CLANRYE NEWS 
The £100 Home Heating Oil Support Scheme, announced recently by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, is now live for applications. The £100 digital pre-paid card scheme will support around 340,000 households who use oil as their main source of heating. Minister Lyons is urging anyone who may be eligible for the support to make an application. […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has accused the Government of ignoring the economic damage being inflicted on Northern Ireland by the Windsor Framework after it offered no solution to businesses facing 50% EU tariffs when purchasing steel from Great Britain. Raising the issue this week in the House of Commons, the Ms Lockhart warned that […]
Aontú has climbed to a record 8% in the latest Ireland Thinks opinion poll, continuing a remarkable period of growth for the party and placing it within touching distance of the Social Democrats. The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll puts Aontú up one percentage point to 8%, a significant increase for a party which has […]
Aontú Newry representative Róisín Mulgrew has called for greater scrutiny of the cumulative impact of parades on Newry following the widespread disruption caused in the city on Saturday. Mulgrew acknowledged that Saturday’s large Royal Black demonstration is an infrequent event in Newry, but said it highlighted wider questions around the frequency, timing and management of […]
The Ulster Unionist Party has selected Dr Kathryn Owen as its candidate for Belfast South and Mid Down in next year’s Assembly election. A former DUP councillor, Dr Owen is a former RAF medic and healthcare professional who now works as a Senior Health Official in public health. Party Leader Jon Burrows said he was […]
SDLP Justin McNulty MLA spoke in a Southern Trust Board meeting about the recently announced cuts planned for Healthcare Trusts across the North. The Trusts are expected to announce proposals on how they intend to make a total savings of up to 12% over three years. Healthcare workers’ unions are concerned that these cuts will […]
Hundreds of thousands of households across Northern Ireland could receive £100 towards the cost of home heating oil, as families continue to face pressure from higher energy and everyday living costs. Around 340,000 lower-income households are expected to qualify for the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme, with applications opening in September. At a glance – […]
A High Court ruling which quashed the latest restrictions on the Orange Order’s annual Drumcree parade has reopened one of Northern Ireland’s longest-running and most sensitive parading disputes. The decision has been hailed as a major victory by unionist and loyalist representatives, while nationalist representatives have warned against interpreting the judgment as permission for the […]
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have today launched a consultation on the Executive’s Draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. The draft strategy sets out a vision for the responsible, ethical and fair adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the public sector. It has been developed by representatives from across government, industry and […]
Following the resignation of the Health Minister Ms Grant said what is happening because of the fixation the Department of Health has with the reconfiguration of our health and social care services, and the total lack of transparency was all very predictable. The Workers party in all our submissions to the consultation documents warned that […]
Land & Property Services, supported by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency, has released the latest Accredited Official Statistics on the House Price Index for Quarter 2 2026. The Northern Ireland House Price Index, based on HMRC stamp duty data, forms part of the UK House Price Index, ensuring figures are directly comparable with […]
By Kevin McAteer Clanrye News & Sport constituency-by-constituency working projection A new LucidTalk poll has placed Sinn Féin on 22%, the UUP on 16%, the DUP on 15%, the SDLP on 13%, the TUV on 12% and Alliance on 10%, pointing to the possibility of a major shake-up at the next Assembly election. But Northern […]