CLANRYE NEWS

The Executive has agreed outdoor music is allowed from July 5th, that indoor music can also resume on July 5th, and the 500 person cap on outdoor gatherings will be lifted on July 2nd at 5pm. ENDS

Cllr Bróna Haughey brought forward a proposal to Council on Monday evening to call on the British and Irish Governments to halt the import of Italian bees onto the island of Ireland. This follows on from correspondence received from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council asking us to do the same.  The Sinn Féin Cllr stated, […]

Ógra Fianna Fáil condemns the British government’s decision to introduce a statute of limitations which stops former British soldiers being charged over incidents that occurred before the Good Friday Agreement while on duty in the six counties. If this ban is introduced, it will be an unprincipled, cynical betrayal of victims by the British government […]

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced €3m euro in funding from the Shared Island Fund to progress work on the Narrow Water Bridge. The money will see the project brought to tender stage, based on the current design of the bridge and existing planning permission. Further funding will be allocated from the Shared Island Fund, once […]

South Down SDLP MLA Sinead Bradley has welcomed the recent announcement from the Irish Government on the Narrow Water Bridge. The South Down MLA said: I am beyond excited to report that An Taoiseach Micheal Martin has this morning announced his intention to permit Louth County Council to bring the project to tender.   Over the […]

Sinn Féin MLA Sinead Ennis has welcomed progress toward the delivery of the Narrow Water Bridge project with funding committed by the Irish government. The South Down MLA said:  “I welcome the fact that the Irish government have committed €3m to take the Narrow Water Bridge Project forward. “Narrow Water bridge is a vital piece […]

The Narrow Water Bridge Community Network very much welcome the announcement by the Taoiseach to commit €3 million to bring the project to the tender stage. We at the Network would like to make it clear that the Narrow Water Bridge has been many years in the making and we are not there yet. The […]

Local Alliance councillor, Patrick Brown, is again calling for the Department of Infrastructure to address the issue of parking at Fairview in Saintfield, as access to residents’ houses is being blocked by parked cars. Cllr Brown commented: “I am calling for the Department of Infrastructure to take action to remedy the problem of illegal parking […]

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has agreed to submit an Expression of Interest (E.O.I.) application for the UK City of Culture 2025. Organised by the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport every four years, this process invites places from across the UK to bid for the title by setting out […]

Justice Minister Naomi Long has welcomed the recommissioning of Banbridge Courthouse after an absence of five years. The courthouse which had been out of use since 2016, has been refurbished as part of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service’s (NICTS) effort to increase capacity for courts and tribunals cases. This allows faster recovery from delays […]

In this centenary year, whose very celebration is subject to the grace and favour of Sinn Fein – no centenary stone allowed at Stormont, not a single penny in the Executive’s budget to mark the centenary – it is folly to pretend all is well.  Those who foolishly believed feting SF in government would tame […]

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has extended emergency protection for tenants having difficulty paying rent on commercial leases as a result of the pandemic for a further three months. The special provision in the Coronavirus Act 2020 which was first applied at the end of March 2020, is being extended once again, until 30 September 2021, […]