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Armagh Community Constituency Education Government Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

McNulty – McIlveen Should Focus on Resolving Teachers’ Pay Dispute!

SDLP MLA for Newry & Armagh Justin McNulty has called on Minister Michelle McIlveen to focus her attentions on ensuring teaching staff receive a fair pay increase. He was speaking after the Minister confirmed striking teachers could face pay deductions. A number of teaching unions in the North are considering strike action over the failure […]

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Campaigns Community Consumer Council NI Cost of Living

SSE Airtricity Announces 28.4% Price Increase for Gas Customers & 35.5% Increase for Electricity Customers

SSE Airtricity announces 28.4% price increase for gas customers & 35.5% increase for electricity customers SSE Airtricity has announced an increase of 28.4% for gas customers, effective from Saturday 1 October 2022. This will impact around 188,000 domestic gas customers throughout the Greater Belfast and West gas networks, and about 4,600 commercial customers. This news […]

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Campaigns Community Cost of Living

Unite Confirms Housing Executive Strike Action

Four week strike will have severe impact on housing services.  Strike involving 300 Unite members will start on Monday 5 September. Unite the union has confirmed that it has given the Northern Ireland Housing Executive seven day notice of a strike action over pay. The strike by the union’s approximately 300 members working at the […]

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Community Constituency Council Downpatrick Government NMD Council South Down Sport

Chairperson Hosts Reception to Celebrate Local Skiffie Teams Success

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Michael Savage hosted a reception at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, to celebrate the success of local Skiffie teams at the St Ayles Skiffie Rowing World Championships in July. At the Championships, which took place in Kortgene in the Netherlands, Dundrum Coastal Rowing Club obtained the top […]

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Business Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Downpatrick Government Politics South Down Stormont

Brown Calls for Rates Relief to Help Local Businesses

Urgent help to support struggling local businesses is needed says South Down MLA, Patrick Brown. The calls come off the back of the continued rise in energy costs and increasing inflation, which have led to a number of businesses across South Down having to close.  Businesses that were struggling to recover from the effects of […]

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Business Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Newry Newry and Armagh

Haldane Fisher Workers Win 12 Percent Pay Increase From Bosses and Remove Threat of Strike Action

Unite the union’s members at leading timber and building merchants vote with 78.4% majority to accept pay deal providing 12 percent increase over fifteen months In July Unite members working at Haldane Fisher, Northern Ireland’s leading timber and building merchants, voted with a 98.1% majority to reject a pay offer from management worth an average […]

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Newry Obituaries South Armagh

The Death Has Occurred of Sean Maginnis

Maginnis (Bessbrook) Sean RIP, passed away 23rd August 2022. Dearly beloved husband of Josie, deeply devoted father to Caroline, Siobhan and Ciaran, caring father-in-law to Adrian, Ciaran and Anne, a loving Granda and Great-Granda and a cherished and loved brother and brother in law. Funeral arrangements- Sean’s remains will leave his late residence 24 Fr […]

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Advertising Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Alexandrias Baby Boutique Launches Flower Girl and Holy Communion Collection

Local company Alexandria’s baby boutique Ltd have just Launched their gorgeous new Flower girl and Holy communion collection and it’s absolutely gorgeous.  Find your perfect Flower girls dress at Alexandria’s Baby boutique with a stunning collection to stand out on your special wedding day, we know how important the flower girl is in the bridal […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down

Chairperson Supports Campaign to Tackle Littering in the District

The Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Michael Savage has got behind a public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of littering and raise awareness of ‘Your Waste, Your Responsibility’.  While litter may be seen as a low-level environmental crime its impact on our district can be serious. Litter can be anything […]

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Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Police Attend Scene of Death at Camlough Lake

PSNI attended the scene of a sudden death at Camlough Lake today with the area being sealed off. A spokesperson for the PSNI said: “Police attended the scene of a sudden death in the Camlough lake area on Wednesday, August 24th.  The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time. There are no […]

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Campaigns Community Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont

DUP Executive Boycott During Cost of Living Emergency a ‘Dereliction of Duty!’

Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has said that the DUP boycott of government in a deepening cost of living emergency is a dereliction of duty and totally indefensible.  Deirdre Hargey said:  “Yesterday, Ministers met to try find a way around the DUP boycott of government and get desperately needed help to families struggling with food […]

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Community Constituency Government Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

We Need an Executive to Support Our Vital Community Groups – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA, Liz Kimmins has insisted that we need an Executive formed as soon as possible to continue to support the community and voluntary sector, such as Bolster Community, in Newry and the vital work they do for our communities. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Recently, we met with Bolster Community in Newry […]