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One year on after the start of COVID 19, Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade has launched a campaign to celebrate COVID Heroes in the workplace. Launching the campaign, Chamber President, Emma Mullen-Marmion said: “This high-profile campaign will run across all our social media channels. We want to recognise all the employees in Newry, Mourne […]
“Where did you put the letter I got the other day?” “I didn’t touch it, but you leave everything lying about, so it’s your own fault if it’s in the bin, which, by the way, was emptied this morning!”It’s a conversation that’s played out in households every day.And it has led to, ahem, heated debates […]
Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Aoife Finnegan has said the announcement by Bank of Ireland that the Crossmaglen Branch which is one of the 103 branches across the country which will close, is a huge blow to the local economy but first and foremost to the workers and their families. The local Councillor said: […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has expressed concern over the Levelling Up Fund. Responding he said: “The fact that this fund will be controlled from Westminster shows blatant disregard for devolution and is unacceptable. “If the British Government were serious about ‘Levelling Up’ then they should be providing a Barnett Consequential to enable funding decisions to […]
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery will be driven by innovation, investment and a skilled workforce, according to Economy Minister Diane Dodds. The Minister was speaking as she launched the Economic Recovery Action Plan which sets out a road map to rebuilding the economy from the impact of the pandemic. The Minister said: “As we move slowly […]
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced that a skills development support scheme will remain free for businesses until the end of March 2022. Skills Focus is a post-employment training programme that is open to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including social enterprises, with fewer than 250 employees. Last May the Minister announced that the usual […]
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has announced plans for a number of new civil service regional hubs. Commenting on the economic and environmental benefits, Finance Minister Conor Murphy said: “These regional hubs will transform how civil servants work – enabling them to be based closer to home, reducing travel time and lowering carbon emissions while importantly […]
A £1million capital grant scheme to help existing micro food and drink manufacturing businesses to upscale production to secure new markets for their products will open in March, Rural Affairs Minster Gordon Lyons MLA has announced. The aim of the scheme is to enable eligible businesses that are processing primary agricultural or horticultural produce to […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has welcomed the announcement from Treasury which provides a further £300 million for the Executive which can be used this year or carried forward into the 2021/2022 financial year. Commenting Conor Murphy said: “I welcome this additional £300 million which will be used towards our Covid-19 response. “Along with Finance Ministers […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has put in place new legislation which will enable councils to tailor district rates to the needs of their local areas. This legislative change will for the first time give councils the option to strike different levels of household and business rates. The Finance Minister made the announcement following a recent […]
Covid 19 has engulfed us into a lockdown of boredom and procrastination. However a lot of businesses are now offering the opportunity to avail of their services via zoom which looks like the new way of doing things moving forward. Yoga with Paddy a business headed up by Newry man Patrick Doran aims to provide […]
Innovation is crucial for Northern Ireland’s economic recovery and to our future success locally and globally. That was the key message from Economy Minister Diane Dodds after she began a series of meeting with senior leaders from partner companies in the Belfast City Region Deal. The Minister’s first meeting focussed on the progress of two […]
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