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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Remembrance Collection in Camlough Village in Honour of Stephen and John Farrell

What has now become an annual fundraising event On Christmas Eve, brothers Sean & Brian Farrell assisted by many of their family, friends and neighbours once again took to the roads of Camlough Village in what was very wet and rainy weather conditions in honour of their brother Stephen and Father John to raise funds […]

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Business Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

The BIG Apprenticeship Event – A Roaring Success

February has seen the return of The BIG Apprenticeship Event at Southern Regional College.  The College hosted an Apprenticeship and Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) open evening at Newry West campus on Tuesday evening.  Crowds flocked to the event with over 600 people, made up of prospective students and parents attending.  Attendees got the opportunity to […]

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ABC Council Armagh Community Constituency Council Election 2023 Elections Government Infrastructure Newry and Armagh

Haughey Requests Site Meeting With DFI for Tullynagin Road

Sinn Féin councillor Bróna Haughey has requested a site meeting with DFI to discuss how to tackle the flooding issues on the Tullynagin road. The Cusher Councillor said: “Like many roads in the Cusher area, the Tullynagin road is plagued by flooding and drainage issues. “Along with the flooding issues, there is also the issue […]

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Fire Service Votes For Strike Action

Firefighters across the UK have delivered a decisive mandate for strike action, with 88% voting Yes on a 73% turnout. The strike ballot opened on 5th  December and closed on 30th January.  Two separate simultaneous ballots, in Northern Ireland and among Control Room staff in the North West of England, also delivered strong results. In Northern Ireland, the result […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Education Government Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

Cuts to Local Youth Services Are Deeply Concerning – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that plans by the EA to cut budgets of local youth services is a real concern. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Here in Newry I have already met some local service providers to listen to their concerns around cuts to local EA youth services. “We have now […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Government Newry and Armagh Stormont

More Must Be Done to Tackle Rural Crime! – Boylan

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has said more must be done to tackle rural and agricultural crime in our communities. The Newry & Armagh MLA was speaking following a recent spate of agricultural thefts in the rural Armagh area. Cathal said:   “We’ve learned of a number of rural thefts that have taken place recently in the […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Election 2023 Elections Government Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics South Armagh

Planning Delays Compromising Investment for South Armagh – Murphy

Sinn Féin Councillor Declan Murphy has expressed concern at the delay in the council processing planning applications. Speaking in relation to a project to develop a mobile phone mast in the Camlough and Bessbrook area, the Slieve Gullion councillor said: “The delay facing planning applications such as these, is proving to be problematic.  “The application […]

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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Missing Person Appeal for Kyle Kelly

Police in Newry are concerned for the whereabouts of the following missing person, Kyle Kelly, 35 years old, 5ft 5″, Medium build with dark brown short hair. He was last sighted on Sunday morning wearing a Navy Ireland rugby top, navy jeans and navy and white Tommy Hilfiger trainers. He was last seen in the […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics

Rates Rise Avoidable!

Nicola Grant has condemned last night’s 5.99% rates increase and has called the council’s decision ‘uncaring and unimaginative’ “This is just not acceptable”, the local Workers Party representative said. “Claiming that the rates rise was the lowest that could be achieved, just won’t wash”. The council is sitting on financial reserves of £35 million pounds. […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics South Down

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Agrees to District Rates Rise of 5.99%

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has struck the rate for the incoming financial year of 5.99%. The Domestic Rate for 2023/2024 will be 0.4395 pence, for a property valued at £133,000* this would lead to an annual increase of £33.05 per year or £2.75 per month. The non-domestic District Rate for 2023/24 is 27.2846 […]

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Granite Podcast Studio Marks 200,000 Download Milestone

Launched just before the pandemic in early 2020, Granite Podcast Studio in Newry’s Granite Exchange has just marked a milestone of 200,000 collective downloads since the podcast studio opened its doors in Autumn 2020. Built in late 2019 and opened in early 2020, just before lockdown one, it was a delayed start for the state-of-the-art […]

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Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry Based Gray Design Wins Contract to Upgrade 30 Specsavers Branches Throughout Ireland

Congratulations to our member, Gray Design Ltd who have been appointed by Specsavers Ireland to upgrade and deliver over 30 new stores across the island of Ireland. Newry-based Gray Design Ltd, which also has offices in Dublin and Belfast, will join the Specsavers Ireland team as a Designer & Project Manager and will be responsible […]