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Newry Chamber hosted their 7th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration Lunch at a packed Killeavy Castle Estate with over 200 guests on Friday 6th March, kindly sponsored by KPMG Ireland, Southern Regional College and Younique Aesthetics Clinic. The 200+ guests enjoyed a prosecco drinks reception served in the spectacular surroundings of Killeavy Castle before proceeding into the castle pavilion […]
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole MLA has said the Executive are attempting to hoodwink the public by introducing an inflation-busting rates rise without a plan for public service. Executive parties backed an increase of 5.0% for domestic properties and an increase of 3.0% for non-domestic properties. South Belfast MLA Matthew O’Toole said: “The […]
firmus energy today has announced a reduction on their regulated gas tariffs of 10.10%, for domestic and small business customers in the Ten Towns gas network areas, effective from 01 April 2026. The firmus energy tariff reduction means that the annual gas bill of a typical household with a credit meter will be reduced by around […]
Firmus energy Supply – one of Northern Ireland’s largest suppliers of natural gas – has today [5th March 2026] announced that it will be making a further reduction to its tariffs for all domestic customers living in the ‘Ten Towns Network’ area. Effective from 1st April 2026, this double-digit decrease will save households an average […]
Minister Archibald has commented on the rising price of home heating oil and fuel emerging as a result of the situation in the Middle East. Minister Archibald spoke with both the British Energy Minister, Michael Shanks, and the Irish Energy Minister, Darragh O’Brien. Following those discussions, Minister Archibald said she had a constructive engagement with […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is getting ready and looking forward to once again delivering a vibrant programme of St Patrick’s Day events in Newry and Downpatrick for residents and visitors of all ages. As the home of St Patrick, the district holds a unique place in Ireland’s cultural story and this year’s programme […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has marked a major milestone in its ambitious regeneration programme for Newry City with the appointment of a contractor for its new Theatre and Conference Centre. Signalling the start of the delivery phase of the Newry City Centre Programme of works, Woodvale Construction Company will be renovating the historic […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has struck a new district rate of 2.8%. At the Council meeting on Monday 2 February 2026, a new domestic rate of 0.4999 pence for 2026/2027 was agreed. The new Non-Domestic Rate for 2026/27 is 31.0337 which represents an increase of 2.8%. For a property valued at £133,000, the […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has called on the management of Glen Electric to change course following news that the company plans to cut 51 jobs from its Newry operation. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “These proposed redundancies are devastating news for workers in Glen Electric. Working families are already struggling and the threat of redundancy is […]
The SDLP has launched a campaign to save pubs, hotels and other hospitality businesses following changes to business rates. It follows the revaluation of non-domestic properties, which has seen some rates bills for local businesses rise dramatically. The SDLP is bringing forward a public petition calling on the Finance Minister John O’Dowd to urgently intervene […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is planning to build on the success of its Make it Local campaign which has profiled over 100 businesses since its launch. The organisation plans to appoint a creative communications consultancy to support the Council to provide a further boost to the business community in the new financial year. […]
Norbrook has once again demonstrated its strong commitment to the local community through its We Care at Christmas programme, with more than 325 employees across the business giving their time, skills and generosity to support charities, families and vulnerable groups across Newry and the surrounding area. Norbrook’s We Care program started in 2019 as an […]
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