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Two local food and drink producers have picked up four awards between them at the prestigious Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards! McCracken’s Brewery in Portadown and Gilfresh Produce in Loughgall came out on top after excelling in all three stages of the incredibly rigorous judging process! These Awards celebrate the best in retail, wholesale […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson was speaking following Liz Truss’ resignation as Conservative leader after six weeks. Ms Truss will remain as Prime Minister until a replacement is elected by Tory MPs within the next week. The Upper Bann MLA said, “Liz Truss’ term as Prime Minister was a disaster from start to finish and will […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy met with Ministers in London and urged the British Government to replace EU funds in full. The Minister’s engagement began with a meeting with Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during which Minister Murphy outlined the need for the Executive to be restored. Minister Murphy then met the Chief […]
Unrivalled commitment, talent and expertise – these are just a few ways to describe the restaurants and hospitality businesses in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area – and this has been recognised recently at the Ulster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards! Eleven awards were scooped by nine local businesses, who […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to act as the main sponsor for Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) Annual Conference and will host the event in partnership with Tourism Northern Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The conference will take place in the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 November. […]
Louth County Council were delighted to host the Political Advisory Group of the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor in County Hall Dundalk today (Friday 14th October). Representatives from the group, which in total is made up of 24 local authority Councillors from the 8 local authorities from Dublin City to Belfast City, discussed proposals for the […]
Last week the MediaHuis group, which owns the Independent titles and Belfast Telegraph, made public its plans to end printing at their Newry site. The facility is their last remaining printing site in Ireland, north or south, and is now set to close at the end of January with the loss of 46 jobs. Unite […]
“The Tories have put the interests of the super-rich over the needs of ordinary people with their Budget proposals”, says Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd. His ministerial colleague Deirdre Hargey, who has described the Budget proposals as “putting the interests of the super-rich over the needs of ordinary people struggling to heat their homes”, will meet with her Scottish and Welsh counterparts later this week […]
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has said the Tories have put the interests of the super-rich over the needs of ordinary people with their Budget proposals. The communities minister will meet with her Scottish and Welsh counterparts later this week on the need to tackle the cost-of-living emergency. Deirdre Hargey said: “The Budget announced by the Tories […]
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has said the Economy Minister Gordon Lyons’ response to questioning on support for small businesses is woefully inadequate. In his response to a question tabled by Ms McLaughlin, the Minister failed to detail any efforts on his behalf to put new support schemes in place. The Foyle MLA said: “The […]
Louth Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú has called for VAT on newspapers to be cut to zero in the upcoming Budget, to give ‘a vital lifeline to local papers across Ireland’. The Dundalk deputy said Sinn Féin has included a zero VAT rate for newspapers in their alternative budget which is being published tomorrow […]
The very best employees and teams from the business community across the Greater Newry Area were celebrated at the Newry Chamber Employee & Team Awards 2022. The glittering awards ceremony took place at the Canal Court Hotel & Spa on Thursday 8th September 2022 and honoured the achievements of 21 individuals and organisations. The winners […]
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