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Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

50th Year in Business for Abbey Autoline

Northern Ireland’s largest insurance broker AbbeyAutoline has marked 50 years in business with the launch of a series of community outreach activities across the province. 2023 marks a major milestone for AbbeyAutoline as it embarks on its 50th year in business in Northern Ireland. At a special event hosted in Belfast, Managing Director Julie Gibbons […]

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Advertising Business Community Constituency Lifestyle Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Wedding Showcase at Killeavy Castle Estate Sunday 5 March from 12noon to 5:00pm

Join us and experience what Killeavy Castle Estate and our preferred suppliers have to offer to create your perfect Wedding Day. Our Events Team shall be available throughout the day to answer any enquiries you may have. A selection of quality exhibitors will be showcasing their services from photographers, wedding cars, entertainment, flowers, cakes and […]

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Business Campaigns Community Cost of Living Council Government Politics Stormont Westminster

SDLP Opposes Belfast Rates Hike

SDLP Councillors on Belfast City Council have voted against a proposal to increase the local rate to 7.99% as families across the city struggle with the cost of living crisis.  Speaking after tonight’s meeting of Belfast City Council, SDLP Group Leader Dónal Lyons said: “Belfast City Council should not be considering a significant rate hike […]

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Business Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

The BIG Apprenticeship Event – A Roaring Success

February has seen the return of The BIG Apprenticeship Event at Southern Regional College.  The College hosted an Apprenticeship and Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) open evening at Newry West campus on Tuesday evening.  Crowds flocked to the event with over 600 people, made up of prospective students and parents attending.  Attendees got the opportunity to […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Election 2023 Elections Government Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics South Armagh

Planning Delays Compromising Investment for South Armagh – Murphy

Sinn Féin Councillor Declan Murphy has expressed concern at the delay in the council processing planning applications. Speaking in relation to a project to develop a mobile phone mast in the Camlough and Bessbrook area, the Slieve Gullion councillor said: “The delay facing planning applications such as these, is proving to be problematic.  “The application […]

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Advertising Community Constituency Lifestyle Newry Newry and Armagh

Granite Podcast Studio Marks 200,000 Download Milestone

Launched just before the pandemic in early 2020, Granite Podcast Studio in Newry’s Granite Exchange has just marked a milestone of 200,000 collective downloads since the podcast studio opened its doors in Autumn 2020. Built in late 2019 and opened in early 2020, just before lockdown one, it was a delayed start for the state-of-the-art […]

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Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry Based Gray Design Wins Contract to Upgrade 30 Specsavers Branches Throughout Ireland

Congratulations to our member, Gray Design Ltd who have been appointed by Specsavers Ireland to upgrade and deliver over 30 new stores across the island of Ireland. Newry-based Gray Design Ltd, which also has offices in Dublin and Belfast, will join the Specsavers Ireland team as a Designer & Project Manager and will be responsible […]

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Business Community Constituency Government Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

New Political Leadership Required to Transform Invest NI – Murphy

With an annual budget of almost £140m and over 600 staff Invest NI is well resourced to develop our economy. However, under the DUP’s control since 2007 the organisation has lacked a clear and consistent set of objectives. Some larger companies and consultants have been well catered for, but the vast majority of small businesses […]

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Business Community Constituency Craigavon Government Stormont Upper Bann

Rushmere Buyout Welcomed

Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has welcomed news that Rushmere Shopping centre has been purchased out of administration by Killahoey Group. Mr O’Dowd said: “There has been some uncertainty for businesses and workers in Rushmere since it went into administration in April 2022.  “Those businesses and workers who are the heartbeat of the centre will […]

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Advertising Business Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh Two Stacks

Two Stacks Release New Irish Cream Liqueur

Two Stacks is delighted to present our double cream liqueur. A project under works for over a year, with the ambition to create a luxurious, complex and most of all delicious Irish cream liqueur. Working with the great people at Robert A Merry & Co in Clonmel, developing a cream liqueur unlike anything that has […]

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Business Community Crime

Shell Records Highest Profits in 115 Years

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that reports that Shell has reported record annual profits, the highest in 115 years, further evidence the need for the Government to introduce to regulate the supply of oil and gas within the UK, to shelve any suggestion of increasing fuel duty in March. Carla Lockhart said: “I […]

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Business Community Dáil Éireann Government Louth

2,000 Jobs Cut at PayPal Dundalk

The news that PayPal, which has its European headquarters in Dundalk, is to cut 2,000 full time jobs is a ‘dreadful’ blow for the town as workers ‘wait once more to see where the axe will fall’, Sinn Féin TD for Louth Ruairí Ó Murchú has said. In an email sent to workers globally which […]