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Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the health minister’s announcement of a £5.5m package to help GP services. The Newry and Armagh MLA said an Executive must be formed now to invest an extra £1 billion in the health service. Liz said: “It’s welcome that GP practices will receive a £5.5 million package of […]
Would you take a walk in a spooky forest during Halloween? Well Visit Mourne is inviting everyone to do just that. Its final Giant Adventure for this year, ‘Footsteps in the Forest’, will be a magical Halloween experience in Slieve Gullion Forest Park between Thursday 27 and Monday 31 October. This year the popular event […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has said that the delay by local planners on a decision around a new Community Centre for Camlough is extremely frustrating for the community. The Slieve Gullion Councillor said: “The planning application for the new Community Centre has been in the system for over two years now. “Despite many requests […]
Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon Borough Council has updated bin collection advice for the week commencing Monday 26 September, when normal calendar bin collections will resume for residents following recent industrial action. The latest guidance available to residents is: • To follow their bin collection calendar. • To leave their bin out for collection by […]
Sinn Féin councillor Charlie Casey has stated that people deserve to have a first class leisure facility in Newry and that the council must act to address a number of issues that have arisen in the centre. Speaking after a meeting with senior council officials this week, the Newry City Councillor said: “Following a number […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis met the local Housing Executive manager Liam Gunn along with residents of Belleeks today to highlight concerns around a number of issues. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “A number of residents in Belleeks contacted me recently to inform me of a number of issues with their housing. “In response to […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has condemned the ‘scandalous Tory budget’ which prioritises the super-rich and will not protect or support workers and families struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Speaking after the Tory Chancellor delayed his budget and the Bank of England threatened further hikes in interest rates, which will increase costs […]
Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has echoed claims by the former North of Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward that the criteria for a United Ireland Poll are being met currently. Tóibín stated today; “There is no longer a political Unionist majority. There is no longer a Unionist majority in the Assembly. […]
An Alliance party MLA has welcomed planning approval for Presentation Primary School in Portadown. The approved application includes a two storey extension to the rear of the primary school and internal refurbishment of the existing building. Commenting on the approval Eóin Tennyson MLA has said, “The approval of this planning application for Presentation Primary School […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Last week the University of Ulster published an Integrated Education Fund funded report calling for the repeal of legislation requiring “Christian focused” RE lessons and worship in schools. This anti-God agenda amounts to a direct assault on the established ethos of schools throughout Northern Ireland. An important fact which […]
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has said the Tories have put the interests of the super-rich over the needs of ordinary people with their Budget proposals. The communities minister will meet with her Scottish and Welsh counterparts later this week on the need to tackle the cost-of-living emergency. Deirdre Hargey said: “The Budget announced by the Tories […]
Alliance Climate and Energy Spokesperson Eóin Tennyson has said a restored Assembly must introduce a ban on fracking in Northern Ireland. The Upper Bann MLA was speaking after the UK Government moved to lift the moratorium on fracking in England. He said, “This is a rogue and retrograde step by the Conservatives that will do […]
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