
MP Conor Murphy and MLAs Mickey Brady and Megan Fearon have attended a Newry Chamber of Trade and Commerce breakfast on Thursday the 20th of September at the Canal Court in Newry. Special guest at the event was Minister of Education John O’Dowd. Mr O’Dowd used the opportunity to hear the views of the many […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Socialist republican party éirígí has rejected an offer from the PSNI to engage with the force. The offer emerged following reports in the local media in Newry in which the PSNI responded to éirígí’s statement alleging that undercover ‘British state operatives’ approached a neighbour of the party’s Newry spokesperson Stephen Murney and attempted to recruit […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Encouraging people to get out into the Ring of Gullion isn’t hard but when Newry and Mourne launched this years photography competition they weren’t expecting such quality from amateur photographers, especially in the under 14 category. Councillor Mayor John McArdle, Assistant Director for Culture and Arts Aisleain McGill and Professional local photographer Kathleen McCreesh had […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has emphasised the urgent need to tackle youth unemployment including putting in place a ‘Youth Jobs Guarantee’. Welcoming confirmation received by his party’s MEP, Martina Anderson that the EU Commission will present a Council recommendation on a Youth Guarantee in December, Mr Hazzard said: “This confirmation by the EU Commission […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Newry & Mourne District Council in conjunction with East Coast Adventure are offering anyone interested the opportunity to canoe on Newry Canal on – Sunday 7th October – 10am – 12noon. The event is taking place as part of National Trails Day 2012; a cross-border celebration of local trails which is now in its fifth […]

In an exclusive interview with Newry Times, ex-Newry City manager Gerry Flynn speaks from the heart and reveals in a frank and candid interview his side of the story regarding the events that have led to the increasingly likely demise of Newry City FC. Gerry Flynn first joined Newry as a player in May 2005 […]
Sep 23 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein MLA Chris Hazzard has welcomed the news that extra effort is to be made to attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education through the access to success strategy recently released by the Minister For Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry. Speaking to Newry Times, Hazzard stated, “The scheme aims to increase participation in […]
Sep 23 2012 | Posted in
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SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has hit out at the Government’s proposal to end the link between benefits and inflation. Speaking about the possibility of a two year benefits freeze Ms Ritchie stated, “This proposal is deeply worrying ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement and is yet another example of the government […]
Sep 23 2012 | Posted in
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The Equality Commission’s Chief Commissioner, Michael Wardlow, has said that laws against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation are built on the same principle as all equality law – respect for the dignity of all people. Wardlow was speaking in the week of the first ever Pride in Newry festival which is seen by many […]
Sep 23 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has welcomed the vote in favour of a report on women working in the service sector held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 12th September in which Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson participated. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I am fully supportive of my colleague Martina Anderson MEP in campaigning […]
Sep 22 2012 | Posted in
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