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24 March – Health Minister, Robin Swann, confirms that most people in Northern Ireland will no longer be eligible for free COVID testing from 22 April, although lateral flow tests will continue to be free for people displaying symptoms. Swann also confirms that routine contract tracing is to be phased out in Northern Ireland between mid-April ...
24 February – The Brougher Mountain transmitting station is switched on, bringing BBC Television to the western areas of Northern Ireland. 1965. No events. 1966. 11 June – BBC2 Northern Ireland goes on the air, broadcast only from the Divis transmitter. 1967. No events. 1968. January – Scene Around Six launches on BBC Northern Ireland.
5 May – As polling opens for the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, voters are asked to wear face masks while voting at polling stations. [63] 20 May – Northern Ireland's Department of Health publishes its final set of daily COVID statistics after two years of doing so. 262 positive cases are recorded and no deaths. [64]
3 August – Media Nation 2023, a report published by the UK media watchdog Ofcom, indicates that Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls was the most watched television programme in Northern Ireland during 2022. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where a Channel 4 programme featured in the top ten most watched shows. [48]
The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on 5 May 2022. ... The following week, ... 22– 24 Apr 2022 LucidTalk: Belfast Telegraph: 1,708
President Biden, in a speech in Belfast last week, hailed the accord’s achievements, but warned that hard work lay ahead to prevent a relapse into violence. “Northern Ireland will not go back ...
In November 2021, Traynor had resigned from BBC Northern Ireland after 33 years, amid legal proceedings. [9] The following month, it was announced that Tara Mills and Declan Harvey will alternate as main anchors of BBC Newsline and the BBC Radio Ulster drivetime news programme, Evening Extra. [10] Harvey joined the programme in early 2022.
The United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (officially the Special Envoy of the President and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) is the top U.S. diplomat supporting the Northern Ireland peace process. [1] The position is held by Joe Kennedy III, appointed by President Joe Biden on December 19, 2022. [2]