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County Down man Brendan Small (48) of Flush Road, Newcastle, was today fined a total of £2,000 (plus a £15 offender’s levy) at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court for breaches of waste management legislation. Northern Ireland Environment Agency officers investigated a site on Flush Road, Newcastle, from September 2018 to February 2019, where they found large quantities of […]

Removing the proceeds of crime is a powerful tool when it comes to disrupting the activities of organised crime groups, Naomi Long has said. The Justice Minister was speaking as she begins the process of bringing Northern Ireland into line with legislative provisions elsewhere. Four Northern Ireland codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has taken a Bill to modernise liquor licensing here through the next stage in the legislative process. The Assembly will have an opportunity to vote on amendments to The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill, which was introduced to it on 19 October last year.  There will then only be […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the appointment of an expert panel to review the Discretionary Support (DS) scheme which provides financial support to individuals in crisis situations. The Independent Review panel will be chaired by Professor Grainne McKeever, a professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Ulster. Professor McKeever will be […]

The First Minister has told adults with a learning disability their voices matter and their views should be heard. Arlene Foster was speaking as she visited the Association For Real Change in Enniskillen, an organisation that works to improve the quality of life for people with a learning disability. During the visit she took part […]

Covid 19 was a shock to our system, a shock to our community and an unstoppable force that terrorized our communities’ right across Northern Ireland for well over a year. BBC news Northern Ireland reported on the 27th February 2020 the first case of Covid 19 confirmed by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland. […]

Henry Reilly, 62, of Ballynahatten Road in Kilkeel, is an Independent Unionist Councillor on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has been convicted of assaulting a female police officer. Mr Reilly was convicted of two counts of assaulting a female police officer at his home in September 2019. He was also convicted of resisting two […]

Clanrye News and Sport understands the Stormont Executive has agreed the 21st June as an indicative date for the resumption of live music in venues across Northern Ireland for pubs/hotels/restaurants etc. However it will need to be rubber stamped next week in line with health advice. More as the story develops. Photo by Elk Creative […]

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the expansion of the Affordable Warmth Scheme to help cut the cost of energy bills for even more families in a new plan announced by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey.  The Newry/Armagh MLA said:  “It’s welcome news that Minister Deirdre Hargey will help cut the cost of energy bills […]

Detectives are appealing for information after a report of a robbery at a shop in the Forkhill Road area of Mullaghbawn in County Armagh yesterday (Tuesday, June 8). Shortly after 6.30pm, it was reported that a man entered the store, armed with a knife and forced a female staff member to open the tills before […]

The seizure of over 90,000 tablets destined for addresses throughout Northern Ireland has left our community a safer place, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The Minister was speaking after a collaborative Organised Crime Task Force operation, part of the Global Operation Pangea XIV 2021, saw multiple packages of tablets and other unlicensed medicines with […]

Motorists are asked to avoid the A1 between Newry and Dundalk.  The carriageway is currently blocked by a lorry on fire, which has resulted in heavy smoke throughout the area. ENDS