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The SDLP has published a proposal to transform early education and childcare provision in Northern Ireland and halve costs for parents by 2030. The SDLP’s proposal aims to guarantee: · Affordability for parents, through the publication of an Early Learning and Childcare Strategy that contains an ambition to cap costs to reduce them by 50% […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said the Executive should allocate additional funding to the Casement Park project. He was speaking after the SDLP raised the issue with the Finance and Communities Ministers in the Assembly on Monday. Newry & Armagh MLA Mr McNulty said: “It is clear that if we are ever […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has called for urgent clarity on a one-off payment for pensioners who are set to miss out on the Winter Fuel Allowance. In response to several Assembly Written Questions tabled by the SDLP, Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons has indicated that his department is exploring options to issue […]
Police can confirm that the man who died following a road traffic collision in Crossmaglen on Friday 1st November was 36 year old Anthony James Atkins, who lived in the Crossmaglen area, but was originally from England. Following a post mortem examination it is believed that Anthony was lying in the roadway when he was […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that an all-island animal cruelty register is the only way to keep animals out of the hands of abusers. Mr. McNulty said: “The SDLP has spent many years campaigning for improved animal protections in the North. In 2021, we brought forward a petition with thousands of […]
Speaking in response to the impact of the British budget on farmers, Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis said: “Family farms are the backbone of our agriculture sector and rural economies in the north of Ireland. The British Chancellor’s budget has created anxiety and uncertainty for the farming community in the North. The announcement on changes to the inheritance […]
Police can confirm that a male pedestrian has died following a road traffic collision in Crossmaglen on Friday 1st November. A report was received, shortly after 11.50pm on Friday night, of a concern for the safety of a man on the Cullaville Road. Officers attended the scene to find a male lying in the road […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has questioned why a Childcare Strategy for the North faces a lengthy delay. Education Minister Paul Givan said that it would take a number of years to get a final strategy in place. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “Parents across the North will be dismayed at […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said the Executive must secure funding from Westminster to build 50,000 homes by 2032. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a serious housing emergency in the North that will only get worse in the years […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of an aggravated burglary in the Silverbridge area last night, Friday 25th October. Detective Inspector Ryan said: “Police received a report at around 8pm that four masked men, armed with guns, forced entry to a house via the backdoor in the Carnally Road area. “It was reported […]
The communities of Armagh, Bessbrook/Camlough, Crossmaglen, and Lurgan came together in an extraordinary show of support for this year’s Darkness Into Light (DIL) walk, raising an impressive £58,335.95 for PIPS Hope and Support, local suicide prevention charity, and PIETA House. The funds raised will provide essential support for individuals and families relying on the critical […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council is to begin a review of controversial parking charges at its forest parks this week. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) began charging motorists to enter Kilbroney and Slieve Gullion forest parks in April amid a public outcry. The local authority approved the new tariffs despite an online […]
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