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Community Council Government Louth Louth County Council

Full STEAM Ahead for Louth Science Festival 2022

Louth Science Festival (LSF) is back for its fifth year: bigger and better than ever. Supported by Louth County Council and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Louth Science Festival (7th – 20th November) is a fun, educational and exciting community festival. According to SFI research, Louth is a low intervention county in terms of STEAM participation, […]

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Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Health Politics Stormont Upper Bann

Unconscionable to Leave Health System Without Clear Leadership During Severe Winter Ahead, says Tennyson

Alliance Upper Bann MLA Eóin Tennyson has said it is unconscionable to leave the health system without clear political leadership over the coming months, after the Minister outlined the severe pressures facing it this winter. Robin Swann said the health and social care system is facing another ‘extremely difficult winter’. Mr Tennyson said his statement […]

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Community Crime Monaghan

Gardaí Continuing to Investigate Discovery of Body of Man in Carrickmacross

Gardaí in Carrickmacross are continuing to investigate the discovery of a body of a man on Tuesday morning, 1st November 2022, on the curtilage of a premises on the Kingscourt Road at Lossets, County Monaghan. A post-mortem has been completed on the body of the deceased by State Pathologist Dr. Heidi Okkers. The results of […]

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Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Killeavy Man Faces Nine Charges Including Ramming a Police Vehicle and £100,000 Worth of Cocaine

By Paul Higgins An alleged drug dealer was driving “naked from the waist down” when he rammed a police vehicle with his van, a court heard today (wed). Newry Magistrates Court also heard that when eventually stopped and searched, cops uncovered a kilo of suspected cocaine estimated to be worth around £100,000 in the white […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Council Government Lurgan Newry and Armagh Portadown South Armagh Upper Bann

New Warm Spaces Scheme and Online Cost of Living Support Hub Launched

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council launches new Warm Spaces Scheme and online Cost of Living Support Hub to help support local community groups and residents this autumn and winter. The new Warm Spaces Scheme is designed to help local community groups deliver eligible programmes across a network of 18 council community centres, […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Armagh

Larkin Welcomes Latest Resurfacing Works for Longfield Road

Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has welcomed the latest in a series of road repairs carried out by DFI on the Longfield road in Forkhill. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “I hope that the latest works carried out here on the Longfield road will help make it a safer surface for everyone to drive on. […]

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Campaigns Community Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont Westminster

Firmus Energy Finally Reduces Prices Thanks to UK Government

Firmus energy, Northern Ireland’s largest natural gas supplier, announced that its 111,000 customers will receive a discount on their natural gas bills as part of the government’s gas discount scheme. Over the past few months firmus energy has been closely engaged with BEIS (the Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to develop and […]

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Campaigns Community Consumer Council NI Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont Westminster

Consumers Encouraged to Consider Switching to Save Money on Energy Bills

The Consumer Council is calling on consumers to consider switching energy supplier to save money on their bills as the UK government’s Energy Price Guarantee scheme comes into effect in today, Tuesday 1 November 2022. Electricity and gas suppliers across Northern Ireland will apply tariff reductions as part of the scheme, which will reduce the […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Newry Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership Celebrate Winning IPB Pride of Place Award

Members of the Newry Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership (NRP) enjoyed an evening at the Canal Court hotel on Friday 28 October to celebrate their win of the IPB Pride of Place Award 2021. Newry NRP were declared the winners of the Cities Section: Community Wellbeing Initiative at the IPB Pride of Place awards ceremony in May, […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down

Newry, Mourne and Down Community Strategic Stakeholder Forum Calls for Action

Newry, Mourne and Down Voluntary and Community Strategic Stakeholder Forum (SSF) held an update meeting with political representatives in the Parliament Buildings at Stormont on Monday 10 September 2022. The purpose of the meeting was to highlight their recent policy paper, `Living Well Together – Planning for Recovery and Renewal’ to ask for solutions to […]

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Business Community Constituency Lifestyle Lurgan Portadown Upper Bann

Primark Announces Opening Date for New Craigavon Store

Primark has announced that it will open the doors of its highly anticipated Craigavon store, located in Rushmere Shopping Centre, on Friday 16 December at 10am. Primark Craigavon will be the retailer’s ninth store in Northern Ireland and will create a significant number of new jobs for the area. The new store is part of the retailer’s […]

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Crime

Loyalist Paramilitary Groups Should Disband Now!

Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has branded threats issued by loyalist paramilitary groups ‘outrageous’ and said they should disband now. The party’s policing spokesperson said: “Threats issued to Irish government ministers by loyalist paramilitary gangs under the cover of the Loyalist Communities Council are outrageous. “Threatening further loyalist violence to the public at large with […]