Sinn Fein spokesperson on Children and Youth issues, Megan Fearon, has responded to a study from the Coalition To End Child Poverty which has found that the failure to increase Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit in line with the cost of living over the past three years has caused more than one in five […]
DOWN ACFL DIVISION ONE – MATCHDAY SIX ROSTREVOR 0-10 – 2-08 KILCOO By Kieran McNally Kilcoo were able to strike when it mattered most, as their fourteen men staggered to victory in front of a sizeable crowd at Pettit Park on Friday night. Daryl Branagan’s red card epitomised what was quite a hard-hitting encounter in […]
Two women, both aged 23, have been charged with possessing criminal property, possession of a class A, B and C controlled drug and possession of a class A, B and C controlled drug with intent to supply. The charges are believed to be in connection with a planned search and seizure of cash and drugs […]
A Burren man has been shortlisted in a major innovation competition – which could see him turn his company into a global business, as well as win a share of the £33,000 prize fund and a money-can’t-buy opportunity to take part in the NI “Tech Mission” to San Diego and San Francisco. Niall Cox has […]
Sinn Fein councillor Mickey Larkin has called on communities to stand together in the face of ongoing burglaries. “This week has seen another family home defiled by the actions of thugs,” he told Newry Times. “The criminals smashed a patio door to gain access before ransacking the house. They stole cash and personal items, damaged […]
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has welcomed a record performance by Invest Northern Ireland, with nearly 14,000 jobs promoted in the 2014-2015 financial year. Speaking after the publication of the end of year results, Jonathan Bell said, “Once again Invest NI has recorded a strong year of performance. This year’s results are tremendously […]
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has repeated warnings about the dangers of taking so called “legal highs”. The Minister was responding to a Private Members’ Motion to express concerns about legal highs. The Minister said, “The key message that needs to come from the Chamber today is that these substances are not safe. Let’s be clear, […]
The introduction of Shared Parental Leave at the beginning of April marks a radical change to a whole raft of family leave regulations in NI that will affect all employers. Failing to bring managers up to speed with the key areas of risk could be detrimental to organisations, as getting things wrong is costly and […]
Two women, both aged 23, have been arrested on suspicion of possession of class A, B and C controlled drugs and possession of class A, B and C controlled drugs with intent to supply following the seizure of drugs in the Newry area on the evening of Wednesday 20th May. At approximately 6.15pm, police carried […]
Police in Warrenpoint are appealing for information following the theft of machinery from a commercial yard on Bridge Road. A Genie S65 cherry picker and a Mac Gen generator were taken from the yard in the two weeks prior to 11th May. The cherry picker is owned by Belfast based company Easi Uplifts who have […]
