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SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has called on political leaders to show courage and reach an agreement to restore the Stormont institutions in the coming days. Mr Eastwood was speaking in the House of Commons as MPs discussed the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill. He also expressed solidarity with DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson who revealed […]
By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council spends £1.6m annually on events throughout the borough, and as there are several Council bodies supporting these, a ‘one-council approach’ will now ensure that Council involvement is streamlined, and that no part of the borough is ‘events deprived’. The council hosts and […]
By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter A recommendation to approve the issue of service-level agreements (SLAs) to three local arts organisations, for the purpose of delivering community arts engagement, was approved at a recent ABC Economic Development & Regeneration Committee meeting. In the coming months, the Tourism, Arts & Culture (TAC) Department of Armagh City, […]
Sinn Féin has announced that MP and former Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew is to seek a nomination to stand for Sinn Féin in the Midlands North West in the upcoming European elections. Speaking following the announcement Michelle Gildernew said: “The European Union is crucially important to Ireland. Ireland needs to be the fore in […]
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 […]
PBP Newry are hosting a Public Meeting on Palestine on Wednesday 24th at 6pm. Held in Ballybot House, Cornmarket. PBP MLA for Belfast West Gerry Carroll will be the main speaker, and there will be a Q/A session to conclude. The main topic for the meeting will be ‘How to win Palestinian Liberation’. Marc Mac […]
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 […]
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna has sponsored a cross-party parliamentary motion welcoming efforts to force a suspension of Israel’s armed actions in Gaza. The motion was also signed by SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP. In November 2023 Ms Hanna and Mr Eastwood voted for a Westminster motion on an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza conflict […]
Sinn Fein councillor Oonagh Magennis has called for road workers to be fairly paid as they join thousands of public sector workers in taking strike action this week for fair pay and conditions. The local spokesperson for Infrastructure said: “Road service workers, like all public sector workers, deserve fair pay and quality working conditions. “Rather […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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