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Newry City SDLP Councillor Doire Finn has slammed the current waiting lists for smear test results in Northern Ireland. The young Newry based Councillor has stated that long waits will cause huge anxiety for women and their families. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport Cllr Finn said: “It is clear that that long waits for smear […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has slammed the shooting of a man in Meigh in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “I unreservedly condemn the shooting of a man in Meigh this morning. “This was a reckless attack, which has left the community shaken. “There is no place for […]
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has welcomed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions comments on public finances and their rejection of Tory austerity. The party’s economy spokesperson said: “I welcome the positive contribution that the Irish Congress of Trade Union has brought to the debate around the public finances. “Their analysis recognises that the Executive has suffered […]
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has urged RTÉ to reconsider its decision to prohibit viewers in the North from entering competitions run by the broadcaster. Mr McNulty was speaking ahead of Co Down presenter Patrick Kielty’s debut as the new Late Late Show host. He said that previous concerns from RTÉ that […]
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon was speaking on the continuing backlog of women receiving their cervical smear test results. The party’s health spokesperson Linda Dillon said: “I have been continuing correspondence with the Department of Health over the past year, on the issue of the current backlog of cervical cancer testing. “The Department of Health […]
Newry city and the wider district is entering a decade of economic opportunity, a local councillor has said. Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage said the next ten years can transform our city and district and believes a strong partnership approach can lead to unprecedented economic growth. He made the comments after councillors received an economic […]
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has called on the Irish government to confront the ‘cynical and cruel’ Legacy Bill through an interstate case against the British government. Speaking after the Legacy Bill passed its final stage in the House of Lords, the North Belfast MP said: “The British government’s flawed and irredeemable Legacy Bill has […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council trialling a new system to bring its decisions out of closed session has been told that agendas could get “messy”. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) had been warned by SDLP councillor, Pete Byrne that members were being “hammered” by the public over a lack of transparency. Many […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council’s “sluggish response” has caused it to miss out on a potential EU pot of millions of pounds to complete its city centre park project. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) chief executive Marie Ward has told elected reps this week that officials failed to apply for the […]
Do you want to help make your community safer? Do you have ideas that could benefit your area? Do you have an interest in local policing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then why not apply to become an Independent Member of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Policing & Community Safety Partnership […]
By Donal McMahon Fears over a Christmas of horsemeat lasagne and vegetables treated with “potent” chemicals have been raised as a Council was awarded a UK grant aimed at improving consumer safety. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has accepted up to £55k of funding linked to the NI Protocol, from the Office for Product Safety and Standards […]
By Donal McMahon A border council in Northern Ireland is calling for medical hair loss patients to be given the same financial support as people in the Republic.Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) is requesting the Department of Health to replicate the PRSI (pay related social insurance) scheme in the south of Ireland. The […]
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