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SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has demanded urgent action to deliver CAR-T cancer treatment in Belfast, warning that patients and families are being “failed by bureaucracy and delay”. He was speaking following an SDLP Opposition Day motion calling on the Health Minister to explore cross-border services until treatment is made available on the […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has criticised the British Prime Minister’s proposal to introduce a mandatory digital ID card. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “No matter how the British Prime Minister tries to dress this up, this proposal is an attack on the core of the Good Friday Agreement. “The idea that Irish citizens […]
Two police vehicles were rammed during separate incidents in Cookstown and Jonesborough on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning. Around 7.50pm officers on patrol in Beechview signalled for a black Mercedes B class to stop. The vehicle attempted a reversing manoeuvre before turning and driving straight at police, mounting a kerb and […]
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes, has said that a report issued through the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is definitive confirmation that the Israeli state is involved in genocide against the Palestinian people. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “The report by ‘The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied […]
Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling overturning historic convictions against Declan Murphy, now a Sinn Féin councillor, along with Declan John Moen and Conor Gilmore. Reacting to the decision, Mr Hughes said: “I welcome this ruling by the Court of Appeal, overturning the wrongful convictions of these three […]
Speaking in the Assembly, Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan said that violence against women and girls is not inevitable — it is a societal failure that demands political will, urgency, and leadership. “Every woman lost to violence is someone’s daughter, sister, mother, or friend,” Ms. Finnegan told MLAs. “These are not isolated tragedies — they […]
Sinn Féin councillor Declan Murphy has described the overturning of his 1989 conviction in court today as a personal vindication, and a damning indictment of the British State’s use of its judicial system as a weapon of political repression. Councillor Murphy, who alongside Declan John Moen and Conor Gilmore had their convictions quashed said: “After […]
The SDLP has announced a reshuffle of its Official Opposition team in Stormont. Following the reshuffle, Mark H Durkan MLA becomes the party’s new spokesperson for Communities, Patsy McGlone MLA takes on the Justice portfolio, Daniel McCrossan MLA moves to Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and Justin McNulty MLA has taken up the Infrastructure brief. […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has said that growing all-island trade highlights the real economic benefits of north–south cooperation, and reinforces the case for Irish Unity as a practical, forward-looking strategy. Following a constructive meeting with Trade NI and members of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Dáire Hughes said: […]
When something doesn’t light a fire within you, keep going until you find your passion. Mum of three Emma McVerry from Crossmaglen did just that. Emma recently graduated from the Graphic Design Higher National Diploma at Southern Regional College, on Friday 29th August, and picked up the part-time ‘Student of the Year’ Award for her immense […]
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has participated in the visit of a delegation from northern business umbrella group Trade NI to the Oireachtas. The visit took place on Wednesday 10th September and members of the Trade NI group met with members of the Joint Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee including Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy, MPs […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced the completion of major refurbishment works at five play parks across the district following a £1million investment. The improvements at Conway Park in Mullaghbawn, Village Green in Belleeks, Granite View in Saval, Scrogg Road in Kilkeel and Seaview in Ardglass are part of the delivery of the […]
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