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Archive for: September, 2020

Finance Ministers express real concerns over UK Internal Market Bill

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Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has met with the Finance Ministers from Wales and Scotland to discuss a range of fiscal matters and voice their collective concerns about the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments.     Conor Murphy, Rebecca Evans and Kate Forbes expressed their joint concerns on the […]

Newry parents urged to “vaccinate kids as the first line of defence against flu”

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on parents of children aged 2-12 to get them vaccinated against flu.     This will help protect not only them but also those around them, particularly older grandparents or relations with an underlying health condition.     Children, in particular, can increase the spread of the flu […]

New COVID-19 restrictions start tonight at 6pm

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The Executive yesterday agreed that current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 should be extended across Northern Ireland.       Previously the restrictions, which focus on domestic settings, were applied in postcodes with the highest rates of Coronavirus. Yesterday’s Executive decision comes after a weekend in which 222 new Coronavirus cases were reported […]

Warrenpoint burglary: Police launch investigation after burglars target commercial premises

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Police are investigating a burglary at commercial premises in the Queen Street area of Warrenpoint.     Police said the commercial premises were targetted over the weekend.     It is reported that entry was gained to the premises sometime between 5.30 pm on Saturday, 19 September and 10 am on Monday, 21 September. It […]

Daisy Hill Hospital incident: Reports of flood

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Newry Sinn Fein MLA Liz Kimmins has said there is currently a flooding issue at Daisy Hill Hospital.   The local MLA said she had been contacted by people about the incident today.     She told Newry Times, “I have had a few people contacting me. “They are hearing mixed reports about an incident […]

“Urgent intervention needed for Aerospace sector” – Foster and O’Neill

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First Minister Arlene Foster, deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Unite the Union have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently establish an Aerospace Taskforce.      A letter signed jointly by Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Unite the Union along with the First Ministers for Scotland and Wales, called for urgent intervention to […]

Newry City play park “needs to move quickly to design stage”

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Newry, Mourne and Down Sinn Féin Councillor Declan Murphy has welcomed the findings of the Albert Basin consultation but said that the volume of responses by local people and groups was a “clear indication on the depth of interest in the project”.     The Albert Basin consultation was recently presented at Council.     […]

4 lesser-known benefits of podcasts for Northern Ireland businesses

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Over 7.6million people now listen to podcasts every week in the UK.     And with the industry experiencing year-on-year growth, podcasting could be the most powerful marketing tool your business isn’t using. Every time a platform gains popularity, sceptics are already preparing for its demise. But with people in the UK now listening on average to 7.3 […]

Daisy Hill Hospital outbreak: Newry MLA calls for urgent investigation

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SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has called for an urgent independent investigation into the handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at Daisy Hill Hospital.      Local MLA Justin McNulty has been given leave to ask an urgent oral question to the Health Minister on COVID-19 in Daisy Hill Hospital this afternoon. The […]

Education Minister announces £300 increase in award to childminders

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Education Minister Peter Weir has today announced an increase in the award to childminders from the Childcare Recovery Support Fund.   Embed from Getty Images   The Minister has agreed to award an additional £300 to childminders for the period of the Fund, which ran from July to August 2020.     The increase will […]







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