Blame has been put directly to the Northern Ireland Protocol for narrowing down the options of captains, as vessels get hit by storms in the Irish Sea.
The Orange Order’s official newspaper has said the recent council election results “must be a wake-up call” for unionism after an “unacceptably low turnout”.
Pre-tax profits at Mid-Ulster manufacturer Bloc Blinds plummeted from £27.4m to £225,300 after soaring consumer demand and a pandemic boost both wore off, accounts have shown.
Northern Ireland’s economy has been transformed since the Belfast/Good Friday peace agreement, analysis has concluded. Since the accord was signed in 1998.