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Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called on President Higgins to withdraw the “Parcels of Hate caricature” of the education system in the north.  He stated; “Aontú seeks a diverse and pluralist education system where parents have a choice as to which school they send their child to. Parents are under no obligation regarding which […]

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council launches its ‘Our People, Our Place, Our Story’ campaign to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland and to showcase the borough as an attractive place to live, visit and do business. The programme will deliver a series of events and activities exploring the history, heritage and community of […]

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s leisure centres and community centre gyms will be opening their doors to the public once again for individual training, one-to-one coaching and individual swim sessions from this Friday 30 April 2021. In preparation, getactiveabc ABC has launched the new ‘getactiveabc’ leisure booking fitness app to help users quickly […]

Craobh Rua Hurling Club & Camlough Community Association invite you to join Pieta and Electric Ireland at sunrise on 8th May 2021 (5:15am)  for Darkness Into Light at the Derramor Forest Park Walking Trail (approx 5k) Speaking at the launch of this event, Craobh Rua Chairperson  Laurence Bradley said, “This will be a family friendly, […]

There’s a lot we can learn from the treatment of our health and social care staff and the derisory 1% pay award being considered for front line workers. Without the NHS, and without the professionalism and dedication of its staff, the outcome of the Covid pandemic, horrendous as it has been, would have been much […]

A recent statement issued by the spineless SDLP calling for more “community policing” in Newry should be treated with contempt according to the Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh. Speaking from the party’s Newry office local Saoradh representative Stephen Murney responded by saying “The mealy-mouthed statement issued by the SDLP’s Justin McNulty just shows how out of […]

The Department of Finance has today announced that rate bills for 2021-22 will begin issuing at the end of May. Announcing the move, Finance Minister Conor Murphy said: “Rate bills are normally issued at the start of April.  Last year, as part of my package of rates measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has given further details of a £4.4million scheme to support unpaid carers. The grant scheme, entitled the Support for Carers Fund, will be administered and managed by Community Foundation NI and will be open to community and voluntary sector organisations with charitable purposes offering support to carers and operating within Northern […]

Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has urged people to show our support for and shop local asthe retail sector reopens this weekend. The Sinn Féin MLA said “This weekend sees the long awaited reopening of the retail sector and slight relaxations for the hospitality industry. The arrival of Covid 19 on this island in March […]

Following the devastating fire across the Mourne Mountains, local Alliance councillor and South Down Constituency Representative, Patrick Brown, commented: “The shocking scenes of the major fire across the Slieve Donard area have brought sadness and considerable concern to people across the District, Northern Ireland and beyond. My thanks go to the firefighters and emergency service […]

In response to a motion being brought to the next meeting of Newry, Mourne, and Down Council by Sinn Féin, Aontú Deputy Leader, Cllr Denise Mullen has expressed her disappointment that a party claiming to support Civil Rights would seek to remove the right to free assembly and peaceful protest because they disagree with such […]