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Community

ARTS AND CREATIVE ORGANISATIONS TO BENEFIT FROM £10M OF FUNDING

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said that £10million of funding being offered today to a wide range of arts and creative organisations, will help stabilise the sector which has been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. She made the comments as letters of offers totalling more than £10m were issued to 168 organisations who had […]

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Crime Newry

Police are appealing for information following a security alert in Newry.

A report of a suspicious object found in the Ashgrove Road area of the city was made to police at around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 20th February). Police and ATO attended the scene, and ATO carried out a controlled explosion. At this time, it is believed to have been a viable device. Newry, Mourne & […]

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Politics

MALLON: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO DELIVERING SOCIETAL CHANGE

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has met key business organisations to discuss the Programme for Government (PfG) draft Outcomes Framework and the draft 2021/22 Budget. Speaking following the meeting, Minister Mallon said: “Around the virtual table we shared the view that modern, sustainable infrastructure is a key building block of prosperity, not only in our recovery from Covid-19, […]

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Community Newry

Council Launches Active Travel Consultation.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched an online public consultation to find out residents’ views on Active Travel in the district. The Council recognises the need to move to more sustainable low carbon transport, which includes making improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure within the district area. The latest Travel Survey for Northern […]

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Community

Once you’re real you can’t be unreal again… by John Herron.

Most of us can remember being asked the question when we were small, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’. I distinctly recall my grandmother putting me on the spot with it as a small 6- year old boy in the presence of the visiting clergyman. ‘A pastor’, I confidently replied, and […]

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Community

Celebrating Irish Language Week 2021 with an Online Mix of Music, Storytelling and Literature

Ag Ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2021 Ar Líne le Meascán Ceoil, Scéalaíochta agus Litríochta Cuideoidh Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin le ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar líne i mbliana trí chlár speisialta ábhar agus imeachtaí ó 1 Márta go Lá Fhéile Pádraig, 17 Márta. Is í an fhéile is mó ar domhan […]

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Business Community

MURPHY RESPONDS TO FUNDING FOR VITAL PEACE PLUS PROGRAMME

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy today welcomed the announcement that additional funding of over £200million has been allocated to the Peace Plus programme. In recent months, Minister Murphy has been calling on the British Government to increase their contribution to the programme and has repeatedly highlighted the importance of the fund for peace and reconciliation initiatives. “The […]