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Ó Muirí Welcomes Drainage Works for Cullyhanna Road

Sinn Féin Councillor Barra Ó Muirí has welcomed works starting to put better drainage in place on the Cullyhanna road. The Slieve Gullion Councillor said: “It’s great to see DFI begin works to install additional drainage in place on the right hand side of the Cullyhanna road. “There have been a number of accidents in […]

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Community Groups – Applications Are Open for You to Receive up to £1000!

Applications for the Tak£500+ project are now open and community groups can receive up to an incredible £1000 for a project to benefit their area! This Participatory Budget Fund encourages local residents within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough to apply for funding for a project that they think will have a positive impact on […]

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Hospital Patients Can’t Wait Until Protocol is Sorted – Murphy

Sinn Fein MLA and Finance Minister Conor Murphy said today that the DUP should get back into the Executive to help tackle the crises facing the health service. Conor Murphy was speaking after Accident and Emergency departments came under huge pressure in recent days with some patients waiting more than 24 hours to be seen. […]

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Jarlath Burns Proposed for Uachtarán CLG

Coiste Contae Ard Mhacha is honoured to propose former senior football team captain Jarlath Burns for the position of Uachtarán CLG at Congress in 2023. Jarlath has had a successful playing career at college and inter-county levels, most notably as captain of the Armagh senior footballers in 1999 that won county’s first Ulster Championship in […]

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Killeavy Man Faces Nine Charges Including Ramming a Police Vehicle and £100,000 Worth of Cocaine

By Paul Higgins An alleged drug dealer was driving “naked from the waist down” when he rammed a police vehicle with his van, a court heard today (wed). Newry Magistrates Court also heard that when eventually stopped and searched, cops uncovered a kilo of suspected cocaine estimated to be worth around £100,000 in the white […]

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New Warm Spaces Scheme and Online Cost of Living Support Hub Launched

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council launches new Warm Spaces Scheme and online Cost of Living Support Hub to help support local community groups and residents this autumn and winter. The new Warm Spaces Scheme is designed to help local community groups deliver eligible programmes across a network of 18 council community centres, […]

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Larkin Welcomes Latest Resurfacing Works for Longfield Road

Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has welcomed the latest in a series of road repairs carried out by DFI on the Longfield road in Forkhill. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “I hope that the latest works carried out here on the Longfield road will help make it a safer surface for everyone to drive on. […]

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South Armagh Man Banned from Keeping Animals for Five Years

A Newry resident has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after being found guilty of an Animal Welfare offence. At a hearing in Newry Magistrates Court on 17 October 2022, Mr Jamie Gallogly, Main Street, Belleks, Newry was found guilty of an animal welfare offence under Section 4 of the Welfare of Animals […]

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Think ‘green’ this Halloween!

Did you know, Halloween costumes are often made up of 90% plastic? And that a very scary seven million of these costumes are thrown away each year? Also, did you know, that of the 10 million pumpkins grown in the UK, 95% are carved and decorated for Halloween? This produces around 18 tonnes of edible […]

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Larkin Engages with DFI on Improving Safety on the Longfield Road

Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has engaged with DFI on the issue of improving the Longfield road. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “After part of the road had subsided in September I asked DFI to repair the road as a matter of urgency – which they did. However, due to the boggy land that the […]

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Removal of Energy Support Flawed! – Murphy

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has said the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt’s intention to scale back future energy support is flawed. Speaking following the Chancellor’s statement, Minister Murphy said: “The cost of living crisis is having a profound impact on households and families who deserve some certainty around their future financial outlook. It is already a stressful […]

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Murphy Presses Westminster for Further Support and Full Replacement of EU Funds

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy met with Ministers in London and urged the British Government to replace EU funds in full. The Minister’s engagement began with a meeting with Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during which Minister Murphy outlined the need for the Executive to be restored. Minister Murphy then met the Chief […]