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Cover story: No more delays

Mark Spence, Chief Executive of the Construction Employers Federation, and Fionnuala McKenna, Head of Strategic Development for Construction Futures, the CEF’s skills and careers spin-off, meet with Joshua Murray to discuss the...

Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA: ‘You have to be optimistic in this role’

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA speaks to Joshua Murray about the future of the Good Jobs Bill, regional economic development, north-south...

Promoting Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition

Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition Lee Reynolds talks to Ciaran Brennan about reviving the language, addressing...

Kate Nicholl MLA: ‘Skills are the engine room of our economy’

Writing in agendaNi, chair of the All-Party Group for Skills, Kate Nicholl MLA, discusses how to close the skills gap which she believes is holding...

Assembly reform necessary but not sufficient

Writing in agendaNi, independent MLA Claire Sugden sets out her belief that while power-sharing across constitutional perspectives...

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September 2026

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Round table discussion: Aligning industry and utilities for economic prosperity

September 2026

Aligning industry and utilities for economic prosperity

NIE Networks hosts leaders from across the public service for a round table discussion on how collaboration between industry and…
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Economy report
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Economy report

September 2026

Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA: ‘You have to be optimistic in this role’

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA speaks to Joshua Murray about the future of the Good Jobs Bill, regional economic development,…
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Economy report

September 2026

The Belfast City Airport Master Plan

Matthew Hall, Chief Executive of Belfast City Airport, talks to Joshua Murray about the airport’s Master Plan 2040, which outlines…
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Economy report

September 2026

Northern Ireland outperforming Britain but lags behind Republic of Ireland

2026 marks 10 years since the Brexit referendum which brought political turmoil to these islands. agendaNi tracks how Northern Ireland’s…
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Economy report

September 2026

Securing growth, decarbonisation, and affordability

As the economic regulator for Northern Ireland’s electricity, gas and water industries, the Utility Regulator’s responsibility is to support economic…
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Economy report

September 2026

Regional imbalance

The persistence of a significant productivity gap between different areas in Northern Ireland means that regional inequality remains a substantial…
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Economy report

September 2026

Looking past the lorries: The services opportunity in cross-border trade

Stuart Mathieson, Research Manager at InterTradeIreland, discusses the growing opportunities for north-south trade. When people picture trade across the border,…
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Economy report

September 2026

A blueprint for economic transformation

Writing in agendaNi, Jodie Carson, Professor of Practice in Strategic Policy at Ulster University, outlines her proposed framework for economic…
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Economy report

September 2026

Stacking the odds: A systems approach to the circular bioeconomy

CASE argues that the systems approach to biomethane and the circular bioeconomy represents Northern Ireland’s most compelling economic opportunity of…
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Economy report

September 2026

Towards a circular economy

Heidi Redmond, Circular Economy Adviser at the Strategic Investment Board – seconded to the Department for the Economy (DfE) –…
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Skills for the future report

Skills for the future report

September 2026

Kate Nicholl MLA: ‘Skills are the engine room of our economy’

Writing in agendaNi, chair of the All-Party Group for Skills, Kate Nicholl MLA, discusses how to close the skills gap…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Learning from 10x Skills

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has engaged extensively with the departments for the Economy (DfE) and Education (DE) to ensure…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Developing green skills

The Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Green Skills Action Plan, published in May 2025 details its strategy to develop the…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Ambitions to extend STEM qualifications

Published in October 2025, the Skills Action Plan is aiming to oversee the number of STEM graduates from 24 per…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Building the next generation of public services

Northern Ireland’s public sector is entering a period in which workforce capability will be as important as workforce capacity. Digitalisation,…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Addressing digital skills inequalities

The Executive’s draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy, published in August 2026, is aiming to reduce skills inequalities among generations as well…
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Skills for the future report

September 2026

Skills and training: ‘Imperative for the future of the construction industry’

Northern Ireland’s construction industry is entering a period of sustained expansion alongside significant structural change, writes Barry Neilson, Chief Executive…
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