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    1472 results

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    • A suspended sentence for benefit fraud at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court

      A woman has been convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for fraudulently claiming over £6,000 in benefits.

      Published 8 January 2026
    • Suspended sentence for benefit fraud at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court

      A man has been convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for fraudulently claiming over £11,000 in benefits.

      Published 5 January 2026
    • Communities Minister launches Consultation on Notice to Quit Periods

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has today launched a public consultation on the Private Tenancies (Notice to Quit)...

      Published 5 January 2026
    • Communities Minister congratulates New Year Honours recipients for sports and voluntary achievements

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has congratulated local people from sport, local government and community sectors who...

      Published 29 December 2025
    • Suspended sentence for benefit fraud at Laganside Magistrates’ Court

      A woman was convicted at Laganside Magistrates’ Court for benefit fraud.

      Published 23 December 2025
    • Appointment to the Board of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

      Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons has appointed Mr Pádraig Ó Duinnín as a Member to the Arts Council of Northern...

      Published 22 December 2025
    • Probation order for benefit fraud at Londonderry Magistrates’ Court

      A man has been convicted at Londonderry Magistrates’ Court for fraudulently claiming over £2,800 in benefits.

      Published 19 December 2025
    • Records from 2002 and 2003 made publicly available online for first time

      Public records dating from 2002 and 2003 as well as earlier years have been added to the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the...

      Published 18 December 2025
    • Lyons: Make the Call Wraparound Service generates over £63million in benefits

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has hailed the success of his Department’s Make the Call Wraparound Service, which...

      Published 16 December 2025
    • Appointment announcement to the Historic Monuments Council

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the appointment of Mr John Anderson as a Member of the Historic...

      Published 12 December 2025
    • Oral Ministerial Statement by Gordon Lyons MLA - Launch of Public Consultation on the Executive Disability Strategy

      Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement to the Assembly regarding my plans to bring forward a new Executive Disability...

      Published 9 December 2025
    • Lyons launches consultation on ten-year Executive Disability Strategy

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched the consultation on the Executive’s Disability Strategy, a key part of...

      Published 9 December 2025
    • Department submits Proposal for Application Notice for Outline Planning Application at Fort George

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced his department has submitted the Proposal for Application Notice (PAN)...

      Published 3 December 2025
    • Department for Communities protects some of Northern Ireland’s hidden gems

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the recent designation of several new historic monuments and buildings...

      Published 3 December 2025
    • Communities Minister announces £150,000 seasonal funding for homeless services

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has today announced he is providing a £150,000 goodwill grant to fund festive dinners...

      Published 3 December 2025
    • Housing and Health Ministers launch New Foundations initiative to support care leavers

      Housing Minister Gordon Lyons and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have announced a collaborative new programme to support...

      Published 2 December 2025
    • New children’s book to tell story of US Declaration of Independence signatory Charles Thomson

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed a new children’s book which tells the story of Charles Thomson and his...

      Published 1 December 2025
    • Communities Minister launches consultation on Decent Homes Standard for social homes

      Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today launched a consultation on the Decent Homes Standard to improve the quality...

      Published 26 November 2025
    • Northern Ireland Housing Executive Board Member Appointment

      Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Councillor Mark Cooper as a Member of the Northern Ireland Housing...

      Published 25 November 2025
    • Housing Minister highlights ‘Every House Matters’ at Social Housing Tenancy Fraud Conference

      Housing Minister Gordon Lyons outlined his approach to social housing tenancy fraud at a conference in Belfast.

      Published 21 November 2025

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