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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Aspiring Chef and Schoolboy Lubo to Compete In FutureChef Regional Finals

Schoolboy Lubo Mulkerns from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook was this year’s winner of the local final of the Springboard FutureChef Competition, held at Southern Regional College’s (SRC) Newry campus on Wednesday 13th November.  Lubo now moves forward to the regional final of FutureChef, held in Belfast Met early next year; the penultimate stage in […]

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Business Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh Sport

PLAYR-FIT Helps Support Elite Athletes From St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Newry

Congratulations to students Alex Heaney and Ethan McFee from St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Newry who are the latest recipients of the PLAYR-FIT Elite Athlete Scholarship. The scholarship program is available to two pupils in each school. As part of the scholarship program PLAYR-FIT sets up a fund that financially helps the pupils with the […]

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Community Constituency Council Education Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Councillor Praise For Local School Students

Newry City Councillor Aidan Mathers has praised students at St Josephs High  School for the respect and attentiveness given to him and Council Officers on a recent is it to the school. The Sinn Féin elected representative explained, “My self and Council Officers visited to school to discuss with staff and pupils the concern there […]

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Launch Enterprise Week 2024

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, in partnership with Newry and Mourne Co-operative and Enterprise Agency and Down Business Centre are excited to announce the launch of NMD Enterprise Week 2024, a week-long initiative designed to celebrate entrepreneurship and business development in our local community. This year’s global theme of ‘Entrepreneurship is for Everyone’, will […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Youth Safety & Wellbeing Conference Creates Powerful Impact

Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) along with their partners in the PSNI, the Education Authority and Crisis Café, Newry, hosted the first ever Youth Safety & Wellbeing Conference in The Canal Court Hotel Newry. The conference which was organised on World Mental Health Day and focused on the provision of […]

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Community Constituency Downpatrick Education Government Lifestyle Politics South Down Stormont

‘Time For Action to Cut Vaping In Schools’ – Mason

Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has welcomed the passing of a motion in the Assembly calling on the education and health ministers to bring forward a plan to tackle vaping in schools. Cathy Mason said: “I have been working with parents and schools listening to their voices and the growing concerns around vaping in schools. […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Sport

Children In Armagh Get Active For Autumn

Young people in Armagh are getting active this Autumn with a free programme of sports coaching which is bringing children from all communities together. Harps Gaelic Football Club are running the 26-week programme after receiving over £3,000 from the Housing Executive. Declan Toal, Vice Chairman of Harps Gaelic Football Club, said: “We are offering 144 […]

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Disability Advocate Role Established In Trust

The Southern Trust has welcomed a new Disability Advocate. Dr Clodagh Corrigan, from Rathfriland, is a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine and is based in the Emergency Department in Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Trust is the first Trust in Northern Ireland to develop this role and Clodagh, who is a wheelchair user, hopes to […]

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Ministers Announce Programme to Raise Achievement and Tackle Educational Disadvantage

Education Ministers from Northern Ireland and Ireland have officially announced the RAISE programme.  Education Minister Paul Givan was joined by Norma Foley TD, Education Minister in Ireland, on a visit to a number of schools in one of the identified localities today. The RAISE initiative will deliver a range of education support measures to help […]

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Community Education Government Health Stormont

‘#Yes2SocialWork’ Campaign Launches to Encourage Studying to Be a Social Worker In Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Social Care Council) has launched its campaign, ‘#Yes2SocialWork’, highlighting the many career prospects and pathways to become a social worker in Northern Ireland. The Social Care Council delivers the campaign annually on behalf of the Department of Health (DoH) to promote the benefits of studying social work in […]

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

McNulty Praises Inspiring Leadership of New Ireland Youth Forum

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has spoken of the “inspiring leadership” demonstrated by the young people leading the New Ireland Youth Forum, at the launch of their vision statement for the future of the island. The Shared Island Youth Forum comprises 80 young civic leaders from diverse backgrounds born since the 1998 Good […]

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Community Constituency Downpatrick Government Health Politics South Down Stormont

McGrath Questions Executive’s Commitment to Mental Health Services

SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has questioned the Executive’s commitment to delivering improved mental health services. He was speaking after the Executive parties backed an amendment to the SDLP’s Opposition Day motion urging them to make suicide prevention a priority for all government departments. They removed a call to commit to this through their […]