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Narrow Water Bridge to Go Ahead

The Irish Government has announced €3m in funding to progress work on the cross-border Narrow Water Bridge, which will link the Mourne mountains area with the Cooley peninsula. The money from the Shared Island Fund will see the project brought to tender stage, based on the current design of the bridge and existing planning permission. […]

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MINISTER PUBLISHES DETAILED RECOVERY PLAN FOR CANCER SERVICES

A three-year blueprint for rebuilding cancer care in Northern Ireland has today been published by Health Minister Robin Swann. The recovery plan sets out a series of short and medium term initiatives to enhance services badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department is currently finalising a 10-year Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland.  The plan […]

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Saoradh Newry Disrupt PSNI Events

Saoradh party members target two Crown Force “normalisation” events on Tuesday [June 22] with protests taking place in Newry and Meigh in South Armagh. Both events were disrupted as a result of peaceful protests. In just over a fortnight this brings to a total of five RUC events that we have successfully cancelled or disrupted […]

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Saoradh Newry Condemn Planned Parades

Slamming the upcoming planned twelfth parades Saoradh’s Newry representative Stephen Murney said “As Covid restrictions ease and people get back to a sense of normality, sectarian bigots are straight of the traps to don bowler hats and sashes, the regalia of hate. “Local residents from various parts of Newry have contacted our office recently with […]

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Bessbrook Oil Tank Explosion Destroys House

A firefighter and one other person have been taken to hospital and a house has been destroyed after a fire caused by an oil tank explosion in Newry on Sunday. It’s after two oil tanks ruptured at Camlough Park before the fire spread to four terraced houses in what a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire and […]

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Proposed 20metre Telephone Mast In Centre Of Belleek Village Causes Concern

Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has said that residents in Belleek have expressed concern about the proposed erection of a 20 mete Telecommunications Mast in the centre of Belleek village.The local Counciilor said,“Plans by 3 Network to erect a 20 metre mast in the centre of Belleek village have caused concerns amongst […]

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Boylan Disappointed in Zero Spend for Active Travel Infrastructure in Armagh City

Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA commenting after  being informed that no funding had been allocated to Armagh City for the construction of active  travel from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), said that the news was extremely disappointing. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “I was very disappointed to get a response from the Minister […]

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Council Supports PHA Targeted COVID-19 Testing in Castlewellan

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is supporting the Public Health Agency (PHA) call for asymptomatic people aged 18 to 40 in selected neighbourhoods within the Castlewellan area to come forward for COVID-19 testing. This is a precautionary measure by the PHA, which has identified a number of probable cases of the Delta variant in […]

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VACCINATION CENTRES OFFERING JABS TO ALL ADULTS

Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination centres are now offering first dose appointments to everyone aged 18 and over, as part of the drive to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. In recent weeks, the centres have been focussing on the 18-39 age group, with community pharmacies offering vaccine appointments to those aged 40 […]

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COMMUNITIES MINISTER HARGEY WELCOMES FINDINGS OF MAKE THE CALL REPORT

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has welcomed the findings of an independent report into the Department’s Make the Call Wraparound Service (MtC Wraparound), which found far-reaching positive affects in a diverse range of areas. The Minister was speaking as she met staff from the Service which aims to connect people with the benefits, supports and services […]

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OVER £27MILLION ISSUES TO HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES IN GRANT SUPPORT – MURPHY

£27.25million has issued to 552 businesses under the Department of Finance’s Large NAV Business Grant Scheme. The scheme being delivered by Land & Property Services provides financial support to businesses with a Net Annual Value of over £51,000 which also qualified for the 12 months rates holiday.  Following visits to Exact Group, a precision engineering […]

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𝗔𝗹𝗹 e𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡

Thousands of health workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be looking to the Prime Minister to announce his decision on the long-awaited NHS pay rise in the coming days, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Ministers have repeatedly said they will await the recommendations of the NHS pay review body (on which they have attempted […]