Economy Minister

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and CEO of Invest NI, Kieran Donoghue, pictured in Boston

Delegation to strengthen trade, investment and tourism links during US visit

Caitroina McCusker, President, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry

View: Skills Barometer should make us all take stock

Pictured at the launch of the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Local Economic Partnership are Marie Ward, chair of Solace NI, Cllr Pete Byrne, chair of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Economy Minister Conor Murphy and Alan McKeown, executive director of Regional Business at Invest NI

£45m across all 11 councils to drive economic development in Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has warned that Portrush's upcoming Open Championship could be affected by a new travel scheme which came into effect on January 8. CREDIT NEWS LETTER

New travel scheme could affect Portrush Open, warns Minister

Pacemaker Press 09-08-2023: Stormont stalemate: Irish PM Leo Varadkar meets parties over impasse.
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar is meeting Stormont's political parties in Belfast 18 months on from the collapse of the executive.
It comes after he accused Westminster of a lack of co-operation. There has been no devolved government since February 2022 when the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) withdrew. Mr Varadkar called for the UK and Irish governments to "work hand-in-glove and apply both pressure and support - in a co-ordinated way".
Pictured after being the first party delegation to meet Mr Varadkar on Wednesday, Sinn Fein vice-president
Michelle O'Neill and Conor Murphy.
Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Sinn Fein minister Conor Murphy to run for place in Irish Senate

Pictured (left to right); Michael Robinson, Acting Chair, Visit Belfast; Conor Murphy MLA, Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland; and Gerry Lennon, Chief Executive, Visit Belfast.

Economy minister hears of plans to boost tourism in Belfast

Cat McCusker, President, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry

View: Raising our ambition and supporting our businesses

NI Chamber’s chief executive, Suzanne Wylie has said that the Economy Minister’s ‘Good Jobs’ Employment Rights Bill will be “one of most significant pieces of legislation for employers in this Assembly mandate.”

NI Chamber says ‘Good Jobs’ Bill must boost competitive proposition

Ahead of the upcoming government budget, Ms Lockhart is urging the Chancellor to reduce VAT for hospitality businesses and reassess the crushing business rates that are driving many to closure

Urgent government action as three Portadown cafés close

(From L-R) HSENI Chair Catherine Irwin MBE, Economy Minister Conor Murphy, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir, HSENI Chief Executive Robert Kidd, and HSENI Deputy Chief Executive Dr Bryan Monson, at the launch of the Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan 2024 – 2027

Conor Murphy endorses new Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan

Pictured at the opening of Northern Regional College's £46million Causeway Campus in Coleraine are (LtoR) Claudia McLaughlin-Hunt, student; Mel Higgins, Principal and Chief Executive, NRC; Economy Minister Conor Murphy; Ken Nelson, Chair of NRC governing body; Ben McMullan and Oliver Higgins, students. CREDIT KELVIN BOYES/PRESS EYE

New £46m Causeway Campus of NRC officially opened

At the Belfast Chamber Productivity Summit are Mark Regan, CEO of Kingsbridge Healthcare, Gavin Annon, Belfast Chamber President, Economy Minister Conor Murphy, Clare Guinness, Belfast Chamber CEO, and Dr David Jordan, who has been instrumental in conducting productivity research with Queen’s University Belfast

Warning: NI’s 'stubbornly low' productivity levels will take time to improve

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed the job opportunities presented by the North West Regional College (NWRC) collaborative Assured Skills Academy in Software.

Coleraine and Garvagh firms link with NWRC

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole has criticised 'meaningless' Executive motions. Motions this year have included an Alliance Enhancing Tree Protection motion, noting “the significance of trees as vital infrastructure" and another scoping Universal Basic Income.

