January - March 2023)

The Department of Health (DoH) today published statistics on the time spent in emergency care departments (ED) throughout Northern Ireland ...

Department of Finance statement on 2023/24 Northern Ireland Budget

The Secretary of State today announced the 2023/24 Budget for Northern Ireland. This will see Northern Ireland departments receive Pound ...

Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2022 have been published today by ...

Reappointments to the Board of Invest NI

The Department for the Economy has announced the reappointment of Colin Coffey, Kieran Kennedy, Marie-Therse McGivern and Michael McQuillan to ...

Resurfacing scheme for Ravenscroft Avenue, Belfast

A resurfacing scheme on Ravenscroft Avenue, Belfast is due to commence on Monday 24 April 2023. To facilitate safe delivery ...

Labour Market Statistics

The labour market statistics were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Labour market statistics Payrolled employees ...

Farmers convicted at Dungannon Court

Mr. Alan McFarland (61) of Ballagh Road, Clogher was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates Court today of one charge of failure ...

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Remains identified of US pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an Army ...

ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...

Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...

Injuries at Churchill Downs sees 12 horses dead in month

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Two horses that succumbed to their injuries at Churchill Downs have become the 11th and 12th fatalities over ...

Musk's Neuralink to begin trial human brain implants

FREMONT, California: Brain implant company Neuralink announced that it has received approval from US regulators to begin human brain implant ...

Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...

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