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New Medical Education Centre at Daisy Hill

Medical trainees at Daisy Hill Hospital now have access to the very latest training facilities with the opening of a new Education Centre. Both Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area hospitals are Queens University Teaching Hospitals. Around 110 junior doctors and medical students complete placements at Daisy Hill each year across medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, cardiology, […]

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Campaigns Cost of Living Government Health Politics Stormont

UNISON Pushing for New Pay Deal for NHS Workers

UNISON Northern Ireland Health Committee at its September meeting has resolved to join with all UNISON members in pushing for  a better deal for NHS Health workers. A spokesperson for UNISON said: “We have already declared the below inflation PRB recommendation as failing to protect workers in an escalating cost of living crisis. Work is now underway on getting ballot […]

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Prime Minister Must Act Now Before It’s Too Late For Businesses! – Murphy

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has called on the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss to deliver a package of meaningful measures which deliver for businesses. Speaking during a visit to Dungannon where he met local businesses, Conor Murphy said:  “I heard first hand today of the hardship businesses continue to experience as the cost of living crisis deepens […]

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NIPSA Health Registers Dispute and Prepares to Ballot

Members across Health and Social Care (HSC) will be aware that NIPSA alongside other Health Unions have been engaging with Department of Health (DOH) and Employers on a number of significant issues including pay, Staffing Levels and Travel Reimbursement. The NIPSA Health and Social Care Central Panel has met and considered the announcement from the […]

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Consumer Council: Firmus Energy Announces Another Price Increase

Firmus energy has announced today, 6th September 2022, an increase of 56.3% effective from 3rd October 2022 for gas customers in both the Ten Towns and Greater Belfast gas networks. This is the third time firmus energy have increased their gas prices this year, and this will impact approximately 62,000 domestic and small business gas […]

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Catastrophic Rise in Gas Prices Reaffirms Need for Executive Now! – O’Neill

Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill has said news of ‘another staggering and catastrophic rise’ in gas prices is a crushing blow for workers, families and small businesses. Speaking after Firmus announced that its prices are set to rise by 56.3% from 3 October, Michelle O’Neill said an Executive must be formed now to […]

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The North of Ireland Will Continue to Suffer as its Not a Priority for Liz Truss! – Aontu

On the elevation of Liz Truss to the position of British Prime Minister, Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín Stated; “There is no light at the end of the tunnel in the north. There is no evidence that the new administration will take these crises seriously. To date the north has played last […]

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Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Stormont Upper Bann

Latest Energy Hike Shows Urgent Need for Further Intervention, says Tennyson

Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said the latest energy price hikes demonstrate the need for additional cost of living support from Westminster and a restored Executive. He was speaking after Firmus Energy announced a further 56.3 per cent increase to its regulated tariff from October, taking an average bill to £3,150 per year. “This latest […]

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Firmus Energy Announces 56.3% Increase!

As announced recently by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator, continuing increases in global wholesale gas prices are impacting the tariffs of local energy suppliers. As a result of these unprecedented global prices, firmus energy is being forced to announce increases to its natural gas tariffs in the Greater Belfast Network and Ten Towns Network area […]

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Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont Upper Bann

People of NI Deserve Better! – Alliance

Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said the people of NI deserve better than stop gap financial measures, as he again appealed for the DUP to stop stalling and get back to work. Tennyson was speaking after it was revealed that with no set budget agreed and in place, a top civil servant had been put […]

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Universal Credit Uplift Should Be Restored as Part of Emergency Budget to Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

The £20 per week universal credit uplift should be restored as part of an urgent £30 billion UK Government emergency Budget to tackle the cost of living crisis, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said.  The party’s Finance spokesperson was speaking as Alliance launched progressive proposals aimed at tackling the ongoing crisis. The party is also […]

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Campaigns Constituency Cost of Living Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

‘Executive Needed Now to Tackle Problems in Health!’ – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed now to start to fix the health service and recruit more doctors and nurses. Commenting on reports of huge pressures at Daisy Hill Hospital, the Newry/Armagh MLA urged the DUP to end its boycott of government. Liz Kimmins said: “Reports in recent days from […]