Politics
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Council mergers create procurement challenges
New Councils need to be wary of avoiding procurement headaches during the merger process. Edward Quigg, Director with Quigg Golden…
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Local government reform: making the transition
eircom Business Solutions NI hosted a round table discussion on the transition to the 11 new local councils and the…
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The southern perspective
Councillors need to take the whole community’s planning needs into account, according to Fingal County Council’s Kieran Dennison. Planning has…
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Planning reform: the business end
Michael Gordon, who heads up the Belfast office of Turley, the only independent national planning practice in Northern Ireland, considers…
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Fresh opportunities for local government
NILGA Chief Executive Derek McCallan talks to agendaNi about the potential of the reform process. Northern Ireland’s councils are looking…
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The new councils
Key numbers on the population and local government finances for the 11 new councils. Antrim & Newtownabbey Population: 139,157 Councillors:…
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Transfer of powers
A summary of the powers available to the new councils from next April. Existing responsibilities • Arts and entertainment •…
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Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council Looks to the Future
Elections for the new 11 Super Councils, which will come into being next year, took place in May and 40…
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Planning for positive change
NILGA President Arnold Hatch discusses the difference that community planning will make with Peter Cheney and points to the European…
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Council chief executives
The 11 chief executives-designate have now been appointed and will take on their full responsibilities from 1 April 2015. Jacqui…
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