News

Mr Andrew Haley’s appointment as Interim Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) has been extended from 1 September 2017 until 30 April 2018. Mr Haley has been Interim chair from 1 September 2016.

The Department for Communities has published a strategic plan for the Shaftesbury Square area of Belfast.

Three members of the Charities Advisory Committee have had their appointments extended.

Jobseekers in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area are being encouraged to come along to a major Job Fair being held in the Armagh City Hotel on Thursday 28 September 2017.

A funding scheme to help conserve our historic built heritage has been opened to applications.

Jobseekers in the North West are being encouraged to come along to a major Job Fair being held in Derry/Londonderry on Thursday 21 September 2017.

Uniting Opportunities, a small grants programme administered by the Department for Communities (DfC) as part of the Together: Building a United Community Strategy, is now open for applications.

Each year Historic Environment Division (HED) organises a series of lectures by professional archaeologists, architects and historians to highlight various aspects of our local heritage.

The Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary, providing an overview of the main DfC administered benefits, was published by the Department for Communities today.

A publication entitled “The Northern Ireland Households Below Average Income report (2015-16)” was published today by the Department for Communities.

The term of appointment of the Chair of the Historic Monuments Council (HMC), Prof Gabriel Cooney, has been extended from 1 August 2017 until 31 January 2018. Prof Cooney has been Chair of the Council from 1 February 2009.

The first term of appointment for Ms Geraldine Donaghy, Commissioner of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, has been extended from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017.

The Department for Communities has launched the 20th year of the European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) Weekend on 9 and 10 September 2017.

The Department for Communities has reminded students of the laws in place to protect them as they seek accommodation ahead of the new academic year.

This year’s European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) promises to be exciting with nearly 400 properties opening their doors to visitors over the weekend of 9 and 10 September, and if that isn’t enough to tempt you to go along then perhaps the FREE entry will!

Colleagues were shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of their colleague and friend, Ian Maye, who passed away suddenly on Saturday 5 August.

A report entitled “Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin January – March 2017” was published today by the Department for Communities (DfC).

The Department for Communities (DfC) today released the publication ‘Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by young people in Northern Ireland 2016’.

A further major contract has been secured by the Department for Communities (DfC) with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The £7 million contract will deliver Universal Credit services to claimants in Great Britain and will secure an additional 125 jobs in Northern Ireland.

The Heritage Angel Awards are the first of their kind in Northern Ireland. This exciting initiative is led by the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS), with funding for the awards from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and the Department for Communities.