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Health Minister Robin Swann and Education Minister Peter Weir have announced that the programme of regular testing for Covid-19 in post-primary schools is to be expanded to include all pupils. Since March, regular testing using Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests has been made available to older students in years 12 to 14 in schools and […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason has thanked all those who helped with the Public Health Agency’s recent COVID-19 testing operations in Kilkeel. The Public Health Agency (PHA) announced today that it had concluded its enhanced testing work in Kilkeel, during which 2,100 residents participated. Examination of the data from before […]

Aontú Deputy Leader & Cllr for Mid Ulster, Denise Mullen, has called for immediate clarity from Sinn Féin on whether their fake pollsters were deployed in the North and when. Furthermore, all political parties on the island of Ireland need to either confirm or deny they used fake pollsters to collect voter data.  Cllr Mullen: “It […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced changes to the Affordable Warmth Scheme eligibility criteria in order to help more households who are in fuel poverty. The changes are:- Increasing the income threshold from £20,000 to £23,000 and; Dis-applying of certain benefits from the calculation of income; namely Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), […]

Finance Minister Conor Murphy visited Impact Fabrications this week to see how the company has benefited from the recent £25,000 manufacturing grant scheme.  Based in Armagh and employing a team of 30 people, the steel fabrication firm manufactures chassis and bulkhead parts for classic Land Rovers, exporting their products globally. Finance Minister Conor Murphy said: “I am […]

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22 budget This includes £11 million to progress numerous flood alleviation projects to improve flood protection to properties located within significant flood risk areas including Belfast, Newcastle, Lisburn and Newry. An additional £8 million has been allocated to […]

Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called for anyone with information relating to a robbery at the Today Shop in Mullaghbawn recently to contact the PSNI. “At around 7pm on Tuesday (8th June) evening a man entered the Today Shop and rifled the till. When discovered by a member of staff he produced […]

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has written to the Minister for Infrastructure asking her to look at ways to help the taxi industry get itself back on firm footing coming out of COVID-19. The Newry and Armagh MLA: “People looking to get into the taxi industry have expressed massive frustrations with the process, citing costs, difficulties and […]

County Down man Brendan Small (48) of Flush Road, Newcastle, was today fined a total of £2,000 (plus a £15 offender’s levy) at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court for breaches of waste management legislation. Northern Ireland Environment Agency officers investigated a site on Flush Road, Newcastle, from September 2018 to February 2019, where they found large quantities of […]

Removing the proceeds of crime is a powerful tool when it comes to disrupting the activities of organised crime groups, Naomi Long has said. The Justice Minister was speaking as she begins the process of bringing Northern Ireland into line with legislative provisions elsewhere. Four Northern Ireland codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has taken a Bill to modernise liquor licensing here through the next stage in the legislative process. The Assembly will have an opportunity to vote on amendments to The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill, which was introduced to it on 19 October last year.  There will then only be […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the appointment of an expert panel to review the Discretionary Support (DS) scheme which provides financial support to individuals in crisis situations. The Independent Review panel will be chaired by Professor Grainne McKeever, a professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Ulster. Professor McKeever will be […]