Stormont opposition leader slams 'meaningless Assembly motions'

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is pictured in Chicago along with representatives of the 12 Northern Ireland companies taking part in the five-day trade mission. Companies participating on the trade mission are Lagan Energy Engineering, Jo Hopkins Consulting, Alchemy Technology Services, Creative Media, Enzai, First Derivatives, ISX4 AI and Analytics, Rubix, Seedling Learning, The Foundation, Version 1 and Xsell

Twelve NI firms join Economy Minister on a five-day visit to North America

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is pictured with Suzanne Wylie, chief executive, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Murphy outlines plan to turn the dial on economic performance
Economy Minister Conor Murphy has launched his Department’s Three-Year Forward Look and 2024/25 Business Plan
Claire Cartmill

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is pictured with James Hurst, managing director, Hurst Engineering and Grainne Moody, director, Invest NI

Northern Ireland manufacturing firm secures contracts worth over £2.5m

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is pictured with Liam Duffy, Chief Executive and owner of Classic Mineral Water, and Kieran Donoghue, CEO Invest Northern Ireland

New £46million scheme welcome to support local agri-food and drink processors

A new Northern Ireland capital investment support scheme has been welcomed by food and drink industry leaders. Pictured is Michael Bell, executive director at NIFDA, Conor Murphy, Economy Minister and John Healy, Invest NI chair

New Northern Ireland capital investment scheme to boost industry growth

The First Minister, deputy First Minister and Economy Minister have revealed they are fully committed to supporting Spirit AeroSystems and its employees following today’s acquisition announcement. Credit: Spirit AeroSystems

Northern Ireland ministers 'fully committed' to supporting Spirit AeroSystems

Economy Minister Conor Murphy pictured with Clare Bailey and Gerard McCurdy

Economy Minister announces appointments to the CCNI Board

Claire Anderson, head of business development, Mackle Snacks, John Healy, Invest NI Chair, Minister Conor Murphy, Elaine Curran, head of exports, Invest NI, Steve Harper, executive director International Investment & Skills, Invest NI

Economy Minister urges NI businesses to 'seize and maximise' trade opportunities

The BT telephone exchange in Enniskillen. The company has announced that it plans to close a call centre in the town with the loss of up to 300 jobs.Photo: Googlemaps

BT decision to close Enniskillen call centre ‘devastating’ – Economy Minister

Conor Murphy and Michelle O'Neill on March 26, 2024

Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy standing down as economy minister on health grounds

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has been advised to rest pending medical tests and will therefore miss a scheduled appearance at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday

Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy advised by his doctor to rest ahead of medical tests

Carers NI said the research underlines the welfare savings that could result from a new system of paid carer’s leave

One in three people in NI have left work due to the demands of caring

Cathal Geoghegan, President, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber)

View: From Economic Vision to economic reality
Last week in Parliament Buildings, we presented the results of NI Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey for the first three months of this year to an audience of MLAs and economists.
View from the Chair by Cathal Geoghegan, president, NI Chamber

Minister for Levelling Up, Michael Gove (third left) facing camera, NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris (second left), and First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly (second right), across the table at the first East-West Council meeting at Dover House in London this week. Mr Gove says: "It was great to sit once again around the table with the devolved leaders of Northern Ireland in a way that has been impossible over the past couple of years." Pic: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Michael Gove: Every day I see how Stormont strengthens our links across the UK

Ulster University Winter Graduation Ceremony at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast.

DUP: Coleraine university can't lose out

Conor Murphy said that cutting corporation tax is 'not the single silver bullet'

Conor Murphy: Cutting corporation tax in Northern Ireland not affordable

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is in the United States of America this week visiting both New York and Washington, DC

Economy Minister builds stronger economic ties on visit to NY and Washington

Economy Minister hails start-up success stories as entrepreneurs gather in Belfast for 2024 InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference. Pictured are Laura Haldane, SciLeads, Conor Murphy, Margaret Hearty, Deirdre O'Neill, Hertility and Richard Kennedy, chair, InterTradeIreland

Economy Minister hails start-up success stories as entrepreneurs gather in NI

SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 30, 2022: Sepp Kuss of the United States and Team Jumbo-Visma leads the peloton through Esplanade Bridge during the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium on October 30, 2022 in Singapore. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)

Officials to restart discussions over all-Ireland Tour de France bid - Murphy

Conor Murphy said Sinn Fein were keen to find agreement with other parties to reform the Stormont structures

