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Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, Dáire Hughes, has welcomed the introduction of a new bill to end the practice of geo-blocking and excluding northern citizens from RTÉ competitions. The bill has been introduced by Sinn Féin TDs Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Joanna Byrne. Dáire Hughes MP said: “We have constantly raised the wholly […]
Nicola Grant workers party representative is calling on all Northern Ireland MPs to oppose the government welfare bill in Westminster next Tuesday. Already over 120 Labour MPs have signed the amendment calling for a pause on the changes, including further consultations and for support to be in place before any further cuts are made. They […]
A pioneering new initiative aimed at supporting adults with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) was officially launched in Newry to mark Learning Disability Week. The pilot scheme, ‘Together Works,’ brings together a coalition of community organisations and local businesses to deliver a scalable social enterprise model focused on inclusion, development, and therapeutic employment. ‘Together Works’ offers […]
Police can confirm that a woman aged in her 50s has died following a fire at a house in the Bearna Park area of Meigh in Newry, Saturday 21st June. Police received a report of the fire at approximately 8.40am, and attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished […]
Aontú’s Reps, Sharon Loughran for Newry and Liam Reichenberg for Newry&South Armagh, respond to the NMDDC Planning Committee approving Civic Hub The representatives stated: It seems that the car crash that is the Newry Civic Centre continues. Only one third of The NMDDC Planning Committee, four councillors, voted to approve the Civic and Regional Hub […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has congratulated the Southern Area Hospice on its 35th anniversary and the launch of its new name and brand: Evora Hospice. “35 years ago, the Southern Area Hospice was founded on compassion, dignity, and community care. Over more than three decades, it has touched the lives of countless […]
Newry is going Nashville for a full weekend, starting on Independence Day, Friday 4th July right through to Sunday 6th July. There will be country music events and gigs right across the city centre in more than 20 different venues, all free to attend. The idea, which is a joint initiative between the night time economy providers […]
An Iranian flag that has appeared on the Camlough Road beside Derrybeg in Newry has been claimed by the Republican Party Saoradh. In a statement from their website a spokesperson said: “Saoradh activists in Newry have raised the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a public act of solidarity, expressing support for the […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Cllr Philip Campbell has welcomed Planning Committee approval for the Civic and Regional Hub project, a part of the Newry City Centre Regeneration (NCCR) programme of works. Chairperson, Cllr Philip Campbell said, “I welcome today’s decision by the Planning Committee, which marks a step forward in revitalising the […]
A man has been arrested in Newry following a National Crime Agency investigation into the suspected laundering of criminal cash. NCA officers arrested a 26-year-old man, of Newry, this morning in an operation supported by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Two business premises in the […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party representative once again calls on Newry Mourne & Down District Council to shelve plans to build a new Civic Centre. She said given the levels of debts and financial liabilities the council has accumulated of £91.7million it would not be financially prudent to continue with this vanity project. In recent years […]
Tomorrow Newry Mourne & Down councillors vote on the controversial £18m Newry Civic Centre plans. PBP call on them to stop it going ahead. PBP Newry & Armagh representative Marc Mac Seáin comments: “At least £10m of the unnecessary costs for this controversial White Elephant will come from area residents, who’ve already had significant rates […]
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