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By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council is to begin a review of controversial parking charges at its forest parks this week. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) began charging motorists to enter Kilbroney and Slieve Gullion forest parks in April amid a public outcry. The local authority approved the new tariffs despite an online […]
Green fingered community gardeners and dedicated council staff from across Northern Ireland were commended for their hard work and dedication as the results were announced for this year’s Translink Ulster in Bloom, with a special focus on the importance of community spirit and friendships formed through team work. In an event hosted at Old Market […]
A delegation including Sinn Féin representatives Cathal Mallaghan MP and Dáire Hughes MP have today met British Secretary of State Hilary Benn urging him to release funding for the Mid South West Growth Deal. A number of councillors including ABC Council Mayor Sarah Duffy, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Mayor Ciarán McQuillan, Mid Ulster […]
By Donal McMahon Transparency issues on a proposal to sell a Newry playground named after an IRA hunger striker have led to an “administrative error”. Raymond McCreesh park on Patrick Street is due to be put on the open market in six months if the ‘surplus asset’ is not disposed of through the D1 process. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has welcomed the passing of a motion in the Assembly calling on the education and health ministers to bring forward a plan to tackle vaping in schools. Cathy Mason said: “I have been working with parents and schools listening to their voices and the growing concerns around vaping in schools. […]
Speaking during an Urgent Question to the UK Foreign Minister on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP condemned Israel’s repeated and blatant disregard for the rule of law and the international community, including the targeting of Irish UN peacekeepers. South Belfast and Mid Down MP Ms Hanna said: “People have […]
A rare copy of MacCabe’s Directory of Newry, Warrenpoint and Rosstrevor’ from 1830 has been donated to Newry and Mourne Museum by Gareth Chambers and Tommy Farrell. The directory, printed by Thomas Verdon in Drogheda in 1830, contains an abstract history of the three towns, along with a list of their gentry, clergy, professional gentlemen, […]
Young people in Armagh are getting active this Autumn with a free programme of sports coaching which is bringing children from all communities together. Harps Gaelic Football Club are running the 26-week programme after receiving over £3,000 from the Housing Executive. Declan Toal, Vice Chairman of Harps Gaelic Football Club, said: “We are offering 144 […]
The Southern Trust has welcomed a new Disability Advocate. Dr Clodagh Corrigan, from Rathfriland, is a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine and is based in the Emergency Department in Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Trust is the first Trust in Northern Ireland to develop this role and Clodagh, who is a wheelchair user, hopes to […]
By Donal McMahon A Newry playground named after an IRA hunger striker could be set for sale on the open market following approval by Sinn Fein and the DUP.Raymond McCreesh park on Patrick Street has been at the centre of some controversy since it was renamed after the Armagh man in 2001. In October 2018, […]
FIXTURES: 26–10-2024 (Sat) AIB Ulster GAA Football Junior Club Championship First Round (Winner on the Day, if necessary) Derry GAA 16:00 Craigbane (Derry) V Killeeshil (Tyrone) Owenbeg Ref: E Mallon (Armagh) AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship First Round (Winner on the Day, if necessary) Brewster Park […]
Sinn Féin’s Chris Hazzard MP has asked the Stormont Executive to utilise surplus flood funding to help enhance the resiliency of local community groups to be able to respond to extreme weather events such as flooding and snow storms. The South Down MP was speaking following a meeting this week with the Newcastle Community Flooding […]
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