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Business Community Constituency Health Infrastructure South Down Warrenpoint

Warrenpoint: Concerns Bin Waste Could Affect Festivals and Cruise Ships Coming to Area This Spring and Summer

By Rotten to the Point 2025 will see more Festivals, events, and cruise ships coming to our town of Warrenpoint and Carlingford Lough more than ever before and a welcome break for its townspeople and visitors to enjoy the warmer weather as well as the warm welcome from the Warrenpoint community to visitors that will […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Council Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Feehan: Local People Deserve to be Heard on Future of Daisy Hill

The Department of Health has come under sharp criticism for its failure to schedule a public meeting in Newry as part of an ongoing consultation into hospital reconfiguration.  The consultation ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcome’ has recommended designating Daisy Hill as a General Hospital, “providing defined secondary care services…geared to a specific, […]

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

McNulty: Executive Parties Saying One Thing and Doing Another on Gambling

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said Executive parties are saying one thing and doing another on gambling harm. He was speaking after Executive parties passed a regulation liberalising gambling rules on the same day as supporting an all-party motion on tackling gambling harm, with no action on gambling harm promised in either […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

McNulty: Executive Must Deliver Anti-Poverty Strategy

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that the Executive is failing people across the North by not bringing forward an anti-poverty strategy. He was speaking following a High Court case on the matter on Friday. Mr. McNulty said: “The Executive’s failure to bring forward or even prioritise an anti-poverty strategy sends a […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

Kimmins Calls For Transparency and Accountability on Cervical Screening Failures

Sinn Féin Newry & Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has called for greater transparency on the past failures in cervical screening in the Southern Trust. The party’s health spokesperson said: “The cervical screening failures have profoundly undermined public confidence, especially among the 17,500 women who tests were reviewed. Transparency, accountability, and restoring confidence are vital moving […]

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Community Crime Health

Men and Boys In Northern Ireland Challenged to Change Their Attitudes Towards Women and Girls In New Campaign

You have it. They have it. We all have it. The Power to Change. This is the strapline of a new campaign launched today, Wednesday 29th January, by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Department of Justice and the Executive Office to tackle gender-based violence. Men and boys across Northern Ireland are being challenged to check […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont

Kimmins Welcomes Pay Deal For Resident Doctors

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins welcomes the pay agreement between the Department of Health and the British Medical Association (BMA). The party’s health spokesperson said: “I warmly welcome the outcome of the pay negotiations. This will see a pay deal secured for resident doctors which is recognition of the invaluable work they do for their patients. […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

Daisy Hill Hospital Leading The Way In Many Areas Of Healthcare” – Kimmins 

Following a recent visit to Daisy Hill hospital by Stormont’s Health Committee members, Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said the hospital is “critical to the delivery of health care to people right across the North”. The Chair of the Health Committee said, “It was a privilege to speak with staff working in Daisy Hill […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

Grant: Health Committee Visit Can’t Be Another Photo Op!

Workers Party Representative Nicola Grant commented on the recent visit of the Assembly Health Committee to Daisy Hill Hospital. She said while such a visit is welcome,  the outcome of the visit is what is paramount. Questions need to be asked and answered. Will the visit be another smiling photo opportunity ? Has the committee […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

Health Committee Visits Daisy Hill Hospital

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has hosted a visit from the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Health. Committee members first visited Daisy Hill Hospital to meet with staff and learn more about services before holding their weekly Committee meeting in the Trust’s Monaghan Row Boardroom. In Daisy Hill Hospital, the MLAs saw how […]

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Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Lurgan Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont Upper Bann

Ministers O’Dowd and Murphy Meet Mobile Network Industry

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd and Economy Minister Conor Murphy have discussed the importance of mobile connectivity at a meeting with the mobile network industry. Speaking after the meeting, John O’Dowd said: “Modern and efficient telecommunications including high-quality mobile coverage is an everyday requirement for our population and our visitors.  “Our planning system plays a crucial role […]

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Climate Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh South Down Upper Bann

Police Advise Take Precautions During Storm Eowyn

Members of the public are advised to take all necessary precautions to keep themselves safe as Northern Ireland braces for Storm Éoywn. The storm is expected to arrive in Northern Ireland at around midnight on Thursday with a yellow weather warning in place from then until midnight on Friday. Throughout this twelve hour period the […]