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Impact of Covid-19

The impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland

This visualisation based on analysis published by Ulster Bank, Danske Bank, NISRA, PSNI and Google Mobility Reports, looks at the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland.

Budget

Executive Budget 2021-22

This Interactive Timeline illustrates the complexity of the situation surrounding the formation of the draft Executive Budget 2021-22. 

Foodbanks

Foodbank distribution in Northern Ireland

Foodbanks are an increasingly useful resource for many. This interactive mapping application provides the location and contact details of all currently operational foodbanks, as of December 2020.

Coronavirus funding

A snapshot of COVID-19 funding

This visualisation provides a series of interactive graphs compiled by RaISe, offering a snapshot of government funding allocated to address key challenges arising from the effects of the pandemic.

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Cancer in Northern Ireland: Strategy and beyond

The World Health Organisation recommends that every country should have a cancer strategy regardless of resource constraints. The proposed 10-year Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland

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Abortion and safe access zones

In September 2021, Clare Bailey MLA introduced the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill to the Assembly. The Bill passed Second Stage on 12 October

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COVID, culture and recovery (part 2 of 2)

To support the Communities Committee’s consideration of recommendations for the culture sector’s recovery in Northern Ireland, this two-part blog post provides an overview of cultural

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COVID, culture and recovery (part 1 of 2)

To support the Communities Committee’s consideration of future recommendations for the recovery of the cultural sectors in Northern Ireland, this two-part blog post provides an

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Update – the Gibraltar Protocol

This article updates a previous article on the negotiations around the Gibraltar Protocol. Gibraltar provides an interesting point of comparison with Northern Ireland in terms