Seventeen projects across Northern Ireland and the southern border counties have received £3,074,086/ €3,473,717 to deliver peace and reconciliation initiatives. The funding from the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) enables peacebuilding efforts within some of the most marginalised communities who continue to live with the long-term impact of The Troubles. […]
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Aspiring students from around Northern Ireland are benefiting from unrivalled access to the workings of Belfast-based advisory firm BDO Northern Ireland through its Summer Internship Programme. Three groups of interns will each spend a three-week period at BDO NI familiarising themselves with the business and its clients, whilst discovering more […]
Street Soccer NI, a charity working with homeless people and disadvantaged groups across Northern Ireland are delighted to announce that they will be taking a men’s team to the Homeless World Cup in Sacramento, California from 6th July – 16th July 2023. Team NI, supported this year by Simon Community […]
Simon Community, Northern Ireland’s leading homeless charity, is collaborating with Prince William, The Royal Foundation and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive over the next five years as part of a transformational new programme, Homewards, which aims to demonstrate that together, it is possible to end homelessness – making it rare, […]
Alpha Housing was joined by local elected representatives and other stakeholders to cut the first sod on a new £2.2million social housing scheme in Newry, providing 10 new family homes in the city. The new £2.2million development will be delivered in partnership with the Department for Communities (DfC) who part […]
Local business advisory firm BDO Northern Ireland, in partnership with Queen’s Management School in Belfast, has launched the inaugural Business Insight Programme to more than 90 A-Level students from across Northern Ireland. The intensive three-day programme provided students with a behind-the-scenes insight into the world of business and accounting, both […]
An innovative partnership enabling people who have served sentences in the criminal justice system to make a fresh start has been renewed for a fourth year. Alpha Housing has re-appointed social enterprise Outwork to provide grounds maintenance on Alpha’s 30 sites across Northern Ireland until at least mid-2024. Outwork’s workforce […]
Residents and staff came together to mark the 40th anniversary of Medway Court, a sheltered living scheme in the heart of East Belfast. Located just off the Newtownards Road, Medway Court was opened on 28th April 1983 by former Lord Mayor of Belfast Tom Patton. The scheme is designed to […]
Local Business advisory firm, BDO NI has partnered with the Irish FA for this year’s Special Schools FA Cup, a five-a-side schools’ tournament for pupils with a learning disability. The competition, which will see more than 150 pupils from schools across the region competing at Lagan Valley Leisureplex, Lisburn on […]
Ulster Hockey’s annual primary schools’ competition, sponsored by business advisory firm BDO NI crowned the champions of their boys’ and girls’ competitions this week, showcasing the continued growth and popularity of the sport. With 36 schools competing in both finals’ days – the winner of the McCloy Cup (girls’ competition) […]