Niall Deeney
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Fears voiced over penicillin shortage in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is experiencing a shortage of penicillin – a medicine used to treat Strep A – amid ongoing worries about the spread of the illness, it has emerged. → Read More
Gas price reduction: Wholesale energy price drops 'must be passed on' to consumers 'straight away', says Steve Aiken
Reductions in the cost of natural gas on the wholesale market should be passed on to Northern Ireland consumers “straight away”, UUP finance spokesperson Steve Aiken has said. → Read More
Teaching unions react with fury to £100 million education budget cut plans
Teaching unions have reacted with fury to plans to cut schools' budgets by £100 million. → Read More
Rise in fuel poverty set to impact 8.4 million in UK, charity says after finding 'harrowing' 45% in Northern Ireland already in dire straits
Around 8.4 million people across the UK will be plunged into fuel poverty when government support ends in April, a charity has warned after finding that a “harrowing” 45% of Northern Ireland households are already living in fuel poverty. → Read More
Northern Ireland health trusts insist planning ongoing for looming industrial action
Northern Ireland's health Trusts insist they are putting plans in place to deal with looming industrial action, but have declined to say what their plans are. → Read More
Campaigner warns of 'domino effect' of removal of emergency general surgery from South West Acute Hospital
A leading campaigner against the removal of emergency general surgery from the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen has warned against a “domino effect” of services being run down. → Read More
Bomb attack on police in Co Tyrone attempted murder, the PSNI has said
The PSNI have confirmed that an ongoing security alert in Strabane, Co Tyrone follows what appears to have been a targeted attack on police. → Read More
Crisis at Northern Ireland A&Es could cause 'more harm than Covid', leading medic warns
The ongoing crisis in Northern Ireland's hospitals could cause "more harm than covid", a leading medic has warned. → Read More
Medicines wholesaler backs pharmacists' warning over Northern Ireland prescription drugs supply
A medicines wholesaler has backed calls from local pharmacies for increased funding to pay for medicines, following a warning skyrocketing prices could see patients miss out on commonly prescribed drugs. → Read More
Northern Ireland hospitals may not be able to cope in the event of 'true catastrophe' such as a bus crash, top A&E consultant warns
Northern Ireland’s hospitals may not be unable to cope with a sudden“catastrophe” involving multiple casualties such as a bus crash, a leading emergency medicine consultant has warned. → Read More
Joint authority talk is 'nebulous nonsense', says TUV leader Jim Allister after poll results
Any discussion of joint authority is “nebulous” and “a patent nonsense”, TUV leader Jim Allister has said. → Read More
Royal College of Midwives to ask Northern Ireland members if they are prepared to take industrial action over pay
Midwives in Northern Ireland are to be asked if they are prepared to take industrial action over pay in a formal consultation, a trade union has announced. → Read More
Massive gas price increase takes effect from today in Northern Ireland
One of the largest energy price increases ever in Northern Ireland is due to come into effect from today, as Firmus Energy hikes gas prices by over 50%. → Read More
Edwin Poots hits out at big firms for ‘exploiting’ cost-of-living crisis
A DUP minister has accused big companies of “ripping people off whenever they’re on their knees” by taking advantage of the cost-of-living crisis to hike prices. → Read More
North West 200: Council has ‘finite budget’; Ian Paisley calls for extra support to come from regional government
Any extra financial support to secure the future of the North West 200 should not come from the local council, a DUP MP has said. → Read More
Rise in home heating oil cost heightens fears of deepening cost of living crisis
A rise in the cost of home heating oil – following several weeks of steady decreases – has heightened fears that the cost-of-living crisis is set to deepen. → Read More
Brexit: Soaring cross-border trade shows need for Article 16, says DUP’s Sammy Wilson
Soaring trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland shows that the conditions for triggering Article 16 have been met, DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said. → Read More
Don’t hold off on home heating oil in hopes of price drops, expert urges Northern Ireland consumers
People holding off and going without home heating oil in the hopes of lower prices have been warned fuel costs could still “seesaw” amid “volatile” market conditions. → Read More
Recent wave of strikes only ‘tip of the iceberg’ with growing ‘anger’ and ‘militancy’ among essential workers, says senior trade unionist
The recent wave of industrial action in Northern Ireland is only the “tip of the iceberg” with more “concerted” strike action likely in the autumn and winter, a senior trade unionist has warned. → Read More
Clergyman’s vehicle gift put Paddy Hopkirk on the road to stardom
Paddy Hopkirk was a champion, hall-of-fame rally driver, a 1960s icon, an MBE, a business owner, a consultant to BMW, and a charity worker in his 89 years. → Read More