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Brady attends Alzheimer’s Awareness Event

Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has attended an event in Stormont to highlight the problems associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. Speaking to Newry Times, Brady said, “I was delighted to attend an awareness event, hosted by my party colleague Oliver McMullan, in Stormont to deal with the issue of people suffering with Alzheimer’s. “The event was […]

Warrenpoint wheatgrass pioneer in rapid sales growth

Squeeze Juice Café, the Northern Irish producer of fresh wheatgrass juice, experienced a 170 per cent growth in sales last year to markets ranging from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland to Switzerland and Israel. Distributors have recently appointed in the Republic. The award winning artisan business, based at Warrenpoint in County Down, is […]

Brady supports extension of Credit Union Services

Sinn Féin Assembly Member Mickey Brady has argued for the introduction of support measures to enable Credit Unions to provide a wider range of services, including current accounts. Speaking at an Assembly debate on recently, Brady stated, “The credit union movement is not simply a financial institution, lender or service provider. “It is very much […]

Local young people’s voluntary efforts praised

Sinn Féin councillors Liz Kimmins and Mickey Larkin have commended young people from the Killeavy and Dromintee areas on receipt of their GoldMark Awards at a special ceremony held in Belfast City Hall recently. The awards were presented by Education Minister John O’Dowd and local girls who received awards were, Eugenia McGenity and Katie Tahney […]

‘Evil thugs’ hold Warrenpoint family hostage

Newry stabbing: 38-year-old man charged with attempted murder - Newry news

SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has condemned the “evil thugs” who held a family hostage in Warrenpoint last night during a tiger kidnapping. At around 8.30pm on Sunday, 2nd March, a number of men forced entry into a house in Smalls Road area of Warrenpoint. A 57 year old woman was ordered to visit […]

Scór participants commended

Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has praised local GAA clubs who participated in the recent Scór events held across County Armagh. Speaking to Newry Times, he stated, “Scór is a fantastic competition which promotes Ireland’s traditional of storytelling. “I think it’s great that we have such a vibrant Scór scene in this county and I […]

Assembly backs plans to expand Credit Union services

Credit unions in Northern Ireland moved a step closer to securing Government funding for service expansion to help plug large gaps in service left by wholesale bank branch closures across Northern Ireland. A motion tabled by the Enterprise Trade & Investment Committee and debated at a recent Plenary Session of the Northern Ireland Assembly at […]

‘Tracing your Mourne Roots’ a huge success in Stormont

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has paid tribute to the children involved in the Tracing Your Mourne Roots project that was on show in Stormont recently. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I would like to pay tribute to Kilkeel, St Colman’s and Grange Primary Schools that embarked on this project to look at life […]







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