Sinn Fein says it is open to reform on ability to block powersharing at Stormont

Economy Minister Conor Murphy today set out his vision for the future of our economy

Minister sets out his vision for the economy

The new Sinn Fein economy minister Conor Murphy MLA, seen with Michelle O'Neill, says the new trading arrangements under the Windsor Framework will accelerate the "all island economy". Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Economy minister: DUP deal will have 'little effect'

The Communication Workers Union has organised a meeting in the Westville Hotel, Enniskillen tomorrow night (Tuesday) to campaign against the possible closure of the Enniskillen call centre. Pictured is CWU regional secretary for Northern Ireland, Erin Massey

CWU bid to save 300 NI jobs at BT Enniskillen after shock announcement

DUP Upper Bann representatives Carla Lockhart MP

'Glen Dimplex has been part of the fabric of the Portadown area for many years'

In his first official meeting as Economy Minister, Conor Murphy met with the newly appointed CEO of Invest NI Kieran Donoghue

Minister Murphy discusses economic priorities for Invest NI with new CEO

Former Stormont Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, the DUP Finance Spokesman, said the Treasury must adopt the same solution it applied to Wales in order to resolve the £2.3bn funding gap in Northern Ireland’s budget.

Welsh solution will fill Northern Ireland's £2.3bn budget gap, says DUP

The Energy Support Scheme will see a £400 energy bill discount from government administered by the energy companies

Hopes for energy support payments to arrive in Northern Ireland in November

Letter to the editor

Economy Minister: We will not see the like of Queen Elizabeth again

Pictured at Simplyfruit in Craigavon are Dr Vicky Kell, director of innovation research & development Invest NI, Connor McCann, operational director, Simplyfruit, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons and Patrick McCann junior, commercial director Simplyfruit.

Minister visits Craigavon firm to see how the Covid grant has helped

An extension to the term of the Chair of Invest NI, Rose Mary Stalker

Lyons announces extension to term of Invest NI chair

Mel Chittock, interim CEO, Invest NI, Dr Joanne Coyle, advanced manufacturing and engineering R&D manager, Invest NI, Rory Collins, NI Technology Centre, Chris Beverland, RLC (UK) Ltd and Project SCENIC steering committee chair, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, Kara Bailie, QUB deputy director of City Deals and Mark Semple, CEO, Moyola Precision Engineering

Lyons announces £9m project for NI aerospace sector

The Euros trophy

Premature to end NI involvement in bid for Euro 2028: MLA

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons

Brexit cash: Government criticised over efforts to replace NI's lost EU funds

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons

Lyons announces major business showcase event for Northern Ireland

Gordon Lyons

Economy Minister confirms Invest NI’s new review panel members

Pictured with Economy Minister Gordon Lyons at the virtual NI Apprenticeship Awards 2022 awards ceremony are local presenter and ceremony compere Sarah Travers with former two-weight world champion boxer Carl Frampton

Economy Minister Lyons outlines the importance of apprenticeships

Mr Lyons with Neil Collins, Wrightbus Managing Director (right) and Mid and East Antrim Mayor Councillor William McCaughey (left)

Economy Minister sees the future of hydrogen transport at Wrightbus

Pictured at the official opening of the luxury, private-hire venue, Magheramorne Estate are Sara Allen , David Allen, Jane Allen, Minister Lyons, Katherine Allen , James Allen and Rory Best OBE

Magheramorne Estate, NI’s newest luxury private-hire venue celebrates official o...

Pictured (L-R): Chris Flynn, Centre Director, The Junction; Gordon Lyons, Economy Minister and Craig Stewart, Senior Asset Manager, Lotus Property. The Economy Minister was at The Junction Retail & Leisure Park this week to visit the proposed site for a new 110,000 sq. ft Dobbies garden centre.

Economy Minister visits proposed site for new Dobbies store

CBI Northern Ireland director Angela McGowan, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, Radius Payment Solutions founder and CEO Bill Holmes and Stephen McQuoid, Ireland director at Radius Connect

NI Economy Minister officially opens Radius offices in Belfast

Minister for the Economy Gordon Lyons

NI Economy Minister calls for virus passes to be ditched

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