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Purple Flag Status Renewed for Newry City Centre

The prestigious Purple Flag accreditation has once again been awarded to Newry City for its Evening and Night-Time Economy (ENTE).  Purple Flag is an international accreditation that is awarded to town and city centres that meet or surpass the standards for excellence in managing the evening and night-time economy.  Newry has retained Purple Flag status […]

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St Patrick’s Day Parade Returns to Dundalk

Dundalk will see the return of the St Patrick’s Day parade next month after the voluntary committee received confirmation from Louth County Council of their sponsorship of the event. Along with the council, Dundalk Credit Union and PayPal are also sponsors of the parade in Dundalk. The March 17 parade, which will start at 1pm, […]

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Business Community Constituency Government Portadown Stormont Upper Bann

Engineering Firm’s New Facility ‘Great News for Upper Bann’ – John O’Dowd

Sinn Féin’s John O’Dowd describes an engineering firm securing planning permission to develop a new factory in Portadown as ‘great news’. The MLA said: “It is more positive news for the local economy, workers and families that Dawson Manufacturing & Engineering plan for its new facility to be built within the Charlestown Road industrial estate. The move […]

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High Tax Economy Will Drive Investors Away – Lockhart

DUP Member of Parliament Carla Lockhart has said the commitment of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to his planned hike in Corporation Tax will cause pain for local companies, and drive investment and employment into the arms of the Irish Republic. The Chancellor is set to hike corporation tax from 19% to 25% in the forthcoming budget, […]

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Firmus Energy Announces its Second Tariff Reduction This Year

Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas, firmus energy, has today, for the second time this year, announced that it will be further reducing its tariffs for customers in the Ten Towns Network area by 18.84% and by 22.43% in the Greater Belfast Network area, from 01 April 2023. This will reduce the average cost […]

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Business Community Constituency Kilkeel Newcastle Newry Newry and Armagh South Down Upper Bann

Fisher & Fisher Celebrates 125 Years in Business

County Down law firm Fisher & Fisher is celebrating 125 years in business in 2023. One of Northern Ireland’s largest locally owned practices, it has offices in Newry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Belfast and Donaghadee, and is one of the longest established businesses still operating under the same brand name in this area. Fisher & Fisher […]

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Newry, Mourne and Down LMP Launches Great Place to Work Event Series

Newry, Mourne and Down (NMD) District Council is serving up a series of free lunchtime employer engagement events as part of the ‘Great Place to Work’ strand of the NMD Labour Market Partnership. Labour Market Partnerships are funded by the Department for Communities and create targeted employment action plans for council areas, allowing for collaboration […]

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The Suspension of Democracy In The North of Ireland Is Dangerous and Damaging – Aontu

Commenting on the decision by the British Secretary of State for the North of Ireland to push the timetable for the reformation of the Executive and or Stormont Elections back to January 2024 Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín stated: “It is outrageous that the British Government has suspended the democratic process in the north of Ireland. […]

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British Government Needs to Fully Replace Lost EU Funds – Brady

Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has called on the British government to meet its commitment to fully replace lost EU funds.  Speaking after community groups warned of job losses and the loss of vital skills and training services, the Newry and Armagh MP said:  “Recently, the Sinn Féin team met with representatives of the community […]

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Plenty of Sophistry But No Sovereignty Reclaimed!

Speaking in Portadown on Thursday evening, TUV leader Jim Allister challenged the relentless spin that the ‘Windsor Framework’ had fundamentally changed the Protocol. “The irrefutable reality is this, the legal order agreed by the PM under which adjustments can be made to the Protocol expressly prohibits any change to “the essential elements” of the Protocol. So […]

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Ratcliffe Responds to Lord Frost Comments on Protocol Deal

Newry and Armagh TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe has welcomed recent comments from Lord Frost regarding the Windsor Framework. TUV Newry and Armagh spokesperson Keith Ratcliffe said: “Lord Frost’s comments in the Daily Telegraph about the “Windsor Framework” are a welcome dose of reality and a counter to much of the spin of recent days. “As […]

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Haldane Group Unveils £50 Million Five-Year Investment Strategy

Haldane Group have announced a multi-million pound five-year investment strategy to enhance company growth. The family-run business headquartered in Newry plans to invest more than £50m across the business, funded through its own cash generation alongside ongoing support from banking partner, Danske Bank. £17.5m will go towards organic development, while more than £30m is allocated […]