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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a major funding boost for individuals, bands and groups across Northern Ireland, with the launch of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s 2025/26 Musical Instruments Programme. The programme is open to professional and non-professional performing musicians and groups who can apply for a share of the £750,000 funding pot […]
A pioneering new initiative aimed at supporting adults with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) was officially launched in Newry to mark Learning Disability Week. The pilot scheme, ‘Together Works,’ brings together a coalition of community organisations and local businesses to deliver a scalable social enterprise model focused on inclusion, development, and therapeutic employment. ‘Together Works’ offers […]
Louth County Council, in collaboration with the Louth Local Sports Partnership (LLSP), will host a free Family Fun Day to celebrate National Play Day 2025 on Sunday, 6th July. The event, which is run in conjunction with St Kevin’s GFC, will take place at the club’s GAA ground in Philipstown, Dunleer, from 10am to 2pm. This […]
Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the highest level of Pathway funding to date of £6.626m for 876 eligible providers in 2025-26. The Pathway Fund provides financial contribution towards provision and resources which promote social, physical, intellectual, communication and educational development of children at risk of educational underachievement. Paul Givan said: “This year I have been able […]
Police can confirm that a woman aged in her 50s has died following a fire at a house in the Bearna Park area of Meigh in Newry, Saturday 21st June. Police received a report of the fire at approximately 8.40am, and attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished […]
Aontú’s Reps, Sharon Loughran for Newry and Liam Reichenberg for Newry&South Armagh, respond to the NMDDC Planning Committee approving Civic Hub The representatives stated: It seems that the car crash that is the Newry Civic Centre continues. Only one third of The NMDDC Planning Committee, four councillors, voted to approve the Civic and Regional Hub […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has congratulated the Southern Area Hospice on its 35th anniversary and the launch of its new name and brand: Evora Hospice. “35 years ago, the Southern Area Hospice was founded on compassion, dignity, and community care. Over more than three decades, it has touched the lives of countless […]
Newry is going Nashville for a full weekend, starting on Independence Day, Friday 4th July right through to Sunday 6th July. There will be country music events and gigs right across the city centre in more than 20 different venues, all free to attend. The idea, which is a joint initiative between the night time economy providers […]
An Iranian flag that has appeared on the Camlough Road beside Derrybeg in Newry has been claimed by the Republican Party Saoradh. In a statement from their website a spokesperson said: “Saoradh activists in Newry have raised the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a public act of solidarity, expressing support for the […]
The Police Service can confirm a man has sadly died following a serious two vehicle road traffic collision in the Tandragee area earlier today, Thursday 19th June. Inspector Cherith Adair: “Officers received and responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a Renault Scenic car at Mullahead Road shortly after 8.10am. “Colleagues […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Cllr Philip Campbell has welcomed Planning Committee approval for the Civic and Regional Hub project, a part of the Newry City Centre Regeneration (NCCR) programme of works. Chairperson, Cllr Philip Campbell said, “I welcome today’s decision by the Planning Committee, which marks a step forward in revitalising the […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party representative once again calls on Newry Mourne & Down District Council to shelve plans to build a new Civic Centre. She said given the levels of debts and financial liabilities the council has accumulated of £91.7million it would not be financially prudent to continue with this vanity project. In recent years […]
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