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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has launched a consultation on a proposed new affordable rent model that will increase affordable housing options here. The consultation looks at the introduction of Intermediate Rent. Launching the consultation, Minister Hargey said: “Access to housing is a fundamental right. We need to look at all options to ensure that everyone has […]
SDLP Policing Board Member Dolores Kelly says more needs to be done to encourage Catholics to join. Following the PSNI celebration of twenty years since its formation. The SDLP have called for more Catholics to be recruited to the police force and a call for 50:50 recruitment to return. Speaking following an interview with ITV […]
This weekend Newry BID will be out and about on the streets of Newry hosting its ‘Random Taps of Kindness’ initiative as part of the ‘TAP into Newry’ Campaign. TAP into Newry celebrates the arrival of the Spend Local High Street Voucher Card which started arriving through doors in recent weeks. Newry BID is encouraging […]
Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA, Chair of the NI Assembly Finance Committee has welcomed measures in the Budget announced today which provide for an extra £1.6Bn for Northern Ireland and cuts to Air Passenger Duty (APD). Steve Aiken said: “The statement by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, that the UK economy is growing stronger than forecast, […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “The deliberate design of the iniquitous Protocol was to prise Northern Ireland and Great Britain apart. That is its underlying political intent. “Today’s figures from the Food & Drink Federation, confirming a substantial reduction in food sales from GB to NI, demonstrate the trade-inhibiting Protocol is working as Brussels […]
We are in an energy crisis. Winter is around the corner and cold kills. For thousands of local families, single parents and lone pensioners, the immediate dilemma is whether to Heat or Eat. On top of the 25% of homes currently in fuel poverty thousands more are destined to become a further grim statistic. Many […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Tinkering with the Belfast Agreement at St Andrew’s neither fixed it nor changed its basic architecture. “Likewise, mere tinkering with the Protocol will not work. If the basic architecture of foreign rule and stolen sovereignty remains, then, nothing of significance would have changed. “Many Unionists were conned by exaggerated […]
Speaking after the High Court in Belfast upheld the planning approvals granted in 2020, Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan said: “Local communities have repeatedly called for the undergrounding of the interconnector and it remains Sinn Féin’s position that the project should be undergrounded. “It is important that we have the infrastructure in place that allows us to […]
SDLP Education Committee member Justin McNulty MLA has backed calls from teaching union NASUWT to remove the exemption of teachers from fair employment legislation. Commenting, the Newry and Armagh MLA said: “There is significant cross-party support to remove this outdated exemption, evidenced by the widespread support in the recent Assembly debate. “I am aware from […]
Aontú Education Spokesperson and Representative for East Derry, Gemma Brolly encourages the public to support the current campaign calling for urgent action to reverse damages to the place of Irish Language in English Medium Schools and pledges to fight for ‘cothrom na féinne’ for all aspiring linguists within our education system. “For centuries, the Irish […]
Local Alliance councillor, Patrick Brown, is pleased to announce that he has been selected by local party members to stand as the candidate in South Down at the next Northern Ireland Assembly election in 2022. Cllr Brown commented: “I am delighted to have been chosen by my party to stand for Alliance in the upcoming […]
Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin councillor, Oonagh Magennis has echoed the feelings of her party colleague, Declan McAleer MLA in welcoming £300 million direct to farm payments this week but highlighted concerns for the future of farm support. Oonagh explained further: “The Single Farm Payment is essential for the survival of many farm businesses, accounting for […]
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