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Community Downpatrick Government Kilkeel Lifestyle Newry NMD Council South Armagh South Down

St Patrick Day Returns to Downpatrick and Newry

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted that after a two-year period the St Patrick’s Day Parades will take place again this year in Downpatrick and Newry. Saint Patrick will be the centre of all the celebrations in both parades taking place on Thursday 17 March 2022. The parades will offer an eclectic mix […]

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Community Crime Newry

Pensioner Home Ransacked in Newry

Detectives in Ardmore are appealing for information following a burglary of a property in the Sandy Road area of Newry yesterday evening (Wednesday 9th March). At approximately 10.45pm, police received a report that the homeowner who is aged in their 70s, returned home to find the back door had been prised open, the house had […]

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Community Government Newry NMD Council Sport

Pat Jennings Statue Plan for Newry City

Plans are underway to erect a statue in honour of legendary Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pat Jennings in his home city of Newry. The project took its first tentative steps when Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage brought a motion to the Newry Mourne and Down District Council acknowledging Big Pat’s legacy and calling on Council to engage […]

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Crime Downpatrick South Down

64 Year Old Charged Following Drugs Raid

Police have charged a 64-year-old woman with a number of drug related offences, including permitting premises to be used for the production of a Class B controlled drug and producing a Class B controlled drug. She is expected to appear before Downpatrick Magistrates Court on 6th April. As is usual procedure all charges will be […]

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Community Crime Government Upper Bann Westminster

Positive Meeting on Online Harms Bill – Lockhart

DUP MP Carla Lockhart has for some time been championing the need to make the Internet a safer place.  The MP has been trolled for many years particularly on her appearance and is a strong advocate of ensuring that any legislation brought forward by the Government to improve safety on the Internet needs to address […]

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Government Health Upper Bann Westminster

Lockhart Reappointment as Chair of All Party Parliamentary Pro Life Group

This week saw the reappointment of DUP MP Carla Lockhart, as co-chair of the All-Party-Parliamentary Pro-life Group.  At the AGM, Ms Lockhart was unanimously re-elected with high commendation for her efforts to promote the pro-life cause since her election to Westminster in December 2019.   Speaking following her appointment, Carla Lockhart said, “It is a […]

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Advertising Business South Armagh

Explore the East Coast of Ireland from the luxurious Killeavy Castle Estate

Set within 350 acres of woodland and working farmland in the foothills of Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, the luxurious Killeavy Castle Estate is the perfect base to explore Ireland, North and South. Just one hour from Dublin or Belfast, Killeavy Castle Estate has as its centrepiece the stunningly refurbished Killeavy Castle – […]

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Advertising Business Lifestyle Newry

Alexandria’s Baby Boutique Welcomes New Girls Dresses for Spring and Summer

As the brighter days are merely a blink away we look at some of the new trends for girls dresses for 2022 and handpick our favourites.  With Celebrations and occasions on the horizon our best Party dresses have to be from our newest designer Daga. A perfect example of a good old fashioned party dress […]

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Community Council Government Kilkeel NMD Council South Down

Kilkeel Men’s Shed Build New Homes For Guillemots at Annalong Harbour

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has partnered with Kingdom Men’s Shed in Kilkeel to manufacture wooden nest boxes for Guillemots displaced by the ongoing work to walls along Annalong Harbour. The Harbour Environmental Scheme, which launched in September 2021 aims to enhance and add value to the harbour area in Annalong by improving the […]

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Dáil Éireann Government Louth Politics

Taoiseach Chairs Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine

The Taoiseach chaired a Ministerial meeting on Ukraine to discuss the latest situation regarding Ukraine, and potential implications for Ireland. It was also attended by the Tánaiste, Minister Ryan, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, […]

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Business Newry Newry Chamber

FD Technologies Signs Strategic Partnership with Microsoft

Speaking from the Newry Chamber website: Great news from our member, FD Technologies who have announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft. The deal expand the reach of its KX Insights streaming data analytics platform as more organisations look to modernise their data infrastructure for real-time decision making. Firstly, KX Insights […]

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Community Council Government Health Newry NMD Council South Armagh South Down

Council Launches New Health and Social Care Employment Academy

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has recently launched a new employment and skills academy, which offers residents living within the District the opportunity to start a new career in the Health and Social Care sector. The Health and Social Care Employment Academy is a one-week programme that provides training in partnership with Southern Health […]