Legal experts question proportionality of building safety reforms for telecoms works
Lawyers say relaxed rules for fibre-optic cabling and mobile masts leave key safety obligations intact and fail to address root causes of delay.
Enforcement
Council Rejects Retrospective Bedsit and Apartment Plans Near Stewartstown
Retrospective planning applications for apartments and bedsits refused in Ardboe
Lisburn and Castlereagh Council Does Not Use CCTV to Prosecute Dog Fouling
British and Irish Governments Urged to Establish Paramilitary Transition Mechanism
Loyalist bands withdraw parade notifications after Drumcree impasse
Lucy's Law Approved for NI: New Rules Target Puppy Trade but Critics See Gaps
West Belfast principal criticises EA advice to wear more clothes amid energy cost rise
Assembly debates Drumcree stand-off, animal welfare ban, and Budget pressures
Unregulated horse shoeing raises welfare concerns, Queen's study finds
DVA reports 276,011 vehicle tests and 18,092 driving tests in April to June 2026
Poll: 68% of Republic voters want government to prepare for Irish unity
Clergy Raise Concerns Over Proposed Gold Mine Near Gortin Churches and Graves
Sinn Féin plans tighter immigration stance, proposing all-island enforcement
New powers to tackle rural drug gangs in Northern Ireland expected next year
ANPR cameras begin monitoring hospital drop-off areas in Omagh and Enniskillen
Police urge safe driving over bank holiday weekend
Dangerous HGV Seized in Omagh After Police Spot Unsafe Load
DVA Issues 853 Penalty Notices in Roadside Checks
NI Assembly Debates Exam Reform, Water Pollution Rules and Fuel Price Surge
