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Community Constituency Government Health Lurgan Upper Bann Westminster

Calls for Awareness of Menopause to Increase

Local Member of Parliament Carla Lockhart has joined with Knitted Knockers Northern Ireland at their first ever ‘Managing the Menopause – Women’s Wellness Day” event held at Brownlow House on Saturday. Speaking after attending the event, where she was joined by Councillor Margaret Tinsley, Carla said: “This was a very important event, providing an opportunity […]

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

McNulty Welcomes Major Investment for Daisy Hill

SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the announcement of a £9.2 million investment in Daisy Hill Hospital from the Department of Health. Mr McNulty said: “This long overdue investment in Daisy Hill will provide a significant boost to our hospital. The investment will enable the installation of an MRI Suite at Daisy […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Stormont

£9 million Upgrade to Daisy Hill – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the announcement of £9 million to upgrade the power supply in Daisy Hill Hospital. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Confirmation that the power supply at Daisy Hill Hospital will be upgraded as part of a £9 million investment is welcome news.  “This will transform facilities at the […]

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Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Health Newry Newry and Armagh

Daisy Hill Set for Major Electrical Upgrade

Daisy Hill Hospital is set for a major upgrade of its low voltage electrical infrastructure with the approval of £9,152,000 from the Department of Health. Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May said: “I am very pleased that the Department has been able to approve this expenditure, which will enable the Trust to provide a […]

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Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Stormont Upper Bann

Tennyson Thanks Health and Social Care Staff for Work Through ‘twindemic’

Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has expressed thanks to health and social care staff in Northern Ireland for their work over Christmas, but cautioned the ‘twindemic’ – recovery from Covid while managing other pressures emerging from other respiratory conditions – will continue to impact due to the absence of an Executive. The Upper Bann MLA said […]

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Community Government Health Politics Westminster

UK Government Needs to Talk to Nurses

With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refusing point blank to even discuss nurses’ pay claims and the Department of Health’s Permanent Secretary claiming ‘catastrophic consequences’ if there are more days of industrial action there are concerted efforts to blame nurses and other workers for the rise in inflation the cost of living crisis and the difficulties […]

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Community Government Health Politics Stormont

Ambulance Wait Shows Impact of Health Service Crisis!

SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said that the long wait for ambulances is yet another symptom of our crumbling health service. Mr McGrath was speaking after a man who waited over nine hours for an ambulance died. He said the only way the problems within the health service could be properly addressed would be […]

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Campaigns Daisy Hill Government Health Politics Stormont

“Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” – Aontu

Aontú Cllr Denise Mullen has demanded further investment in the Health services to improve conditions amidst the Nurses strike. Speaking today, Cllr Mullen said “Our health system is in crisis. Hospitals are under incredible stress with A&E overcrowding and record hospital waiting lists. Conditions in hospitals have deteriorated as staff are under-resourced and underpaid. Most of this […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Health Louth

Junk Food Companies Need to be ‘reined in’ – Ó Murchú

Junk food companies need to be ‘reined in’ by government because of the way they target young children with ads online, according to Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú. The Louth TD raised the issue during the Order of Business in Leinster House last week, after a campaign to ban junk food ads online was launched by […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Health Newry and Armagh

Carols in the Courtyard

The Southern Trust’s Community Addictions Team and SoHope performed ‘Carols in the Courtyard’ for staff and service users recently. ‘SoHope’ (Southern Hope) is a group of staff and service users who work together to improve addiction services across the Southern Trust area. ‘Carols in the Courtyard’ was the latest venture from the team following the […]

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ABC Council Business Community Constituency Council Government Health Infrastructure Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down Stormont Upper Bann

Public Buildings in Northern Ireland Get Broadband Boost

An event has taken place at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry to celebrate the success of the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) and Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) projects, funded by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The event, which took place on Wednesday 16 November, marks the completion of one of the […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Health Infrastructure Louth

€2.6 Million to Support Two Science Research Projects Led by DKIT

Louth Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has warmly welcomed news received from his colleague, Minister Simon Harris, that €2.6 million in funding has been approved for two collaborative projects led by DKIT. “This was part of a national announcement that will see €16.2 million in funding from Science Foundation Ireland targeting 15 collaborative projects aimed […]