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By Donal McMahon Permanent secretaries of Stormont have stated the “next steps” for a ban on conversion therapy will lie at the door of a new Executive minister. The controversial ‘treatment’ is used as a means of trying to stop or suppress a gay person’s sexuality, or stop them from identifying as a different gender […]
By Donal McMahon The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) will not seek to engage with a Shared Island Unit over a proposed £50m Newry bridge design despite a council’s concerns. Plans for the Southern Relief Road bridge will look to link traffic from Warrenpoint harbour area to the A1 bypass for onward journeys to Belfast and Dublin. […]
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath has been highlighting an accident blackspot at the Bonecastle Road in Downpatrick. Mr McGrath received a huge response after highlighting a number of accidents in the area on social media. He has called on the Department for Infrastructure to implement additional safety measures on the road. South Down MLA […]
The two week period of industrial action short of strike by union members at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has concluded and Council are now working through the backlog of missed bin collections. WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 31 JULY If your Blue and Brown bin has not been collected on your normal collection day, please […]
Police can confirm that 35 year old Judith McMullan, from the Whitecross area, has died following a road traffic collision on the Mowhan Road, near Markethill, on Monday 31st July. Police received a report of a collision involving a black Seat Leon car and a Harley Davidson motorcycle shortly before 7.45pm on Monday evening. Officers […]
A classic 70s Celtic rock band, a rapper named after an ancient Irish hero, and a girl with a harp are part of the kaleidoscope of sights and sounds that will fill Newry during Iúr Cinn Fleadh over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Horslips band members Barry Devlin and Jim Lockhart will be in conversation while Oriel […]
Detectives investigating an arson attack at a house in the Obins Avenue area of Portadown are appealing for information and witnesses. Detective Sergeant Best said: “Police received a report of a house fire in the area shortly before 11pm on Sunday, 30th July. “Officers attended along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue […]
The Board of Directors of Newry Chamber of Commerce has been informed of CEO, Tony McKeown’s intention to leave his role at the end of the summer to pursue other interests. Tony McKeown has been in the position of CEO for two years and in that time he has made a valuable contribution to the […]
A new podcast presented by Tánaiste Micheál Martin has launched today (Monday, July 31st 2023). ‘In Conversation’ with Tánaiste Micheál Martin is a new podcast with the Fianna Fáil leader adopting the role of interviewer instead of interviewee. In his inaugural audiocast Mr Martin is in conversation with Dr Mark Henry, author of ‘In […]
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has said cuts to specialist GP services will put more pressure on the health service. Mr O’Dowd said: “The GP Elective Care Service was helping to tackle some of the waiting lists in our health service by providing procedures in dermatology, gynaecology and minor surgery. “This cut in funding will […]
POLARIS 1.3 6 Year Old – Malt/Pot Still Blend – Cask Strength – 58.3% We journey into the wonders of whiskey with the final release of the Polaris Red Ice Wine Collection from Newry based Two Stacks Whiskey. The third and final edition of the Red Ice Wine cask edition of Polaris is here. The […]
Police car rammed and two police officers injured in Crossmaglen on Sunday, 30th July. Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for South Armagh Adam Corner said: “At around 9.10pm local neighbourhood officers, who were conducting proactive patrols, attempted to stop a car acting suspiciously in the Cullaville Road area. The vehicle, a red Hyundai i20, failed to stop […]
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