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Responding to reports that the Irish government will attend the partition commemoration event in Armagh alongside the SDLP, Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has criticised the government for undermining the President’s decision. An Teachta Tóibín: “No other government in the world would commemorate the partition of its own country. It’s a peculiar […]

The SDLP has accepted an invitation to attend the centenary church service in Armagh later this month organised by Irish church leaders. The prayer service, which the Queen is expected to attend, has been organised by the four main churches in Northern Ireland to mark the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland. The service […]

Speaking to the Central Council of TUV, meeting in Lurgan, the Party Leader, Jim Allister, signalled TUV was fast approaching a state of readiness for an early Assembly election. “Already several candidates have been selected and soon we will complete the process of providing a TUV candidate in every constituency. “TUV has led the way […]

There is still time to get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before Christmas, Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised The Minister has launched an important new phase of the vaccination programme, with 130 local pharmacies now signed up to provide the Moderna vaccine to everyone aged 18 and over who is not yet vaccinated.  “I am […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council alongside the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is encouraging local groups to get involved online as part of Positive Ageing Month.  The purpose of this month is to recognise, highlight, celebrate and promote the many positive aspects of growing old and the very valuable contribution that the over […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its Community Planning Partners are running their successful Communities Leading Change project for the third year. The Council is inviting community groups in the district to apply for funding for projects that promote positive mental health by improving social connections through a participatory budgeting process. The participatory budgeting […]

Communities across Newry, Mourne and Down are being targeted by an increasing number of scams, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated and varied, and much harder to detect. Scammers are targeting people of all ages, backgrounds, and income levels, with older and vulnerable people being particularly susceptible. To combat this, Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and […]

Successful partnership working between Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was highlighted at the recent International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference. The international conference is the largest and most significant global law enforcement event. It was originally scheduled to take place in […]

Statement by TUV party chairman and East Londonderry representative Jordan Armstrong: “Unionists, who this week unitedly spelt out their “unalterable position” that the Protocol must be rejected, will be disgusted with the Prime Minister’s comments this evening. “The simple truth is that far from the Protocol not working it is working exactly as intended when […]

East Belfast Ulster Unionist MLA and Communities Spokesperson, Andy Allen MBE, has called on the Minister for Finance to commit to ensuring that the Department for Communities is allocated the Barnett consequential arising from the £500M UK Government scheme announced today to support vulnerable households over winter. Mr Allen said: “I welcome the commitment from […]