
Dear Editor, I read your recent piece Natasha McShane: Two years on about Natasha McShane’s heartbreakingly slow recovery from the baseball bat attack in Chicago a couple of years ago. I recall reading about the attack when it first occurred. I am writing to you as merely a way in which I can write how […]

Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has sought an urgent meeting with officials from the National Trust regarding their proposed plans to end a special relationship with Dundrum villagers regarding access to Murlough nature reserve car parks in Dundrum. The local Councillor has also written to the National Trust Property Manager with responsibility for Murlough Nature […]
May 27 2012 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has called on the Executive to intervene to improve environmental conditions for people in the Ballyhornan and Bishopscourt areas of her constituency. Speaking during an Assembly debate on the issue, Mrs McKevitt said that the government must take action to improve the sewage system and housing conditions in the […]
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SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Dominic Bradley has said that current plans for future funding by Irish Language body Foras na Gaeilge could prove seriously detrimental to the future of much of the Irish language promotion sector in the North. Bradley also called for the development and implementation of an Executive strategy on the Irish […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has said the effect of the Welfare Reform Bill on the daily lives of pensioners here will be hard-felt, wide-ranging and unjust. Ms Ritchie was speaking as the Pensioner’s Parliament got underway in Belfast on Tuesday. She said: “The SDLP has been the most vociferous party on this issue […]
May 27 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has welcomed the inclusion of The Mournes as a Destination Forum in the Tourism Strategy for the North but said that there needs to be an infrastructural investment if it is to work. Speaking to Newry Times, Ms Ruane said, “There is no doubt the tourist potential of the Mournes […]
May 26 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has said he is delighted at progress following a meeting convened in response to his proposal to regenerate Daisy Hill Nursery. Speaking to Newry Times, Brady said, “We have a unique site on our doorstep which has historically been a plant nursery for 100 years. Daisy Hill Wood contains […]
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SDLP Crotlieve Councillor Connaire McGreevy has said local ratepayers will be better served by the deliverance of the Review of Public Administration (RPA) rather than ‘petty political posturing’ on the issue. McGreevy was speaking after an SDLP amendment on an original motion on RPA at Newry and Mourne Council was passed. Speaking after the debate, […]
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Moya, as well as being able to celebrate being part of a superb Newry side winning two trophies, Moya achieved two of her own; the Player’s Player of the Year award and also the leading goalscorer prize. She is carrying on her goal-scoring ways, knocking in an impressive eight goals out of the first four league games […]
May 26 2012 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has vowed to present an all-party petition expressing concern about the impact of the Welfare Reform Bill on pensioners in Northern Ireland to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Signatures for the petition will be gathered by the Age Sector Platform. “The effect of the Welfare Reform Bill […]
May 26 2012 | Posted in
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