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Alliance Newry and Armagh Assembly candidate Jackie Coade has said more support is needed for the Ambulance Service, after a woman died in Newry while waiting for paramedics to arrive from Belfast. The woman collapsed in the city but with only three ambulance crews available locally, paramedics were dispatched from Belfast. The woman died by […]
Ulster Unionist leader, Doug Beattie MC, has stated that Northern Ireland needs fresh leadership as it enters a new era. Mr Beattie said: “Northern Ireland is entering a new era. We have the opportunity to truly build a Union of People if we have the courage and vision to strive for better. Together we can unite […]
A range of measures could be taken in the near future to help people navigate the ongoing cost of living crisis, Alliance Assembly candidate Jackie Coade has said. Newry and Armagh candidate Jackie said failure to help people get through the crisis would not only be morally unforgivable but would result in further wider economic […]
A new surprise candidate has entered the 2022 assembly election race in Newry and Armagh. Parkhead native Paolo Frils has entered the fray stating his main policies are longer weekends, beer bonuses for workers and a mayorship for Marty Bogroll. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport Mr Frils election agent Charlene Lennon said: “Paolo is […]
Election fever has hit Newry and Armagh with the constituency set to be a massive battlefield with 12 candidates declared so far to fight it out for five seats, May 5th will be very interesting for the border constituency. Candidates so far Sinn Fein Liz Kimmins Conor Murphy Cathal Boylan SDLP Justin McNulty Alliance Jackie […]
Independent Newry City Councillor Gavin Malone has declared his intention to stand in the upcoming Assembly election in Newry and Armagh. The popular Newry City Councillor amassed an incredible 2,296 first preference votes in the 2019 Council election in Newry DEA. His announcement is sure to rock the political spectrum in Newry and Armagh. Speaking […]
SDLP Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly has urged Minister Deirdre Hargey to get the £200 fuel support payment to struggling families. Mrs Kelly said people in communities across the North need support now, with payments not expected to be made until March. The SDLP has contacted Minister Hargey to clarify when the payments will […]
Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane has said there are huge opportunities for Daisy Hill to grow and develop on an all-island basis. Speaking after visiting the hospital to meet with health workers and the Southern Trust, the party’s Dáil health spokesperson said: “I was pleased to visit Daisy Hill to meet health workers to listen […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has sharply criticised the decision by the Southern Trust to allow the vehicles of patient visitors and on-call workers at Daisy Hill Hospital to be clamped. The Newry & Armagh Assembly Member commented: “This is a real slap in the face to our front line health workers who have pushed themselves […]
Newry and Armagh Alliance representative Jackie Coade has condemned the clamping of cars belonging to NHS staff at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry. Speaking from her social media Ms Coade said: “I am absolutely disgusted to see Southern Health and Social Care Trust staff being clamped at #Daisyhill hospital in #Newry today. I am absolutely […]
The Workers Party has held a protest outside the gates of Stormont to highlight the appalling levels of poverty, social deprivation and the effects the rising cost of living is having on families and children. Party spokesperson and veteran trade unionist Lily Kerr said,” We hope this will send a strong message to all […]
SDLP councillor Karen McKevitt has called on public representatives to show greater sensitivity when talking about incidents from the North’s troubled past. She was speaking after a Tweet from Alliance councillor Michael Long made a dismissive reference to Bloody Friday, where nine people were killed and over 100 injured in IRA bombings in Belfast in […]
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