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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh Sport

Carnbane League Tables and Results – 5/10/24

CARNBANE LEAGUE RESULTS FOR SAT 5 OCTOBER  2024 SAT 5 OCTOBER  – JUNIOR CUP – ROUND 2 – KICK-OFF 1.30 PM Camlough Rovers  2  v  5  Strathroy Harps  at Camlough Mayobridge           3  v  2  Realta Na Cromoige  at Jennings Park No.1 Orchard United     0  v  1  Portstewart Town  at Jennings Park No.2   SAT 5 OCTOBER […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Man Charged to Court For Local Burglaries

Detectives investigating recent burglaries at homes of older people in the Loanda Crescent and Ardgreen Drive areas of Newry have charged a man to court. The 29-year-old who was arrested yesterday evening, Saturday 5th October, in the city has been charged with two counts of burglary with intent to steal. He is due to appear […]

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Community Constituency Government International Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Westminster

Newry Gaza Vigil Told -“The World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to This Searing Barbarity!”

Several hundred people attending a vigil to mark 12 months of the ongoing conflict in Gaza in Newry City heard Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes say that inaction was not an option- the world can no longer turn a blind eye to this searing barbarity. The Sinn Féin told the gathering, “Israel has murdered […]

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

Murphy Launches Plan to Boost Regional Economic Performance

Economy Minister Conor Murphy outlined his commitment to developing a regionally balanced economy where everyone shares in the benefits of prosperity. The Minister was speaking in the Assembly as he launched a new Sub-Regional Economic Plan which has three elements:  Minister Murphy explained that the new approach to economic development starts with local communities identifying their […]

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

Daisy Hill Categorised As a General Hospital By DoH

Hospitals have a brighter and more secure future as part of a Northern Ireland network of care, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has emphasised. The Minister launched a reconfiguration framework for hospitals, setting out the key principles to underpin service reorganisation. Entitled ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes’, the document will be the subject […]

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Economy Minister Launches US Net Zero Advisory Board to Boost Green Economy

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has announced a new Advisory Board designed to enhance Northern Ireland’s standing as a global leader in green technology and the net zero economy. The Net Zero Advisory Board, supported by Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, will tap into the expertise of Northern Ireland’s […]

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Business Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Specsavers Newry Support Cycling Challenge to Raise Funds for NI Hospice

A director at a Specsavers store in Falmouth has completed a 330-mile cycling challenge  sponsored by Specsavers stores across Northern Ireland. Specsavers Newry, alongside other Specsavers stores in Northern Ireland, showed their support for the challenge on each leg of his journey. Paul McGrane, an Armagh native who has been living in Cornwall for the […]

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

Hospital Reconfiguration Must Be Aimed at Delivering Service Improvements – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that any reset of hospital services must be focused on improving the services available and delivering better outcomes for patients. The Newry and Armagh MLA was speaking after the health minister launched a consultation into adjusting services in hospitals.  The MLA who is her party’s health spokesperson said: […]

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McNulty Presses For Action on Insurance Premium Affordability

Newry & Armagh SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed changes to the North’s personal injury discount rate, and has insisted that this must be reflected in insurance premiums being paid by consumers. Mr. McNulty has strongly advocated at the Assembly’s Justice Committee for the Justice Minister to use her influence with the Government Actuary Department […]

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

People’s Assembly on Irish Unity to Be Hosted In Armagh

Dáire Hughes, Newry and Armagh MP, has announced that Sinn Féin will be holding a People’s Assembly on Irish Unity in Armagh City on 29 October. Dáire Hughes said: “Constitutional change is now fixed on the political horizon. Conversations about the constitutional future of the island of Ireland are happening across the country and beyond”.  That […]

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

McNulty: £2.2M Road Safety Underspend ‘Unforgivable’

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has branded a £2.2m underspend over three years within the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership (NIRSP) as “a shocking dereliction of duty.” The funding set aside for the promotion of road safety initiatives was returned at a time when the number of serious injuries and deaths on NI […]