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Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has called the discovery of a viable device outside Sinn Féin’s constituency office in Newry as an attack on democracy. The Newry and Armagh MP who shares the office with MLA, Liz Kimmins was speaking after the police confirmed a viable device was discovered outside the Sinn Féin office. “This […]
The security alert at Monaghan Street in Newry has now ended. Police received a report of a suspicious object in the area shortly before midnight on Sunday 5th October. ATO attended and examined the object which has been declared a viable explosive device. The device has been made safe and removed for further examination. Cordons […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is inviting local businesses to register their interest in taking part in its Make it Local marketing campaigns, designed to showcase local enterprise, boost trade and encourage residents and visitors to shop, dine and spend within the district. Building on the success of recent initiatives supporting hospitality, retail, personal […]
By Paul Higgins Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent today (Thurs) denied a series of sexual assault charges. Standing in the dock of Newry Crown Court, the 31-year-old formally entered not guilty pleas to each of the eight charges against him, alleged to have been committed on 17 November last year. Nugent, from the Cullyhanna Road […]
Newry BID has announced a programme of events to celebrate Halloween in the city centre. ‘Spooks in the City’ will run from Saturday 26 October to Saturday 1 November with activities for families, shoppers and the night-time economy. Highlights include storytelling in Newry Library, a pumpkin trail across local shops, live music from Ceev, and […]
Police have charged a 23-year-old man to court following an arrest made in Damolly Retail Park in Newry on Thursday, 2nd October. The arrest followed a report of an altercation in the driveway of a house in The Demense, involving a man and woman, before the suspect drove away from the scene in the woman’s car. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has called for urgent action to improve access to life-saving CAR T-cell cancer treatment for patients in the north and to end the hardship caused by forcing seriously ill people to travel to England for care that can be delivered on this island. Speaking today, Aoife Finnegan MLA confirmed she […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced the winners of its annual amateur photography competition to celebrate the district’s three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Mournes, the Ring of Gullion and Strangford and Lecale. Each year, the winning entries are published in the AONB Calendar, an annual publication that showcases the district’s […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed news that the Belfast Trust have agreed to join the Early Access Programme for Givinostat for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Newry/Armagh MLA: “My party colleague Linda Dillon MLA and I met with the Health Minister along with families of children with DMD in April this year, […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced the introduction of enhanced enforcement procedures to ensure roads infrastructure in new developments is adopted into the public road network. Minister Kimmins said: “Earlier this year I gave a commitment to the Assembly to provide updated guidance to staff in an effort to reduce the risk of new developments […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Bróna Haughey has welcomed confirmation from the Department for Infrastructure that part-time 20-mph speed limit signs will be installed at Foley Primary School and St Mary’s Primary School. The move comes following Councillor Haughey’s engagement with DfI, highlighting the need for enhanced road safety measures. Councillor Haughey said: “I’m pleased to confirm […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has demanded urgent action to deliver CAR-T cancer treatment in Belfast, warning that patients and families are being “failed by bureaucracy and delay”. He was speaking following an SDLP Opposition Day motion calling on the Health Minister to explore cross-border services until treatment is made available on the […]
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