An emergency fund has been created to help the stricken arts sector in NI.

A £3.8m emergency fund has been made available to the thousands of people in the arts industry in Northern Ireland who have lost their livelihoods overnight.

£3.8m emergency fund for NI’s Covid-devastated arts industry

Over 500 people who work in the live events sector in Northern Ireland have gathered in Belfast’s Custom House Square to call for a roadmap to allow them to return to work.

More than 500 people who work in the live events sector in Northern Ireland have gathered to call for a roadmap to allow them to return to work.

Live events workers gather to call for roadmap for return to work

The Lyric Threatre has announced it will not be reopening until 2021.

Belfast's Lyric Theatre not reopening until 2021

Danske Bank has announced that it will be closing four of its branches later this year – in Ballycastle, Comber, Kilrea and Strabane. 

Danske Bank set to close four NI branches

Aerospace company Bombardier has confirmed that more core employee jobs are at risk of redundancy in Northern Ireland.

Bombardier confirms more jobs at risk in NI

There are now 62,800 people unemployed in Northern Ireland, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Almost 2,000 redundancies proposed in July in NI

Economy Minister Diane Dodds welcomed the move by the Northern Ireland company Neueda, which is based in Belfast.

NI digital solutions company to create 220 jobs

A general view of the Tesco Metro on Royal Avenue in Belfast city centre which has been earmarked for closure.

Plans by Tesco to close its Metro store on Royal Avenue in Belfast city centre have been assessed as starkly illustrating the difficulties facing the retail sector.

Tesco Metro closure ‘yet another blow to Belfast city centre’

The number of proposed redundancies in Northern Ireland have doubled, with last month's records reaching an all-time high. Latest figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency also reveal NI has the lowest employment rate in the UK. 

Proposed NI redundancies double 

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Around 400 core employee jobs are at risk of redundancy at aerospace company Bombardier in Northern Ireland.

400 jobs at risk of redundancy at Bombardier in NI

Aerospace company Bombardier has announced 2,500 jobs cuts, largely in Canada, but will now be “reviewing requirements” for NI operations.

Bombardier ‘reviewing requirements’ for NI operations

Ryanair has said it expects to carry less than 100 million passengers in the year, down from an original estimate of 155 million.

Ryanair cuts more jobs over expected passenger drop

The NI Executive has published a list of essential businesses that are allowed to stay open to the public during the coronavirus pandemic.

List of essential businesses allowed to open in NI

Aerospace company Bombardier has confirmed that it is halting production at its NI sites until 20 April due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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