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Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh Portadown Upper Bann

Shelbourne Motors Drives Home Top Honours at NI Motor Industry Awards

Shelbourne Motors, the prominent family-owned automotive group based in Portadown, led the field of top winners at the prestigious Northern Ireland Motor Industry Awards this weekend, securing a major hat-trick of awards. The Portadown firm’s success highlights the exceptional talent in the local industry, with Shelbourne Motors claiming three major accolades alongside other successful local […]

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Community Council Government Louth Louth County Council

Louth: Books of Condolence For Victims of Road Crash

Louth County Council has opened Books of Condolence following the tragic road crash which claimed the lives of five young people in Dundalk on Saturday night. The five victims – Dylan Commins (23), Ardee, Co Louth; Chloe McGee (23), Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan; Alan McCluskey (23), Drumconrath, Co Meath; Shay Duffy (21), Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan; and […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Dáil Éireann Government Health Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

All-Ireland Healthcare Is The Best Way Forward -Boylan

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has said that recent meetings of the North South Inter-Parliamentary Association underline the urgent need to build an integrated All-Ireland national health service that delivers equal access for all citizens, regardless of where they live on the island. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Sinn Féin representatives had constructive engagements […]

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Community Health Infrastructure

Translink Announces Defibrillator Roll-Out Across NI Railways Fleet

Translink has announced that Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) will be installed across the NI Railways train fleet by the end of December 2025.   Local trains will feature the new life-saving equipment which will play a vital service in helping people who suffer a cardiac arrest, which can happen to anyone. This latest development follows the installation of 134 units at over 80 […]

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Community Constituency Craigavon Health Upper Bann

Trust Staff Recognised In Edel Corr Awards

There were two winners and a special merit prize this year for the Trust’s ‘Edel Corr Award for Outstanding Compassionate Care.’ Edel Corr was a highly esteemed nursing colleague, who sadly passed away in 2021 and this annual award has been established in her honour. The panel had a very difficult task judging the nominations […]

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Government Health Politics Stormont

GP Conference Decision was Reckless and ill Judged

Ulster Unionist Party comments on the decision taken over the weekend at the Local Medical Committees conference at the Merchant Hotel.  An Ulster Unionist Spokesperson said, “The decisions flowing from the weekend conference of GPs were not only deeply disappointing – they were astonishingly ill-judged. As we enter into the winter months, it is now particularly […]

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Community Louth Monaghan

Five Young People Killed In ‘Devastating’ Crash In Co Louth

Gardaí in Dundalk continue to investigate all of the circumstances of a Fatal Road Traffic Collision that occurred on the R3168, Ardee Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth last night Saturday 15th November, 2025 shortly after 9pm. The collision occurred on the L3168 in the townland of Gibstown, Dundalk involving two vehicles a Volkswagen Golf and a […]

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Armagh Business Community Constituency Government Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

McNulty Slams Inaction on Predatory Private Parking Companies

In a recent Infrastructure Committee meeting, SDLP MLA Justin McNulty called out several private parking companies for sending legalistic threats to people over parking violations. McNulty highlights how people are put under “extreme pressure and duress” by legalistic communications from the parking companies that “frighten people with unfair levels of fines” and unclear advertisement in […]

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Community Council Government Louth Louth County Council

Disability Bike For Kilsaran

Mid-Louth Councillors have once again pooled their Discretionary Budget and have purchased a specially adapted bike for Scoil Mhuire gan Smal in Kilsaran. Each year Councillors are given a discretionary budget that they can donate to projects in their local areas but the six Mid-Louth Councillors have always pooled their money so it can support […]

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Community Constituency Council Crime Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Councillor Valerie Harte Condemns Attempted Burglaries in Newry, Calls for Heightened Vigilance

Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte has called for increased community vigilance following a series of attempted burglaries in Newry, including an incident in the early hours of last night in High Street, where residents confronted an intruder in their home. In a separate incident, a van was broken into, with tools and a wallet stolen […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

McNulty Urges Minister of Infrastructure to Provide More Parking at Newry Train Station

On Thursday, SDLP Justin McNulty MLA filmed a video outside the Newry Train Station calling attention to the dire state of parking available at the station. Without sufficient parking available, commuters were forced to park on the pavements leading up to the station, preventing pedestrians and busses from safely accessing the station. McNulty said that […]

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Business Community

Beat The Winter Blues: Best Value Sunny Escapes For NI Travellers

By Compare NI As the darker nights draw in and the mercury begins to drop, the most affordable destinations for Northern Ireland travellers to escape the cold and soak up some winter sun have been revealed. A new survey by travel insurance experts at CompareNI.com found that almost a third (30%) of people here are planning a […]