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Murphy Disappointed That SDLP Comments on Universal Credit at Odds With Private Position

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy and finance minister in the northern Executive said tonight that he is hugely disappointed at comments by the SDLP minister and party colleagues on Universal Credit. Boris Johnson’s Tory government recently took away a £20 uplift from thousands of families on Universal Credit in a move which Conor Murphy said […]

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TUV Slam DUP For Backing Down Over Protocol Threat

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “The DUP leader’s threat and promise of 50 days ago was clear: If HMG did not legislate in October to restore NI’s place within U.K. internal market he would pull his ministers out of the Executive. (Irish Times 10/9/21) “Sadly, the DUP has backed down. “Failing to deliver on […]

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Politics

Beattie Demands Apology From EU over ‘war’ Comments

The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA has demanded an apology from the EU following comments attributed to a senior diplomat and published in the media at the weekend.   Doug Beattie MC MLA, said: “The comments attributed to a senior EU diplomat that ‘we are ready for peace, but prepared for war’ are […]

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Politics

TUV Warns Against Mere Tinkering With Protocol

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Tinkering with the Belfast Agreement at St Andrew’s neither fixed it nor changed its basic architecture. “Likewise, mere tinkering with the Protocol will not work. If the basic architecture of foreign rule and stolen sovereignty remains, then, nothing of significance would have changed. “Many Unionists were conned by exaggerated […]

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Armagh Newry Politics South Armagh

Boylan Reiterates Call For Undergrounding of Interconnector

Speaking after the High Court in Belfast upheld the planning approvals granted in 2020, Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan said: “Local communities have repeatedly called for the undergrounding of the interconnector and it remains Sinn Féin’s position that the project should be undergrounded. “It is important that we have the infrastructure in place that allows us to […]

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Newry Politics

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald Officially Opens New Newry Office

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has officially opened the new office of Sinn Féin representatives Liz Kimmins MLA and Mickey Brady MP.  Speaking at the official opening, the Sinn Féin President said; “I’m delighted to officially open Liz and Mickey’s new office, right here in the heart of Newry. This office is already […]

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Election 2022 Politics

UUP Select Taylor for Newry and Armagh

UUP Slieve Gullion Councillor David Taylor has been selected by his party to contest the 2022 assembly election in Newry and Armagh constituency. Speaking at his party’s conference Taylor expressed his immense joy and pride at leading his party into the election in the Newry and Armagh area. Speaking during his speech at the opening […]

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Politics South Down

“Ours is a Cause of Liberation!” – TUV South Down

Speaking to an anti-Protocol rally in South Down recently, TUV leader Jim Allister said:- “When GB, as our biggest trading partner and component part of the United Kingdom of which we are a part, is decreed and treated by the Protocol as a “third country” vis-a-vis Northern Ireland, then, anyone can see the constitutional threat […]

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Business Politics

MURPHY EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER LEVELLING UP FUND

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has expressed concern over the Levelling Up Fund. Responding he said: “The fact that this fund will be controlled from Westminster shows blatant disregard for devolution and is unacceptable. “If the British Government were serious about ‘Levelling Up’ then they should be providing a Barnett Consequential to enable funding decisions to […]

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Newry Politics

SDLP Youth Newry and Armagh Launch Youth Gambling Campaign.

Gambling is a major issue in general in todays society. However the issue of more and more young people becoming addicted to gambling is now more prevalent than ever. The SDLP youth in Newry and Armagh have pledged to raise awareness of the issue and help wherever they can. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport […]

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Health Politics

Sinn Féin Discuss Daisy Hill Hospital Concerns With Southern Trust

Sinn Féin representatives Mickey Brady MP, Liz Kimmins MLA and Conor Murphy MLA have met with Shane Devlin the Chief Executive of the Southern Trust, Shane to discuss the future of Daisy Hill Hospital. Speaking after the meeting Conor Murphy said, “This was a constructive engagement with the Trust. We discussed a wide range of […]