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SDLP Announce Newry Council Election Candidates

Michael Savage and Doire Finn have been announced as the SDLP candidates for the upcoming council election in Newry City.  Michael has represented Newry City on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council since 2017. For the past year he has served as Chairperson of the Council. He has been a leading defender of maintaining medical […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

15 Charged Under Stalking Legislation In Newry, Mourne and Down

New legislation was introduced to Northern Ireland in April 2022 which criminalised stalking for the first time. Since then the Police Service of Northern Ireland has arrested 88 alleged stalkers and charged 47. Today, 24th April, marks the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week and the one year anniversary of stalking legislation going live across […]

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No Health Worker Should Be Discriminated Against Due to Age or Disability – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has commended midwives in the Southern Trust area who fought against an attempt to impose new contracts on them which would have undermined their terms and working conditions. The Newry and Armagh MLA said:   “I want to commend the midwives for the dignified way they worked to protect their rights […]

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First Audiobook Launches from Granite Podcast Studio

A state-of-the-art podcast studio in Newry’s Granite Exchange – Granite Podcast Studio -has just launched its new audiobook recording service, with the first recording just released – ‘The Black Knight and the Voyage to the Dark Seas’ by author, Marcus Donaldson. Offering authors and publishers a professional service to enable recordings of audio versions of books, the format […]

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Executive Needed to Help Patients Who Are Suffering From Cancer – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said suffering cancer patients and their families need the Executive up and running now. The party’s social care spokesperson said: “It is unacceptable that the cancer strategy has been sitting on the shelf for a year while cancer patients continue to suffer on unacceptable waiting lists. “Treatment for cancer […]

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Police Concerns for Newry Man

Police are concerned regarding the whereabouts of Richard Carlon. He was last seen at approximately 2300 hours on Wednesday 19th April in the Bessbrook area. Richard is wearing jeans, a grey and green t-shirt and brown boots. If anyone has any information or has seen Richard please contact Police on 101 quoting reference 80 of […]

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Tee Up for the Newry Chamber Golf Classic

Newry Chamber are delighted to announce details of this year’s Golf Classic which will take place on Friday 19th May 2023 in Cloverhill Golf Club, kindly sponsored by Digney Grant. This is the second year that Digney Grant has partnered with Newry Chamber for the Annual Golf Classic. Digney Grant offers a wide range of […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Police Attend Sudden Death In Newry

Police attended the scene of a sudden death in the Sandy’s Street area of Newry this afternoon, Wednesday 19 April. Police attended the scene along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service with Sandy Street in the city being closed off while services attended the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious at […]

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Executive Needed to Help Businesses Seize Economic Opportunities – Murphy 

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said the Executive must be formed now to help businesses to grow and strengthen the economy.  Responding to a report from Ulster Bank, the party’s economy spokesperson said:  “We need the Executive formed now to help grow our businesses, particularly the construction industry which has seen slow growth.  “It […]

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Newry Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti

The home of Newry Aontú candidate and Hospital Campaigner Sharon Loughran has been targeted by Loyalist graffiti. Loyalists wrote “Aontú IRA out” and “UDA” on her property. Commenting Sharon Loughran stated; “This has come as a massive shock to me. It is an attack on my home and it is a violation. As a result […]

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Progress on New Centre – a Major Step Forward – Grant

Progress on the Newry Community Treatment and Care Centre has been welcomed by Nicola Grant of the Workers Party.  ” This has been a long-drawn-out project, but the news that additional ground at Abbey Way has now been secured will hopefully be the catalyst for major progress over the coming months,” Nicola said.  “Bringing community […]

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Public Rally In Support of Daisy Hill Hospital to Be Held In Newry

The Chairman of the Daisy Hill Hospital Save Our Emergency Surgery Committee, Mr. Francis Gallagher has asked the public to support Daisy Hill Hospital with their feet by taking part in a rally on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 12noon.  The rally will start at Marcus Square on Newry’s Hill Street and walk to Daisy […]