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While the Workers Party welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed Integrated Education Bill (2021), it is important that we note that it is an appalling indictment of our society, and of our political processes, that, 40 years after the opening of Northern Ireland’s first integrated school and 23 years after the signing of […]
Sinn Féin Councillor for Slieve Gullion, Aoife Finnegan has called for a united opposition to the cutting of the £20 Universal Credit uplift, proposed by the Tory Government. Commenting after the Council meeting, Councillor Finnegan stated: “The Tory government has moved once again to attack working-class people with the cut to the Ł20 universal credit […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Women’s Working Group will celebrate Local Democracy Week 2021 by hosting a ‘Dragons Den’ style event with six schools from across the district. The events take place on Tuesday 12 and Friday 15October and will see six local schools put forward four students to debate a ‘Notice of Motion’ […]
Shortly after Saoradh slammed St Paul’s High School in Bessbrook yesterday [13th Oct] for bringing pupils to an event that included recruitment for the British Army, the photos disappeared from the school’s Facebook page. Commenting on the issue Saoradh’s Newry representative Stephen Murney said “Saoradh’s Newry office were contacted by local people who were quite […]
Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor, Declan Murphy, has offered his congratulations to the ‘Friends of Derramore’ community group and hailed them as “an example of community led campaigning” for all after the official opening of the Derramore Park. Speaking after the opening, Declan said: “I want to just say a massive maith thú to the […]
A Newry man who caused life changing injuries to a lorry driver when his car crashed into him head on was handed a four year sentence today (fri). In addition to the sentence, half to be served in jail and half on licence, 32-year-old Niall Keenan was also handed a two year driving ban by […]
UUP Slieve Gullion Councillor and Assembly candidate David Taylor has welcomed the news that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will apply for funding for the Albert Basin Park. Speaking on the issue Cllr Taylor said: “I would be very supportive of the proposal by Council to submit a request through the City Deals Complimentary […]
Alliance Party Rowallane Councillor Patrick Brown has welcomed the announcement that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has made an application for funding for the Albert Basin Park. The announcement comes after weeks of criticism and pressure regarding the Council’s commitment to a 15 acre city centre park at the Albert Basin site in Newry. […]
Incorporating your business in Northern Ireland is a relatively straightforward process. However, before you incorporate your business in Northern Ireland, it’s always a good idea to understand the various options available to you before you decide whether incorporation is, in fact, the correct vehicle for your business. As well as registering as a limited company, […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to recognise the success of two local retailers in the Retail NI Irish News High Street Hero Awards. The High Street Heroes NI is a joint campaign from Retail NI and the Irish News supported by Camelot and Translink. It celebrates those exceptional independent business owners or […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has over the summer period distributed over 2000 boxes of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to 84 health care facilities across the district. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason said, “PPE has become a necessary component of our daily lives and more so within our working […]
An abandoned steel barge which had been part of a marine survey project up to ten years ago has been dismantled and removed from a local beauty spot at Greencastle, County Down. The barge was brought to the attention of several organisations including Warrenpoint Port and The Carlingford Lough Commission (CLC) by local Councillor Sean […]
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