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Detectives have arrested a man, aged in his 80s, following a report of an incident at a house in Annalong in County Down. Inspector Weatherald said: “Police received a report just after 9pm on Saturday night, 21 August, that a man had set fire to a property in the Glassdrumman Road area of the village. […]

SDLP Assembly Member Justin McNulty has hit out at the General Teaching Council (GTCNI) over their failure to process new teacher registrations. The Newry & Armagh MLA has said, ‘more than 500 newly qualified teachers are sitting less than a week before start of term without having had their registrations processed by GTCNI – this […]

Sinn Féin Councillor, Aoife Finnegan has called for action in the DFI annual report for 21/22. The councillor stated that: “A disappointing report was tabled this evening with little mention of the Crossmaglen area where works are either untouched or incomplete with excuse after excuse. Enough is enough”. Councillor Finnegan raised particular concerns about Crossmaglen, […]

Police are appealing for information or witnesses following the report of an assault on a man in Banbridge on 25 July. Constable Mathers said: “A man, aged in his 40s, was assaulted by a group of both males and females in the early hours of Sunday 25 July, between 2.30am and 2.45am.  The incident place […]

Alliance Councillor, Patrick Brown, welcomes the newly implemented pedestrian crossing at Saintfield Community Centre. Cllr Brown said: “I am delighted to see that the new pedestrian crossing between Saintfield Community Centre and the High school is almost ready to go. Alliance has been lobbying Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Department of Infrastructure […]

The extent and consequences of misogyny – the contempt and hatred of women – has been brought into sharp focus by the recent murders in Plymouth. Despite re-assuring statements that events like this are rare, the reality is that hate crime, its levels, intensity and effects, is a brutally regular experience for many people here.   […]

Sinn Féin Councillor, Oonagh Magennis has expressed concerns about the proposed plans to build a 20 metre Phone mast in the centre of the village. The Councillor explained that: “Everyone across South Armagh understands that we need better mobile phone infrastructure within the area. However, the residents feel that this infrastructure shouldn’t be placed in […]

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the importance of improving water quality on farms as he inspected buffer strips erected under EFS within the Upper Bann catchment on a farm in Katesbridge, County Down.  Water quality measures under the Environmental Farming Scheme are being implemented by farmers in […]

The Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh have announced that they will continue to hold an Anti-Internment picket in Newry on 27th August, despite Loyalist bigots organising a display of naked sectarianism at the same time and location.  Announcing the party’s intentions Saoradh’s Newry representative and former Republican Prisoner Stephen Murney said “Due to the Covid pandemic […]

Aontú Rep for East Derry and Education Spokesperson Gemma Brolly has called for the registration of newly qualified teachers, to commence as a matter of urgency. She further highlighted the need to address the many urgent issues in Education instead of finger pointing and shifting blame and responsibility. The General Teaching Council of Northern Ireland […]

Sinn Féin MLA, Conor Murphy and his colleague, Councillor Aoife Finnegan, both voiced disappointment and concern at the decision to permanently close the Bank of Ireland Branch in Crossmaglen. Conor Murphy said: “I am extremely disappointed that the Bank has decided to press ahead with the decision to close branches during the pandemic. Sinn Féin […]