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Politics

MALLON: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO DELIVERING SOCIETAL CHANGE

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has met key business organisations to discuss the Programme for Government (PfG) draft Outcomes Framework and the draft 2021/22 Budget. Speaking following the meeting, Minister Mallon said: “Around the virtual table we shared the view that modern, sustainable infrastructure is a key building block of prosperity, not only in our recovery from Covid-19, […]

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Health

‘CONTINUING HEALTHCARE IN NORTHERN IRELAND REPORT’ PUBLISHED

Health Minister Robin Swann has stressed the need to ensure that inequality issues for service users across Northern Ireland are addressed and there is regional consistency across all HSC Trusts. He was speaking following the publication today of an Analysis of Responses Report entitled ‘Continuing Healthcare in Northern Ireland: Introducing a Transparent and Fair System.’ […]

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Business

INNOVATION IS VITAL FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY: DODDS

Innovation is crucial for Northern Ireland’s economic recovery and to our future success locally and globally. That was the key message from Economy Minister Diane Dodds after she began a series of meeting with senior leaders from partner companies in the Belfast City Region Deal. The Minister’s first meeting focussed on the progress of two […]

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Agriculture

NORTHERN IRELAND GREENHOUSE GAS PROJECTION STATISTICS RELEASED

Northern Ireland greenhouse gas projection statistics based on 2018 greenhouse gas inventory statistics have been published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). This statistical report is updated annually and details the Northern Ireland greenhouse gas (GHG) projections. It projects emissions of GHGs in NI from 2019 to 2030 and considers the […]

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Community Education

Many opportunities to celebrate and use Irish during Seachtain na Gaeilge

Tá an Comhairleoir Barra Ó Muirí an-sásta go mbeidh Seachain na Gaeilge ar líne againn uilig i mbliana. Mhol sé go laidir an obair atá déanta ag Aonad na Gaeilge agus dúirt sé go bhfuil an t-ádh orainn go bhfuil Aonad chomh díograiseach againn.  Tá Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin ag tabhairt […]

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Crime South Armagh

VIGILANCE NEEDED IN FORKHILL AND DROMINTEE

Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called for increased vigilance within the communities of Forkhill and Dromintee following two burglaries in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The local Councillor said   ” Entry was forced into a property at Forkhill at approximately 3.40am on Tuesday morning whilst a house in Dromintee was entered […]

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Agriculture Politics

Maintenance of Electric Charging Points Needed – McNulty

MLA Justin McNulty has called for improved maintenance of electric charging points throughout Newry following reports that a number of them aren’t working at present. Mr McNulty said, “Every part of public policy is directed towards renewable energy and greener forms of transport. An ever-increasing number of local residents have made the move to electric […]

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Health Politics

Sinn Féin Discuss Daisy Hill Hospital Concerns With Southern Trust

Sinn Féin representatives Mickey Brady MP, Liz Kimmins MLA and Conor Murphy MLA have met with Shane Devlin the Chief Executive of the Southern Trust, Shane to discuss the future of Daisy Hill Hospital. Speaking after the meeting Conor Murphy said, “This was a constructive engagement with the Trust. We discussed a wide range of […]

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Community Newry

Council Launches Active Travel Consultation.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched an online public consultation to find out residents’ views on Active Travel in the district. The Council recognises the need to move to more sustainable low carbon transport, which includes making improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure within the district area. The latest Travel Survey for Northern […]

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Health

£500 NHS Payment WILL be Taxed.

The Health Minister Robin Swann recently announced that NHS staff will receive a £500 bonus for recognition of their service during the Covid-19 Pandemic. However Clanrye News and Sport can reveal that the payment will be taxed. A spokesperson for the Department of Health has stated: “The payment is “non-consolidated”. Non-consolidated means it is not […]

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Community

Once you’re real you can’t be unreal again… by John Herron.

Most of us can remember being asked the question when we were small, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’. I distinctly recall my grandmother putting me on the spot with it as a small 6- year old boy in the presence of the visiting clergyman. ‘A pastor’, I confidently replied, and […]

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Community

Secure Ticked Parking Zone To Be Introduced For Leisure Centre Disabled Parking Spaces

A number of Disabled Parking Places at Newry Leisure Centre are to become secure ticketed parking zones after Newry Mourne and Down Council secured Department for Communities funding. Newry City. Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew welcoming the initiative said, “It is regrettable that many of our less abled members who regularly attend the […]