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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Liam McBurney/PA Wire (Liam McBurney/PA Wire) The reaction to a proposed £14,000 salary hike for MLAs is “understandable”, ...

Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan has challenged the Education Authority (EA) and the DUP Education Minister to provide an explicit guarantee that no child currently receiving classroom assistant support will ...

A £14,000 pay increase has been recommended for Northern Ireland Assembly members. The Independent Remuneration Board has proposed an uplift in salaries for MLAs from £53,000 to £67,200 per year, a ...

There will be a two-week consultation on the proposals. The Independent Remuneration Board has proposed an uplift in salaries for MLAs from £53,000 to £67,200 per year (PA) The Independent ...

The Independent Remuneration Board has proposed an uplift in salaries for MLAs from £53,000 to £67,200 per year, a rise of 26.8%, from April 1 2026. MLA salaries are lower than those received by ...