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Kimmins Welcomes Update on Phase Two of Flood Recovery Funding

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed an update on the second phase of funding to support businesses impacted by the flooding in November. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: Supporting families and businesses impacted by the devastating flooding in November has been a priority for Sinn Féin locally.  After a number of meetings, working […]

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Community Constituency Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

McNulty Stands In Solidarity With Striking Workers

SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has renewed his and his party’s solidarity with hard-pressed public sector workers who were forced into strike action on Thursday. “It was incredible to see the solidarity between striking workers and all the unions in Newry, Armagh and across the North today. Our towns and cities came to a standstill as […]

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Advice For Road Users As Industrial Action Continues

The Department for Infrastructure is reminding all road users to continue to exercise caution due to the cold weather conditions and ongoing industrial action. Road workers will remain on strike until Thursday 25 January which significantly restricts the volume of gritting that can be carried out from the 19-24 January and disruption should be expected […]

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Department For Infrastructure Advises No Unnecessary Journeys on Strike Day

Due to the combination of industrial action and particularly cold weather, the Department for Infrastructure is advising that only absolutely essential journeys are made on Thursday 18th January. The road network will be hazardous for travel due to widespread icy conditions and will not have been gritted apart from some limited gritting on the M1 and M2 […]

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Gritting, Incident Response, MOT and Driving Tests Among DfI Services Facing Significant Disruption on 18 January 2024

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is warning of disruption to many services it provides ahead of the day of industrial action on Thursday 18 January 2024.  With cold weather being forecast for this week, the industrial action will cause disruption to our winter gritting service. If the current weather warnings remain in place, we would […]

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Climate Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

Flood Funding Must Leave No-One Behind – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has insisted that no local businesses or homeowners should be left behind in accessing flood relief funding to help them recover from the flooding that took place late last year. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Despite the initial small grants provided to residential and business devastated by the flooding […]

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Community Constituency Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

Executive Must Be Restored Now to Tackle ‘Intolerable’ Cancer Waiting Times – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has described cancer waiting times in the north as ‘intolerable’ and has called for the immediate restoration of the Assembly and Executive.  Speaking as latest cancer waiting time figures for the north were released on Thursday, the party’s social care spokesperson said: “Cancer patients are being failed time and time […]

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Workers Can’t Continue to Be Left In The Lurch By DUP Time Wasting and Inaction – O’Neill

First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill said today that public service workers can’t continue to be left in the lurch any longer by DUP time wasting and inaction. Michelle O’Neill was speaking as public service workers prepare to embark on widespread industrial action in support of their legitimate demands for fair pay. Michelle O’Neill said: “Almost […]

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TUV Happy With Unionist Election Pact

At a meeting of TUV Party Officers the basis of the party’s approach to the upcoming General Election was agreed, embracing two fundamental tenets. In seats presently held by non-unionists, particularly those which are winnable for unionism, such as North Down, Fermanagh & South Tyrone, South Belfast  and North Belfast, TUV strongly supports an agreed […]

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Unison Workers Call For End to Pay Deadlock

Preparation is well underway for all out strike action next week among thousands of UNISON health and education workers. Industrial action committees meeting at UNISON Northern Ireland HQ today heard detailed reports of plans for extensive picket lines on January 18 at all the acute and community main health facilities.  EA school based and headquarter […]

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Community Constituency Education Government Health Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

McNulty Slams “Shameless Blame Game”, Calls For Immediate Pay Deal to Avoid Strikes

SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has called for urgent intervention to address the current public sector pay dispute. Mr McNulty said: “There are only ten days left for an urgent intervention to address the needs of public sector workers ahead of a day of generalised action next Thursday. Nurses, teachers, civil servants and […]

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Government Concerned About Impact of Planned Industrial Action on Thursday 18 January

The Department of Health is extremely concerned about the potential impact of planned industrial action on Thursday 18 January.  While every effort will be made to mitigate the impact on the public, there will be widespread disruption to all aspects of health and social care services. This is expected to impact across a wide range of areas […]