Finnegan, from Crossmaglen, has served as a Sinn Féin councillor for the Slieve Gullion area of Newry, Mourne and Down council since 2020.

The amount Northern Irish students can borrow towards their living costs is to rise by over £1,000.

The amount Northern Irish students can borrow towards their living costs is to rise by over £1,000.

Chair Stephen Kelly says the Economy Minister told him any successor would stand by the Magee expansion.

Senior party figures faced pressure to explain their handling of McMonagle's departure.

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has said he hopes Trump will not bring "uncertainty" to US/Irish business relations.

Conor Murphy says the aim is that his department will take over funding the airport from next April.

He said previously that warning of an investigation into an ex-press officer could have prejudiced the case.