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The Aontú Bill which seeks to fully cost the over and under grounding of the North South Interconnector  and thus prove the case for undergrounding passed the 1st stage of the Dáil. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín who tabled the Bill on the floor of the Dail today stated; “The Government seek to construct 409 pylons, […]

Two County Armagh sports clubs and their neighbouring communities have benefited from funding of £864,000 from the Social Investment Fund (SIF). As part of the Executive’s Delivering Social Change framework, the Community Enhancement through Sport Project has delivered significant facility upgrades at St Patrick’s GFC, Cullyhanna and Annagh United FC, Portadown. A further element is […]

Newry City football team, Newry Rovers continued their impressive run in cup competitions with another semi final in the Paul Devenney cup. The success follows their recent hard fought victory in the Red Neds cup quarter final. The quarter final pitted them against a strong Camlough side who are one division above them in the […]

Over 600 comfort packs have been donated for breast cancer patients attending the Glenanne Unit at Craigavon Area Hospital. Following her diagnosis last July, Estelle Allen was given a gift pack donated by another past patient by her designated nurse Eimer McGeown. Despite dealing with her diagnosis, Estelle thought that this was a lovely gesture […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said that funding allocation to her Department of £50.3m will help provide support to the people, communities and sectors who have been directly impacted by the pandemic. Minister Hargey said:  “My Department responded very quickly to the pandemic providing over £300 million in supports to people, families and communities who […]

The Executive has agreed almost £220 million of Covid funding to support the social recovery from Covid. The health service, education, the arts, charities and sports organisations are among the beneficiaries. In addition to the £219.9million, £96.1 million is being allocated to meet costs associated with the business support schemes (an increase on the £80.9 […]

SDLP Councillor Michael Savage, who ran for the party in the last Westminster Election, has paid tribute to outgoing South Down MLA Sinead Bradley who has announced she is to step back from frontline politics. Cllr Savage said: “I am very sorry to hear that Sinead is stepping back from frontline politics. The Bradley name is […]

SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA has called on joint First Ministers Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill to provide clarity on the arrangements for cross border travel which have caused concern in border communities.  The Newry and Armagh MLA said that people do not understand why foreign travel to Portugal and […]

A courtyard area at St Luke’s hospital in Armagh is undergoing a transformation thanks to service users, carers and staff from the Community Addiction service who have teamed up with the ARC horticultural project for people with learning disabilities. The project has been developed through ‘SoHope’ (Southern Hope) which is a group of staff and […]

The Southern Trust’s elective caesarean section maternity team is celebrating its first birthday. Set up to ensure that planned caesarean sections could safely continue throughout the pandemic, the team of obstetricians, anaesthetists, midwives, nurses  and maternity support workers from both Craigavon and Daisy Hill came together to run the service from the maternity theatre at […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has welcomed the Executive’s approval to her request for amendments to existing Universal Credit (UC) regulations which pave the way for upfront childcare costs. The move is part of the Minister’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic which includes a range of labour market interventions designed to help remove barriers to […]

Testing is a crucial element in the pandemic response and will aid the reopening of Northern Ireland. Workforce testing is available to any organisation with more than 10 employees or volunteers. There are also a range of ways for smaller organisations or individuals to access testing, each of which can help keep the economy, education […]