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“The story of one of the biggest environment crimes in UK history” - BURIED - airing from Monday 23 January 2023, 1:45pm on BBC Radio 4 (straight after the World at One). Link to the trailer below #Mobuoy #Systemfailni👇👇👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Mobouy Dump Scandal '... one of the biggest environmental crimes in UK history'. Miss it? My in-depth interview with #Buried investigative reporters Lucy Taylor and Dan Ashby bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Essential listening for everyone concerned with the environment, climate, pollution, or good governance in NI. Excellent public interest journalism from Smoke Trail Productions and BBC Radio 4 but many questions still to be answered bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

ONE WEEK TO GO | Applications close on Friday 3 March 2023 for the Open Data Innovation and Outreach Fund, with grants of up to £5k available to encourage the use of open data Find out more & apply now >> bit.ly/41n5CZ2

A recent report showed the NI planning system to lack transparency and meaningful citizen engagement. Join NIOGN at ¡MAGINE! to discuss systemic problems and steps forward. 📅Friday 24 March, 12.30 – 14:00 GMT More info and registration➡️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/meaningful-c…

Looking forward to joining the panel ¡MAGINE! to explore how #communityengagement in planning can be more meaningful and help to build trust Andy McDevitt Paul Braithwaite Rebekah Mc Cabe Brian Cleland James Hennessey Save Maghera Park

Don't miss our ¡MAGINE! event tomorrow! 👀

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Do you have thoughts on how to improve transparency, accountability and participation in UK Government? 🧐 If so, don't miss your chance! You can now contribute to the UK's Open Government Action Plan ✍️ Share your ideas before 7 June ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… UK Open Gov Network

Across Northern Ireland, an area twice the size of Belfast could be seriously contaminated, but we don’t know where it is because Stormont has decided not to implement the law - despite civil servants admitting that creates a “high risk” to human health. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

We may still be without an Executive in NI, but civil society reps are here in Tallinn, bringing our achievements and challenges in Open Government to the Global Summit, connecting with reformers from around the world, and bringing back energy and inspiration #OGPSummit

Talk about saying the quiet part out loud... Makes a mockery of earlier lines about it being co-designed with 'privacy and consumer groups' as well as business/industry These are *our* data rights and data being used to make decisions about *us* - our voices should be there too

Northern Ireland is facing its most serious environmental crisis in years after fake planning evidence was used in applications for new farm animal sheds, campaigners have said. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environme… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environme…

We need council committees to be open and transparent by default. How might decisions be different if they were made in full view of the public?

A fraud investigation is under way into allegations that lax controls at NI Water meant it has been paying contractors multiple times & for work which was never done. The internal probe emerges as NI Water is asking Stormont for lots more public cash. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

Teenagers want voting age in NI to be lowered to 16 bbc.in/3Xp2kU2

today I found out the Hill of Allen – the legendary seat of Fionn mac Cumhaill – has been quarried into oblivion by Roadstone, i.e. the R in CRH, and just looking at it makes me physically sick

We’re looking forward to briefing the committee on the important work of open government in Northern Ireland and the role they can play in championing it for transparency, accountability, and public trust in our institutions.