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Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has accused the Southern Health Trust of ‘breath-taking hypocrisy’ by refusing to travel to meet Councillors face-to-face on Monday evening to interrogate the threat to vital health services at Daisy Hill Hospital. Councillor Savage said: “On June 5th Councillors unanimously passed an emergency motion I proposed at the monthly meeting […]
Ireland’s Orchard County has officially launched its award-winning Food & Cider Weekend with a cornucopia of new events, fresh features and an unrivalled tasting menu for 2023. A top foodie destination for local, national and international visitors, Armagh will celebrate the outstanding quality of its food and hospitality and the island’s biggest Bramley apple harvest […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte hosted a Civic Reception on Thursday 22 June, in the Downshire Civic Centre for the Young Ambassadors Programme participants. Now in its 16th year, the Young Ambassadors Programme is organised by the St. Patrick’s Centre, Downpatrick. Bringing together young people from the US and Canada, […]
Police have charged a 24-year-old man with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 29th June. The charge follows an assault on a man in the Parkhead Crescent area of Newry in the early hours of today, Wednesday 28th June. As is usual procedure, the charge will be […]
Newry and Armagh SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has called on the GAA and RTE to make GAA games easily acceptable and free to watch. The former Armagh footballer has written to the Director General of RTE. McNulty said: “I am well aware that GAAGO is not necessarily out of the question in terms of affordability […]
A Confiscation Order totalling £70,000 has been granted by the Crown Court sitting at Newry on 28th June 2023 against Mr. Bernard Hughes (60), Cullaville Road Crossmaglen. This is the second order made against Mr. Hughes in relation to environmental offending. In 2004 officers of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) conducted an investigation into […]
SDLP Sports Spokesperson Justin McNulty has called for Translink to put on additional train or bus services this weekend for fans travelling to Dublin for All-Ireland quarter-final matches. Additional train services for the double header in Croke Park on Saturday have quickly sold out, with limited availability left on other special services. Mr McNulty has […]
Police in Newry have arrested a man following a report of a serious assault in the Parkhead Crescent area of the city in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday June 28th. A Police Service spokesperson said: “At around 2.25am, officers received and responded to a report that a man was being assaulted by another […]
A number of local nurses from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust have won awards at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2023 held recently in the Culloden Hotel, Holywood. Dawn Ferguson, from Banbridge, Assistant Director in the Southern Trust, won the Brownlee-Silverdale Leadership Award. As a […]
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has called on the DUP to immediately end its blockade of the Executive and get back to work with other parties to tackle the challenges facing public services. Responding to remarks by Jeffrey Donaldson at the Centre for Brexit Policy today, Conor Murphy said: “Negotiations between the EU and the […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed confirmation from the Southern Trust that they have approved a plan to safeguard the future of Maphoner Surgery in Mullaghbawn. The Newry & Armagh MLA said: “I have had intensive meetings with health authorities in recent months in relation to protecting Mullaghbawn Surgery and I very much welcome the […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Áine Quinn has welcomed news that services have been temporarily secured at Mullaghbawn GP. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “I am pleased that a new contractor has been temporarily appointed to manage Mullaghbawn GP surgery. “This will give much-needed certainty to the thousands of patients who rely on these services all across […]
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