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Tiarnan Millar
The Fermanagh Labour History Project will mark a major milestone this spring with the launch of Red Flags and Rising Voices, the latest volume in its ongoing effort to document the county’s rich and often overlooked labour heritage. The new book, which will be unveiled on 7 May 2026 at Enniskillen Townhall, covers the transformative period from 1930 to 1978, a time shaped by economic hardship, social change, industrial action and the growth of local trade unionism.
PCS has welcomed a major new TV and multimedia advertising initiative launched this by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), aimed at driving greater awareness of the often-hidden risks to workers’ long-term health. The campaign is part of HSENI’s wider Workplace Health Programme, introduced in April 2025, which focuses on preventing occupational lung diseases, occupational cancers and musculoskeletal disorders.
Disability Rights UK is consulting on the case for a new Accessibility Act to sit alongside existing equality law. The proposal would replace some accessibility provisions within the Equality Act 2010 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which remains in force in Northern Ireland.
Figures from The Executive Office and the Northern Ireland Statistics Research Agency show that most people in Northern Ireland believe we should offer safety to those fleeing war and persecution.
We’re now at that time of year when you leave work and it’s already dark outside. The evenings are closing in, and when the clocks go back at the end of the month, it’ll feel even shorter. Before long, many of us will be going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark, too.