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Aontú Newry and Armagh representative Róisín Mulgrew has announced an escalation of the party’s campaign to tackle longstanding traffic congestion around Five Ways and Damolly Retail Park. The party is putting up posters around Five Ways, engaging with motorists, residents, businesses and other stakeholders, and has formally requested meetings with Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has criticised the lengthy backlog for MOT appointments at test centres across Northern Ireland. The MP confirmed that many of her constituents are experiencing difficulties at obtaining MOT test dates. She said: “Drivers are spending valuable time and repeatedly logging on to the NI Direct website in search of an […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that early public engagement on the Newry Inner City Greenway Active Travel Signature Scheme will commence on 8 October 2026. Minister Kimmins said: “This signature active travel scheme aims to improve connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists through Newry by providing safer, more accessible and attractive active travel infrastructure, linking […]
Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly met with Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, Infrastrcture Minister Liz Kimmins and Fleadh partners in City Hall today to kickstart planning for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Belfast 2027. Councillor Donnelly said: “Fleadh 2026 has shown what Béal Feirste can achieve when we come together to host an event of this scale and ambition. […]
Aontú representative calls on Infrastructure Minister and Newry & Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins to personally intervene over recurring sewage flooding Aontú Newry representative Roisin Mulgrew has called on Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins MLA to personally intervene after residents in Derrybeg were once again confronted with sewage, dirty water and used toilet paper flowing through their […]
Newry Sinn Féin Councillor, Aidan Mathers, has described the flooding experienced by Derrybeg residents as utterly unacceptable. Speaking after pushing NI Water for an urgent action, Cllr. Mathers said; “I am deeply concerned by the flooding experienced in the Derrybeg area last night, which resulted in raw sewage, wastewater and toilet paper being deposited onto […]
Almost two thirds of drivers are against plans to cut the number of pay and display parking meters in Northern Ireland, in a move towards ticketless payments. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is set to remove almost half of its on-street pay and display machines in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn over the next year, as […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has visited the recently refurbished Traffic Information and Control Centre (TICC) in Belfast. The Traffic Information and Control Centre has been refurbished to create a more collaborative working environment to deal with weather and other emergencies as well as traffic management across NI. The Centre runs 24 hours a day, seven […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has thanked Translink staff for their efforts in delivering vital public transport services during The Fleadh. She was speaking as she visited Laganside bus centre today with Translink’s new Chief Executive Gerard Carlin, where she met staff including bus and train drivers and those in the control centre, who are helping transport passengers to the city to experience the […]
Hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 will deliver significant economic, cultural and tourism benefits across the north, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has said. The Minister was speaking at the official opening of this year’s festival at Belfast City Hall, where she also wished everyone a successful and enjoyable week. The Minister said: “It is […]
Organisers of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 are backing the ‘Share the Road to Zero’ initiative which encourages all road users to think of safety first when travelling. This is the first time Belfast has hosted the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and over 800,000 visitors are expected to attend. The team behind the Fleadh is […]
Former councillor and Aontú Newry representative has called for action to be taken to ease congestion around the Five Ways roundabout and Damolly retail park. Speaking recently to the Newry Democrat, the former chair of Newry Mourne and Down council, stated, “every Newry person will be aware how much of a nightmare it can be leaving the city along the Armagh […]