
The Department of Justice has announced the appointment of eight new members to the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB). They are Andrew Bell, Chris Henderson, Mike Mawhinney, Norman McKinley, Lekan Ojo-okiji Abasi, Bryan Snoddy, Arlene Sproule and Marie Thompson. The new members, all volunteers, took up the role on 1 April 2022 […]
May 3 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy has said people should be able to see a GP when they need one. Conor Murphy explains, “People across Newry and Armagh have reported their frustration at the lack of access to their local GP. “Sinn Féin’s plan to invest an additional £1 billion in our health […]
Apr 29 2022 | Posted in
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The SDLP has pledged that a vote for the SDLP would expand the basic entitlement to free pre-school childcare for working parents from 12.5 hours to 30 hours per week. SDLP Newry and Armagh candidate Justin McNulty said that the proposal would reduce in-work poverty, enable parents to re-enter the workforce and address […]
Apr 28 2022 | Posted in
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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has established a dedicated task force with industry representatives in response to the severe market disruptions the conflict in Ukraine is having on the costs of food production here. The Department has recognised that the increased costs of feed, fuel and fertiliser cannot be […]
Apr 15 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin’s Liz Kimmins has welcomed further progress on planned resurfacing works for the Windmill Road in Newry. “Following our consistent lobbying over the last number of years, Councillor Valerie Harte and I have obtained a further update on the planned resurfacing for Windmill Road in Newry from the Dept for Infrastructure,” Liz […]
Apr 13 2022 | Posted in
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SDLP Newry and Armagh Assembly Election Candidate Justin McNulty has called for voters across Newry and Armagh and South Down to rally around Newry City’s hospital and ensure that Daisy Hill isn’t “sold down the river in the name of reform”. He was speaking after the BBC’s Mark Carruthers tackled SDLP leader Colum […]
Apr 13 2022 | Posted in
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The Department for the Economy has launched a public appointment competition to appoint a Certification Officer for Northern Ireland. The Certification Officer for Northern Ireland ensures that the affairs of trade unions and employers’ associations are conducted in keeping with legislation. The Certification Officer for Northern Ireland’s role is quasi-judicial and […]
Apr 8 2022 | Posted in
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Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a competition to recruit a number of new Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland. Speaking about the roles, Naomi Long says, “The Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland is an independent body, critical to the process of deciding whether offenders eligible for parole are safe to release back into […]

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has given his approval to Northern Ireland’s first overarching Environment Strategy. The Environment Strategy sets out Northern Ireland’s environmental priorities for the coming decades and forms part of the Executive’s Green Growth agenda. As such it includes a mix of both existing and new environmental targets/objectives […]
Apr 4 2022 | Posted in
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Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA, has launched a new long term bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Strategy has been developed in collaboration with the TB Eradication Partnership and following extensive consultation with stakeholders. It includes additional cattle measures, action on wildlife, the testing of non-bovines, […]
Apr 1 2022 | Posted in
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