
Sinn Féin Councillor Barra Ó Muirí has welcomed Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín’s announcement that a consultation on a draft Irish Language Act will be launched next month. The South Armagh Councillor, who is his Party’s local Irish language spokesperson said, “I welcome the fact that Carál Ní Chuilín has now announced a consultation on […]
Jan 19 2015 | Posted in
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With further wintery weather forecasts the Public Health Agency (PHA) is advising everyone to look after themselves and their neighbours during the cold snap. Vulnerable and elderly people can find it difficult to get out to the shops or to keep their house adequately heated during the cold weather. The PHA is encouraging everyone to […]
Jan 16 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Armagh joined Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland to conduct searches earlier this week to tackle wildlife crime. Inspector Lorraine Dobson, South Armagh Neighbourhood Policing Team, explained, “ We joined with our partner agencies on Tuesday, 13th January to conduct searches in the Drumbanagher area following […]
Jan 16 2015 | Posted in
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Newry & Armagh DUP MLA William Irwin has spoken of his concern at the news that 88 staff within the Newry HMRC office are to be offered voluntary redundancy. Irwin said that HMRC had previously given a commitment to put 94 people from the Custom House office in Newry within a redeployment pool. He told […]
Jan 16 2015 | Posted in
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Fews Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Mulgrew has contacted DOE Roads in relation to salt boxes for John F Kennedy Park. Speaking on the issue Cllr Mulgrew said, “I have brought to the attention of Roads Service the need for salt boxes which need to be maintained in built up areas. “The Cloughreagh and Kennedy Park […]
Jan 16 2015 | Posted in
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As part of the East Border Region Tourism Development Plan, Newry & Mourne District Council have secured funding from the EU’s INTERREG IVA Programme to run a series of six events in the newly entitled ‘Cloughmore Centre’ – the recently built Event Space at Kilbroney Park. The events schedule runs until May 2015 and includes […]

The fifth annual Ring of Gullion Photography Competition is opening on the 15th January. The Ring of Gullion with Newry and Mourne District Council are hosting another fantastic amateur photography competition in the Ring of Gullion. The theme this year is ‘The World around us in the Ring of Gulion”, which photographers are free to […]

Councillor Terry Hearty has welcomed much needed road works carried out on the Carron Road in Crossmaglen. The Sinn Féin representative said the work was welcome but long overdue. “I’m delighted to see that vital work has finally been done to the Carron Road, including drainage work, improved wheelchair access and road resurfacing,” he said. […]
Jan 15 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MLA Sean Rogers has highlighted what he describes as ‘the hypocrisy’ of a Sinn Féin minister’s department installing 32,000 water meters in the North whilst the party joins in with protests against water meter installations in the south. Rogers says he has discovered that during Conor Murphy’s tenure as Regional Development Minister, […]
Jan 15 2015 | Posted in
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With tens of millions sitting in forgotten bank accounts in NI, you could be in for a surprise New Year’s windfall. The Consumer Council is encouraging all consumers to check if they have forgotten about any funds that they may have left in old or dormant bank accounts. Rachael Cray, Head of Money Affairs at […]
Jan 15 2015 | Posted in
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