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Archive for: November, 2014

Newry homes targeted by thieves

Local Carrivemaclone and Liska area Councillor Liz Kimmins has confirmed that a number of homes in the locality have been targeted by thieves and she has appealed for the community to secure their homes. The Sinn Féin representative said, “I have been made aware of a number of break-ins recently in the Carrivemaclone and Liska […]

Boylan expresses shock at road safety statistics

Sinn Féin road safety spokesperson Cathal Boylan MLA has said that the PSNI’s current year to date road fatality statistics make for shocking reading. The current figure by 17th November this year stood at 71, an almost 100% increase on the number for the same period in 2012 (36)and over 33% higher than for the […]

Daisy Hill Hospital to benefit from £15 million Paediatric Development

Health Minister Jim Wells has approved a £15 million development plan to modernise hospital services for children and young people across the Southern Trust. All planned paediatric surgery for the Southern Trust will be centralised in a new £8.4m purpose built centre of excellence at Daisy Hill Hospital. A further £6.9m will be used to […]

South Armagh road resurface works welcomed

Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has welcomed the commencement of resurfacing in Mullaghbawn. “Having lobbied the Roads Service for months on the need to upgrade the road from Mullaghbawn to Forkhill it is great to see the work has begun,” he told Newry Times. The local councillor continued,” This much needed scheme will […]

Kennedy congratulates local farmers on awards success

Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Newry & Armagh, Danny Kennedy MLA, has congratulated local farmers on achieving recognition at the recent Farming Life/ Danske Bank Awards. Kennedy extended particular congratulations to South Armagh farmers Roy and David Harpur on winning Dairy Farmer of the Year, and William Irvine who was Highly Commended in the same […]

‘Time to build Narrow Water Bridge’ – Ruane

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has said that the time is right for the construction of the Narrow Water Bridge to commence. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I attended a meeting of the Good Friday Agreement implementation committee in Warrenpoint to discuss the single issue of the Narrow WaterBridge. “The committee fully agreed that […]

Sinn Féin invite all to ‘Community Engagement Meeting’ with Gerry Adams

As part of Sinn Féin’s continuing engagement with members of the public and civic society, Sinn Fein have announced details of a public engagement meeting to be held in the Bernish Suite of the Carrickdale Hotel on Thursday 20th November at 7.30pm. The meeting will be addressed by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD and […]

McAteer praises emergency services during floods

SDLP Newry councillor Kevin McAteer has praised the emergency services during the recently flooding that hit newry. Speaking to Newry Times, McAteer said, “The local emergency services have been fantastic in responding quickly to help those affected by the recent floods and ensuring that no-one has been seriously injured as a result.” Councillor McAteer spoke […]

Growing concern following latest Bessbrook break-in

Fews area Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has said that the overnight incident in Bessbrook where a businesses was broken into, robbed and vandalised was deeply concerning and had further angered the local community. “The attack on this locally owned business premises which has served people and communities for generations can only be described as […]

‘Southern Trust should invest and develop Daisy Hill Stroke Unit’ – Brady

Sinn Féin have said that it is imperative that the Southern Trust continue to invest in and develop the Stroke Unit in Daisy Hill Hospital Newry. The party was speaking in response to a Southern Trust Consultation on Stroke Services which closed on Friday past, which would result in the provision of increased rapid access […]







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