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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has defended its response to the recent disastrous floods in Newry City. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport a Council spokesperson said: “Working as part of a multi-agency response, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council staff have been at the scene of the flooding providing assistance throughout the emergency […]
If your home is flooded internally due to the heavy rainfall, you can contact Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Environmental Health Department and ask about their emergency payments scheme. A householder could receive a one off payment of £1,000 following an inspection by an Environmental Health Officer. The £1,000 is an offer of practical […]
Despite the scale of the challenges facing our city and the wider area, the majority of Newry City is open for business today as usual. We would encourage you to support our local businesses, who need it now more than ever so please shop local. The Chamber has been focusing on securing support from central […]
The Aontú representative for Newry, Sharon Loughran, has expressed her concern for those homes and businesses affected today by flooding in the area. Speaking today, Ms Loughran said: The Clanrye burst its banks flooding much of Newry City Centre and the PSNI have advised avoidance of the area due to the still-high waters. Many businesses […]
Nicola Grant of the Workers Party has claimed that , “Newry & Mourne Council has let down the people of Newry in a time of crisis” . “Many people will recall the torrential rain we experienced last week causing the Clanrye River and Newry Canal to reach dangerously high levels”, she said “Despite this warning, the […]
The multi agency response is continuing in Newry today in an effort to mitigate the effects of flooding in the city. A large number of calls has been received to the Flooding Incident Line from across Northern Ireland and assistance is being provided. Many roads are closed particularly in the Newry and South Down and Armagh […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has praised the efforts of the local community and statutory agencies following overnight flooding. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Overnight flooding has severely impacted many businesses and residents in Newry and other areas of the north. “I would like to praise the massive response of the local community, statutory […]
The Chamber held a further discussion this evening with the Council on the latest position in response to the catastrophic flooding in Newry City Centre. At this stage, the priority remains the protection of life and property and we would stress to business owners to please continue to abide by the following guidance: • Don’t […]
A well co-ordinated multi agency response is underway in Newry in an effort to prevent flooding in the County Down city. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and Newry, Mourne and Down Council staff have been working through the evening to get sandbags in place to protect a number of areas including Sugar Island and around […]
Sinn Féin councillor Cathal King has welcomed the planning approval for continuing the cross border greenway project between Newry and Omeath. The Newry City councillor said: “I’m glad to see planning approval being granted for the next phase of works to continue the Newry – Omeath greenway project. “This approval will see the construction of […]
Translink is working hard to minimise disruption caused by leaves on the train line. There are thousands of trees beside our rail network and every Autumn, tonnes of leaves fall onto our railway tracks. These can get compressed under the wheels of passing trains, making the tracks slippery – similar to how cars are affected […]
Sinn Féin councillor Valerie Harte has said that the inaccurate tourism signage which has been put up by DFI in Newry must be replaced. The Sinn Féin chair of council said: “After a number of constituents made us aware of issues with these signs I contacted the Chief Executive of Council and urged her to […]
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