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Saoradh Launch Easter Lily Campaign in Newry

The Republican Party Saoradh today [April 2nd] launched their Easter Lily campaign in Newry. With the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising fast approaching, party members gathered at the Republican plot in St Mary’s Cemetery to launch this patriotic emblem.  Speaking from the Republican Plot local Saoradh activist and community worker Anthony Coyle said “As […]

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Newry, Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership Host Employer Engagement Series

Over the last number of weeks the Newry Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership has hosted two Employer Engagement Events aimed at highlighting Newry, Mourne and Down as a ‘Great Place to Work’. The first event NMD- ‘Food for Thought’ looked at the fantastic work many of our local businesses are doing in the area […]

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Community Constituency Health Newry Newry and Armagh

Funding Secured for New Community Treatment and Care Centre in Newry

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has received £4.5 million funding from the Department of Health to purchase the site at Abbey Way and associated design to further progress the Newry Community Treatment and Care Centre scheme. This latest development follows the Trust’s purchase of the Monaghan Row site from Newry Mourne and Down […]

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Community Constituency Health Newry Newry and Armagh

Southern Trust Officially Acquires Monaghan Row in Newry

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has confirmed its purchase of the Monaghan Row Buildings from Newry Mourne and Down District Council. Situated next door to Daisy Hill Hospital, the £900,000 acquisition will allow the Trust to expand and develop services at the hospital. Daisy Hill is an essential part of the Southern Trust […]

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New Sign Language Interpreting Service for Health and Social Care Appointments

A new regional service will offer a range of in-person and remote sign language interpreting services for health and social care appointments. Provided by Sign Language Interactions by Sorenson, the service has been established in partnership with the Department of Health and will be available from 1 April. It will deliver a package of communication […]

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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Saoradh Newry Announce Easter Commemoration

The Republican Party Saoradh have announced details of their 2023 Easter Commemoration in Newry.  Announcing the details from the party’s Newry office local Saoradh representative Cliodhna McCool said “On Easter Saturday we will honour those that gave their lives for a Socialist Republic, for social and economic liberty.  “We will honour Ireland’s patriot dead and […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

SRC is Building Bridges with Adult Learners

In the latest update to the ‘Bridges Project’, international partners of the Erasmus+ funded programme met in Southern Regional College’s Banbridge campus to undergo training in advance of the project’s August completion date. The Bridges Project aims to foster an inclusive education and training environment amongst adult learners, by providing much needed digital resources. The project’s […]

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Community Constituency Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

Executive Needed to Help Families In Need of Care Packages – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed now to help families in need of care packages and to invest in the under-pressure health service. Commenting on reports from the Department of Health that 2,780 people are waiting for a care package, the party’s social care spokesperson said: “The sharp decline in the […]

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Loss of EU Funding is a Huge Threat to Local Jobs and Community Groups – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that jobs and key local services will be lost as a result of the British Government failure to fully restore EU funding. The Newry & Armagh MLA spoke after recent meetings with local groups in Newry including Mencap and Clanrye Group saying: “The failure of the British Government […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

SRC Construction Student Wins Northern Ireland Apprentice of the Year Award

The winners of the Department for the Economy’s annual Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards were announced today, 29 March. The awards celebrate employers, apprentices, and champions from a wide range of industries and occupations. Southern Regional College are delighted to announce that Conor Braniff, a level 2 floor and wall tiling apprentice at the College was […]

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‘The Seamus Mallon I Knew’ a Talk at Newry and Mourne Museum

On 6 April at 2pm, Newry and Mourne Museum will host a fascinating lecture into one of Northern Ireland’s most important political figures, Seamus Mallon. As the former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, a Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh and one of the architects of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Seamus Mallon […]

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Alliance Party Supports PSNI as NI Terrorism Threat Level Raised

Speaking following the news that the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’, Alliance Policing Board representative John Blair MLA has said that this must continue to be monitored, and that we cannot let ourselves be dragged back into the past. “This is incredibly concerning but unfortunately not surprising […]