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Business Community

CompareNI Launches Community Initiative Fish4Funds

After the success of year one, CompareNI is launching it’s community initiative, Fish4Funds, for a second year – with a further five local clubs to be awarded funding. Last year’s winners were a selection of clubs, sports and community groups from across Northern Ireland, each winning £1000 to support their development. The winning clubs were Carrickfergus […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Craigavon Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

McNulty: Urgent Action Needed to Address Parking Pressures at Daisy Hill and Craigavon Hospitals

SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has called for immediate and coordinated action from both the Department of Health and the Department for Infrastructure to address the ongoing lack of car parking at Daisy Hill Hospital and Craigavon Area Hospital, warning that current capacity is failing patients, visitors, and frontline staff. In a series of Assembly Questions, […]

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Community Education

Wheels In Motion For Children to Learn Practical Skills and Bike Safety

A bicycle-maintenance project, instigated by the Neighbourhood Policing Team in Dromore, has equipped children with practical skills to keep safe on the roads this summer. The P6 and P7 children from St Colman’s PS and Dromore Central PS rolled up their sleeves to learn basic bike maintenance including how to fix a puncture, check brakes […]

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Armagh Constituency Government Legacy Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

McNulty: Courts Clear on Sean Brown Inquiry

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed a Court of Appeal decision to affirm a High Court ruling that the UK Government must hold a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown. Mr. McNulty and SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone attended court with the Brown family on Friday. UK Secretary of […]

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Community Constituency Council Education Government Newcastle NMD Council South Down

Castlewellan Peace Maze Benefits from Inaugural Cross-Border Horticultural Student Visit

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was delighted to welcome horticulture teachers and students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Teagasc College of Horticulture (Teagasc), Dublin, to Castlewellan Forest Park on Wednesday 30 April. The group of 30 students and staff worked in mixed teams alongside park staff to carry […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Louth Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

McNulty Calls for Urgent Action on Cross-Border Healthcare Support as Public Desperation Grows

Newry & Armagh SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has called on the Minister of Health to provide an urgent update on the reintroduction of the Cross-Border Reimbursement Scheme amid a surge in public enquiries from individuals facing unacceptable waits for NHS surgical treatment. Mr. McNulty, who has tabled an urgent Written Assembly Question pressing the Minister […]

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Community Constituency Crime Monaghan Newry and Armagh South Armagh

3 Arrested For Keady and Monaghan Burglaries

Police have arrested three men following burglaries in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday 30 April. The suspects, aged 46, 38 and 35, were detained at an address in Loughgall last night and are being questioned by detectives in connection with a burglary at a house on Madden Row in Keady, […]

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Business Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Newry Newry and Armagh Politics

Grant: Cashless Society Is Dangerous for Working Class

Commenting on the blackouts that took place in Spain and Portugal Nicola Grant Workers Party representative said this major event should serve as a warning to working class people about the dangers inherent in a cashless society. The blackouts flagged up the profound consequences of being reliant on technology to access goods and service. Nicola […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Kingsmill Report Finds RUC Investigation Into Massacre ‘Entirely Inadequate’

Police Service of Northern Ireland response to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland public statement on Kingsmill. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said: “First and foremost our thoughts today are with the families and loved ones of those killed and injured in this awful attack.  I want to acknowledge the pain and suffering that they all […]

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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh Sport

King In as Newry City First Team Manager

Newry City AFC are pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart King as First Team Manager. Stuart comes with a wealth of experience both as a player and as a manager, we trust he will be an excellent fit at The Showgrounds. Stuart commented “I am delighted to be at The Showgrounds, it’s been going […]

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Business

SPAR NI Introduce New Locally Produced Summer Range and Put Local Suppliers at Heart of Balmoral Show

SPAR NI will once again return to Balmoral Show to put their locally produced products at the heart of their activity and introduce their new summer range, from 14th – 17th May.  Visitors to the SPAR marquee will be the first to sample SPAR NI’s new ‘Taste of Summer’ range including popular BBQ meats such […]

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Government Politics Westminster

TUV Tables Commons Motion on Kneecap

TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister today tabled the following Early Day Motion in the Commons: That this House condemns without equivocation the menacing incitement to murder public servants by the renegade group Kneecap; believes public confidence in the justice system requires police and prosecutory action against these purveyors of hate, particularly following […]