
The South Armagh Branch of the Ancre Somme Association held their first public event on Wednesday evening in Newtownhamilton High School. The poor weather conditions undoubtedly affected the turnout, but over fifty people from across the district braved the current cold spell to attend. The purpose of the evening was to take a look at […]
Apr 3 2013 | Posted in
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Increasingly recruiters are using competency based interviews to assess potential candidate’s suitability for roles. The word competency means the skills that are necessary to achieve an effective performance level in the job. Every job will have a set of key competencies and this is what the interview and in many cases the application form will […]

Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy and MLAs Megan Fearon and Mickey Brady attended a Career Opportunities Fair on Wednesday 27th March at the WIN Conference Centre, Newry. Speaking after the event Fearon said, “Today’s event was significant in that it enabled young people to access information about relevant employment, training and educational opportunities which are available. […]
Apr 2 2013 | Posted in
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Charlotte Street in Warrenpoint has been short-listed for a prestigious UK-wide award, which recognises the positive transformation that has taken place since the residents first held a Big Lunch event in Warrenpoint in June 2012. Local residents, Raquel Rodrigues and Conor Keenan, who nominated Charlotte Street, are delighted to be in the final six shortlisted […]
Apr 2 2013 | Posted in
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SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie has welcomed the funding package from the Northern Ireland Executive for farmers hit hard by the cold weather crisis but urged the Executive to move quickly to confirm details of the scheme to ensure immediate implementation. This, she said, is the lesson to be learnt from this extreme weather event. “Following […]
Apr 2 2013 | Posted in
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Police have arrested a man following the seizure of more than £6500 of illegal drugs. Officers conducted planned searches in the Kilkeel and Cranfield areas on Thursday, 28th March and seized cannabis resin with an estimated street value of £6500, a small quantity of herbal cannabis, a quantity of suspected Ecstasy and a sum of […]
Apr 2 2013 | Posted in
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SDLP Finance Spokesperson Dominic Bradley MLA said his party backs calls on the Northern Ireland Executive, by the Pensioners Parliament, to provide assistance to pensioners living with the stark choice of eating or heating their homes. Age Sector Platform, a charity which represents 200,000 older people in Northern Ireland and is responsible for the Northern […]
Apr 1 2013 | Posted in
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Councillor Terry Hearty has praised local woman Nicola Byrne for mounting a campaign against the closure of Crossmaglen Jobs and Benefits Office. Speaking to Newry Times, Hearty explained, “Nicola has collected thousands of names on a petition which calls for the Jobs and Benefits Office in Crossmaglen to remain open following the recent decision by […]
Apr 1 2013 | Posted in
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