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Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has appointed Laura Devlin and Jarlath Tinnelly to serve as Non-Executive Councillor Members on the Board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WHA). The appointment for Laura Devlin will take effect from 1 June 2024 while Jarlath Tinnelly’s appointment will be effective from 22 August 2024. Both appointments will be for a maximum of […]
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s International Policing Unit, working in partnership with Lithuanian authorities, have today, Friday 24th May, extradited a 43-year-old man from Northern Ireland to Lithuania. The man is wanted to stand trial for drug trafficking as a member of an organised crime gang. These offences occurred in November 2019. The […]
AIB Group has launched its latest €1 Million Fund to support the charities close to the hearts of our colleagues, customers and communities across the UK and Ireland. Aligned with our sustainability strategy, our ambition in launching the Fund is to have a meaningful impact by supporting our communities. The fund started in 2022 and […]
Louth County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service are delighted to announce over €117,000 in funding has been awarded from the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) to deliver seven projects in Louth. The funding will contribute to improving conservation knowledge, awareness and management and enable the implementation of projects that promote the objectives […]
Little Amal arrived in Newry, Mourne, and Down on Wednesday 22 May, to a warm welcome from local residents, schoolchildren, and community groups. The 12ft-tall puppet, symbolising a young Syrian refugee, was invited to visit the district by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on her journey from Belfast to Dublin. She is the centrepiece […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has released its updated bin calendar schedule for 2024/25 online. The calendar provides detailed information about waste collection days for Blue, Brown and Black bins as well as additional guidelines on Public Holiday Collections. The new bin calendar schedule can be easily accessed and downloaded from the Council website: […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the Irish Government’s formal recognition of Palestine as a state. Justin McNulty MLA said: “I welcome and strongly endorse the decision of the Irish Government to recognise the state of Palestine. Following an important vote by the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the month, this […]
Councillor Valerie Harte has urged the community in the Hennessy Park area to be vigilant after reports of suspicious activity in the area. “I was made aware of suspicious activity in the Hennessy Park locality involving two males calling at a home. They had been travelling through the estate by car. Whilst I do not […]
The SDLP has selected Colin McGrath MLA as its candidate for South Down in July’s Westminster election. Mr McGrath is the SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson and has represented communities in South Down for 19 years as a councillor and MLA. He is a qualified youth worker and has supported young people from all communities to […]
A renewed appeal has been issued for help in tracing 15-year-old Kayleigh Hafford who is missing from the Tallanstown area of Co Louth since Saturday 11 May. Kayleigh is described as being approximately 1.62m (5’4″) in height, of medium build, with dyed blonde hair and blue eyes. She is known to frequent the northside of […]
A long-term programme of investment in local footballing facilities at all levels of the game has been unlocked by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today. Addressing representatives from football clubs from across Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, the Minister set out his vision for The Northern Ireland Football Fund, formerly the Sub Regional Stadia Programme for […]
Speaking as the Prime Minister announced the date of a General Election, Ulster Unionist Party leader, Doug Beattie MC MLA, commented. “The Prime Minister has spoken, the date has been set, the opportunity for a better future is on the horizon. Democracy will now take centre stage and the people will decide our country’s direction […]
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