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Council Congratulates Local High Street Award Winners

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to recognise the success of two local retailers in the Retail NI Irish News High Street Hero Awards. The High Street Heroes NI is a joint campaign from Retail NI and the Irish News supported by Camelot and Translink. It celebrates those exceptional independent business owners or […]

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Council Collaboration with China Delivers PPE to Health Care Facilities in the District

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has over the summer period distributed over 2000 boxes of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to 84 health care facilities across the district.  Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason said, “PPE has become a necessary component of our daily lives and more so within our working […]

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Abandoned Steel Barge Successfully Removed from Greencastle

An abandoned steel barge which had been part of a marine survey project up to ten years ago has been dismantled and removed from a local beauty spot at Greencastle, County Down. The barge was brought to the attention of several organisations including Warrenpoint Port and The Carlingford Lough Commission (CLC) by local Councillor Sean […]

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Public Rally For The Albert Basin Park

A public rally is to be held on the 23rd October at Marcus Square, Hill Street in Newry in support of a 15 acre City Centre park at the Albert Basin site in Newry City. Coming at a time when Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as well as local Councillors have been criticised for […]

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Council Chairperson Visits School’s Cycle Training Session

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason recently visited St Patrick’s Primary School Legamaddy, Downpatrick to lend her support as the school participated in a cycle training session facilitated by Sustrans NI. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason said, “I am delighted that the Council’s Sustainability Section was […]

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Health Minister and Chief Vet Visit Unique Equine Project

Health Minister Robin Swann MLA and Dr Robert Huey, Chief Veterinary Officer, have visited the Southern Trust to see how connecting with horses can help people with a learning disability. Funded by the Department of Health, the pilot programme is the first of its kind within health and social care in Northern Ireland. Through equine […]

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EU Still Asserts Sovereignty Over Northern Ireland – TUV Newry and Armagh

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister in response to EU Protocol proposals “The Protocol is an instrument delivering both economic dislocation and constitutional dislocation within the U.K. “The EU’s latest proposals do nothing to counter the all important constitutional dislocation. They retain us in a foreign single market for goods, under a foreign customs code […]

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Aontú Slam Sinn Féin & SDLP Vote Against the Civil Right to Protest

Responding to last night’s Stormont vote to target the right to protest, Aontú Representative for East Derry Gemma Brolly has criticised the decision of the SDLP and Sinn Féin to vote against the right of pro-lifers to peacefully protest, in the latest pro-choice powerplay by the parties. Rep Brolly: “It is absolutely astonishing to learn […]

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Saoradh Newry Condemn St Paul’s School British Army Recruitment Event

The decision by St Paul’s school in Bessbrook to bring pupils to a recruitment event that included the British Army has been described as grotesque by the revolutionary Republican party Saoradh. Local people angered by the issue contacted Saoradh’s Newry office to voice their disgust when pictures appeared on the school’s Facebook page showing pupils […]

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PSNI Remove £1.34 Million of Drugs From Streets

Detective Superintendent Zoe McKee said: “In July of this year the Police Service of Northern Ireland launched Operation DEALBREAKER – a multi-stranded, coordinated, collaborative operational approach to address every aspect of drug misuse across Northern Ireland. “At the launch, I said that we would continue to do all we could to prevent and detect as […]

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Cancer Screening For Firefighters Long Over Due

SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has said that annual cancer screenings for firefighters is long overdue and has called on the Health Minister to introduce these screenings as a matter of urgency. Speaking after a debate in the Assembly today, the Newry & Armagh MLA commented: “Firefighters are undoubtedly among the most selfless people in our […]

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Aontú Hits Out at Increasing Cuts and Proposals From Tories Punishing Lower Income Households

Aontú Representative for East Derry, Gemma Brolly hits out at increasing cuts and proposals from Tories punishing lower income households to fund the NHS. Ms Brolly commented “It is no secret the NHS is crying out for investment. Never more than now have the people of this nation been more grateful for the efforts of […]